Comparison

Stral vs Pixfin

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

Head to head
About

Stral

Features
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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. ◆ 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. ◆ 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. ◆ 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. ◆ 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. ◆ 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. ◆ 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/

About

Pixfin

Features
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Walk more. Grow a companion. Pixfin is a cozy step tracker with a tiny aquarium inside: a walking plan made for you, and a little creature that grows with every step. HOW IT WORKS 1) Pick a creature and give it a name 2) Answer a few questions to build your plan 3) Walk - Pixfin reads your steps from Apple Health YOUR PLAN Your daily goal starts a few minutes above your usual walk. Walk it, and it rises a little each week toward 8,000 steps a day, a target backed by research. WHAT TO EXPECT - A daily goal you can actually hit, set from your own week - Your first creature fully grown in 4 to 8 days of normal walking - A weekly chart showing how your walking changes WHAT YOU GET - 32 real creatures to collect, from a goldfish to a pink river dolphin - Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch widgets - No streaks. Miss a day and you lose nothing. - Your steps are never shared. No ads, no tracking. Pixfin requires a subscription. Yearly starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://rjlabs.app/pixfin/v2/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rjlabs.app/pixfin/v2/privacy.html

Screenshots

Stral4 screens
Pixfin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixfin at every 3 days against Stral's every 3 weeks. Stral's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stral sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pixfin sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stral ships an update every 3 weeks, Pixfin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Stral versus Pixfin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStralPixfin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNichfulRJ Labs, MB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stral

Subscriptions2
  • Stral Pro$0.991 Month
  • Stral Pro$4.991 Year
5 purchases

Pixfin

Subscriptions3
  • Pixfin Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pixfin Premium Yearly Offer3 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Pixfin Premium7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Color Morph$0.99
  • Pixfin Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Stral free?
Stral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixfin free?
Pixfin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stral or Pixfin have ads?
Neither Stral nor Pixfin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stral or Pixfin?
Stral ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pixfin every 3 days. Most recently, Stral was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixfin on November 5, 2026.

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