Challenges vs XRWorkout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Team challenges
- Activity ring tracking (Stand, Move, Exercise)
- Medal achievements
- Motivational nudges and comments
- Real-time team progress updates
- Apple Watch integration
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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!
XRWorkout
This app provides detailed workout insights, tracks heart rate and weight, and offers exercise tutorials and expert tips. It syncs data seamlessly with the main application for an in-depth view of your fitness progress.
- Workout insights and statistics
- Heart rate and weight tracking
- Exercise tutorials
- Expert fitness tips
- Challenge creation and sending
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In the XRWorkout companion app, enhance your journey with: - Comprehensive Workout Insights and Statistics - Heart Rate and Weight Tracking Support - Detailed Exercise Tutorials - Expert Tips for Optimizing your Workouts and Fitness - A Tutorial for Creating and Sending Challenges in XRWorkout Seamlessly sync your data from the XRWorkout app for an in-depth view of your progress. Stay tuned for exciting updates and features, such as Featured Challenges, Custom Workouts, and more! Got feedback? We'd love to hear from you at team@vrworkout.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Challenges at 51% against XRWorkout's 0%. Challenges also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 2). XRWorkout's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Challenges has 5.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Challenges's written reviews are positive against 0% of XRWorkout's.
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, XRWorkout every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Challenges | XRWorkout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FitNow | XRWORKOUT INC |
Customer experience
Challenges
XRWorkout
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
XRWorkout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Challenges
No in-app purchases
XRWorkout
No in-app purchases









