jeden.day – habit tracker
A Strides alternative that runs anywhere
Strides is a goal tracker as much as a habit tracker: four tracker types — habit, target, average and project — with values, units, pace lines and unlimited reminders, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch. Most of it beyond a few trackers sits behind Strides Plus, and an Android version has been a waitlist for years. If you want the habit half of that on any device, here is what jeden.day does.
What Strides is
Strides, by Goals LLC, runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision. A Habit tracker logs yes or no on a streak calendar, daily, on specific days, a number of times per week or month, or every N days; a Target tracks a value toward a goal by a date; an Average tracks a repeating number over any period; a Project tracks milestones. Values carry units, iCloud syncs devices, Apple Health can feed values, and data can be exported. The free version is limited to a few trackers; Strides Plus is a subscription or lifetime purchase.
Why people look for an alternative
Platform and price. There is no Android or web version, so an Android phone or a Windows laptop is out, and more than a handful of trackers means Plus. Export is a Plus feature too.
Some also find four tracker types more machinery than a habit needs and want the grid alone.
How jeden.day is different
It runs in the browser on every device and is currently free with no tier; export is always there. It has one kind of thing, a habit, but the habit can be a checkmark or an amount, and the amount can be judged per day or summed over a week or month — which covers most of what a Strides Average or Target is used for in practice, minus the goal-by-date projection.
Schedules match Strides' range — quotas per week or month, chosen weekdays, every N days — and add days of the month. Limits carry an allowance, and a daily limit can allow days over it. It works without an account, and sync is an emailed link or code, then a passkey.
What Strides has that jeden.day does not
A target by a date with a pace line and projection, rolling averages, project milestones, notes on logs, unlimited reminders, Apple Health input, widgets and a Watch app. If you are tracking a goal — a weight by a date, a savings total — rather than a habit, Strides is built for that and jeden.day is not.
jeden.day and Strides side by side
| Feature | jeden.day | Strides |
|---|---|---|
| Goals like “3 times per week, any days” | YesA quota per week, month or block of days, drawn as a bracket under the row. | YesA number of times per week or month. |
| Schedules on named days | YesSelected weekdays, every N days from a start date, or days of the month. | YesSpecific days and every N days. |
| Limits with an allowance (“at most twice a week”) | YesRecord only the occurrences; a quiet day is kept. Zero allowance means never. | PartlyGood or bad habits as yes/no; a per-week allowance is not documented. |
| Amounts with a target (“read 20 pages”) | YesA number per day against a target or a limit; the unit is optional. | YesValues with units on Target and Average trackers. |
| Weekly or monthly totals (“35,000 steps a week”) | YesEverything recorded in the period adds up against one target. | PartlyAverage trackers over any period; a summed period total is not documented as such. |
| Today stays open; skip a day | YesAn unmarked today never breaks a streak; a skipped day is neutral. | PartlyNot documented in the sources checked. |
| Use without an account | YesThe full tracker runs in the browser; sign in only to sync. | YesNo account; iCloud sync uses the Apple ID. |
| Platforms | Web app for phone and desktop, installable to the home screen. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision. Android is a waitlist; no web. |
| Sign-in | Emailed link or code, or a passkey. No password. | None needed. |
| Full data export | YesOne JSON file with every habit and its whole history; re-importable. | PartlyData export, in Strides Plus. |
| Reminders and notifications | No | YesUnlimited reminders. |
| Native mobile apps and widgets | NoThe installable web app instead. | Yes |
| Health or fitness integration | No | YesApple Health. |
| Gamification and social features | NoStreaks and a year view are the only feedback. | No |
| Connect an AI agent | YesAn MCP server you approve per agent, revocable any time. | No |
| Ads and tracking | No ads and no third-party analytics; only aggregate daily counters. | No ads documented. Its App Store privacy label lists purchases and usage data not linked to you. |
| Price | Currently free. | Free for a few trackers; Strides Plus by subscription or lifetime purchase. |
Strides column based on the sources named below, checked September 2026: App Store listing, stridesapp.com. Spotted something outdated? Tell us on the feedback board.
Questions
Can jeden.day track a goal by a date?
Not as a projection. A period total — "800 pages this month" — is the nearest shape; there is no target date or pace line.
Is there a tracker limit?
An account holds up to 20 habits, archived ones included, with every feature available. There is no paid tier.
Can I import a Strides export?
No. Habits are re-created by hand; jeden.day imports only its own export format.
Try it now
The grid works in your browser without an account. Sign in later if you want it on a second device.
Open jeden.dayStrides is a trademark of Goals LLC and is used here only to identify the product being compared; jeden.day is not affiliated with or endorsed by Goals LLC.