Stride vs Walkman Step Counter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Stride
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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.
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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Stride | Walkman Step Counter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Efe Bulbul | Cosmo Cochrane |
In-app purchases
Stride
No in-app purchases
Walkman Step Counter
No in-app purchases









