Comparison

Challenges vs MoveSpring

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Challenges

Compete with friends, family, and coworkers to get fit. Track your progress through stand, move, and exercise rings, earn medals, and send motivational nudges. Stay connected and motivated with real-time updates and team challenges.

Highlights
  • Team challenges
  • Activity ring tracking (Stand, Move, Exercise)
  • Medal achievements
  • Motivational nudges and comments
  • Real-time team progress updates
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Get fit and compete with friends, family & coworkers with the Challenges app. ‘Cause everybody needs a little healthy competition. -- How It Works -- Getting started with Challenges is easy. Join a team challenge and aim to complete your Stand, Move, and Exercise rings. Whether you get there by shakin’ it to Queen Bey or taking the furthest spot in the parking lot, it’s up to you. Keep tabs on your progress via Apple Watch, the Challenges App, or the Health app. Watch in real time as your teammates get closer to closing their rings - they’re cheering you on to do the same! -- Achievements -- The more you move, the more you’re rewarded. Stack up your points to earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Go for the gold! Check progress on your next medal Bask in the glow of medals you’ve racked up from all of your Challenges -- Nudges -- What gets you stepping better than your L.A. Lights sneakers from the 90s? Accountability. Spark a little friendly banter to fuel your fitness flame. Get and send nudges from your teammates (Tell Dan from the second floor to start taking the stairs if he’s reppin’ your team Mission-Fitpossible) Comment on the challenge wall to share tips or coordinate a workout Invite a friend to join your team, via email or text (Emojis 100% acceptable) -- On The Watch -- Pump yourself up wherever you go with just a glance at your wrist. Check in on team ranking See when you’re closing in on an achievement Compare your daily average so you can gauge your progress. Get notified when someone nudges you Get pinged when one of your teammates is rocking it. “Dan just closed all three rings!” Boom, send back applause hands. Somebody’s been snubbing the elevator. Get your watch charged, your team amped, and your sneakers ready, ‘cause you’ve got a challenge to win. Challenges integrates with the Health App on your iPhone to retrieve the data it uses to determine by how much you've just beaten all your friends. Because of our integration with the Health App, this also means we leverage the powerful HealthKit API to make your user experience and user interface the best possible. Enjoy!

About

MoveSpring

This platform enables companies to host engaging step and activity challenges for their employees. Participants can connect their wearable devices and compete individually or in teams, fostering a healthy and active workplace. It offers various challenge modes and social features to keep everyone motivated.

Highlights
  • Step and activity challenges
  • Individual, team, and group competition
  • Support for multiple wearable devices
  • Customizable content and chat
  • Admin center for user and challenge management
  • Leaderboards and progress tracking
Features
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MoveSpring is a step and activity challenge platform for companies and organizations. Connect a wearable device and compete in step challenges as a group. We offer a variety of challenge modes that offer individual, team and group-based competition. Option to let your users run their own challenges! - Leaderboard - Team Leaderboard - Journey - Streak - Target - Group Journey - Stick to it! - Group Target - Group Target Fundraiser Let participants use their own fitness trackers. We connect with the following devices: Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, Withings, Misfit, iPhone 5S+, Apple Health, Polar, and Xiaomi. Keeping participants engaged is easy with customizable content, chat, and friends. Our simple admin center makes it easy to manage users, create challenges, and run reports.

Screenshots

Challenges4 screens
MoveSpring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Challenges at 4.6 against MoveSpring's 3.8. Challenges also leads on ratings volume (5.7K vs 303). MoveSpring's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Challenges has 5.7K ratings behind it against 303, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Challenges's written reviews are positive against 56% of MoveSpring's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, MoveSpring fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Challenges versus MoveSpring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengesMoveSpring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better3.8 (303 ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews55.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.7K — better303
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitNowMatchup

Customer experience

Challenges

All ratings5,726 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative34.0%

MoveSpring

All ratings303 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative36.0%

User reviews

Challenges

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for group challenges
  • 👍 Motivating and fun
  • 🤝 Allows competing across platforms
  • 🎯 Individualized calorie goals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues with fitness apps
  • 🕰️ Slow to update data
  • 🤯 Inaccurate point tracking
  • 🤖 Poor customer support
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns

MoveSpring

From 303 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great customer service
  • 💡 Fun challenges and competitions
  • 👍 Motivating and engaging
  • 👍 Syncs with various fitness trackers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues with fitness trackers
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Inaccurate data tracking
  • 🐛 Constant log-outs
  • 🐛 Confusing navigation

Bugs and requests

Challenges

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health
  • Inability to delete account
  • Challenges not working as intended

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow rest days in challenges
  • Increase maximum daily points
  • Add option to set individual vs. group challenges
  • Improve messaging and notifications
  • Add Garmin integration
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  • Allow challenge creators to manage teams

MoveSpring

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Blank/white screen issues
  • Inability to log in or reset password
  • Inconsistent data sync across devices
  • Incorrect activity/step tracking
  • Compatibility issues with updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget for quick monitoring
  • Improve water tracking functionality
  • Support for more fitness devices
  • Clearer navigation and UI
  • Automatic background syncing

In-app purchases

None

Challenges

No in-app purchases

None

MoveSpring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Challenges free?
Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MoveSpring free?
MoveSpring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Challenges or MoveSpring?
Challenges is rated higher. Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while MoveSpring averages 3.8 from 303 ratings.
Do Challenges or MoveSpring have ads?
Neither Challenges nor MoveSpring shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenges or MoveSpring?
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and MoveSpring fortnightly. Most recently, Challenges was updated on September 20, 2026 and MoveSpring on July 29, 2026.

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