Comparison

Expecting and Empowered 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

Expecting and Empowered

This app offers expertly designed at-home workouts for pregnant and postpartum mothers. It provides safe, effective, and manageable fitness plans tailored to each week of your journey, requiring minimal equipment and time.

Highlights
  • Pregnancy strength training
  • Postpartum strength training (vaginal & C-section)
  • Return to running programs
  • Core strengthening series
  • Prenatal and postpartum yoga
  • Workout scheduling
  • Community support
Features
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The best at home workout app for pregnant and postpartum moms is waiting for you. All the workouts you need are waiting for you inside the Expecting and Empowered app! Expertly created by a women's health physical therapist and a personal trainer, Expecting and Empowered has safe and effective workouts to take the guesswork out of your fitness routine in motherhood. Whether you're trying to conceive, pregnant, or postpartum - we have programs for you! With easy to follow workout plans that will take you week by week through your pregnancy or postpartum journey, you can find manageable and efficient workouts you can do at home or the gym inside the app. Designed to be done in just 30 minutes or less with minimal equipment, moms love the Expecting and Empowered App. With built in accountability challenges, supportive community and moms just like you - you'll find encouragement like no other. Find workouts you'll love, including: -Pregnancy Strength Training -Postpartum Strength Training - both vaginal and C-section delivery -Elevated + Empowered Advanced Postpartum Strength Training -Postpartum Running Evaluation -Return to Running Program -Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Level Runs -Core Strengthening Series -Empower Your Core Programs - both vaginal and C-section delivery programs -Yoga - both prenatal and postpartum -Ability to Schedule Workouts STAY CONNECTED: -The app offers a community feature- where women that are going through what you’re going through can connect, support, and encourage each other. PRELOAD CLASSES: -If you’ll be without wifi, you can pre-download the classes that you’re planning to take. EXPERTISE + EDUCATION: Amy Kiefer is a registered nurse, doula, and personal trainer. Along with her co-founder and sister Krystle Howald who is a physical therapist, they offer educational posts that will help you navigate through pregnancy and postpartum. Whether you have a question about round ligament pain or about if working out will impact your milk supply- they have the answers in this section. Terms of use: https://www.expectingandempowered.com/app-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.expectingandempowered.com/app-privacy-policy

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

Expecting and Empowered4 screens
Stroller Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Expecting and Empowered at 4.8 against Stroller Steps's 4.2. Expecting and Empowered also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 65%) and ratings volume (443 vs 67). 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. Expecting and Empowered sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Stroller Steps 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

Expecting and Empowered holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expecting and Empowered has 443 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Expecting and Empowered's written reviews are positive against 65% of Stroller Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expecting and Empowered ships an update every 3 weeks, Stroller Steps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Expecting and Empowered versus Stroller Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpecting and EmpoweredStroller Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (443 ratings) — better4.2 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings443 — better67
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExpecting and Empowered LLCAli W Jayson LLC

Customer experience

Expecting and Empowered

All ratings443 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.0%

Stroller Steps

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

Bugs and requests

Expecting and Empowered

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workouts skipping or getting stuck in loops
  • Inability to preview upcoming exercises
  • Automated log out issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to log weights used
  • Improve scheduling and workout tracking
  • Allow listening to own music during workouts
  • Provide more modifications for exercises

Stroller Steps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Expecting and Empowered

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial5 variants$149.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$149.991 Year
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 Expecting and Empowered free?
Expecting and Empowered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stroller Steps free?
Stroller Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Expecting and Empowered or Stroller Steps?
Expecting and Empowered is rated higher. Expecting and Empowered averages 4.8 out of 5 from 443 ratings, while Stroller Steps averages 4.2 from 67 ratings.
Do Expecting and Empowered or Stroller Steps have ads?
Neither Expecting and Empowered nor Stroller Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expecting and Empowered or Stroller Steps?
Expecting and Empowered ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stroller Steps monthly. Most recently, Expecting and Empowered was updated on October 11, 2026 and Stroller Steps on October 8, 2026.

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