Comparison

Strides vs Pomely

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

Head to head
About

Strides

Organize your life by tracking habits, routines, and goals in one place. Utilize over 150 templates or create your own, with progress reports, charts, and reminders to keep you motivated and on task.

Highlights
  • Track good or bad habits
  • SMART goal setting
  • 150+ customizable templates
  • Progress reports and charts
  • Unlimited reminders
  • Integration with Apple Health
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

Pomely

This app helps you work in focused, intentional blocks without pressure or distractions. Plan your day with flexible tasks and fixed appointments, then work, break, and reset. It offers a simple, trustworthy tool for focused work without engagement tricks.

Highlights
  • Calm focus timer
  • Flexible task blocks
  • Fixed-time anchors
  • Intelligent task reflow
  • Reversible actions
  • Carry unfinished work forward
  • Local notifications
Features
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Pomely is a calm focus timer designed to help you work in clear, intentional blocks — without pressure, distraction, or manipulation. Plan your day around what matters. Set flexible tasks alongside fixed appointments. Start a focus block. Work until it's done. Take a break. Reset and continue. That's it. What makes Pomely different: • One-time purchase — buy it once, use it forever • No subscriptions, no upsells, no account required • No streaks, no badges, no engagement tricks • Everything stays on your device — no servers, no tracking • Works offline, always Features: • Calm focus timer with flexible task blocks • Fixed-time anchors for meetings and appointments • Tasks intelligently reflow around your schedule • Reversible done and skip actions — change your mind anytime • Carry unfinished work forward to your next reset • Local notifications when focus blocks and breaks end Pomely was built for people who want a simple, trustworthy tool — not another app competing for their attention. Buy it once. Use it for years.

Screenshots

Strides4 screens
Pomely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Strides at Free against Pomely's $3.99. Strides also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Pomely's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Strides is free to download; Pomely costs $3.99 up front. Strides sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pomely asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomely 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strides ships an update fortnightly, Pomely every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Strides versus Pomely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridesPomely
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoals LLCTony Lamentola

Customer experience

Strides

All ratings19,264 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,170 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.0%

Pomely

All ratings1 ratings
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

Pomely

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
None

Pomely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strides free?
Strides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomely free?
Pomely costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strides or Pomely?
Pomely is rated higher. Strides averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Pomely averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Strides or Pomely have ads?
Neither Strides nor Pomely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strides or Pomely?
Strides ships an update fortnightly, and Pomely every 3 weeks. Most recently, Strides was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pomely on October 31, 2026.

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