# Challenges vs Stridekick Activity Challenges

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenges at none against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 8. Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Stridekick Activity Challenges sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Challenges asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Challenges against 4.5 for Stridekick Activity Challenges. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.7K and 4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Challenges's written reviews are positive against 45% of Stridekick Activity Challenges's.

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, Stridekick Activity Challenges every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Challenges | Stridekick Activity Challenges |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (5.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/id1051342211/reviews)** | [4.5 (4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **5.7K** | 4K |
| Positive reviews | **51.0% of reviews** | 45.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Freemium |
| Size | 47 MB | 83 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [FitNow](https://appshunter.io/developer/297368632) | [Stridekick Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778306063) |

## What reviewers say

### Challenges

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/id1051342211)

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:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- Allow rest days in challenges
- Increase maximum daily points
- Add option to set individual vs. group challenges
- Improve messaging and notifications
- Add Garmin integration


### Stridekick Activity Challenges

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218)

Engage in fun, free activity challenges with friends and family, regardless of their fitness tracker. Connect various devices or use your smartphone to compete in different challenge modes and track your progress over time. Upgrade for longer, private challenges and higher participant limits.

**Highlights:** Connects to multiple fitness trackers, Smartphone activity tracking, Manual activity entry, Create custom challenges (Leaderboard, Streak, Target), Join community challenges (Journey, Teams, Group Target), Social activity feed and friend leaderboards, Track progress over time (weekly, monthly, yearly)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $12.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $24.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $49.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Annual | $79.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $139.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $274.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $549.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 💪 Motivating app for fitness challenges
- 👥 Great for connecting friends with different devices
- 🤝 Excellent customer service
- 🎨 Clean and user-friendly interface
- 🏆 Engaging challenges and competitions

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤖 Issues with syncing and data accuracy
- 🔒 Lack of privacy/security controls
- 💰 Paid subscription required for certain features
- 🚫 Inability to manually add activities
- 🤯 Buggy and unstable app

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Syncing problems with various fitness devices
- Inability to edit or manually add activities
- Notification issues and unclear in-app notifications

**Requested features**

- Ability to create larger group challenges
- More activity tracking beyond just steps
- Push notifications for challenge updates
- Integration with more fitness trackers
- Archiving of past challenges


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Challenges free?

Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?

Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Challenges or Stridekick Activity Challenges?

Challenges is rated higher. Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.5 from 4K ratings.

### Do Challenges or Stridekick Activity Challenges have ads?

Neither Challenges nor Stridekick Activity Challenges shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Challenges or Stridekick Activity Challenges?

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stridekick Activity Challenges every 6 days. Most recently, Challenges was updated on September 20, 2026 and Stridekick Activity Challenges on September 25, 2026.

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