Comparison

Strides vs Routine Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Strides

This app helps you organize your habits, routines, and goals in a single to-do list. Track progress with reminders and charts, and choose from over 150 templates or create your own. Get organized and build your perfect routine.

Highlights
  • Habit and goal tracking
  • Customizable trackers
  • 150+ templates
  • Progress reports and charts
  • Reminders
  • Daily checklist
Features
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Imagine having all of your most important habits, routines and goals together in one simple to do list. Now you can! With Strides, you can track good or bad habits, SMART goals, and more. Keep up with reminders to hold you accountable and charts to keep you motivated. Explore new ways to manage your life with over 150 templates and the ability to create your own trackers. Get organized with a daily checklist to help create your perfect routine. Keep up with what you’ve accomplished with progress reports that compile your goals, projects and progress all in one place. Set up reminders and add notes to ensure you’re on track and on task. Track anything you want with four types of trackers. Streak calendars let you keep up with your success rate, and milestone calendars help you to keep up with project timelines. Want to keep track of a repeating number? Check out the Average tracker. Looking to hit a goal by a specific date? Give the Target tracker a try. Start keeping track of your habits and goals anywhere you go. Download today to get organized and create the perfect routine with Strides. TRACKERS: - 150+ templates to choose from, or create your own customized tracker - Progress Reports with everything in one place - View charts with history, streak, success rate and more - Unlimited reminders to set yourself up for success ADDITIONAL FEATURES: - Integration with Apple Health - Sync between iPhone, iPad & Mac - Add notes to logs and trackers - Reminders to keep you on track SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: "I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU! Strides is one of the most useful apps out there. Nowadays, I can't even imagine myself without it :)” ~Leyla "Amazing app. The sheer amount of flexibility with what you can track with Strides is amazing." ~Carlo "My life has become so much more organized and fulfilled since I started using your app. I really appreciate it!” ~Micah "Best tracking app. I love, love, love this app! This is exactly what I've been looking for for two or three years. I can track multiple goals and see them all on one screen. Perfect!" ~Kate – Strides is free forever to track what's most important to you. If you want to get even more out of it and support development, you can upgrade to Strides Plus with a monthly or annual subscription - or with a one-time purchase of the lifetime plan - to unlock all premium features, including Unlimited Trackers, sync between iPhone, iPad & Mac, Tags & Filters, Today List, Export Data, Goal Notes and more. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. – Read our full Privacy Policy / Terms of Use: https://www.stridesapp.com/privacy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Keep making strides!

About

Routine Tracker

This app helps you build and maintain healthy routines by allowing you to create custom habits with flexible scheduling and intelligent reminders. Track your progress visually and stay motivated with streak counters. Syncs data via iCloud for seamless continuity across devices.

Highlights
  • Custom habit creation
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Intelligent reminders
  • Visual progress charts
  • Streak counters
  • iCloud data sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Habit OS Routine Tracker is your daily habit-building companion, designed to make healthy routines feel simple and realistic. Whatever your goals, drinking more water, exercising, meditating, reading before bed, Habit OS turns intentions into clear, trackable actions. Create custom habits in seconds with a flexible planner built around your real day, not a rigid schedule: - Choose specific days for each habit - Set target times or flexible windows - Add reminders that nudge you at the right moment Examples: - Drink water: 8 glasses between 8 AM and 8 PM - Workout: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6 PM - Meditation: every weekday before work - Reading: 20 minutes before bed See your progress at a glance with clean charts and insights showing what's working and where you're slipping: which days you tend to miss, how often you complete each habit, and how your motivation shifts over time. Streak counters reward consistency, turning small, atomic wins into a reason not to break the chain. Stay on track with smart notifications that adapt to your behavior, reminding you without flooding you with alerts you start to ignore. Your data stays safe with iCloud sync. Delete the app or switch phones, and your habits, history, and stats come back as soon as you log in. Free version: - Track up to 3 habits - Basic statistics Premium unlocks: - Unlimited habits across health, fitness, work, learning, finances, relationships, and self-care - Advanced analytics and insights: trends, averages, best streaks, completion rates, and how habits evolve over time - Home screen widgets for one-tap check-ins - Light and dark mode Premium includes a 3-day free trial (monthly or annual). Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Why Habit OS: - Flexible planning that fits your real schedule, not rigid rules - Daily tracking and streaks that reward grit and follow-through - Smart, timely reminders that support your routine - Clear insights and visual statistics on your progress - Automatic iCloud sync across devices - Dark or light mode for any environment - Built-in templates for water, exercise, meditation, reading, and more Habit OS is built on a simple idea: small, atomic actions repeated daily build lasting change. Turn your goals into a productive routine, and your habits into wellness you can rely on every day. LEGAL: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.marcn.app/privacy

Screenshots

Strides4 screens
Routine Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strides at 4.8 against Routine Tracker's 3.0. Strides also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). Routine Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). 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. Strides sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Routine Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strides holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strides has 19K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Strides's written reviews are positive against 100% of Routine Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, Routine Tracker every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Strides versus Routine Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridesRoutine Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoals LLCMarcelo Nardone

Customer experience

Strides

All ratings19,250 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,167 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.0%

Routine Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Strides

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after iOS 14.8 update
  • Incorrect data logging and display issues
  • Notification bugs showing outdated information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more than 3 habits in free version
  • Add time tracking and time-based goals
  • Improve syncing and notification reliability
  • Introduce more customization and organization options
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

Routine Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Strides

Subscriptions6
  • Strides Plus$4.991 Month
  • Strides Plus$7.991 Month
  • Strides Plus$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Strides Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Strides Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Strides Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Strides Plus$39.99
  • Strides Plus$99.99
  • Strides Plus$149.99
3 purchases

Routine Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly | Habit OS3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Best Value: Premium Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$29.99

Questions

Is Strides free?
Strides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Tracker free?
Routine Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strides or Routine Tracker?
Strides is rated higher. Strides averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Routine Tracker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Strides or Routine Tracker have ads?
Neither Strides nor Routine Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strides or Routine Tracker?
Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, and Routine Tracker every 9 days. Most recently, Strides was updated on October 28, 2026 and Routine Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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