Styled steps. Smart nudges.

The Glance. The Nudge.

A glance that stays in sight. A nudge when it’s time to move. Steps live on the screen in a style that belongs there, while an on-device model speaks up only when a little extra motivation is needed.

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Steps Widget Lock Screen preview behind the Home Screen phone
Steps Widget Home Screen preview in front

Widget gallery

Choose the style that fits your.

Minimal step counts, progress rings, hourly charts, and Lock Screen gauges keep your progress visible across iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac.

Steps Widget styles for iPhone Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch
Step data
Read from Apple Health on device
The model
Trains and runs on your device
Account
None — there is nothing to sign in to
Nudges
Free, including every setting

The glance

A glance when you need to know.

Your steps are already there — right on your screen, styled to fit your and the wallpaper. Just a quick look at how much you have moved today.

Styled to fit the way you use your phone preview

Widget styles

Styled to fit the way you use your phone

Your steps can look at home on your Home Screen. Pick a look that belongs there — light, dark, tinted, and a colour of your own.

Every widget style
On every screen you already look at preview

Home Screen, Lock Screen, Watch, Mac

On every screen you already look at

Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, Apple Watch, and your Mac. Your steps, always one glance away.

Where it can live

The nudge

A little nudge, when it counts.

An on-device model learns your patterns and steps in only when you’re heading for a miss, giving a timely nudge when it matters.

It knows how your day is going to end preview

On-device model

It knows how your day is going to end

A model on your iPhone projects the step count you are heading for. A nudge arrives only when that projection falls short of your goal, so a day you are already walking stays quiet.

How the projection works
Your day, your way preview

Reminder settings

Your day, your way

Set the day to match your routine. Move the day boundary up to six hours past midnight, or use a rolling 24-hour window for shift work. Local Sunset makes it easier to get a nudge as the light fades. Insight shows a month of real days under a draggable goal line, so the target comes from your own activity.

Timing and settings
  • No feeds.
  • No streaks.
  • No guilt.
  • No noise.

The story

Built backwards.

About the developer

Steps started with a simple idea: if you want to move more, make it easier to stay aware of how much you have already moved. That is where the glance came from.

Step widgets are supposed to make your progress visible, but many feel like something you have to compromise your Home Screen for. I wanted to make one people would actually want to keep there — something that looks like it belongs on their phone. Because when your steps are always in sight, you do not have to remember to check.

Then came the nudge. Most reminders work on a schedule: every hour, every day, the same notification whether you need it or not. Eventually, you mute them.

Nudge takes a different approach. It runs quietly on your device and looks at your actual day. When you are on track to fall short of your goal, it speaks up when you actually might need it.

Steps is built solo, backwards from what seems to actually help people move more — not from what a fitness app is supposed to include.

Apple Watch

Not required,
but it is the better setup.

The Watch counts the walks your phone slept through, delivers nudges as a tap wherever the phone is, and is the only source of the stand hours the chart marks.

Steps Widget step counts on two Apple Watch faces alongside iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
Nudges on your wrist preview

Nudges on your wrist

Goal nudges run on Apple Watch itself, so a tap still reaches you when your iPhone is in another room.

Steps at a glance preview

Steps at a glance

Three complication styles for any watch face. The rectangular one marks the hours you stood alongside the chart.

Your style, on your wrist preview

Your style, on your wrist

Match your watch face. Your style and settings stay in sync across your devices.

Apple Watch documentation

Private by construction

Everything happens on your device.

The model that decides when to nudge you runs entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in, no social feed, and no server needed.

The model stays on your device

Your activity pattern is learned on your iPhone or Apple Watch and retrained there. Nothing about your routine is uploaded, and no server is involved in deciding when to nudge you.

Three read-only Health types

Step count, stand hours, and your activity summary — read with your permission. The app never writes to Health and never asks for more.

No account, no leaderboard

There is no sign-in, no password, and no social feed. A database that was never assembled cannot leak.

iCloud carries settings only

Your goal, nudge preferences, and widget styles follow you through your own private iCloud. Your step history stays in Apple Health.

How to verify each of these

From the App Store

What people actually say.

Reviews left on the App Store, quoted as written.

5 out of 5 stars

flawless

does what it says on the tin. helps me get off my arse !
scarlet27itsme · Australia · Aug 12, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Simple Widgets syncs with Apple Health/Watch

Was looking for a way to read the step count in Apple Health without opening the Health app - this seems to fit exactly for it.

Developer reply

I’m glad to hear that! I built one myself since I couldn’t find one that I liked.

Jiandal · Australia · Jun 22, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Free and simple

Just wanted a simple widget that shows my count without all the faff that comes with other health apps. Does the job and has plenty of colour and format options in the free version. Thank you

Developer reply

Thank you! I built this because I couldn’t find one myself. I’m so happy it found its user.

Alioooo · United Kingdom · Apr 17, 2026

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Full documentation
What is Steps Widget?

Steps Widget is a step counter and goal reminder app for iPhone. Your steps sit on your Home Screen in a style you choose, and a model on your device projects the step count you are heading for so it can nudge you when you are on track to miss your daily goal. It works on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, and Mac.

How is this different from an hourly stand reminder?

An hourly reminder fires on a timer no matter what you did, which is why most people mute it. Steps Widget projects your end-of-day total from your own step history and only nudges you when that projection falls short of your goal, so hours where you are already walking stay quiet.

Can I change how the nudges are worded?

Yes. Settings › Edit Messages lets you rewrite every reminder title and message in your own words, with placeholders that fill in your remaining steps and hours. On iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence you can also describe a voice, such as a sports coach, and the on-device model restyles them all for you to review before saving.

Does the on-device model send my activity anywhere?

No. The model trains and runs on your iPhone, and your step data is not sent to our servers. There is no account to create and no sign-in. Optional iCloud sync keeps your settings consistent across your own devices, using your private iCloud account rather than ours.

What does the app read from Apple Health?

Three read-only types: your step count, your stand hours, and your daily activity summary. It never writes to Apple Health, and it does not request location for step counting. Location is used only if you turn on Local Sunset, which shifts evening nudges earlier.

Is Steps Widget free?

The app is free to download with no ads at any tier, and the entire nudge system is free, including the on-device model and every setting behind it. An optional Customization subscription lets you apply extra widget styles and colours. An active subscription is only needed to change to a different style — one you have already applied keeps working if it lapses.

Can I show my step count on the iPhone Lock Screen?

Yes. Add a Steps Widget Lock Screen widget to keep your current step count visible without opening a fitness app.

Can I put the widget on my Mac?

Yes. On macOS Sonoma or later the Mac can show your iPhone widgets over Continuity, so your step count can sit on the desktop you are already working at. There is no separate Mac app to install.

Does Steps Widget support Apple Watch?

Yes. Steps Widget runs on Apple Watch with its own settings and goal nudges, so you are notified even when your iPhone is not nearby. You can change styles and subscribe from the wrist, and the subscription syncs with your iPhone automatically.

Why is my step widget not updating right away?

iOS manages widget refreshes to preserve battery life, so updates are not instant. Apple Health also shares step updates roughly once an hour. If it looks stuck, check Apple Health permission and open Steps Widget once. Turning on Motion Sensor reads the pedometer directly for a fresher count.

The glance. The nudge. That’s it.

See your steps when you want them. Get a nudge when you need to move. Free to download, no ads, and nudges are always free.

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