Comparison

MapStride vs Sleep Widget & Tracker

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

Head to head
About

MapStride

Track your runs, walks, and cycling routes with live GPS mapping. Monitor distance, speed, pace, steps, and calories burned. Review your progress and workout history with a clean, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Live GPS route tracking
  • Real-time workout statistics
  • Distance, speed, and pace measurement
  • Calorie burn calculation
  • Weekly progress dashboard
  • Workout history log
Features
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MapStride is a free GPS run, walk and cycle tracker that maps your route, measures your stats and tracks your fitness progress in one clean app. Need a run tracker, walking tracker or cycle tracker? MapStride handles all three without a subscription or paywall, and without the clutter of Strava, MapMyRun or MapMyWalk. No account required to start. GPS ROUTE TRACKING ON A LIVE MAP Every workout is tracked live on a GPS map. Your route appears as you move. Choose from multiple map styles. When you finish, your complete route is saved to review, share or compare. Run it, walk it, cycle it on your workout map. FREE RUNNING TRACKER, WALKING TRACKER AND CYCLING TRACKER IN ONE APP Built for runners, walkers, cyclists, hikers and anyone who moves outdoors. A free running app and run tracker with GPS pace and distance. A walking tracker, step counter and step tracker with calories burned. A cycling tracker and cycle tracker with speed and distance. A hike tracker or hiking tracker for trails and trekking. All in one app. REAL-TIME GPS STATS FOR EVERY WORKOUT • Distance in kilometres or miles • Time, duration and moving time • Current speed and average speed • Pace per kilometre or mile • Steps during walking and running • Elevation gain • Calorie tracker estimates from your profile (height, weight, age and activity) Stats update live. Track running distance, track walking distance and use MapStride as a cardio tracker, distance tracker and outdoor fitness tracker. Plan walking routes on the map as you go. RELIABLE BACKGROUND TRACKING Background GPS keeps recording with the screen off or in other apps. Pause and resume mid-workout. Recover a session if the app closes. Data saves locally even offline. Switch metric or imperial units anytime. GOALS, STREAKS AND PROGRESS RINGS Set goals for distance, steps, calories, duration or workout count: daily, weekly or monthly. Mark a primary goal on home-screen rings. Build a daily streak, celebrate milestones and personal bests, with evening reminders, weekly recap alerts and re-engagement messages. PROGRESS CHARTS, CALENDAR AND WEEKLY INSIGHTS Interactive charts for week, month and year, plus a calendar view. See weekly distance, calories, steps and active time by running, walking and cycling. A fitness tracker and workout tracker focused on improvement, not a social feed. WORKOUT HISTORY, SHARING AND ROUTE REVIEW Every workout saves its GPS route map, time, distance, pace, speed, steps, elevation and calories. Filter by activity. Export shareable workout cards in multiple styles after each outing. GUEST MODE, CLOUD SYNC AND APPLE HEALTH Start as a guest with no sign-up. Local history from session one. Sign in with Apple, Google or email for cloud backup, synced goals and a profile across devices. Optionally connect Apple Health to import or export steps, workouts, distance and calories. PERSONALISATION Light, dark or system theme. Metric or imperial units. Multiple languages. Profile photo and health profile for accurate calorie estimates. OUTDOOR FITNESS WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITY Clean GPS tracking for outdoor run, walk, cycle or hike. No social feed. No premium paywall on core tracking. No subscription required for everyday logging. Looking for a free running app, walking app, walking tracker, cycling tracker, step counter app or Strava alternative? MapStride covers walk, run and cycle in one focused package. FREE TO DOWNLOAD GPS maps, live stats, step counter, steps tracker, calorie tracking, elevation, history, goals, streaks, charts, shareable cards and route review are free to use. Download MapStride free on the App Store. Start your run, walk or cycle. Track it on the map. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sleep Widget & Tracker

This app offers a straightforward sleep diary using widgets for easy logging. Manually record sleep start and wake times, and adjust entries as needed. It focuses on simple tracking without complex analysis.

Highlights
  • One-tap widget logging
  • Manual sleep start and wake time recording
  • Adjustable sleep logs
  • Nightly history and event timeline
  • Weekly sleep insights
  • Optional iCloud and Apple Health sync
Features
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Track your sleep with a single tap. Just add the widget to your home or lock screen, tap it when you turn in and when you wake up, and you're done. Sleep tracking doesn't get easier than this. No wearable required. No microphone tracking. No sleep stage claims. Just a calm, manual sleep diary you can correct anytime. HOW IT WORKS • Tap Sleep when you are ready to sleep • Tap Still awake if you have not fallen asleep yet - zZz adjusts your sleep start time automatically • Tap Wake when you get up • Adjust your sleep log anytime WIDGET SLEEP LOGGING zZz helps you log sleep from the places you already use: - Lock Screen widget: track your full sleep flow - Sleep → Still awake → Wake → Review - Home Screen widget: see last night's sleep and weekly average at a glance The widget changes based on your current state, so you always see the next useful action. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI When the lights are already off, say it instead of tapping: - "Hey Siri, Sleep Widget sleep" - "Hey Siri, Sleep Widget still awake" - "Hey Siri, Sleep Widget I'm up" You can also log bedtime, and go back to sleep after waking in the night. Every command works without opening the app, and your widgets update straight away. All five actions appear in the Shortcuts app too, so you can build them into your own routines - one shortcut that starts your sleep log and turns on Do Not Disturb together. SIMPLE SLEEP TRACKING zZz does not try to guess your sleep stages. It focuses on what you can log reliably: - Sleep start time and wake time - Still awake resets - Sleep duration estimate - Nightly history and event timeline - Weekly insights: average duration, bedtime consistency, wake time trends - 30-day duration chart BUILT FOR REAL LIFE If you tap too early, forget to log, or wake up at a different time, you can edit your sleep session later. Said the wrong thing to Siri? Every session can be edited or deleted afterwards. Add notes and tags to remember what affected your sleep - travel, caffeine, late nights. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your sleep data is stored on your device by default. iCloud sync and Apple Health sync are optional. zZz is for people who want a lightweight sleep diary, not a complicated sleep lab. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://rainbow-heather-30a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-369894864cb880539fbdea444b48d9f3 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MapStride4 screens
Sleep Widget & Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MapStride at 5.0 against Sleep Widget & Tracker's 4.5. MapStride also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MapStride sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sleep Widget & Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapStride holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapStride has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapStride ships an update every 5 days, Sleep Widget & Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MapStride versus Sleep Widget & Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapStrideSleep Widget & Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARTEVUS TECHNOLOGIES (PRIVATE) LIMITEDHuy Nguyen

Customer experience

MapStride

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sleep Widget & Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MapStride

One-time3
  • Support MapStride $1.99$2.00
  • Support MapStride $4.99$5.00
  • Support MapStride $7.99$8.00
3 purchases

Sleep Widget & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is MapStride free?
MapStride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sleep Widget & Tracker free?
Sleep Widget & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MapStride or Sleep Widget & Tracker?
MapStride is rated higher. MapStride averages 5.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Sleep Widget & Tracker averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do MapStride or Sleep Widget & Tracker have ads?
Neither MapStride nor Sleep Widget & Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapStride or Sleep Widget & Tracker?
MapStride ships an update every 5 days, and Sleep Widget & Tracker monthly. Most recently, MapStride was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sleep Widget & Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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