Comparison

Stride vs Stepwise Go

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

Head to head
About

Stride

Features
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Nothing worth building happens in a day. Stride is the habit tracker that helps you show up, see your progress, and keep the streak alive β€” one day at a time. Whether it’s a morning routine, the gym, or drinking more water, Stride makes it simple to stay on track on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. TRACK YOUR HABITS, YOUR WAY Create habits in seconds β€” from scratch or from a ready-made template β€” and check off a yes-or-no habit with a single tap. Pick an emoji and a color for each one, and arrange your list to match how your day runs. Not every habit is a simple yes or no. Measurable habits let you set a daily target and a unit, so β€œDrink Water β€” 8 glasses” or β€œRun β€” 5 km” tracks the amount, not just the checkmark. And not every habit is daily. Choose every day, a set number of times per week, or specific days β€” Monday, Wednesday, and Friday only, if that’s your gym schedule. Hit a weekly goal on whichever days suit you; that streak counts weeks, not days. STREAKS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Stride counts every streak automatically, so you can watch your momentum build. On a day your habit isn’t scheduled, it’s a rest day β€” it never breaks your streak. Miss a day? No guilt β€” just pick back up. Your longest run is saved alongside your current streak, and any streak can be shared as an image. STATISTICS & HEATMAP The Activity Heatmap is a color-coded grid of your last 12 weeks. You also get your current and best streak, your 30-day completion rate, and how you do by weekday. For a habit scheduled on specific days, that rate counts only the days it was actually due. WIDGETS ON IPHONE AND IPAD Five widget styles: small and medium on the Home Screen, plus circular, inline, and rectangular on the Lock Screen. See today’s progress without opening the app β€” and from the medium widget, tap a habit to check it off right there. REMINDERS FOR EVERY HABIT Give every habit its own reminder, at exactly the time you want it. Morning meditation at 7 AM, evening journal at 9 PM β€” Stride nudges you at the right moment, so the habit sticks. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Check in on your iPhone, review your stats on your iPad, finish the day on your Mac. With a free Stride account, your data follows you. STRIDE PRO Almost everything in Stride is free: unlimited habits, measurable habits, flexible schedules, widgets, per-habit reminders, the heatmap and statistics, habit templates, streak sharing, data export (CSV or JSON), and cross-device sync. Stride Pro adds three things: β€’ Habit Groups β€” organize habits into collapsible groups β€’ Advanced Analytics β€” the Insights card and the 8-week Trend chart β€’ Weekly Review β€” a look back at how your week went YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Your habit data is yours. Stride keeps it on your device unless you sign in to sync; when you do, it goes to Stride’s own server and is used only to keep your own devices in step β€” never sold, never shared for advertising. Stride collects anonymous crash and diagnostic reports to fix bugs; they contain no habit content and are not linked to your identity. START TODAY You don’t need a Monday, a new year, or a fresh start. You need today. Download Stride and check off one habit. iPhone, iPad, and Mac. PURCHASE & SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Stride Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The Lifetime purchase is paid once and does not renew. For subscriptions: payment is charged to your Apple ID account on confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://jasonyeyuhe.github.io/stride-site/terms Privacy Policy: https://jasonyeyuhe.github.io/stride-site/privacy

About

Stepwise Go

Features
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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 β€” 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 β€” no account required, no data leaves your device.

Screenshots

Stride3 screens
Stepwise Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stepwise Go at none against Stride's 3. Stepwise Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Stride's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Stride sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stepwise Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stride ships an update weekly, Stepwise Go every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Stride versus Stepwise Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideStepwise Go
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhe YeKjetil Andersen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Stride

Subscriptions2
  • Stride Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Stride Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stride Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
None

Stepwise Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepwise Go free?
Stepwise Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stride or Stepwise Go have ads?
Neither Stride nor Stepwise Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stride or Stepwise Go?
Stride ships an update weekly, and Stepwise Go every 2 days. Most recently, Stride was updated on September 18, 2026 and Stepwise Go on August 17, 2026.

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