Challenges vs Flex Squad
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!
Flex Squad
This app helps busy women achieve their fitness goals by torching body fat and building lean muscle. It aims to make users look and feel amazing through targeted fitness guidance.
- Body fat reduction
- Lean muscle building
- Fitness guidance
- Empowerment for women
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The Flex Squad app was created to help busy women torch unwanted body fat, build lean muscle and look and feel amazing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flex Squad at 100% against Challenges's 51%. Flex Squad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Challenges's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 2). 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.
Flex Squad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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 100% of Flex Squad's.
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, Flex Squad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Challenges | Flex Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.7K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FitNow | Dekel Quant |
Customer experience
Challenges
Flex Squad
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
Flex Squad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Challenges
No in-app purchases
Flex Squad
No in-app purchases
