
I built Steply, a walking tracker with GPS route playback, walking heart rate, and analytics that actually explain your habits
The problem (A)
Apple Health quietly logs your steps every day. But open it, and you get a number. No idea when you're most active, where you walked, how your heart responded to the effort, or whether you're trending up or down. Most pedometer apps don't go much deeper; they re-display the same number with a ring around it.
So the data sits there doing nothing for your habits.
Why Steply is different/better (B)
I'm a solo iOS dev and built Steply to be the layer of insight that step counting was always missing:
- Live GPS route tracking + playback: Watch your walking route unfold in real time, then replay any past walk with pace, distance, and a heart rate zone view along the route (See which heart rate zone you were in at any point on your route)
- Walking heart rate monitoring: Real-time BPM during walks, average heart rate, and calorie burn calculated from actual effort instead of guesswork.
- Analytics that explain your habits: Hourly heatmaps, a 24-hour activity clock showing when you move most, step velocity trends, weekly wave charts, and a percentile ranking based on WHO/NIH population data (find out if you're top 20% or "getting started")
- BMI + weight loss projections: See exactly how many days of walking it takes to reach your target weight, with calorie math based on your step goal
- Japanese Walking: Guided interval sessions (For example: the 3-min fast / 3-min slow protocol), on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Goals & streaks: Custom daily targets, streak counter with celebrations, achievement badges, weekly challenges
- Widgets everywhere: Home screen, lock screen, Live Activity on Dynamic Island, plus an Apple Watch app with complications
And privacy is non-negotiable: all data stays on your device. No account, no signup, no ads, no tracking.
Cost (C)
- Core step tracking, goals, streaks, and widgets are free
- Premium unlocks the full GPS + analytics suite: $2.99/mo, $9.99/yr, or $19.99 lifetime (one-time purchase)
App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steply-walking-steps-tracker/id6755107453
Promo code for a 50% discount on the lifetime plan: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6755107453&code=HAPPYWALKING
I’d love to get your feedback!
What’s one thing you'd want to know about your walking habits that current apps don't show?