Is Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals free?

Its listing says Strides is free forever to track what's most important to you, but Unlimited Trackers is a Strides Plus feature, and the listing doesn't say how many trackers you get for free. Reviewers say the free version allows three. Goal4 is free to download and sells Pro weekly or yearly with a 7-day free trial. Its listing doesn't say what Pro unlocks.

How much does Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals cost?

The US App Store lists seven in-app purchases, all named Strides Plus, at $4.99, $7.99, $9.99, $29.99, $39.99, $99.99 and $149.99. The listing says Plus comes as a monthly or annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, but it doesn't say which price belongs to which plan, and it states no trial length. Goal4 Pro comes weekly or yearly with a 7-day free trial. Its prices vary by store and region, so check the price the App Store or Google Play shows you.

Does Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals work on Apple Watch, Mac and Android?

Yes. Besides iPhone and iPad, it has an Apple Watch app that needs watchOS 9 or later, a native Mac app that needs macOS 14 or later, and an Android version on Google Play. Sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac is a Strides Plus feature. Goal4 runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, with no Apple Watch app and no Mac app.

Does Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals connect to Apple Health?

Its listing says Integration with Apple Health, but not whether it reads data, writes it, or both. Health Connect on Android is not stated. Goal4 does not connect to Apple Health or Health Connect.

Does Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals have skip days or streak freezes?

Its Google Play listing says a habit can be logged Yes, No or Skip, and one App Store reviewer describes the same choice. Its App Store listing doesn't mention skips, and neither listing mentions streak freezes. Goal4 has no skip days and no streak freezes. Its quiet days only mute reminders on the days you pick.

Do I need an account to use Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals?

Its listing doesn't say whether you need an account or where your trackers are stored. Its privacy label declares no data used to track you and lists Purchases, Usage Data and Diagnostics as Data Not Linked to You. Goal4 needs no account and keeps your habits on the device. Its label also declares no data used to track you, and lists Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics and Purchases as Data Not Linked to You.

Goal4 vs Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals

Disclosure: Goal4 is our app. We’ve tried to be fair here, and we say so plainly where Strides is the better fit. Ratings and pricing are from the US App Store as of October 2026.

Quick answer

Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals by Goals LLC is a habit and goal tracker that has been on the App Store since 2013. It tracks good or bad habits, SMART goals, repeating numbers and projects, and you start from more than 150 templates. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, and there’s an Android version on Google Play. The catch is the free tier: Unlimited Trackers is a Strides Plus feature, and the listing doesn’t say how many trackers you get without it.

Goal4 puts daily, weekly and monthly habits on a contribution grid. You log a numeric goal with plus and minus buttons, and it warns you before a streak breaks. It’s free to download, with Pro sold weekly or yearly and a 7-day free trial. Your habits stay on the device, and there’s no account to make.

If you track goals with deadlines as well as habits, or want the app on your Apple Watch and Mac, go with Strides. If you’d rather have a habit grid in one of 39 languages and skip setting up an account, Goal4 makes more sense. Our habit tracker roundup compares more apps side by side.

Side-by-side

Feature comparison as of October 2026, based on each app’s US App Store listing, description, and privacy label. Ratings are US store totals.
Feature	Goal4	Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals
Platforms	iOS + Android (iPhone and iPad, iOS 15 or later)	iOS + Watch + Mac + Android (iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later)
US App Store rating	5.0 (1 rating)	4.8 (19,200 ratings)
Last updated	October 2026	October 2026
Free-tier limits	Not stated	Free tracker count not stated; Unlimited Trackers need Plus
Paid plans	Pro, weekly or yearly, 7-day free trial	Strides Plus, monthly, annual or lifetime: seven entries with the same name, $4.99 to $149.99
Log a habit	Yes, with a tap	Yes, from a daily checklist
Habit frequencies	Daily, weekly, monthly	Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly
Count goals	Yes, a numeric goal with plus and minus buttons	Yes, an Average tracker for a repeating number
Streaks	Yes, with a warning before a streak breaks	Yes, streak calendars with success rate
History and stats	Contribution grid in 5 layouts, monthly calendar with a daily bar chart, per-habit stats	Streak calendars, charts, progress reports; Repeating and Goal Date reports with Plus
Multiple habits	Yes, drag to reorder, grouped into Daily, Weekly and Monthly sections	Yes; Unlimited Trackers and Tags & Filters with Plus
Goals by a date and projects	Not stated	Yes, a Target tracker and milestone calendars
Reminders	Yes, per habit, any time of day, with quiet days	Yes, unlimited
Home screen widgets	Yes on iOS: grid, progress bar and streak	Yes, named in a September 2025 release note
Apple Health / Health Connect	No	Yes, Apple Health; Health Connect not stated
Streak freezes / skip days	No; quiet days mute reminders only	Skip option when logging a habit, per its Google Play listing; streak freezes not stated
Social features	No	Yes, an accountability partner and achievement sharing
Device sync	Not stated	Yes, iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Plus
Export	Not stated; habits share as an image card	Yes, Export Data with Plus; formats not stated
Languages	39	10
Ads	No third-party ads; free edition shows a card for our other apps (hidden with Pro)	No, none declared
Account required	No	Not stated
Data stays on device	Yes, habits stored locally with no account	Not stated
Privacy label	No data used to track you. Data Not Linked to You: Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Purchases	No data used to track you. Data Not Linked to You: Purchases, Usage Data, Diagnostics

Where Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals wins

It tracks goals, not only habits. Its listing describes a Target tracker for a goal you want to hit by a specific date, an Average tracker for a repeating number, and milestone calendars for project timelines. There are more than 150 templates to start from. Goals can be daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, and you can track bad habits as well as good ones. Goal4 tracks habits against daily, weekly and monthly goals, and its listing has no deadline goals or projects. Reviewers say Strides handles more than yes-or-no check-offs.

It reaches your wrist and your Mac. Strides has an Apple Watch app (watchOS 9 or later) and a native Mac app (macOS 14 or later), and its listing says “Integration with Apple Health.” With Strides Plus, your trackers sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac. It’s on Google Play for Android too. Goal4 runs on iPhone, iPad and Android only. It has no Watch app or Mac app, and it doesn’t connect to Apple Health or Health Connect.

Someone else can keep you honest. Release notes from October and December 2025 describe sharing with an accountability partner, and a September 2026 update lets you share an achievement as a clean image instead of a screenshot. Goal4 has no accountability partner and no friends or social features, though it can share any habit as an image card with your stats.

It has a long record. Strides has been on the App Store since 2013 and holds 4.8 stars from 19,200 US ratings. Its last update came in October 2026. Reviewers say they have tracked with it for years, and that support is quick to answer questions.

Where Goal4 wins

Its plans say what they are. Strides’ App Store page lists seven in-app purchases, all named Strides Plus, from $4.99 to $149.99, and never says which one is monthly, annual or lifetime. Goal4 sells two, named Pro - Weekly and Pro - Annual, so the billing period is in the name. Pro starts with a 7-day free trial.

A grid, not a checklist. Strides shows history as streak calendars, charts and progress reports, and a contribution-style grid isn’t in its listing. Goal4 draws each habit as a contribution grid in 5 layouts (compact, weekly, monthly, expanded and editorial). There’s also a monthly calendar with a bar chart of daily progress, and the iOS widgets show the grid, progress bar and streak. It also warns you before a streak breaks, not after.

39 languages to Strides’ 10. Strides’ store page lists English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Goal4’s lists 39. If yours isn’t one of Strides’ ten, Goal4 is worth a look.

No account, and it runs on iOS 15. Strides’ listing doesn’t say whether you need an account or where your trackers are stored, and sync between devices is a Plus feature. Goal4 has no account to make. Your habits stay on the device, and the app works offline. Its App Store privacy label declares no data used to track you and lists Identifiers, Usage Data and Diagnostics for analytics under “Data Not Linked to You.” Goal4 also runs on iOS 15 or later, where Strides needs iOS 17.

Pricing

Goal4 is free to download. Pro comes as a weekly or a yearly plan, with a 7-day free trial. The listing doesn’t spell out what Pro unlocks.
Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals by Goals LLC is “free forever,” per its listing, though the listing doesn’t say how many trackers you get for free. Strides Plus comes as a monthly or annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. It unlocks Unlimited Trackers, sync between iPhone, iPad & Mac, Tags & Filters, Today List, Export Data, Goal Notes, and the Repeating and Goal Date reports. The App Store lists seven entries, all named Strides Plus, at $4.99, $7.99, $9.99, $29.99, $39.99, $99.99 and $149.99, and doesn’t say which price is which plan. The trial length is not stated.

None of Strides’ seven entries is marked as the annual plan, so you can’t work out what a year of Strides Plus costs from the store page. Reviewers say the free version allows three trackers. Some also say Plus costs too much.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals if you track goals with deadlines, repeating numbers or projects alongside your habits, want the app on Apple Watch and Mac or tied to Apple Health, want an accountability partner or a data export, or would rather pay once for a lifetime plan.

Pick Goal4 if your habits run daily, weekly or monthly and you want to see them on a contribution grid, get a warning before a streak breaks, use the app in one of 39 languages, and keep your habits on the device with no account.

If you want to know how long a goal will take before you start tracking it, try our free goal timeline calculator and habit streak calculator. Both run in the browser, with nothing to download.