Comparison

Challenges vs StepCrush

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

StepCrush

This app motivates users to increase their daily movement through gamified team challenges and friendly competition. It focuses on habit formation with features like streaks, awards, and team-based goals to encourage sustained activity.

Highlights
  • Team-based step challenges
  • Gamification (streaks, awards)
  • Goal-based earned discounts
  • Team vs team competition
  • World rankings
  • Movement habit formation
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Looking for a fun way to stay active? Turn your daily walks into friendly competitions with friends, family, coworkers, and teammates. StepCrush transforms everyday walking into team step challenges that keep everyone motivated. Build healthy habits, maintain step streaks, climb leaderboards, and compete together in fun, social fitness challenges that make it easier to stay active every day. Whether you’re challenging friends, organizing a family competition, or running a workplace wellness challenge, StepCrush makes every step count. Why StepCrush? Most step trackers simply count your steps. StepCrush keeps you motivated by turning walking into a social game built around accountability, teamwork, and friendly competition. Key Features: • Team Step Challenges: Create teams and compete head-to-head to see who can walk the most each day or week. • Friends, Family & Coworkers: Invite the people you know and stay motivated together through shared goals and friendly rivalry. • Leaderboards & Rankings: Track team versus team performance, celebrate milestones, and climb the friend and global rankings. • Step Streaks & Achievements: Build consistency, unlock awards, and keep your streak alive every day. • Boosts & Rest Days: Strategically use boosts to help your team or take a well-earned rest day without breaking momentum. • Character Progression: Meet your goals consistently to level up your character; but don’t slack off, or you might start to devolve. • Automatic Step Tracking: Securely sync your daily steps using your phone's built-in sensors or wearable, so you can focus on the competition instead of tracking manually. Whether you call it a pedometer, a step counter, or a walking tracker, StepCrush is built to make fitness social, competitive, and genuinely fun. Download StepCrush today and start your first team step challenge! Terms of service: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Challenges4 screens
StepCrush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StepCrush at 100% against Challenges's 51%. StepCrush also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Challenges's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 7). On price, 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. StepCrush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Challenges asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StepCrush 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 7, 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 StepCrush's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, StepCrush every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Challenges versus StepCrush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengesStepCrush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.7K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFitNowTindrels LLC

Customer experience

Challenges

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

StepCrush

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

StepCrush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Challenges

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StepCrush

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Life$0.99

Questions

Is Challenges free?
Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepCrush free?
StepCrush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Challenges or StepCrush?
StepCrush is rated higher. Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while StepCrush averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Challenges or StepCrush have ads?
Neither Challenges nor StepCrush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenges or StepCrush?
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and StepCrush every 3 days. Most recently, Challenges was updated on November 6, 2026 and StepCrush on October 30, 2026.

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