Do Habits vs Strides

Do Habits

• iPhone users who want to count a habit several times a day
• Habits the Health app can measure automatically, such as daily steps
• People who want their habit history as a CSV file

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

Do Habits

• The free version stops at 3 habits; any more needs Premium.
• The App Store lists the app for iPhone and Apple Watch only; no iPad, Mac, Android or web version is listed.
• The vendor's site shows no prices, and the US App Store lists yearly Premium at both $19.99 and $59.99, so the amount charged in the app may differ.
• The one-time upgrade items appear in the App Store list without descriptions, so it is unclear which of them a new customer is offered.

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.

Do Habits

Goals several times a day

Set a goal on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis and track it more than once a day; the app tells you when the goal for the period has been met.

Streaks with skip days

Streaks count consecutive periods in which a goal was met. Skip Days and Vacation Mode keep a rest day or a trip away from breaking a streak.

Calendar and trend graphs

A calendar marks each goal as completed or missed, and graphs show trends over a week, a month or a year alongside the longest streak and the number of goals completed.

Apple Health tracking

A habit can be linked to Apple HealthKit so that activity such as steps is counted toward its goal automatically.

Reminders, journal and passcode

Each habit can have multiple reminders and daily journal notes, past activity can be edited, and the app can be locked with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID.

Apple Watch, widgets and export

Track from an Apple Watch or a Home Screen widget, use Shortcuts and Siri, back up to iCloud or Dropbox, and export data as CSV with totals and time stamps.

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.

Do Habits

• Free$0

  Up to 3 habits with the app's tracking features; the listing names unlimited habits as the only Premium difference.

• One-Time Premium Upgrade$8.99

  one-time purchase

  Listed among the App Store in-app purchases. The listing does not say how it differs from the Lifetime Membership.

• Lifetime Membership$19.99

  one-time purchase

  A second one-time item in the App Store in-app purchase list, shown without further description.

• Done Premium - Yearly$19.99 or $59.99

  per year; the App Store lists both amounts

  Unlimited habits and goals. The listing shows the yearly item at $59.99 three times and at $19.99 once, without explaining the difference.

• AppLife All Apps$29.99

  per year ($2.50 per month, billed annually)

  Kodeon's subscription for premium access across its 17 apps, Do Habits included, shareable with up to 6 family members.

• Growth Bundle$4.99

  per month; yearly listed at $29.99 and at $99.99

  Multi-app bundle items in the App Store in-app purchase list. The Growth Bundle site advertises a 14-day free trial of the bundle.

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.

Do Habits

• Lifetime license

  One-time upgrades listed at $8.99 and $19.99

  Next to the yearly subscription, the US App Store lists a One-Time Premium Upgrade at $8.99 and a Lifetime Membership at $19.99. It does not say how the two differ.

• Other savings

  AppLife bundle: 17 apps for $29.99 a year

  Kodeon's AppLife subscription gives premium access across 17 apps, Do Habits among them, for $29.99 billed annually, and can be shared with up to 6 family members.

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.