Comparison

Stride vs Fawnly

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 – Every step counts. Track your steps easily and automatically. Stride connects directly with Apple Health, so you can start instantly- without a long setup and without draining your battery. What to expect: - Automatic Tracking: Uses your data from Apple Health. - Gentle Motivation: Get helpful nudges to keep you moving. - Everything at a glance: Track your goals, distance, and calories in a clean design. - Privacy: Your data stays safely on your device. No stress, no social media, no distractions. Ready to go in under a minute. Download Stride and reach your daily goal! Privacy policy: https://stridefit.app/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fawnly

Track your daily steps, distance, and calories with a beautiful, pressure-free interface. Understand your progress over time with detailed insights and customize your experience with unique themes. Share your achievements with friends.

Highlights
  • Daily step, distance, and calorie tracking
  • Progress review and historical insights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Shareable activity cards
  • Apple Health integration
  • No account or cloud sync required
Features
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Fawnly is a calm and beautiful way to understand your daily movement and build a walking habit without pressure. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE See your steps, walking distance, active calories, floors, and daily goal progress in one simple screen. With Fawnly Plus, you can also make distance your main Home metric. WIDGETS FOR YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Keep today's steps and goal progress in view with small and medium Home Screen widgets and round, rectangular, and inline Lock Screen widgets. They refresh from Apple Health on their own throughout the day. UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS Review your recent activity and weekly progress. Fawnly Plus unlocks Month and Year views, older history, daily averages, best days, and longer-term insights. MAKE FAWNLY YOURS Choose from thoughtfully designed themes. Fawnly Plus includes premium illustrated themes and custom fonts for your main activity number. SHARE YOUR MOVEMENT Create a beautiful card from any day and share it with friends. Fawnly Plus unlocks Week and Month cards, along with additional sharing options. APPLE HEALTH, WITH YOUR PERMISSION On iPhone, Fawnly can read your step count, walking and running distance, active energy, and flights climbed from Apple Health. Access is read-only. Your activity history and preferences stay on your device. Fawnly has: • No account requirement • No ads • No advertising tracking • No Fawnly cloud sync FAWNLY PLUS An optional Fawnly Plus subscription unlocks: • Premium and illustrated themes • Month and Year history • Access to older weeks and months • Distance as your main Home metric • Week and Month sharing cards • Custom hero fonts • A weekly step-card recap PLEASE NOTE Fawnly is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Activity values are displayed as provided by Apple Health. When a value is unavailable, Fawnly shows it as unavailable rather than estimating it. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Fawnly Plus is available as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription. Pricing is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device Settings. Terms of Use: https://getfawnly.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getfawnly.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Stride4 screens
Fawnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stride at every 3 days against Fawnly's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Stride sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Fawnly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stride ships an update every 3 days, Fawnly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Stride versus Fawnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideFawnly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel GrassKaustubh Kajave

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stride

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Supporter (1 Year)$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Fawnly

Subscriptions2
  • Fawnly Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Fawnly Plus Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Stride free?
Stride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fawnly free?
Fawnly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stride or Fawnly have ads?
Neither Stride nor Fawnly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stride or Fawnly?
Stride ships an update every 3 days, and Fawnly every 11 days. Most recently, Stride was updated on October 10, 2026 and Fawnly on October 7, 2026.

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