Comparison

StrideSafe vs Step Counter & Friends

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

Head to head
About

StrideSafe

Features
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Walk more togetherβ€”without turning connection into constant tracking. StrideSafe is a consent-first step tracker for two trusted people. Follow daily steps, goals and streaks, share progress with a partner, and choose when a current walk or commute includes location. WALK MORE TOGETHER β€’ Track daily steps with Apple Health or the iPhone pedometer β€’ Set personal daily and weekly goals β€’ Build personal and couple walking streaks β€’ Share step progress separately from location β€’ Send quick encouragements to your paired partner SHARE ON YOUR TERMS Location sharing is off by default. Starting a stride never silently enables it. Choose Off, Approximate or, with Plus, Precise. Pause, Stop, Arrive and End stay close on iPhone. Your partner sees your approved location only while the pairing and current consent allow it. Stride sharing requires an active walk; continuous sharing is a separate opt-in. An optional live route during an active walk is relayed temporarily and is never saved to the server database. FREE IN STRIDESAFE β€’ Daily walking progress, goals and streaks β€’ One active partner pairing β€’ Approximate location during an active stride β€’ Pause, Stop, Revoke, Arrive, End, sign-out and deletion controls STRIDESAFE PLUS Every new download includes an automatic seven-day Plus Preview. No sign-up or payment is required, and the preview does not charge or renew. After it ends, choose a monthly or annual subscription in the app. Plus unlocks: β€’ Precise location sharing β€’ Full walking Insights and private on-device route history β€’ Apple Watch app and complications β€’ iPhone widgets β€’ Optional continuous sharing and goal-progress notifications One active subscription also unlocks Plus for your current paired partner. PRIVACY BY DESIGN StrideSafe stores only one replaceable latest approved location on the serverβ€”not a server-side route history. Private walk routes stay on the walker’s device. Approximate, precise, paused, stale, unavailable, revoked, arrived and ended states are clearly distinguished. StrideSafe supports connection and reassurance. It does not guarantee safety and is not a replacement for emergency services. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stridesafe.app/privacy/

About

Step Counter & Friends

Features
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Turn your walk into a race. Against your friends, your country, and everyone else on the board. Every day closes at midnight, and someone wins. RACE THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW Create a group and invite anyone with a link or a QR code. Everyone's steps land on one live board, the day closes at midnight, and someone wins. WORLD AND COUNTRY RANKINGS See exactly where you stand β€” against every walker on Stepdy and against your own country. Day, week, month, or since the day you joined. HEAD-TO-HEAD STEP RACES Challenge one person over a day or a week. Pick the target, pick the opponent, and watch it play out live. STREAKS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Hit your daily goal and your streak grows. Miss it and it's gone. Set the goal yourself, from a gentle 5,000 to a serious 20,000. THE STEP WALLET Every step past your goal is banked. Fall short on a bad day and your wallet quietly covers the difference, so your streak survives. WATER, IN ONE TAP Log a glass in a single tap and watch your bottle fill. Gentle reminders every few hours stop the moment you reach your water goal. Your water log stays on your iPhone. WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE Your step count comes from Apple Health and the iPhone's motion coprocessor, and we never touch it. The number you see is the number you walked. NO ACCOUNT, NO PASSWORD There is nothing to sign up for. Stepdy uses the iCloud account already on your iPhone, so you are on a board the moment you open it. No email, no password, nothing to remember. WHAT LEAVES YOUR IPHONE The detailed records Stepdy reads from Apple Health β€” steps, distance, active energy and, for your activities, heart rate and workouts β€” are used to draw your own screens and never leave the device unless you export them yourself. Only step totals are shared: with the world and country leaderboards if you choose to appear on them (switch it off any time in the You tab), and with the groups you join. Nothing is sold or used for advertising, and Stepdy writes to Apple Health only to save the activities you record with an Apple Watch. STEPDY PRO Unlimited groups and step races, the Step Wallet, full history you can export as a spreadsheet, a walking plan built from your own walking, and app icons, bottle styles and your own glass size β€” with a 7 day free trial. Stepdy is free to use. Stepdy Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription charged to your Apple ID. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can cancel any time in your App Store settings. Apple Health is required for step tracking. Stepdy is not a medical device and gives no medical advice. Terms of Use: https://stepdy-app.web.app/terms

Screenshots

StrideSafe4 screens
Step Counter & Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

StrideSafe and Step Counter & Friends are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. StrideSafe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Step Counter & Friends sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StrideSafe versus Step Counter & Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrideSafeStep Counter & Friends
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuan van der WaltFARUK MERT KAPAR

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StrideSafe

Subscriptions2
  • StrideSafe Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • StrideSafe Plus Annual$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Step Counter & Friends

Subscriptions2
  • Stepdy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Stepdy Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is StrideSafe free?
StrideSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Step Counter & Friends free?
Step Counter & Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StrideSafe or Step Counter & Friends have ads?
Neither StrideSafe nor Step Counter & Friends shows ads.

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