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Steps: Step Counter, Pedometer
Pumpkin Computer Co., LLC · 19,262 ratings · ★ 4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 55 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"steps"
23 negative reviews mention this · 42% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Steps. Won’t display steps" - ACParfitt
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"miles"
8 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Frustrated. Too much junk going on. I want to know my steps not miles, can’t get to steps. Frustrated" - JFTider
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"doesn"
6 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t work. Not works" - myles165
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Too many ads
Too many ads. Some are inappropriate. Difficult to get out of ad loop. Accuracy has diminished.
Stops counting
I make it a point to hit 13k steps a day. This app has periods of time where it just stops counting. I was at 12.7k steps and walked for another mile and no other step registered.
Too many adds. Where’s the steps!!???
Too many adds. Where’s the steps!!???
All Downhill
This app used to work fine. But it has gotten progressively worse. It constantly gets stuck and under records distance walked And it loses track of previous months regularly. It’s been all downhill recently. It’s all an attempt to get you to buy Pro. Who would trust them?
Too many ads
Too many ads
Wants Subscription Money
Does anyone know a good replacement?!
Doesn’t work
Not works
Not accurate
Miles are frequently inconsistent with the number of steps taken in a day. For example, I walked the same 5 mile route I've always walked again today and instead of 11,000 steps I get 5800. F this app. Oh, and I was paying for the "Pro" upgrade!
I don’t recommend
Too many ads and hoops to jump thru just to close them!!
Not much confidence in your app
One day I had 22,224 steps and converted to miles and you say 10.86 miles. The next day I had 22,200 which is less steps but you said I had 11.76 miles. Almost a full mile more with less steps. That doesn’t give me much confidence in your app.
No step counter?
No way to count steps, only miles?
Ads
Why are there ads on this app? Annoying
Clickbait
Every click I make results in an ad, so F’n annoying
Spam spam spam spam spam
Spam spam spam spam spam
It’s literally a 1:1 click ratio now. Click a button, get ad spam.
It’s literally a 1:1 click ratio now. Click a button, get ad spam.
Hate the latest update
I am so tired of apps targeting me to download other apps I have NO interest in!!!
No go
So far I haven't been able to use it because it doesn't format to my phone so I can't get off the ad pages.
Not working!!!
I just got this app thinking it would track my steps. It does not. I don’t have the health app. And I thought you don’t need that app. Nope you need that app. I had my phone on me for a walk. And when I came back I checked my steps. And it said zero steps today. I don’t like this app.
Hate the changes
Bring it back and show me my everyday steps!!!!
Terrible updates
This app has been awful since the updates. It’s not accurate and it’s obnoxious with ads. Deleting.
You ruined it!
Make sure you look up most recent reviews. You will see a huge change in people’s vote. In description of update it says,” Fresh new look: Simple, cleaner, easier.” NOT. Looking for different app to replace this. I have better things to do than to relearn an app that was intuitive.
Not very good
There is no obvious way to change units from miles to km and vice versa. It supposed to be under settings but there is nothing there. And the ads are longer and quite discouraging from frequent use of the app
TRASH!!!!
The app does not record correctly!!!!! does not give you all of your steps or miles in real time!!!!!!
Steps
Did not count
Steps
Daily numbers are missing!
Too many ads!
Too many ads!
New format
Hate new format! I want to be able to see a list of the week to compare day-to-day without tapping on each day - like it was a few days ago.
Bad words
You changed it so I have to pay to see my week total. Bad word bad word……..
Why it’s different
I hate it now
Too many ads!!!!!!
Ya need to stop the advertising!!!!!
Too many ads
Too many Ads and they popup one after another. It interferes with seeing the whole step totals.
Stopped tracking my steps normally today 4/21/25
Stopped tracking my steps in the best way to view my steps. The app changed the way it appeared previously, which was better for me
Too many pop up adds
Too many pop up adds, can’t see how many steps because adds keep popping up!
Isn’t the best
Has a lot of adds
This app had no ads before but know it’s a whole new app with mad ads.
App is garbage has too many ads. Don’t bother with this app at all. Oh and there is no way to buy it to remove the ads.
Often times it sticks and doesn’t count anything. Needs a lot of work.
Ads are horrendous and nonstop!
Footloose
Beginning level
Too many ads
Would be perfect and I would rate it 5 stars if not for so many ads. Anything you click on has to show you an ad first. They should market this as an ad app that just happens to tell you how many steps you took.
Horrible
For free apps to be so sneaky about offering free access to something as simple as counting steps but make it so irritating to even want to look at it by all the back to back ADs that keep popping up making it almost in possible to use the app for its core purpose is just a shame truly.
Hate the ads
Hate the ads
It doesn’t work.
Used Steps for two days on my iPhone. Doesn’t work.
Won’t work
Title says it all.
Walker
Walker
Works BUT
It’s been working great … as expected THEN the ads! Bye bye app
The best actually works
No it doesn’t matter what you say you are a good person and I don’t care what you say I just want to know what
Nope!
Still won’t show
miles
miles
I’m not techy
Do I have to carry my phone at all times in order to track steps? Looking for instructions. Just want to see daily steps and be able to see trends over time.
Ad Happy
Way to many ads
Horrible Amount of Ads
Please cut down on the ads, PLEASE!! If you blink, the app cuts to ads. If you look at your steps for more than a second, it cuts to ads. If you press a button to change the screen it cuts to annoying ads. If you try to go back to the original screen it cuts to stupid ads. Ya I know the app is free but seriously this is ridiculous. The ads are wayyyyyyy out of control on this app.
Steps
Won’t display steps
Frustrated
Too much junk going on. I want to know my steps not miles, can’t get to steps. Frustrated
Inaccurate
Not accurate like it used to be. It’s been showing roughly a thousand steps at least lower than all other apps and devices.
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Sentiment summary
90%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
6%
Negative (1-2★)