Comparison

Stride vs Walkman Step Counter

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

Head to head
About

Stride

Features
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Stride is an advanced activity tracking app that helps you analyze your runs, walks, and performance in detail. With real-time tracking, pace analysis, and route mapping, make your training more structured and effective. Features • Track your runs and walks in real-time on the map • Analyze distance, duration, and pace in detail • Review past runs and monitor your progress • Compare your performance with previous activities • Clean and focused user experience For better results, track your data, analyze your performance, and keep improving.

About

Walkman Step Counter

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Walkman is a simple step counter for iPhone. Open it and you see one number: your steps today. Below that are calories, distance and your week at a glance. FEATURES Step tracking. Steps, distance, calories and flights climbed, read from Apple Health. City leaderboard. See how you compare with other people walking in your city today. Optional, and city-level only. Weekly summary. Your best day, your current streak, and how this week is going. Collectible characters. A new character every 500 steps, up to 50,000. PRIVACY Walkman only reads from Apple Health and never writes to it. Location is optional and only used to place you in a city. Your coordinates are randomised on your device before they are sent. We do not sell your data and do not track you across other apps. You can delete your account and all of its data from inside the app, under Profile. Questions? Email cosmocochrane1@gmail.com

Screenshots

Stride4 screens
Walkman Step Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Walkman Step Counter at every 4 days against Stride's monthly. Stride's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stride ships an update monthly, Walkman Step Counter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Stride versus Walkman Step Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideWalkman Step Counter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB120 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEfe BulbulCosmo Cochrane

In-app purchases

None

Stride

No in-app purchases

None

Walkman Step Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walkman Step Counter free?
Walkman Step Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stride or Walkman Step Counter have ads?
Neither Stride nor Walkman Step Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stride or Walkman Step Counter?
Stride ships an update monthly, and Walkman Step Counter every 4 days. Most recently, Stride was updated on October 24, 2026 and Walkman Step Counter on October 18, 2026.

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