7 alternativesTime Stride: Free
The best Time Stride alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Time Stride is Merlin Bird ID, and the best free one is Anki.
Merlin Bird IDPick it if you hear birds every morning and want their names with zero birding experience.FreeCompare at a glance
Time Stride is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | Watch | App Store | Developer | Rating |
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 Time Stride | Free | Free | Too few ratings | ||||||
| Merlin Bird ID | Free | Free | 4.9 | ||||||
 Anki | Free, open source | Free | 4 | ||||||
 Sky Guide | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.8 | ||||||
 Duolingo | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | ||||||
 LookUp | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 | ||||||
 Bella and Pan | $4.99 | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||||
 Learn Thai Alphabet & Tones | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you hear birds every morning and want their names with zero birding experience.
Free bird ID by song, photo or 3 quick questions, from the Cornell Lab, and it works offline.
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Pick it if you're studying for an exam and will build your own flashcard decks to remember thousands of facts.
Spaced-repetition flashcards that are free on the Mac, work offline and handle decks of 100,000+ cards.
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Pick this if you get clear night skies and want every star, planet and satellite named.
Point your iPhone at the night sky and it names every star, planet and satellite, free and offline.
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Pick this if you're starting a new language and need a daily streak to keep you practicing.
Free, bite-size lessons in 40+ languages, plus math and chess, with a streak that keeps beginners coming back.
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Pick it if you are building your English vocabulary for an exam or for work and want new words to stick.
Oxford definitions plus an illustrated word a day and spaced repetition quizzes that make new words stick.
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Pick it if you want a calm math game for a child in Kindergarten through 5th grade, with no ads or timers.
Kids practice math from first addition to order of operations while searching for lost stuffed animals.
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Pick it if you are going to Thailand or live there and want to read signs and menus, not just say phrases.
A course of 90 short lessons that teaches adult beginners to sound out Thai script, with tracing, listening quizzes and tone rules.
When Time Stride is still the right pick
You like long walks and want to learn something about history along the way.