Stridely vs Steps Journey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stridely
This wellness companion helps busy individuals track daily movement and set achievable goals. It offers gentle challenges, community support, and reminders to encourage self-care. Unlock enhanced features and exclusive rewards through a subscription.
- Step tracking with Apple Health integration
- Purpose-driven goal setting
- Hero's Journey walking challenges
- Community support and cheering
- Impact tracking (calories, distance)
- Supportive reminders for movement and breathing
- Exclusive rewards with subscription
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You care for others. Stridely helps you care for yourself. Stridely: Step Into Wellness is your quiet partner in daily movement—built for nurses, educators, parents, first responders, and all who spend their days giving. This isn't just a step tracker. It's a wellness companion designed to help you stay strong, energized, and grounded, one step at a time. Key Features: Step Tracking: Seamless integration with Apple Health to accurately track your daily movement. Purpose-Driven Goals: Set and reach realistic goals designed to uplift your energy and mood. Hero’s Journey Challenges: Short, meaningful walking challenges that keep you focused and inspired. Community & Connection: Compete gently or cheer others on—because we're all in this together. Know Your Impact: See your steps translated into calories burned, distance walked, and momentum gained. Unlock with Stridely Socks: Enhanced features when paired with our compression gear, created for those who go the distance. Supportive Reminders: Thoughtful nudges to stretch, breathe, and move—because you deserve care too. Moxie Only Awards: Exclusive rewards and badges available through a subscription. Note: Access to Moxie Only Awards require a subscription. Our Mission: You’re the kind of person who shows up for others. Stridely shows up for you. We believe wellness should be accessible, simple, and centered around your reality—not someone else's idea of perfect health. Every step you take is a step toward balance, strength, and self-care. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wBbjs3IBi10jLCIEHlUwojdoAQ83G9qpbbBjSTzi7bY/edit?usp=sharing
Steps Journey
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Steps Journey turns your daily steps into a lifelong walk across the world — with gorgeous Home and Lock Screen widgets, a living goal ring, and the deepest, most private step trends on the App Store. Every number is read from Apple Health and processed entirely on your iPhone. No account. No servers. No ads. Nothing ever leaves your device. YOUR LIFETIME JOURNEY • Every step you have ever taken adds up to one great journey: 100 real routes, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Camino de Santiago — all the way to the Moon • Climb a beautiful illustrated trail map and see how far you have come • Conquer a route and the moment is celebrated with fireworks, dated the day you did it POSTCARDS FROM YOUR JOURNEY • Every conquered route earns a hand-stamped souvenir postcard, postmarked with your conquest date • 100 collectible scenes: alpine lakes, lighthouses, night trains, deserts, the Moon • Flip them over, build the collection, share your favorites WIDGETS, YOUR WAY • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • A Journey widget that walks toward your next destination • Steps, distance, or flights — with week bars, a sparkline, or just the ring • Themed per widget, with an optional one-tap refresh A LIVING GOAL RING • An animated ring that wraps past 100%, just like you'd hope • Day streaks with a customizable flame — and a weekly rest day that protects them • A pace ghost shows where you usually are by this hour • An end-of-day projection tells you if you're on track MAKE IT YOURS • 20+ hand-tuned themes plus a build-your-own gradient studio • Six alternate app icons • Your theme flows everywhere — app, widgets, and share cards DEEP TRENDS • Monthly, yearly, weekday, and hourly charts, records, and lifetime totals • A calendar heatmap of your entire history • Health correlations: steps vs. sleep, resting heart rate, and weight • Walks detected automatically, a Year in Steps recap, CSV export WALK WITH FRIENDS • Challenge a friend with a simple shareable code — no accounts involved • Optional Game Center leaderboards, strictly opt-in PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST • 100% on-device: your health data never leaves your iPhone • No account, no analytics, no third-party SDKs • No push notifications, ever ONE-TIME PRO UNLOCK — NO SUBSCRIPTION The heart of the app is free: the goal ring, streaks, widgets in every size, the entire Journey with its map and postcards, and your share card. Steps Journey Pro is a single one-time purchase — pay once, yours forever, shareable with your family. Pro unlocks the full theme collection and gradient studio, Pro ring styles, health correlations, the complete trends dashboard and heatmap, and every milestone. Download free, see your steps in seconds, and walk somewhere extraordinary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Steps Journey at every 2 weeks against Stridely's every 6 weeks. Stridely's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Stridely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Steps Journey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stridely ships an update every 6 weeks, Steps Journey every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stridely | Steps Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kharen Lansang | Robert Erwin |
In-app purchases
Stridely
- Stridely +$4.991 Month
- Stridely +$39.991 Year
Steps Journey
- Steps Journey Pro$2.99









