The Lemon Fool

There is a proliferation of pedometer-type mobile phone apps which do all sorts of fancy stuff. I'm after a super simple steps app (or clip-on device) that enables me to count the number of steps (or distance in KMs) from point A to point B. I want to be able to reset it back to 0 often and repeat the exercise. Useful as I'm sure it is, I'm not interested in trends or targets or averages over the day/week/month or any of that stuff. I've got an iPhone which comes with the Health app which as far as I can see doesn't do this quite simple task.

Any suggestions or experience?

I suppose it depends on how accurate you want it and how much you want to pay.

I have a fitbit on my wrist that can do all that and much more if you are willing to pay for a subscription.

You might find a simple free app that covers your needs.

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-p ... id-852651/

Gerry557 wrote:I suppose it depends on how accurate you want it and how much you want to pay.

I have a fitbit on my wrist that can do all that and much more if you are willing to pay for a subscription.

You might find a simple free app that covers your needs.

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-p ... id-852651/

I think the basic free Strava app, the classic exercise app for runners/cyclists etc.., will record walking distance using the phone's GPS. Even without a step counter, you could convert your distance into approx steps, based on a simple stride length test.

I did think modern iPhones had some step counting included in their health suite, but I am an android user so can't confirm.

Have a look at the Omron pedometer from Argos:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5441080 ... eter:1:1:1

BigB wrote:

Gerry557 wrote:I suppose it depends on how accurate you want it and how much you want to pay.

I have a fitbit on my wrist that can do all that and much more if you are willing to pay for a subscription.

You might find a simple free app that covers your needs.

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-p ... id-852651/

I think the basic free Strava app, the classic exercise app for runners/cyclists etc.., will record walking distance using the phone's GPS. Even without a step counter, you could convert your distance into approx steps, based on a simple stride length test.

I did think modern iPhones had some step counting included in their health suite, but I am an android user so can't confirm.

Map my walk appears to be a highly recommended equivalent of strava for pedestrians

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BigB wrote:

Gerry557 wrote:I suppose it depends on how accurate you want it and how much you want to pay.

I have a fitbit on my wrist that can do all that and much more if you are willing to pay for a subscription.

You might find a simple free app that covers your needs.

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-p ... id-852651/

I think the basic free Strava app, the classic exercise app for runners/cyclists etc.., will record walking distance using the phone's GPS. Even without a step counter, you could convert your distance into approx steps, based on a simple stride length test.

I did think modern iPhones had some step counting included in their health suite, but I am an android user so can't confirm.

Lots of phones have a built in step counter anyway but I don't know about their accuracy. I also use strava. Looking at the maps tracking, it cuts corners so routes are smaller that actual unless you do lots of straight lines. There might be a way to increase the the tracking sampling rate which might increase the accuracy but I haven't the need or the inclination.

There are lots of cheaper devices than fitbit as the Ops requirement is quite simple

Fluke wrote:I've got an iPhone which comes with the Health app which as far as I can see doesn't do this quite simple task.

Any suggestions or experience?

The iPhone will, as you have probably discovered, record the number of steps taken each day, breaking that down into steps in each one hour segment throughout the day. However neither the Health app nor any other in built Apple app will record the number of steps from A to B.

However when used with an Apple Watch you can use the Activity app on the watch to record an ‘outside walk’ and then it will provide a lot of information about that walk in the Fitness app on the phone - time taken, distance, elevation change, average heart rate and a chart of heart rate, average pace, a map of the walk, weather at that time, etc.

If you don’t want something separate to the phone like a watch, then there are a number of apps in the App Store which should do what you need. Just search for ‘walking app’.

MyNameIsUrl wrote:Have a look at the Omron pedometer from Argos:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5441080 ... eter:1:1:1

I second a purpose built pedometer for number of steps. Slips in your pocket and you don't notice it. Seems to be more accurate than my phone. I also have an Omron one.

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