Stride vs Stepper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stride
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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 — 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 — from scratch or from a ready-made template — 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 “Drink Water — 8 glasses” or “Run — 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 — 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 — it never breaks your streak. Miss a day? No guilt — 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 Widgets in every size: small, medium, and large on the Home Screen (and extra large on iPad), plus circular, inline, and rectangular on the Lock Screen. See today’s progress without opening the app — and from the medium and large widgets, 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 — Stride nudges you at the right moment, so the habit sticks. Mark it done or snooze it from the notification. 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: • Habit Groups — organize habits into collapsible groups • Advanced Analytics — the Insights card and the 8-week Trend chart • Weekly Review — 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 — 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. 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
Stepper
Track your daily steps, distance, and calories with this beautiful and simple pedometer. Log various workout types, view detailed charts, and stay motivated with streaks. Offers an AI coach and advanced insights with a Pro subscription.
- Step, distance, and calorie tracking
- Workout logging for 20+ activities
- Streaks and goal achievement
- Hourly, weekly, and monthly charts
- Apple Watch app and widgets
- AI Coach (Pro feature)
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Move more. Feel the difference. Stepper is a simple, beautiful step counter and workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. It reads your activity from Apple Health, so it works the moment you open it: no typing, no syncing, no account. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • Today's steps, distance, calories and flights in one big, clear card • A daily goal that celebrates when you reach it • Streaks that keep you going, with rest days so one quiet day doesn't break them • Hourly, weekly and monthly charts, and a calendar of every day you hit your goal EVERY WORKOUT, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED • Runs, walks, rides, hikes, swims, strength, yoga and 20+ other workout types • Route maps, splits, heart-rate zones and effort • Search the way you talk: "runs over 5 km last month" • Record workouts on iPhone or Apple Watch, saved to Apple Health • Make Home about steps or about your runs YOUR YEAR IN REVIEW • A yearly receipt, best days and weeks, personal records and longest streaks • Your training clock, weekday patterns and year-over-year trends • Fun facts and passport stamps for the distances you've covered APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS • A companion Apple Watch app with live workouts and complications • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for steps, streaks, charts and workouts PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data stays on your devices. Stepper has no ads, no tracking and no account to create. STEPPER PRO Stepper is free to use. Stepper Pro adds: • An AI Coach that knows your workouts (Apple Intelligence, on device) • Route maps, GPX export and 3D route playback • Every Insight and your yearly recap • Every widget, all color themes and custom app icons • Any workout type as your Home focus Choose Yearly (with a 7-day free trial), Monthly, or Lifetime as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. Available in 18+ languages. Terms of Use: https://stepper.gobitzy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepper.gobitzy.com/privacy
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Verdict
Stride and Stepper are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stride sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stepper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Stride | Stepper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuhe Ye | Natarajan G |
In-app purchases
Stride
- Stride Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Stride Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Stride Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
Stepper
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- 1 Week Trail7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99









