Comparison

Workout Sessions vs Stride

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

Head to head
About

Workout Sessions

This fitness app helps you track gym visits and workouts, offering detailed insights and progress analysis. Relive your fitness journey with photos and videos, and stay motivated with customizable dashboards and streaks.

Highlights
  • Gym visit tracking with geofencing
  • Detailed workout analysis
  • Add photos and videos to activities
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Workout streaks and year statistics
  • Home screen widgets
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Track every workout, build streaks, and understand your progress with Workout Sessions. Workout Sessions is a workout tracker and fitness diary that turns your Apple Health activity into a clear, motivating view of your training. See your full workout history, review routes, explore heart rate zones, and keep your momentum visible over time. Why people use Workout Sessions: • All your workouts in one place Import sessions from Apple Health and browse running, cycling, gym workouts, walks, and more in one timeline. • Streaks that keep progress visible Track your consistency week by week and stay connected to your routine. • Heart rate zones for deeper workout insight See zone charts, history, and context that help you understand effort across workouts. • Route details and export Open workout routes and export them when you want to revisit or share where you trained. • Gym and venue check-ins Use manual or automatic check-ins to track workouts by place and build a richer fitness history. • Photos and videos in your workout log Add media to sessions and turn your activity history into a personal archive. • ReRun yearly recap Look back on your training year through highlights, patterns, and milestones. Workout Sessions is built for people who want more than a simple exercise log. It helps you track workouts, spot patterns, and stay consistent with a fitness diary designed around progress and reflection. Requires Apple Health access. Location access is optional for venue check-ins.

About

Stride

Seamlessly transfer your Apple Watch workout data to Strava. Enjoy the full experience of your watch's cadence data and showcase your achievements on Strava.

Highlights
  • Upload Apple Watch workouts to Strava
  • Utilizes Apple Watch cadence data
  • Integrates with HealthKit
  • Showcase personal bests on Strava
  • Slick user experience
Features
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Easily upload activities recorded with the Apple Watch Workouts app to Strava. Take full advantage of the cadence data and slick experience that the watch app provides and still be able to show off your hard slogs and epic personal bests on Strava. Stride uses workout data from HealthKit.

Screenshots

Workout Sessions4 screens
Stride3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stride at every 4 weeks against Workout Sessions's every 2 months. Stride also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Workout Sessions's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Workout Sessions against 5.0 for Stride. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Sessions ships an update every 2 months, Stride every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workout Sessions versus Stride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout SessionsStride
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander GuretzkiSam Jones-Parry

Customer experience

Workout Sessions

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stride

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Workout Sessions

No in-app purchases

None

Stride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Sessions free?
Workout Sessions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workout Sessions or Stride?
Workout Sessions and Stride are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Workout Sessions or Stride have ads?
Neither Workout Sessions nor Stride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Sessions or Stride?
Workout Sessions ships an update every 2 months, and Stride every 4 weeks. Most recently, Workout Sessions was updated on September 21, 2026 and Stride on October 3, 2026.

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