Comparison

Strides vs Chainkeep

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 and reminders to keep you motivated and on task. Supports various tracker types for different needs.

Highlights
  • 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)
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

Chainkeep

This app helps you build and maintain habits with a focus on accurate streak tracking. It offers flexible scheduling, one-tap completion, and insightful statistics to keep you motivated. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with customizable themes.

Highlights
  • One-tap habit completion
  • Flexible scheduling (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Accurate streak tracking
  • Habit strength indicator
  • Customizable themes
  • Private, ad-free experience
  • Data export/import
Features
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Chainkeep is a habit tracker built on two ideas: checking off a habit should take one tap, and your streak should be right. Most habit apps break a "three times a week" habit on the first day you rest. Chainkeep counts it the way you planned it: a week kept is a week kept. Daily habits, specific days, every few days, times per week or per month, and habits you are quitting are all tracked honestly. ONE TAP A DAY • Everything due today on one screen, ticked off in a single tap • Skip a day without breaking anything, or pause a habit for a holiday • Split your day into parts, like morning and evening • Quit habits count your days clean • Hold the app icon to add a habit straight away STREAKS THAT FIT YOUR SCHEDULE • Weekly and monthly targets keep their own streaks • A grace day for the odd miss, if you want one • Habit strength shows how established a habit is, even after a slip • Set a finish line, like 30 or 66 days, and watch it come closer EVERY STAT, FREE • Six months of calendar for every habit • Completion over the last 30 days and the last six months • The days of the week you actually do it, and the time you usually do • Longest runs, totals, and a month in review you can share REMINDERS THAT LEARN • A reminder at the time you choose • Smart nudges learn when you usually do a habit and remind you then YOUR LOOK • 24 colour themes to choose from • Light and dark themes, with a pure black option PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Your habits stay on your own devices • Export and import your data whenever you like CHAINKEEP PRO One payment, yours for good. No subscription. • Unlimited habits (free keeps six) • As many reminders as each habit needs • Archive habits you have finished • Sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own private iCloud Your stats stay free, always. Questions or ideas? Write to hi@noman.codes

Screenshots

Strides4 screens
Chainkeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Strides at 81% against Chainkeep's 0%. Strides also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (19K vs 2). Chainkeep's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Chainkeep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 point the same way: 81% of Strides's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chainkeep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strides ships an update fortnightly, Chainkeep weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Strides versus Chainkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridesChainkeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoals LLCMd Noman

Customer experience

Strides

All ratings19,258 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,169 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.0%

Chainkeep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Chainkeep

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
1 purchases

Chainkeep

One-time1
  • Chainkeep Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Strides free?
Strides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chainkeep free?
Chainkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strides or Chainkeep?
Strides is rated higher. Strides averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Chainkeep averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Strides or Chainkeep have ads?
Neither Strides nor Chainkeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strides or Chainkeep?
Strides ships an update fortnightly, and Chainkeep weekly. Most recently, Strides was updated on November 5, 2026 and Chainkeep on October 31, 2026.

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