Comparison

Outwalk vs Strive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Outwalk

This app tracks your steps and distance, motivating you to build healthier habits. Compete with friends on live leaderboards, earn badges, and view detailed statistics. It integrates with Apple Health and offers background tracking, widgets, and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Step and distance tracking
  • Live leaderboards
  • Nearly 100 unlockable badges
  • Detailed statistics and reports
  • Apple Health integration
  • Background activity tracking
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Outwalk — Step Tracker & Leaderboards *** Featured by Apple in "New Apps We Love" and "Great on iPhone X" *** Outwalk turns your everyday movement into motivation. Track your steps and distance, compete with friends on live leaderboards, and unlock nearly 100 badges as you build healthier habits — all without draining your battery. TRACK SMARTER • Count steps and measure distance walked, run, or jogged — daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly • Get detailed graphs, statistics, and personalized weekly reports at a glance • Integrates with Apple Health to pull data from all sources: built-in motion sensor, third-party apps, and dedicated hardware COMPETE AND CONNECT • Challenge friends on custom leaderboards and climb the Global & Regional Rankings • Chat with friends directly in the app or invite new ones to fuel your rivalry • Share achievements and leaderboard positions to social media or via iMessage BUILT FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE • Stays active in the background — no need to keep the app open • Glanceable Widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Full Apple Watch support with step and distance complications • Localized for all 50 App Store languages Restore your data seamlessly on a new device with Sign in with Apple or Google Follow us for news and updates facebook.com/multipinch x.com/multipinch

About

Strive

Compete in step challenges with friends and colleagues on an interactive leaderboard. Chat and encourage each other to reach your fitness goals. Offers individual and group plans for personalized or team-based motivation.

Highlights
  • Interactive Leaderboard
  • Step Challenges
  • Social Chat & Encouragement
  • Individual Plans
  • Group Plans
  • Employee Step Challenges
Features
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Strive has built an interactive Leaderboard so you can compete in step challenges, chat, and encourage each other to Strive! Strive Individual plans: * Monthly Premium: $5.99 * Yearly Premium: $24.99 Strive Group plans: * 5 Users Yearly Premium: $99.99 * 10 Users Yearly Premium: $199.99 * 25 Users Yearly Premium: $499.99 * 50 Users Yearly Premium: $999.99 More information on how to host an Employee Step Challenge: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/employee-step-challenge Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Outwalk4 screens
Strive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Strive at none against Outwalk's shown. Strive also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 46%). Outwalk's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Outwalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Strive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Outwalk against 4.8 for Strive. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Outwalk's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outwalk ships an update every 3 months, Strive every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Outwalk versus Strive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutwalkStrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings)4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K3.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB102 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMiroslav OtsedarskiStrive Competitions LLC

Customer experience

Outwalk

All ratings2,116 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral15.3%
Negative39.0%

Strive

All ratings3,069 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative24.2%

User reviews

Outwalk

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and interactive
  • 👍 Great app for walking/running
  • 👍 Motivating to compete with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate step/distance tracking
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • 🐛 Unable to sync with other fitness apps
  • 🔍 Issues with adding/connecting friends

Strive

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 🚀 Amazing app for friendly competitions
  • 💡 Fun and motivating
  • 👍 Measuring goals
  • 🚀 Fantastic extrinsic motivator

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Subscription changed significantly
  • 🐛 Glitch
  • 🐛 Support nonexistent
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 $ to connect to Fitbit , do deleting

Bugs and requests

Outwalk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps disappearing or not syncing correctly
  • Ads that cannot be closed
  • Blank screens and loading issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to link with other fitness apps
  • Custom distance/goal setting options
  • Better leaderboard and sharing features

Strive

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to read chat
  • Frustrating loss of steps
  • Waste of Money

Requested features

2 requests
  • Relative goals for challenges like apple fitness
  • Weekend challenges

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Outwalk

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Strive

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Strive Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Strive Monthly$2.991 Month
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  • 6 Months$3.996 Months
  • Strive Yearly$4.991 Year
  • Annual$5.991 Year
  • Monthly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Strive Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Yearly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • 10 Users7 Days trial$39.991 Month

Questions

Is Outwalk free?
Outwalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strive free?
Strive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Outwalk or Strive?
Strive is rated higher. Outwalk averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Strive averages 4.8 from 3.1K ratings.
Do Outwalk or Strive have ads?
Outwalk shows ads; Strive does not.
Which is updated more often, Outwalk or Strive?
Outwalk ships an update every 3 months, and Strive every 8 days. Most recently, Outwalk was updated on November 11, 2026 and Strive on November 13, 2026.

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