Comparison

Strides vs PDF Extractor

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

PDF Extractor

Features
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Take the pages you need from a PDF and save them as a new document. PDF Extractor works on Mac, iPhone and iPad, with all processing done on your device. Pick pages at a glance See your document as a grid of thumbnails. Select pages individually, enter a range such as 1-3, 5, 8-10, or use quick selections for all, odd or even pages. Resize the thumbnails and show only your selection to check it before exporting. Choose chapters by name If the PDF has bookmarks, select whole chapters and sections from its table of contents. Search by name and combine the sections you need. Relevant bookmarks are kept and updated for the new page numbers. Save, share or print Export your selection as a new PDF, share it with another app or print just those pages. Preview the result with Quick Look. Suggested file names include the page range or chapter name so your exports are easy to recognise. Keep pages clear Text and vector graphics stay sharp, and rotated pages keep their orientation. Open password-protected PDFs with the document's password. Your original file stays unchanged. Work privately, even offline PDF Extractor processes documents on your device. It does not upload your PDFs or collect usage data. There are no accounts, ads or analytics. You choose where exported files are saved or shared. Requires macOS 26, iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Strides4 screens
PDF Extractor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Extractor at none against Strides's 9. PDF Extractor also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). Strides's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PDF Extractor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, PDF Extractor every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strides versus PDF Extractor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridesPDF Extractor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoals LLCChristoffer Buusmann

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

PDF Extractor

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

PDF Extractor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strides free?
Strides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Extractor free?
PDF Extractor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Strides or PDF Extractor have ads?
Neither Strides nor PDF Extractor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strides or PDF Extractor?
Strides ships an update every 2 weeks, and PDF Extractor every 8 days. Most recently, Strides was updated on October 25, 2026 and PDF Extractor on October 24, 2026.

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