Steps & Tree vs Stride Together
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steps & Tree
This app gamifies your daily steps by visualizing them as a growing tree. Earn rewards and maintain streaks by connecting to Apple Health and meeting your step goals. It's designed to motivate you to move more each day.
- Tree grows with every step
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Daily step goals
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Unlock exclusive app icons
- Detailed progress stats
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Steps & Tree makes your daily steps visible – as a growing tree. Every movement in real life turns into water that you use to take care of your tree. This keeps you motivated to move a little more every day. The app connects to Apple Health and automatically uses your recorded steps from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Detailed stats and metrics about your tree let you see your progress at any time. Keep moving every day, grow your streak, and unlock rewards in the form of exclusive app icons. Features of the pedometer app: - Your tree grows with every step - Automatically uses your steps from Apple Health - Daily step goals - Streaks to keep you motivated - Streak milestones with exclusive app icons as rewards Make your steps visible – plant your first tree and keep moving! Notes: - The pedometer app Steps & Tree can be used for free and offers in-app purchases. It is optimized for iPhone and not for iPads. - You must allow Steps & Tree to access your steps via Apple Health, otherwise the app cannot be used. (iPads are not supported.) Apple’s Terms of Use apply, which you can find at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
Stride Together
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Walking is better when you do it together. Stride turns everyday steps into a shared experience with friends, family, coworkers and communities. Whether you are competing for the top spot, working towards a group goal or simply encouraging each other to move more, Stride makes every step feel more rewarding. WALK TOGETHER Create private groups for the people who motivate you most. Invite friends, family members, teammates or coworkers using a simple link or code, then follow everyone’s progress in one place. • Create private walking groups • Invite people with a link or code • View live daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards • Work towards shared group goals • React to milestones and celebrate progress • Keep each other accountable without pressure COMPETE YOUR WAY Stride is designed for friendly competition at every level. Create challenges that suit your group, from a one-day sprint to a month-long team event. • Most steps challenges • First-to-goal challenges • Consistency challenges • Team competitions • Head-to-head duels • Tournaments and seasonal competitions • Shared challenges where everyone contributes Whether you are trying to beat a friend, help your team win or complete a goal together, Stride gives you more ways to stay engaged. GO FURTHER TOGETHER Turn your group’s combined steps into a shared journey. Everyone’s activity moves the group forward along a route, helping you unlock milestones and reach the destination together. It is a simple way to make walking feel more social, visual and meaningful. STAY MOTIVATED Stride helps you build momentum and keep it going. • Set a daily step goal • Track your current and longest streak • Complete personalised missions • Earn XP and level up • Unlock achievements • Follow your recent progress • Compare your performance over time • Celebrate personal records Your dashboard makes it easy to see how far you have come and what to aim for next. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Stride turns your step data into clear, useful insights. View your activity across different time periods and understand your walking habits through simple charts and summaries. • Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views • Step trends and averages • Goal completion • Most active days • Personal records • Challenge history • Group rankings • Progress comparisons PERFECT FOR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND TEAMS Stride is built for everyday people, not only fitness enthusiasts. Use it for: • Friends who want to stay accountable • Families building healthier habits • Workplace step challenges • Clubs and community groups • Schools and universities • Charity and fundraising events • Teams looking for a fun way to move more No matter the group, Stride helps people stay connected through movement. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your activity and your groups stay under your control. • Groups are private and invite-only • You choose what to share • Stride does not track your live location • You can leave groups at any time • You can export your data • You can delete your account whenever you choose Stride reads your step totals from Apple Health. No extra hardware and no manual logging are required. Just carry your iPhone, keep moving and let Stride do the rest. START WALKING TOGETHER Create a group, invite your people and turn everyday movement into something you can share. Download Stride and discover how much more motivating every step becomes when you are taking the journey together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stride Together at none against Steps & Tree's 14. Stride Together also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Steps & Tree's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Steps & Tree sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Stride Together asks for nothing beyond the download.
Steps & Tree ships an update every 2 weeks, Stride Together every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steps & Tree | Stride Together |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Feldmann | Spencer Anum |
In-app purchases
Steps & Tree
- Save Water$1.99
- Refill Water Tank$1.99
- Ash Tree$1.99
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- Apple Tree$2.99
- Gardener$3.99
- Cherry Blossom Tree$4.99
- Tank Upgrade ×2 Offer$4.99
- Starter Pack Deal$5.99
- Tank Upgrade ×2$5.99
- Starter Pack$6.99
- Tank Upgrade ×3$8.99
- Tank Upgrade ×4$12.99
- Tank Upgrade ×5$19.99
- Pond$24.99
Stride Together
No in-app purchases
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