Stral vs Stepwise Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Stral
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It's not your fault your habits don't stick. It's the app's fault. Miss just one day and a 100-day streak resets to zero. Traveling? Sick? Too bad. That's how every other habit app works. Stral is different. โ Streak Recovery -- Break it, then bring it back If your streak breaks, just start again the next day and you'll enter "recovery mode." Complete a short recovery period and your full streak is restored. No more starting over from zero. โ Habit Lifecycle -- Take a break without losing progress Pause: Set a pause period for travel or illness. Your streak stays safe. Exclusion days: Need to skip just today? No problem. It won't count against you. End & Resume: Archive completed habits. Your records are kept forever. Features no other habit app offers. Only in Stral. โ All of this is free Up to 6 habits 4 tracking modes (Check / Negative / Count / Timer) Streak recovery Habit lifecycle management (Pause / Exclusion days / End / Resume) Apple Health auto-tracking (Steps, Exercise, Calories, Water, Sleep, Weight, Mindfulness, and 11 categories total) Apple Watch support Home screen widget iCloud sync Smart notifications 3 themes Features that other apps charge for are completely free in Stral. โ 4 modes for any habit Check: Did you read? Floss? Journal? One tap to record. Negative: Quit smoking, no drinking, skip the snacks. Days you didn't do it build your streak. Count: 8 glasses of water, 50 push-ups. Tap +1, auto-complete at your target. Timer: 10 min meditation, 15 min stretching. Built-in countdown timer. Works in the background. โ Automatic Apple Health integration Steps, exercise minutes, calories burned, water intake, sleep, weight, mindfulness, workouts, walking distance, swimming distance, stand hours. 11 categories of data are read automatically to complete your habits. Just exercise with your Apple Watch -- no need to even open the app. โ Go Pro and make it yours (just 2 cents a day) Unlimited habits 15 rich themes (the entire look and feel of the app changes) Unlimited motivation photos Pro isn't about unlocking features behind a paywall. It's about making an already fully functional app even more personal and fun. Try it free for 7 days. Stral is the habit tracker that helps you keep going. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stepwise Go
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Stepwise helps you stay consistent with your daily activity by showing your step progress in a clean, motivating way across iPhone and Apple Watch. Today - Live step count with circular progress toward your daily goal - Distance (km or miles) and active calories at a glance - Weekly comparison โ see if you're up or down from last week History - Bar charts for the last 7 days, 30 days, and full year - Goal line and 7-day rolling average trend on the 30-day chart - Personal records: best day ever, best day this month, best week Streaks - Consecutive days at or above your goal, shown on iPhone and Apple Watch - Milestone badges at 7, 14, 30, and 100 days Notifications (all optional) - Goal reached, evening nudge, streak milestones, weekly summary Apple Watch - Glanceable complications for watch faces - Home screen widgets in small and medium sizes Stepwise uses Apple Health as the sole source for step data โ no account required, no data leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepwise Go at none against Stral's 2. Stepwise Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Stral's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stral sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Stepwise Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stral ships an update every 3 weeks, Stepwise Go every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stral | Stepwise Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nichful | Kjetil Andersen |
In-app purchases
Stral
- Stral Pro$0.991 Month
- Stral Pro$4.991 Year
Stepwise Go
No in-app purchases









