Comparison

Active Giving vs Strider

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

Head to head
About

Active Giving

This app allows users to track their runs and bike rides, and log past workouts. It connects activities to charitable giving and encourages social sharing to inspire others. Users can link their Strava accounts and participate in team challenges.

Highlights
  • GPS activity tracking
  • Manual workout logging
  • Social media sharing
  • Strava account integration
  • Team challenges
  • Charitable giving integration
Features
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Turn every run, walk, and workout into real-world impact. Active Giving is a fitness app that lets your movement plant trees,restore kelp forests, and remove plastic from our oceans. Get your daily exercise in while doing something meaningful for the planet. How it works Download the app, log your first activity (with built-in GPS tracking, or import your last workout), and see the environmental impact you've unlocked. Share your accomplishments with your friends and inspire them to move for a cause too. Create an Active Giving account to unlock the full set of features: • Strava sync: connect your Strava account to Active Giving to automatically sync activities across both platforms. • Apple Health integration: pull your workouts from Apple Watch, iPhone, and other trackers directly into your Active Giving impact. • Team challenges: exclusive challenges built for virtual events, company wellness programs, and community-led initiatives. • Impact leaderboards: see how you and your team stack up, and celebrate wins together. • Impact history: track every tree planted, every kilogram of plastic removed, every kelp forest supported. Press "Active Giving is a movement that gives people the opportunity to achieve something huge, while simply getting their daily exercise hit." Fashion Week Magazine Why our Active Givers love the idea Lauren: "With Active Giving, my workouts evolve from activity that's good for me to activity that's good for the world. I've been given a renewed sense of purpose that fuels my workouts as a driving force for positive change." Rene: "I'm an Active Giver because running is my passion. It connects people no matter their gender, religion, or origin. We run together." Ricarda: "Doing yourself a favor by moving your body AND doing good for this planet. Everybody should join. It's so easy to do good. What else are we waiting for?" Every step counts. Every ride matters. Every activity you log becomes real-world impact. #beactivedogood #activegiver Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/active.giving/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/activegiving/ Email: info@activegiving.de

About

Strider

Features
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Strider is the easiest way to find people to run with, right when you want to run. Whether you're new in town, bored of solo runs, or just want company for intervals, long runs, or easy miles, Strider helps you turn "I'm running" into "We're running". Easily see when and where your friends are running this week, and join them for a run that fits your schedule. How it works - Create a run in seconds: time, meeting point, pace, vibe - Join runs nearby that match how you feel that day - Chat inside each run to coordinate, say hi, or hype each other up - Show up and run together - no awkward DMs, no WhatsApp chaos Whether you’re training for a race, running with a local club, or just looking to meet like-minded runners, Strider makes it easy to find your people and run together. Some runs weren't meant to be solo.

Screenshots

Active Giving4 screens
Strider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Active Giving at 3 against Strider's 1. Active Giving also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Giving ships an update fortnightly, Strider every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Active Giving versus Strider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive GivingStrider
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActive Giving GmbHHesham Massoud

In-app purchases

None

Active Giving

No in-app purchases

None

Strider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Giving free?
Active Giving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strider free?
Strider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Active Giving or Strider have ads?
Neither Active Giving nor Strider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Giving or Strider?
Active Giving ships an update fortnightly, and Strider every 8 days. Most recently, Active Giving was updated on October 14, 2026 and Strider on October 18, 2026.

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