Comparison

Round vs Stride

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Round

This interval timer is designed for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), Tabata, and circuit workouts. It allows users to create custom routines with multiple exercises and track their progress. The app offers haptic alerts and can be controlled from an Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval routines
  • HIIT, Tabata, and circuit training support
  • Apple Watch control
  • Haptic alerts for round changes
  • Visual arc timer
  • Workout progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Round is a visual interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, circuit training, strength workouts, mobility, and stretching. TRAIN WITH 3D MOVEMENT GUIDES Choose from 71 exercises and see each movement in 3D while building your routine and while the timer runs. Side-specific and alternating exercises are handled clearly, so you always know what comes next. BUILD A ROUTINE IN SECONDS • Start with a ready-made template or build from the exercise catalog • Reorder, duplicate, edit, and delete steps directly • Add custom exercises with your own name and emoji • Set work, step rest, set rest, preparation, and number of sets STAY FOCUSED • Follow the 3D animation or switch to a larger remaining-time display • See your current step, progress, and upcoming lineup at a glance • Audio and haptic cues announce every transition WORKS WITH WATCH Control your workout from your wrist and receive haptic cues without reaching for your iPhone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Sessions are logged automatically • Review total training time, streaks, and your most-used routines • Save workouts to Apple Health • Delete individual history entries whenever needed No account. No ads. Fully offline.

About

Stride

Features
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Stride is the interval timer and workout tracker for people who like to train on their own terms. Build your own HIIT, Tabata, or circuit routines, run them with a clean full-screen timer, and let Stride keep the record — all in one simple, ad-free app. DESIGN YOUR WORKOUTS • Create routines with custom work and rest intervals, rounds, and a color • Precise control — set minutes and seconds exactly how you want • Build anything: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, circuits, stretching, or breath work RUN WITH A SMART TIMER • Big, glanceable scoreboard timer with a 3-2-1 countdown (skippable) • Beeps and vibration cue every work and rest change — train eyes-free • See the current interval, round, and overall progress at a glance TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Every finished workout is logged to a calendar automatically • Color-coded days show what you trained at a glance • Stats break down your time by day and by workout STAY ORGANIZED • Keep training notes — form cues, goals, personal bests — right in the app • Light and dark themes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no accounts, no sign-in • All your data stays on your device and is never uploaded • Export and import your own backups anytime Whether it's a quick 4-minute Tabata or a full circuit session, Stride helps you plan it, run it, and track it. Design your workout, hit start, and go.

Screenshots

Round4 screens
Stride4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Stride at 13.0 against Round's 17.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Round ships an update every 8 days, Stride every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Round versus Stride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoundStride
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyosuke NakayamaMinseong Jeon

In-app purchases

None

Round

No in-app purchases

None

Stride

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Round free?
Round is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Round or Stride have ads?
Neither Round nor Stride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Round or Stride?
Round ships an update every 8 days, and Stride every 10 days. Most recently, Round was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stride on October 14, 2026.

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