Comparison

Cycle Tracking vs Stroller Steps

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

Head to head
About

Cycle Tracking

This app helps you discreetly track your menstrual cycle, including flow, symptoms, and fertility. Receive timely notifications for your period and fertile windows, with data syncing to your iPhone's Health app.

Highlights
  • Daily log for flow, symptoms, and fertility
  • Track ovulation test results and BBT
  • Period and fertile window predictions
  • Pregnancy tracking and gestational age
  • Customizable period and fertile window notifications
  • Cycle history and statistics in Health app
  • Encrypted health data with iCloud sync
Features
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Cycle Tracking provides a convenient and discreet way to track your menstrual cycle using Apple Watch. Easily log your period, including flow levels, symptoms and fertility information. Choose to receive notifications for when your period or fertile window is about to begin. Features - Use the daily log to note flow level and any symptoms such as cramps, headaches and bloating. - Easily track results from ovulation prediction kits, or readings from a basal body thermometer. - Cycle Tracking will display a prediction for when your next period will start and your fertile window. - See current gestational age and log symptoms experienced during pregnancy in Cycle Tracking when you log a pregnancy in the Health app. - Turn on notifications so you can receive an alert before your period or fertile window is likely to start. - Onboard onto perimenopause or menopause stages via the Health app on iPhone. - See additional detail including your cycle history and statistics in the Health app on iPhone. • When your phone is locked with a passcode, all your health and fitness data in the Health app — other than your Medical ID — is encrypted. Your health data stays up to date across all your devices automatically using iCloud, where it is encrypted while in transit and on Apple servers.

About

Stroller Steps

This app accurately counts steps taken while pushing a stroller, which are often missed by standard trackers. It seamlessly integrates with Apple Health and Rings, helping users achieve their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Counts steps during stroller walks
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Updates Apple Watch Rings
  • Quick Start tracking
  • Auto End detection
Features
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Did you know? Steps while walking with a stroller often go uncounted by your Apple Watch. You could be getting up to 60% more steps than you think! Stroller Steps is specifically designed to calculate the steps you take while walking with a stroller, and update your Rings & Apple Health. Trusted by 13,000+ parents across 80+ countries — together we've recovered over 260 million missed steps. Close your rings faster and get a step count you can rely on. How it works:
Your Apple Watch often misses steps when your hands are on the stroller because your wrist isn’t moving. Using data from thousands of stroller walks, Stroller Steps calculates the steps it missed and adds them to Apple Health — so your daily count reflects far more of the walking you actually do. Highlights:
 · Calculates steps during stroller walks
 · Integrates with Apple Health & Rings
 · Quick Start: Easy one-tap tracking on your watch face
 · Distance, time, and heart rate tracking live while walks are in progress
 · Auto End: Detects when your walk ends Designed for parents, caregivers, and anyone with a new baby in their life. Every step counts. Privacy Policy: https://strollersteps.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stroller Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stroller Steps at 4.2 against Cycle Tracking's 2.9. Stroller Steps also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 45%). Cycle Tracking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Stroller Steps sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cycle Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stroller Steps holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Cycle Tracking's written reviews are positive against 65% of Stroller Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle Tracking ships an update every 11 months, Stroller Steps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cycle Tracking versus Stroller Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycle TrackingStroller Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (28 ratings)4.2 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2867 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppleAli W Jayson LLC

Customer experience

Cycle Tracking

All ratings28 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Stroller Steps

All ratings67 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative28.8%

In-app purchases

None

Cycle Tracking

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Stroller Steps

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Steps Pass1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Steps Pass$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Access1 Month trial$1.991 Month
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  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Steps Pass$16.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Unlimited Access$9.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
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  • Lifetime Access$14.99
  • Unlimited Access$29.99

Questions

Is Cycle Tracking free?
Cycle Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stroller Steps free?
Stroller Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cycle Tracking or Stroller Steps?
Stroller Steps is rated higher. Cycle Tracking averages 2.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Stroller Steps averages 4.2 from 67 ratings.
Do Cycle Tracking or Stroller Steps have ads?
Neither Cycle Tracking nor Stroller Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycle Tracking or Stroller Steps?
Cycle Tracking ships an update every 11 months, and Stroller Steps monthly. Most recently, Cycle Tracking was updated on September 24, 2026 and Stroller Steps on October 8, 2026.

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