GOALIFYNOW · COMPARISON · CHECKED 22 OCTOBER 2026
Strides or free goal and habit worksheets?
Strides is a goal and habit tracking app with four tracker types and reminders. GoalifyNow’s free SMART goal worksheet, milestone date calculator, and printable habit tracker are browser tools that produce a plan you print, copy, or download. One tracks progress over time; the other helps you write the plan down.
This page compares Strides with GoalifyNow’s free browser tools, not with the GoalifyNow app. Strides facts come from Strides’ official pages, checked on 22 October 2026, and are linked below. Its official pages do not list prices, so check the app store listing before you subscribe.
The short answer
- Choose Strides if you want to log progress toward targets on your phone, with charts, reminders, and different tracker types for habits, averages, and projects.
- Choose the free worksheets if you want to define a goal clearly, split a deadline into milestones, and keep the plan on paper or in a spreadsheet without installing anything.
- Use both if it helps: write the goal with the SMART worksheet, then enter the target in whichever tracker you use day to day.
Side by side
| Strides | GoalifyNow free tools | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Goal and habit tracking app | Browser worksheets and a printable tracker |
| Where it runs | FAQ lists iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; the homepage also links a Google Play listing | Any modern browser; no install |
| Free option | Free to track your top three goals and habits | All tools free; the habit tracker takes 1 to 10 habits per sheet |
| Tracking styles | Habit, Target, Average and Project trackers | Daily check-off grid; goal planning worksheets |
| Reminders | Yes, flexible reminders for habits | None |
| Saved history | Yes, on the device; iCloud sync on Apple, optional cloud backup on Android | No. Entries clear when you reload or leave the page |
| Export | Data export is part of the paid Strides Plus plan; format not stated | Print, save as PDF via the print dialog, copy, or CSV, depending on the tool |
| Account | Not needed on Apple devices, per its privacy policy | Not needed |
Where Strides is the better fit
Strides is built for tracking progress over weeks and months. A Target tracker follows a value toward a date, an Average tracker follows an average over time, and a Project tracker covers milestones. Reminders and saved history do work that a printed sheet cannot. If you want your phone to keep score, the free worksheets are not a substitute.
Where the free worksheets are the better fit
Many goals stall before tracking starts, because the goal is vague. The SMART worksheet asks why the goal matters, how you will recognize progress, and what counts as finished, then lets you edit and print the statement. The milestone calculator splits a deadline into dated checkpoints you can print or download as CSV. The habit tracker gives you a paper grid for the daily action. These suit classrooms, coaching sessions, and anyone who prefers a written plan.
The trade-off: nothing is saved between visits and nothing reminds you. Print or download before you close the page.
What about the GoalifyNow app?
GoalifyNow also has an account-based app that connects goals with daily habits. It is a separate product from these free tools, and this page does not compare it with Strides feature by feature. Read about the existing goal and habit features or try the public habit starter without signing up. Sheets and downloads from the free tools are not imported into it automatically.
Plan your first week with the free toolsSources
Strides pages checked on 22 October 2026:
- Strides home page: Habit, Target, Average and Project trackers; flexible reminders; App Store and Google Play links.
- Strides FAQ: free for your top three goals and habits; Strides Plus features including data export; monthly, annual or lifetime billing; supported Apple devices. No prices are listed.
- Strides privacy policy (last edited 18 August 2026): device and iCloud storage on Apple, phone storage by default on Android, optional cloud backup, and no information needed to use the app.
GoalifyNow facts describe the current free tools on this site. Strides is a trademark of its owner. GoalifyNow is not affiliated with Strides. If something here is out of date, please tell us.