Strides: Habit Tracker + Goals Reviews

by Maineerin13

I really enjoyed your layout and the construction of your app. I did quite a lot of research to pick your app out from the multiple other goal apps. I think you are unfortunately going to loose quite a few customers due to making people pay money to have more than 3 habits. Statistics may state you should only focus on a couple habits but you shouldn’t make people feel like they can’t have more than 3 unless they pay. Also, the individuals who are using an app to help organize their habits most likely need an app because they have multiple habits they need to keep track of. I would highly recommend you increasing the amount of habits before people have to pay because consumers are going to get frustrated and go to an app that doesn’t make them pay for more than 3 habits. I will pay for an app after I use it for a couple weeks and have grown to appreciate Strides on a day to day basis. You are not allowing a certain group of people try out your app for a couple weeks for free if they have more than 3 habits so they will delete it immediately. At least let people track more habits so they can grow to appreciate your app before they have to pay.

by Espresssoshots

Probably one of my favorite productivity, habit-tracking apps I've tried. Moreover, Strides is intuitive and I feel like it has been well tested for user experience. It meets many use-cases of habit-tracking and goal forming (progress by percent, by target accumulation, splitting into milestones, etc). However, I don't agree with justification for a subscription model, as posted by Strides author. The subscription is supposed to pay for hosting services, but I don't see why I need to pay for hosting? Simply save my data locally or offer connection to cloud service (i.e. dropbox) if users really want to sync. (For example, 1password has a subscription model, but offers a lifetime license for $60). I know plenty of people who would have used Strides if it was a simple one-time purchase. In my opinion as a fellow developer, tracker apps are not difficult to build, and it is only a matter of time a more affordable app similar to this app will enter the market - I would love to support this if it made more sense than subscribing so you can "sync". Would be happy to pay a legitimate software license price for it, it is clearly worth more than a $10 app. Thanks though, hope you will take it into consideration.

by Momomo122811

I’ve already read the creator’s response regarding the reasoning behind the subscription vs. a one-time cost. Strides is great - but most people that are working on improving habits would like to work on more than 7. I promoted Strides for a while on my productivity social media platform, but kept getting that same feedback from followers, and I do agree with them. If the ability to sync across platforms is causing an expensive subscription, perhaps there could be an option with one-time payment that simply allows users to have more goals? The other “perks” that the subscription includes to try to defend its $30/year price tag are nice, but the majority would agree they aren’t proportionally useful. When you look at other apps in this space - Things 3, for example - that cost significantly less (and do not rehire a subscription) and do significantly more in terms of achieving increased productivity, it makes you wonder what the issue is here. I am always more than happy to pay plenty for an app when the value is there, but it’s just not here in this case.

by Greenkg24

Love the apps functions, UI/UX. It has been pivotal in tracking my progress and staying on top of my goals. My only issue and something I think should be changed is the tagging and archive features. I love the tagging feature to organize my goals.. BUT I track daily goals tagged by their month/year and I also track my annual goals tagged as annual/year. BUT in my due today tab the daily goals that have a goal date that is in the past they still appear in the due today tab. First problem, the due today tab should only show you the items that are within the set period of time for the specific goal. For example, I have a goal that is a target number to hit for the period of January 1 -31. On February 1, that same goal was still showing up as due today.

Second issue, to try to fix the first issue I decided to archive the goals that have “expired”, which seems to alleviate this because they no longer appear in my due today tab. BUT when I click the drop down to sort by tags, my January 2020 tag is now empty because I archived those goals. So, it should be possible to archive any and all goals but still be able to sort by their other tags.

Would love to see a solution to this issue, whether it’s the one I described or another one. Thanks! Still absolutely love Strides , just a few minor suggestions for optimization.

by TifaaaaT

I enjoy using this app because it’s simple and does exactly what I need it to - simple way to track habits. Best part is that it’s easy to use, easy to setup, and the free version is more than enough for me, which I really appreciate.

However, one drawback / potentially bug I want to point out - the notification / reminder function. When I use it I have to turn off notification altogether because it’s wayyyy too aggressive. I tried to customize and set the reminder / alert time and log time, but it STILL just pushes me notifications and saying I haven’t logged progress ALL THE TIME. I think it’s good for someone who needs some nudge to track the goals, like if you set goals for drinking water and needs constant reminder, it’s great. For me it’s just annoying. I hope this gets fixed and we can getbetter customization functions.

by EmilyKazoo

I can’t find any tools in Strides that I don’t like. The more you play with it the more ingenious it is. Looks great, simple, works. You can work on good or bad habits, projects or track how much you do something. I did want to create a goal for working on art 3x a week. I made the goal by choosing to track numbers instead of a habit. I wasn’t getting into the studio as often as I liked so I made a new goal by choosing to track it as a habit and that gives you a little calendar graphic which the other trackers don’t have. You can’t change a goal type once you’ve made it but you can make a new one. Otherwise, all sorts of other settings in each goal are changeable as you go along. Everything shows streaks, averages and if you’ve met your goal or not for the given period. Then, you can even set a goal for streaks, so that’s another layer of consistency tracking. I had to read a little and play with it a little, but I like it and subscribed for a year. I use it with Trello which I use as a broader idea and task tracking pinboard.

by Dylan_B_S

For the longest time I had a separate list for habits in my Reminders app, but I hated that I couldn’t see the progress I’d been making on my habits. Then began my search for the best habit tracker on Strides Store.

I’ve tried Productive, Habit, Done, Fabulous, Streaks, a few other mediocre apps, and finally this app. I have to say as far as usability goes, this app is far above the rest. You get the sense that this is a team that keeps up with the latest trends and pushes updates constantly.

One area where I think it falls behind is in general appearance. Specifically, I’d love it if the UI was more differentiated from the Apple Reminders app, which I already use a ton, and was more focused on showing you how far you’ve progressed in the last week. “Done”, “Habit”, and “Streaks” all do a really good job of this with beautiful interfaces, but they lack the functionality of this app.

“Fabulous” was pretty annoying as an app, but I think one thing it does well is offering motivational paths and programs. I think if small things like this were more closely integrated into the this app it would feel a little more friendly and optimistic. Maybe let people write motivational quotes in each tracker that would pop up when you get a notification?

Overall great app though, and my habit tracker of choice on Strides Store.

by Bbb!

So far, this was the best habit tracker I found that gave me 7 habits without having to pay sub fees >.< anyway, I was finding Strides pretty awesome but then I went from the pacific time zone to the eastern time zone on holiday and all streaks and checks got completely messed up! I didn’t understand what was going on so I went back through time and rechecked days that had previously been checked but I couldn’t remember everything for what I did on what days. I was so confused why some became unchecked! After thinking about it a bit though, I realized I’m guessing the ones that were ‘unchecked’ were actually completed after midnight in EST but before midnight PST so they rolled over to the next day. This was so confusing!!! I’m guessing if I had left them and gone back to PST it would have fixed itself but I likely already screwed them all up. Please fix this bug 🙏 or let me know how else this could have happened

by Young And Naive

I am one of the apps free users. This is a well designed and intuitive goal tracking app. Very simple to use but with nice customizations. I had used it for a few months this spring, and was really building some great new habits, when I fell out of use for unrelated reasons. I jumped back into Strides this fall and am truly amazed about how the awareness and mindfulness of regular goal tracking motivates me to move towards my goals.

I really am puzzled by how quickly I started flossing, getting up earlier, and reading more books once I started using Strides again which were goals that didn’t change between spring and summer.

I currently track 9 goals, and am allowed 10 total free. I enter my progress in the morning and evenings for my daily goals and weekly goals. My longer term goals I enter an update when there is something related to them. I like the way they present my progress. Thanks this app Team!

by SalMus88

This is an amazing app, it’s helped me a lot in tracking my habits. I especially love the feature of being able to quantify my habits with numbers, instead of just a yes/no option. (So for my reading habit, I can put in the number of minutes I’m reading per day and it also shows me my average, which is really helpful.)
However, I have a couple of suggestions.
1. It would be awesome if the “best streak” statistic would show up for numerical/quantity habits too(in addition to the “current streak” stat) like it does for yes/no habits, since it gives me something to compare myself to. The same for the monthly log that can be seen in yes/no habits, (this too is absent in numerical habits)
2. It would be great if in addition to the average, it could show me total number done (so for eg: in addition to showing that my jogging average/day is 35 minutes, it also shows that jogging was done for a total of 9,000 minutes) This would were as a great motivator/confidence booster!
2. It would be helpful if I could pause/suspend habits, and skip them since some of them are seasonal/mightbbe cancelled for the week, and I don’t want my average messed up. [On a side note, the archive feature is really great for habits that you’re done with but don’t want to delete!]
Last but not least, kudos to Strides developers for doing a really great job!!

by FarFlungHeel

Strides is great for tracking progress against goals (in my case various exercise goals for the year), letting you know if you are ahead or behind pace. Having it on the front page of my phone helps reminds me to do those push-up's, squats, trips to the pool, etc. - with the help of Strides , for the last 2+ years I’ve been able to sustain - or catch back up upon - an exercise regimen that in the past I’d begin to neglect and then abandon over time. I’m sure others can dream up all sorts of other features that could be incorporated into Strides , but I like it for its simplicity.

I did have an issue where Strides ceased opening. The developer was great for fixing the problem: responsive, thorough and worked out a fix via Apple Test Flight.

by Karrots125

So I downloaded several different apps of this type of goal-tracker app. I was able to quickly narrow it down to this and one other by virtue of how easy it is to add custom goals and track them. Over the coarse of a month this one has become by far my favorite. It allows me to customize what, how many, how often,and track with an easy swipe left or right. It gives me reminders but doesn't annoy me. I can easily go back to log days I've done (or not) but haven't logged and I can see at a glance whether I'm improving the frequency of my goals. This has quickly become one of my most frequently used apps! Highly recommend for all ages of goal-setters and (hopefully) accompish-ers!
Update: I’ve been using this for about six months now and still think this is by far the best goal-tracker app. I love the personalized goals and being able to look back over the months and see how I’m improving long-term. I’m slowly adding goals and know Strides is what is keeping me focused!

by Caseyjayner

I started using a few different habit apps in 2016 to track my physical therapy exercises, and this app is still my favorite! I now use it for everything.
The ease with which I can track both good and bad habits is unparalleled in other apps, as are the progress bar view. Don’t get me wrong, many apps have these- but most are clunky or unintuitive I’m a way that made sticking to a habit less sticky. I look forward to completing the task with this app! && I see a few features I’m excited about that they are working on developing now :D.

After moving devices and having such an old purchase I had an issue with my account- one email later I had a kind, quick, easy fix that I rarely see! I can’t say enough good things about Strides and the company. Thank you!

by For Habits Sake

I’ve been using Strides for a few weeks now to track my daily habits. I absolutely love it so far. I can track up to 7 habits without having to pay a monthly fee. It is easy to add notes to my habits, see a calendar that shows my consistency, the ability to set reminders at certain times if I wish, and so much more!

I used to use Strides Productive and it was good but I got tired of all the ads to upgrade and that they changed it from 5 free habits to only 3 free habits. I actually prefer to use this app over Productive anyway.

Strides is simple to use. They also want your feed back and respond about ways to make it better. I only wish you could customize different habits by colors. I believe that is something they are already looking into. Overall I would highly recommend Strides to anyone!

by Run4daysXC

This is a great app for tracking your progress on you habits. Ever since all the great updates recently created this year, Strides is among the best planning tools. Personally, I prefer to use my physical paper planning tools for this sort of stuff, but the format of Strides makes it worth it. It gives a clean view of your progress and an easy way to track it. The last great part for me is that it keeps me accountable. I cringe each time I have to mark a "No" for my habit that day, and it motivates me to do it.

Being a teenager in high school, normally I NEVER take the time to write a review for something. This is only the third thing I have ever reviewed on the Internet, and it's only if I find something incredible.

If you actually use Strides for real, and go out and do the work, you can develop very successful goal setting habits. Don't wait for New Years Eve to start. START TODAY! Go out all accomplish your goals! this app can help you do that if you willing to put in the work and dedicate yourself. However, remember that even the best of productivity tools can't make you productive if you don't go out there in real life and crank out that workout or whatever your trying to do.

Thank you this app for the great app!

by Gbearrrrrrrrrrrr

I’ve tried so many and this app is by far the best! It’s also one of the more basic and simple (by design). I’ve been using it for about a year and a half and haven’t looked back. It’s impossible to improve or change your habits without tracking them. this app makes it easy and it’s really neat to see some of the stats over long periods of time. I’ve always been able to make the “right” kind of habit with Strides (good vs. bad, daily vs. weekly, multiple reminders, and a lot more), there is a ton of customization you can do.

Dropped in to say I LOVE the new Daily Goals view. It makes checking in at the end of the day a breeze. The old way was slightly clunkier. Thank you for Strides, and continuing to update it, it’s really helped me become a better person by changing some of my habits!

by EveM53

I love Strides! I have some big goals for this year and it’s an excellent way to keep track, to be inspired, see where I am struggling, see where I am excelling, clarify what’s actually important and impactful, and plan for the future.
I had subscribed to this app Plus so I could export data and this morning was having an issue with function. I emailed support and within a couple of hours had a response from Kyle the CEO! I was not expecting a fast response; in fact, honestly I was expecting no response and so Kyles polite and helpful email was a most pleasant surprise! The information he shared was to the point and I was up and running again in minutes!
I have never written a review of an app in my life and yet this one was easy to post! If you are looking for a helpful and effective goal tracking app - with helpful service - this is it!!!

by WW3NSide

I tried well over 10 apps to log every cigarette and countdown correctly as a negative habit with goals each week and Strides looking at not reaching that number as a positive instead of a negative and none of them came close to doing what Strides does. I tried habit list, tally, done, multiple timer apps and countdown apps, atracker, streaks, quit that, not to do list, quit genius, habit tracker ++, say no addiction, less alcohol tracker and I could go on. this app is the only app that allows you to customize tracking less is more, with a set goal and capable of telling Siri to smoke a cigarette to log a cigarette count. Atracker is the only other app with almost all of the perks that this one has but this app is by far superior to stop or quit bad habits by counting down to zero. I am now using it to keep up with my healthy habits now too.

by Humility36

What I really like about Strides is the way that it can be used! Finance/ working out / losing weight. You can also go the opposite way meaning if you’re trying to quit something then less is more. It is very intuitive and if you want to create your own tracker, there’s a number of different customizations you do to make it your own.

A couple of suggestions that I would have would be a motivational quote everyday as a reminder and possibly introducing some more gestures. Strides is visually appealing and I love the celebratory theme when you hit a personal best streak or goal. I don’t know how much of a community is out there, but I could help create a coaching bot that is filled with encouragement , accountability, and affirmation.

I’ve shared Strides with a couple of friends and they’ve reached out to me with different questions. Now that they’re used to it, they like it also.

by Unknowen99

It took me a while to actually get into this one.
I was just about to buy the full version of another app. Something in me just couldn’t get behind it though. I am never going to find everything I want cause I’m that picky lol I’ll admit it. Classic me at the twelfth hour before making a choice what app I was going to go with I tried this one and it changed my mind all together. You have to get behind holding yourself accountable as well this isn’t going to be that app that is going to blow your phone up with reminders if you don’t set them. Once I started putting in behaviors and habits good and bad I couldn’t stop myself. I have been using Strides for about a week now and wow I’m here for all of this. I get up it reminds me of my habits and goals . The fact I’m now into the streak thing is kinda cool. I would recommend if simple and you don’t need a babysitter for yourself is something your looking for.

by Tauro10

Really liked Strides . It does what suppose to do, well designed. Five starts!
Two starts down on the business model. Don’t see a reason to pay a subscription service for a tracking app. I don’t mind to pay one time fee for it. Most app developers seem to be entrench with subscription models now but not everything fits that model! Even though seems tempting to move in that direction because of more revenue; which is a downside because a lot of people are opting for not using the apps at all when the subscription doesn’t have merit.
You can track 7 habits/goals with the free version, it works well but I need to track more things. I decided to move to the next best app I found (Habitify) because it has a one time fee only even though this app design and architecture seems better. They both get the job done.

by Shine Soccer 08

It is the best planner type of app ever. I tried many different apps of this sort but none of the other apps were really that useful unless you were willing to pay to switch to the premium version. Although Strides also does have a premium option, you can still function using the normal version. Even without premium, you can still set seven goals/reminders. You can also personalize and track all of your progress towards reaching those goals. You can even use Strides to track your progress towards completing a project, which I have found extremely useful because I used to be a huge procrastinator😂. Strides has really helped me keep my time organized and my life on track. I highly recommend Strides.

by Jonesycash

I use Strides multiple times a day, to track habits I'm trying to establish and actions I'm trying to limit in my life--like paying to ride the subway instead of riding a bike. I like the interface. For me it strikes a good balance between simplicity and just enough options to allow me to tweak how I track various things.

I also just had a great customer service experience with this app. A few updates back, Strides started running very slow and laggy. I emailed support and got a prompt response. After a few emails back and forth with someone who seemed like he actually cared about resolving my issue…my issue was resolved. Now Strides is back to running quick and snappy.

by Danr789012

Hi again,

Updating this to 5 stars as was partially user error ( I had previous log enabled) and partially a new bug Kyle was very happy to look into and help with.

My logging worked as good as ever so5 stars. Great app to easily and efficiently track key life metrics

Hi,

I have been using Strides for several months now and think it is really great.

In the past few weeks there have been a few glitches listed below I can't seem to resolve that are increasing over time to the point I am close to finding a new app
- sometimes Strides seems to guess at the number of miles I have run in a day for example which is annoying
- when I change this I end up with 2 entries in my history log (I can turn 1 entry to 0 but can not seem to delete the entry all together) and sometimes it sticks with multiple entries for day. Even when I turn to zero a positive number comes back
- if that happens more than once a day I end up with a few entries in a day which makes it frustrating when reviewing history

Again great app and I would appreciate any insights on ways to fix these glitches .

Thank you,

by Infoplayr

I love Strides. I use it every day to track everything from #books read per year to hours of piano practice per week. I like that it allows me to make several entries for a category per day. For instance, I may practice my piano for 20 min in the morning and then again for 30 min in the afternoon. Strides lets me make multiple entries for the same day and records the time stamp of each entry. Other apps that I tried didn’t have this feature. The only thing lacking is ability to change the time stamp. (Sometimes I forget to add an event until later in the day, and then the time stamp is messed up. It would be nice to be able to edit the time stamp of each entry.)