Add steps manually
Enter steps, activity type, and start and end times, including activities that cross midnight.
Manual steps & distance
StepTrace
A walk still counts, even when
your phone or watch wasn’t there for it.
5,000steps added manually
3.65km at 0.73 m per step
Add the steps your devices missed and see how far you really went. Your data stays on your phone, and syncing is always your call.
How far did you go?
Slide to find out.
StepTrace estimates distance as steps × stride length. Adjust the values and the result updates instantly.
Activity
Stride from
From height, a walking stride is about height × 0.415 and a running stride about height × 0.65.
Estimated distance
3.65
Illustrative only. The app can also calibrate stride length from a known distance.
Restore the activity
your device didn’t record.
Estimate distance
Distance comes from steps × stride length, shown clearly in metres or kilometres.
Flexible stride length
Use a default, a height-based estimate, a manual value or a calibrated distance.
Log from Control Center
On supported iOS versions, pick a step count right from Control Center without opening the app.
Home Screen widget
Keep your usual step counts on the Home Screen for quick logging.
Sync only when you say so
Nothing is written to Apple Health or Health Connect until you review and confirm it.
No duplicate writes
Local records and sync state prevent repeated writes after rapid taps or retries.
Works offline
When a health platform is unavailable, activities stay on your device and sync later.
Your health activity
never feeds an ad system.
StepTrace has no accounts and no developer-run health database. Steps, distance, time, stride and notes are never uploaded, sold or used for advertising.
- Activity records stay on your device
- Health data is written only after you confirm
- Ad requests never include health data
- Revoke permissions and delete records anytime
The app shows ads with Google Mobile Ads. Device and ad interaction data are handled according to your consent and Google’s policies.
Every step counts.
Free to download. Questions or ideas? Email us, but please leave out unnecessary health details.
Estimate notice: Distance is calculated as steps × stride length. It is not a GPS measurement and should not be the sole basis for medical, insurance, competition or other important decisions.