Comparison

Strive vs Equissage Pulse

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

Head to head
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

About

Equissage Pulse

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The Niagara Equissage App allows you to control your Niagara Equissage products using your mobile phone.

Screenshots

Strive4 screens
Equissage Pulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Equissage Pulse at none against Strive's 10. Strive's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months) and device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. Strive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Equissage Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strive ships an update every 9 days, Equissage Pulse every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strive versus Equissage Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStriveEquissage Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStrive Competitions LLCNocrus Limited

Bugs and requests

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

Equissage Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Equissage Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strive free?
Strive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Equissage Pulse free?
Equissage Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Strive or Equissage Pulse?
Strive ships an update every 9 days, and Equissage Pulse every 8 months. Most recently, Strive was updated on November 7, 2026 and Equissage Pulse on October 30, 2026.

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