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On the label it is low-risk: Track My Steps collects some data but says none of it is linked to you or used for tracking. The sensitive items are health and fitness. In total the label lists 4 data types; 59% of health trackers we checked declare tracking.
Track My Steps privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Track My Steps collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking.
Did Track My Steps ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Track My Steps' developer declared.
Location is not on Track My Steps' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Track My Steps' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Track My Steps' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Track My Steps declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Track My Steps lists Health & Fitness on its label. Approve Health categories one at a time in the Health app.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Track My Steps collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Health & FitnessSensitiveNot linked to you | Health and medical records, HealthKit data, and fitness or exercise data. | Health app › your profile › Apps: switch off each category the app should not read or write; check Settings › Privacy & Security › Motion & Fitness. |
| Contact InfoNot linked to you | Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. | Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences. |
| Usage DataNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Track My Steps' label means for you
Track My Steps' label has 4 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Every type on Track My Steps' label is in the “not linked” section, so the developer says the data is stripped of anything that identifies you before it is used. That is typical of anonymous analytics and crash reporting. Not linked is still collected: the data leaves your phone.
The items that deserve the most attention are health and fitness. Health data is among the most sensitive data an app can hold, and US health-privacy law (HIPAA) does not cover most consumer apps.
Health trackers collect symptoms, vitals and habits. In the US, most consumer health apps are not covered by HIPAA, so the privacy policy is your main protection. Grant HealthKit categories one by one in the Health app, and avoid connecting categories the app does not need.
Among the 180 health trackers in our snapshot with a label, 59% declare tracking, 84% collect data linked to you and 3% say they collect nothing. Track My Steps lists 4 data types, fewer than the average of 5.1 for this group.
Health and fitness apps can read Apple Health data only for categories you approve, one by one. What they collect themselves is shown on the label.
Settings to check for Track My Steps
- 1
Health
Health app › your profile picture › Apps › Track My Steps. Turn categories on one at a time; the app cannot tell which ones you declined.
- 2
Sign-in
When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.
- 3
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 4
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Track My Steps › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Track My Steps track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Track My Steps' label.
Does Track My Steps track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Track My Steps behind Face ID
- Find Track My Steps on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Track My Steps now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Track My Steps has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Track My Steps
| Developer | Zen Labs LLC (CA) |
| App Store category | Health & Fitness (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 1.63, released October 2021 |
| First released | July 2016 |
| Requires | iOS 12.0 or later |
| Size | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.zenlabs.pedometer.reboot |
The current version shipped in October 2021, 5 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Track My Steps sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Track My Steps' developer: Is my health data shared with partners or used for ads?
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Your Track My Steps privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Track My Steps' label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Health & Fitness appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.