Comparison

Strides vs Milestones

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

Milestones

Features
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Never ship a broken app again. Stop losing track of what needs to be done and missing critical steps before launch. Milestones: Project Tracker is the essential tool for developers, students, and solo founders to plan their projects, track their progress, and ship with confidence — on iPhone and iPad. Whether you're building your first iOS app or juggling multiple side projects, Milestones keeps everything organised from your first idea all the way to your App Store launch. KEY FEATURES: Built-in App Store Checklist: Every iOS App project automatically gets a pre-launch checklist covering everything from setting up your App ID to configuring your paywall. Milestones helps ensure every item is ticked off before you go Live. Milestone Tracking: Break every project into milestones with their own checklists and progress bars. Watch your progress build as you get closer to launch. Momentum Check-ins: Check in on your projects daily to keep them moving. Milestones flags projects that have gone quiet so nothing falls through the cracks. Activity Log: Add timestamped notes to every project so you always know where you left off. Your build journal lives right alongside your milestones. Ship It Celebrations: When you mark a project as Live, Milestones throws a full-screen confetti celebration and generates a shareable card showing how long it took you to ship. iPhone & iPad: Your projects sync seamlessly across devices via iCloud. Plan on your iPad, check in from your iPhone. MILESTONES PRO: Unlock unlimited projects, the iOS App launch template with built-in App Store Checklist, and the ability to mark projects as Live. BUILT FOR: iOS Developers Students Building Projects Solo Founders and Indie Makers Side Project Builders SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Milestones Pro is available as a monthly (AU$7.99/month) or yearly (AU$29.99/year) subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings. LINKS & LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://typanlogix.com/milestone/privacy Terms of Service: https://typanlogix.com/milestone/terms Support & Feedback: https://typanlogix.com/milestone/support Standard EULA: Milestones: Project Tracker adheres to the standard Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Strides4 screens
Milestones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Milestones at weekly against Strides's every 2 weeks. Strides's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Milestones sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, Milestones weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Strides versus Milestones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridesMilestones
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoals LLCLuke Power

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

Milestones

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
2 purchases

Milestones

Subscriptions2
  • Milestone Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Milestone Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Strides free?
Strides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Milestones free?
Milestones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strides or Milestones have ads?
Neither Strides nor Milestones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strides or Milestones?
Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, and Milestones weekly. Most recently, Strides was updated on October 28, 2026 and Milestones on October 25, 2026.

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