Comparison

Challenges vs Macros Inc

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

Macros Inc

This app connects clients with their coaches, integrating Apple Health data for seamless check-ins and progress tracking. Monitor daily steps and calorie intake against set goals directly on the dashboard.

Highlights
  • Direct client-coach connection
  • Apple Health integration
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Goal monitoring
  • Calorie and step tracking
Features
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The Macros Inc Coaching app that connects clients directly to coaches. Integrates data from Apple Health within your check-ins and goal progress, for example on the main dashboard you will be able to see how many steps you have taken and how many calories you have consumed and these will be compared to the goals that you or your coach have set to indicate your progress.

Screenshots

Challenges4 screens
Macros Inc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Challenges at 4.6 against Macros Inc's 4.1. Challenges also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 29). Macros Inc's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Macros Inc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Challenges asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Challenges has 5.7K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Challenges's written reviews are positive against 67% of Macros Inc'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, Macros Inc every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Challenges versus Macros Inc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengesMacros Inc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better4.1 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.7K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFitNowMacros Inc

Customer experience

Challenges

All ratings5,728 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral14.9%
Negative34.1%

Macros Inc

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

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
Show 1 more
  • Allow challenge creators to manage teams

Macros Inc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Challenges

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Macros Inc

One-time1
  • Upgrade to training (1 month)$49.99

Questions

Is Challenges free?
Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macros Inc free?
Macros Inc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Challenges or Macros Inc?
Challenges is rated higher. Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Macros Inc averages 4.1 from 29 ratings.
Do Challenges or Macros Inc have ads?
Neither Challenges nor Macros Inc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenges or Macros Inc?
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and Macros Inc every 11 days. Most recently, Challenges was updated on October 24, 2026 and Macros Inc on October 25, 2026.

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