Comparison

26weeks.ai vs Cloudless Steps

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

Head to head
About

26weeks.ai

This AI-powered coach creates personalized 26-week training plans for any race. It adapts to your schedule, recovery, and workout history, integrating with popular health trackers. Stay on track even when life gets busy.

Highlights
  • Personalized 26-week race training plan
  • Adaptive AI coaching
  • Integration with Apple Health, Garmin, WHOOP
  • Workout history and progress tracking
  • Live stream runs on social media
  • Adaptive plan updates
Features
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Your training should adapt when life does. 26weeks.ai is an adaptive AI coach for running, triathlon and HYROX. Whether you are preparing for your first 5K, a half marathon, a marathon, a triathlon or a HYROX personal best, your plan is built around your fitness, schedule, recovery and completed training. Static plans assume every week goes perfectly. 26weeks.ai responds when you miss a workout, travel, sleep poorly, feel fatigued or progress faster than expected—rebalancing upcoming sessions so you can keep moving towards race day without trying to catch up. AN ADAPTIVE PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU Create a personalized plan using your goal, experience, availability, preferred training days and baseline fitness. Connect Apple Health, which brings in workouts from Garmin, WHOOP and other devices. As your circumstances change, your coach updates your schedule and explains what changed and why. WHAT YOU GET • Personalized training for 5K, half marathon, marathon, triathlon and HYROX • Running, cycling, swimming, strength and recovery sessions • Daily AI coaching based on your plan and recent training • Schedule adjustments after missed or completed workouts • Recovery context informed by sleep and wellness data • GPS run tracking, with a replay of every run • Workout history, progress trends and race-day preparation • One dashboard for your plan, activities and connected data BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Your plan works around rest days, travel, available training time and the equipment you have. The goal is not a perfect calendar. It is consistent, recoverable training that gets you ready for race day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cloudless Steps

This app tracks your daily steps and workouts locally on your device, prioritizing privacy by not using GPS. It offers automatic tracking, daily goals, historical trends, and home screen widgets, with an optional one-time upgrade for full history via Apple Health Sync.

Highlights
  • Automatic step tracking
  • Local data storage
  • Daily step goals
  • Workout tracking
  • Historical trends
  • Home screen widgets
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Step tracker with all-local data!!! Track your health, not your location. WHY CHOOSE CLOUDLESS? Battery Saver: Because we don't use GPS, Cloudless Steps uses a fraction of the battery of other fitness apps. 100% Private: Your data stays on your iPhone. We don't know where you walk, only how much you walk. 22 Languages: Designed for global use. KEY FEATURES: Automatic Tracking: Just put your phone in your pocket and go. Daily Goals: Set your step target and close your ring. Workouts: Track your daily workouts and see success over time. Historical Trends: See your weekly and monthly progress as you step into the future... Home Screen Widgets: See your progress at a glance. Dark Mode Support: Beautiful design that's easy on the eyes. SIMPLE PRICING: What You Get with The initial download: - Track your daily steps and see your current progress. - 7-Day History: Review your recent week of activity. Unlock Everything: - one time upgrade to unlock full step history via Apple Health Sync Download Cloudless Steps today and start walking safely and privately, without the cloud, cloudless.

Screenshots

26weeks.ai4 screens
Cloudless Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 26weeks.ai at every 4 days against Cloudless Steps's every 4 weeks. 26weeks.ai also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 26weeks.ai sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Cloudless Steps 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 26weeks.ai against 5.0 for Cloudless Steps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

26weeks.ai ships an update every 4 days, Cloudless Steps every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
26weeks.ai versus Cloudless Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter26weeks.aiCloudless Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRENOJAS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDROBERT EVAN GAYNOR

Customer experience

26weeks.ai

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cloudless Steps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

26weeks.ai

Subscriptions3
  • 26weeks.ai Weekly$4.997 Days
  • 26weeks.ai Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • 26weeks.ai 6-month$59.996 Months
1 purchases

Cloudless Steps

One-time1
  • Unlock Apple Health$1.99

Questions

Is 26weeks.ai free?
26weeks.ai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloudless Steps free?
Cloudless Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 26weeks.ai or Cloudless Steps?
26weeks.ai and Cloudless Steps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 26weeks.ai or Cloudless Steps have ads?
Neither 26weeks.ai nor Cloudless Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 26weeks.ai or Cloudless Steps?
26weeks.ai ships an update every 4 days, and Cloudless Steps every 4 weeks. Most recently, 26weeks.ai was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cloudless Steps on October 24, 2026.

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