Step counting app

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As you know we often talk about applications of daily use. It is in fact one of our main points: do not use applications taken at random on the Play Store to do what applications do Open source! The applications on Play Store in fact they are often filled with tracers and invasive advertising. The open applications that we suggest are always available clean, safe And without tracers invasive! Today we will talk about step counting app.

As mentioned, we therefore immediately exclude the vast majority of applications on the market. We have found one which it even has 20 tracers 😱 For those who don't know what it means: it means that by installing that application you authorize 'x' companies to know different things about us. In that specific application they authorize themselves to track our behavior Amazon, Facebook, Google and several other statistics and advertising companies.

What we ask ourselves is: but Is it really worth it?

Step counting app

In our opinion, no. We believe that privacy is not a bargaining chip and that applications should not contain tracers of this type with whom they share information. So here are our proposals:

• Pedometer, it's a great application Open source ¹ which unfortunately has not been updated for some time, although this is not necessarily a problem. You can find it both on F-Droid that on Play Store. It does not track movements but only the steps taken, therefore authorization is not asked to access the GPS.

• Paseo, this is also an application Open source ² very light. Without advertising or tracers and therefore does not share your data with anyone. It's very simple and counts any movement you make as one step. Therefore running, jumping or cycling will be counted as steps and not as different activities. It is only available on F-Droid.

• Pedometer, this is not an open application. However, it is totally devoid of tracers and it still works quite well despite not being updated for a few years.

• Pedometer (Privacy Friendly), is part of the privacy-friendly application suite of SECUSE. We have already talked about a few times in the past, they are simple applications without too many frills that generally work well. You can find it both on Play Store what up F-Droid.

• Trail Sense, this application unlike the previous ones does not only act as a pedometer but is a complete app for your excursions. Among the various features it also has a practical pedometer. Available on F-Droid And Play Store. Thank you for your suggestion ³.

1. Pedometer on GitHub[↩]
2. Paseo on GitLab[↩]
3. Telegram tip[↩]

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