Strides vs Ximple One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strides
Organize your life by tracking habits, routines, and goals in one place. Utilize over 150 templates or create your own, with progress reports and reminders to keep you motivated and on task. Supports various tracker types for different needs.
- 150+ customizable tracker templates
- Progress reports and charts
- Unlimited reminders
- Integration with Apple Health
- Sync across iPhone, iPad & Mac
- Four tracker types (streak, milestone, average, target)
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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!
Ximple One
This minimalist app guides you to choose one single daily focus. It's designed to combat decision fatigue and information overload by removing all extraneous features. Simply open, decide your one priority, and close.
- Single daily focus selection
- Minimalist interface
- No lists, projects, or tracking
- Private by design, data stays on device
- Focuses on intention over accumulation
- Simple set, complete, reset workflow
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One question. One decision. Ximple One is a minimal daily focus app that asks what matters most — and nothing else. No lists. No projects. No tracking. No accounts. No noise. Ximple One is not a task manager. It is not a planner. It is not a habit tracker. It is a narrowing tool. Open the app. Pause. Choose one thing. Close it. SET IT. COMPLETE IT. RESET. When you press Done, the space clears. No history. No streaks. No accumulation. Each focus stands on its own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your focus is stored only on your device. • No accounts • No sign-up • No cloud sync • No analytics • No tracking • No telemetry Nothing leaves your phone. WHY IT EXISTS Most systems don’t collapse through failure. They drift. Small decisions accumulate. Priorities multiply. Clarity erodes quietly over time. Ximple One exists as a counterweight to that drift. One question. One answer. Nothing more. INTENTION OVER ACCUMULATION Most productivity apps add more. Ximple One removes everything except what matters. Ximple One is part of a broader exploration of clarity and decision design. Learn more at ximple.space.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ximple One at none against Strides's 9. Ximple One also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Strides's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Strides sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ximple One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ximple One holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strides has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strides | Ximple One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goals LLC | Ximple Pty Ltd |
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
Ximple One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Strides
- Strides Plus$4.991 Month
- Strides Plus$7.991 Month
- Strides Plus$9.991 Month
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- Strides Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Strides Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Strides Plus1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Strides Plus$39.99
- Strides Plus$99.99
- Strides Plus$149.99
Ximple One
No in-app purchases









