Comparison

Stride vs Steppy Step Tracker

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

Steppy Step Tracker

Features
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Steppy helps you turn daily movement into a simple habit. Connect Apple Health to see today's steps, progress toward your daily goal, weekly averages, lifetime totals, trends, and Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Add friends with a code, QR scan, or invite link. Compare daily progress, head-to-head history, recent trends, and the Global Top 5. Your health data stays under your control. When step sharing is on, accepted friends can see your shared step summary and your profile may appear in the signed-in Global Top 5. Turn sharing off at any time, report or block profiles, and delete your account and cloud data in Settings. HealthKit background delivery and widget refresh timing are managed by iOS, so updates are frequent when the system permits but not continuous or guaranteed. Steppy supports wellness and friendly motivation. It is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.

Screenshots

Stride3 screens
Steppy Step Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steppy Step Tracker at none against Stride's 3. Stride's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Steppy Step Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stride ships an update weekly, Steppy Step Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Stride versus Steppy Step Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideSteppy Step Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYuhe YeVishal Mittal

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

Steppy Step Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steppy Step Tracker free?
Steppy Step Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stride or Steppy Step Tracker have ads?
Neither Stride nor Steppy Step Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stride or Steppy Step Tracker?
Stride ships an update weekly, and Steppy Step Tracker monthly. Most recently, Stride was updated on September 18, 2026 and Steppy Step Tracker on September 19, 2026.

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