Here is the app that I use. It is very accessible when used with voiceover. I 
have compared the number of steps with the Health step counter & the results 
are the same. The best feature of the app is that it doesn't have to be open in 
the background to work. 

Donna
> 
> I assume the health app has to be running in the background for this
> to work?  Does it drain the batter y real quickly?
> 
>> On 7/2/17, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello Don,
>> 
>> Your phone keeps track of your steps automatically when you are carrying it.
>> Open the Health app and choose the second tab, Today. The step count is
>> displayed. The iPhone 6 and up, except the SE, also keeps track of how many
>> flights of stairs you climb and displays this information on the Today
>> screen in the Health app.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Anna
>> 
>>> On Jul 2, 2017, at 5:53 PM, Donald Raikes <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I am interested in using my iphone to track the number of steps I take
>>> during a day.  I downloaded a couple of apps:
>>> pacer, runkeeper, and movesum, but none of them seem to actually do
>>> what I am interested in, and they seem to drain my battery really
>>> quickly.
>>> 
>>> Yesterday I unplugged my iphone at about 6:30am and by noon it was at
>>> 50% battery.
>>> 
>>> For health reasons, i want to get an idea of how many steps I am
>>> taking.  I know the health app is also supposed to do something like
>>> this but I can't figure out how to get it to work.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> TIA,
>>> Don
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