# Pedometer & Step Counter

> Privacy first step counter and pedometer. Your data stays on your phone.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simplesteps.counter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simplesteps.counter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.simplesteps.counter`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Project Biotech
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 530
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2026-01-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplesteps.counter)
- **Website:** [https://projectbiotech.co](https://projectbiotech.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://projectbiotech.co/legal/privacy-policy.html](https://projectbiotech.co/legal/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Tired of fitness apps that sell your data? Then you&#39;re looking for this free step counter. It&#39;s a privacy first pedometer that keeps your health data securely on your device. There&#39;s no tracking. No ads. No subscriptions. Only access to your phone&#39;s built in pedometer and the data it already collects about you. <br><br>A Privacy-First Fitness Tracker<br>• All processing happens locally on your phone<br>• No data is ever collected, sold, or uploaded to the cloud<br>• Your steps and activity history belong only to you<br><br>Simple, Powerful Features<br>• Accurate 24/7 background step counting<br>• Daily goals with clean progress tracking<br>• Export your step data anytime (CSV/JSON)<br>• Customizable settings: auto-start on reboot, notification toggles<br><br>From Project Biotech<br>Built by a biomedical engineer, this is the first tool in our mission to create health technology you genuinely own. We believe your health data should serve you, not corporations.<br><br>Download the step counter that respects your privacy. Own Your Health.

## Rankings

- #1,356,420 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_HEALTH`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.simplesteps.counter.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.simplesteps.counter)