Comparison

Stride vs Apex Sim Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Stride

Maximize your athletic performance with science-backed training plans and smart analytics for cycling, running, and triathlons. Gain deeper insights with AI-driven recommendations and seamless integration with your favorite fitness devices and apps.

Highlights
  • Science-backed training plans
  • Smart analytics
  • AI performance insights
  • Seamless device integration
  • Triathlon, cycling, and running focus
  • Advanced metrics
Features
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Training is full of signals. A great ride. A flat run. A heavy squat session. A week where your legs felt gone before Tuesday. A power curve that's moving. An HRV trend that's trying to tell you something. Stride brings it all into one place, then helps you understand what to do next. Built for cyclists, runners, triathletes and coaches, Stride combines clear training analytics with Stride AI: an assistant that can plan your week, adjust your schedule, build structured workouts and explain what your training is telling you. With Stride, you can: • See your training load, fatigue, HRV, power, pace, FTP, Critical Power, W′ and more • Use Stride Insights to understand what went well, what to watch and what to do next • Build and adjust training plans with Stride AI • Generate structured workouts for rides, runs, swims and strength sessions • Track your power curve and power profile across key durations • Sync activities, sleep and HRV from Garmin, Wahoo, Hammerhead, Zwift, Rouvy, Apple Health, Whoop, Oura, Polar and more • Send structured workouts to Garmin, Wahoo, Coros and Zwift • Keep your training history, plans, workouts, recovery and analysis together Strength training Strength sits in the same plan as your riding and running, so the heavy days and the hard sessions are planned together. Stride AI builds sessions around your goals, your equipment and the rest of your week, or you can build your own. • Follow a session set by set, with weights and reps filled in from your plan and your last session • A rest timer that starts on its own when you tick off a set • More than 1,500 exercises, each with a demo video • Log without signal in the gym; your session uploads when you are back online • Personal records, estimated one-rep max and progress for every exercise • See how many sets each muscle group gets, week by week • Add your own exercises, and film a set for your coach to check your form For coaches • Build teams and put sessions straight onto your athletes' calendars • Ask Stride AI about any athlete you coach • Pay for your athletes' subscriptions Ask Stride AI to make the week easier. Tell it you're travelling. Build toward the event on your calendar. Create a workout that matches the race you're actually training for. Then come back after the hard session and let Stride Insights show you what happened: what worked, what changed, what to watch and what to do next. Stride is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Greek, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

About

Apex Sim Tracker

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Apex is a sim racing performance hub for iPhone. Log your sessions, review history and telemetry, compete on leaderboards and challenges, and talk setups with other racers. Built for iRacing, F1 25, and Le Mans Ultimate. ON YOUR IPHONE • Log a session by hand, or import telemetry files (iRacing .ibt, LMU .duckdb, F1 25) • Activity feed, weekly goals, and session history • Leaderboards and time-limited challenges • Community discussions, comments, and follows • Privacy, Terms, and in-app account deletion in Settings APEX AGENT (COMPUTER, APEX PRO) This iPhone app does not capture telemetry from your simulator. Apex Agent runs on a computer (Mac, Windows, or Linux), uploads sessions after you drive, and syncs them to your Apex account so you can review them here. APEX PRO Free accounts include session logging (last 3 months), community, leaderboards, and challenges. Apex Pro unlocks unlimited history, full telemetry and sector analysis, personal bests, Apex Analysis coaching, and Apex Agent auto-upload. Subscriptions (auto-renewable) • Apex Pro Monthly — £5.99 per month • Apex Pro Annual — £49.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy policy: https://apexsimtracker.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://apexsimtracker.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Stride4 screens
Apex Sim Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Apex Sim Tracker at none against Stride's shown. Apex Sim Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Stride sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Apex Sim Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stride ships an update every 10 days, Apex Sim Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stride versus Apex Sim Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideApex Sim Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperALEXANDER ROSS BARLOWHugo Cook

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stride

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$149.001 Year
2 purchases

Apex Sim Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Apex Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Apex Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apex Sim Tracker free?
Apex Sim Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stride or Apex Sim Tracker have ads?
Stride shows ads; Apex Sim Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Stride or Apex Sim Tracker?
Stride ships an update every 10 days, and Apex Sim Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stride was updated on October 27, 2026 and Apex Sim Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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