Awesome Habits vs Strides

Awesome Habits

• Apple users who want one tracker across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch
• People who want no account and their data kept in their own iCloud
• Filling in steps, sleep and workouts from Apple Health automatically
• Buyers who prefer a low one-time price to a subscription

Strides

• People who track numeric goals as well as yes-or-no habits
• Apple users who want trackers on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch
• Anyone with only two or three goals, which fit the free plan

Awesome Habits

• Apple only: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. There is no Android, Windows or web version.
• The free version is described only as basic features; App Store reviews from 2024 mention a cap of three habits and widgets reserved for Premium.
• The current version requires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 or watchOS 10 or later.
• Habit ideas and weekly recaps rely on Apple Intelligence, which is limited to supported devices and regions; the recap needs iOS 27.

Strides

• The free plan tracks three goals or habits; unlimited trackers, sync, backups, tags, export and the privacy lock need Strides Plus.
• The App Store lists Strides Plus purchases from $4.99 to $149.99 without saying which is monthly, annual or lifetime.
• Sharing progress with accountability partners requires iCloud and works on Apple devices only.
• The Android app is recent, showing 100+ downloads on Google Play, and no web or Windows version is listed.

Awesome Habits

Goals for building or breaking habits

Each habit has a daily, weekly or monthly goal. Habits can be counted, including decimal amounts, or timed with a timer, and progress past the goal is recorded too.

Apple Health sync

Health metrics such as sleep duration, daily steps, active energy and workouts are tracked automatically from the Health app.

Statistics and history

Statistics include heatmaps and streaks, habits can be grouped into lists with notes, and any past day's record can be edited afterwards.

Widgets and Live Activities

Interactive widgets cover the Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Control Center, alongside Live Activities, the Dynamic Island and Apple Watch complications.

Apple Intelligence features

Habit ideas are generated on the device, and a weekly recap of your habits is available on iOS 27. Both depend on supported devices and regions.

Private iCloud sync and export

No account is created. Data stays on the device and syncs through the user's own iCloud, the vendor says it collects no data, and records can be exported to CSV.

Strides

Four tracker types

Habit trackers log repeating actions, Target trackers aim for a number by a date, Average trackers follow a repeating number, and Project trackers break work into milestones.

Templates and SMART goal setup

Start from more than 150 tracker templates or set a SMART goal through a 3-step process, then adjust the defaults.

Daily Goals view

Filters all trackers down to the ones that need logging now, based on their repeat settings. Getting every tracker done earns a perfect day.

Charts and progress reports

Each tracker has progress bars with an on-track pace line, streaks, success rates, calendars and line charts. Reports summarize all trackers by week, month, year or all time.

Reminders and bad-habit tracking

Trackers can have as many reminders as you like on the days they are due, and a Bad Habit setting counts down against a limit instead of up to a goal.

Accountability partners

Invite other people to see progress on chosen goals or habits, or work on a goal together. This needs iCloud and works on Apple devices only.

Awesome Habits

• Free$0

  Basic features, per the vendor's terms. The limits are not published; 2024 App Store reviews mention three habits and no widgets.

• Monthly Premium Subscription$4.99

  per month

  Unlocks the additional features on a monthly subscription, at the US App Store price.

• Yearly Premium Subscription$12.99

  per year

  The same Premium features billed yearly. The US App Store also lists Yearly Premium with Trial at the same $12.99.

• Lifetime Premium$22.99

  one-time purchase

  Premium for a single payment, as listed among the US App Store in-app purchases.

Strides

• Free$0

  Tracks up to three goals and habits with reminders and charts, with no time limit and no ads.

• Strides Plus$4.99 to $149.99

  monthly, annual or lifetime; the listing does not label them

  Unlimited goals and habits, sync across devices, data backups, progress reports, tags and filters, archiving, data export, goal notes and a privacy lock.

Awesome Habits

• Annual discount

  About 78% less with the yearly plan

  The US App Store lists Yearly Premium at $12.99 and Monthly Premium at $4.99, so a year costs $12.99 against $59.88 for twelve separate months.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Premium for $22.99

  The US App Store in-app purchase list includes Lifetime Premium at $22.99, less than two years of the yearly subscription.

• Other savings

  All features included with Setapp

  The vendor's terms say every feature is unlocked when the app is used through Setapp, for as long as the Setapp subscription is active.

Strides

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime plan as a one-time payment

  The help center says Strides Plus can be bought with a one-time payment called the Lifetime plan instead of a monthly or annual subscription. It does not state the price.