According to various embodiments, a step counter device may be provided. The step counter device may include an accelerometer configured to determine an acceleration in each axis of a plurality of axes; a dominant axis determination circuit configured to determine one axis of the plurality of axis as a dominant axis based on determining, for each axis of the plurality of axis, a first plurality of criteria for the respective axis; and a step number determination circuit configured to determine a number of steps based on determining a second plurality of criteria for the dominant axis.