# Challenges vs RingRivals

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RingRivals at 100% against Challenges's 51%. RingRivals 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 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

RingRivals 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 4, 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 RingRivals's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Challenges | RingRivals |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (5.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenges-compete-get-fit/id1051342211/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringrivals/id6747011452/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **5.7K** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Size | 48 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **18.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, Apple Watch** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [FitNow](https://appshunter.io/developer/297368632) | [Eric Hardiman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1819362470) |

## 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


### RingRivals

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringrivals/id6747011452)

Turn your fitness into exciting global competitions with friends. Engage in various challenge formats, track your progress seamlessly with Apple Health, and climb global leaderboards. It's social fitness made fun and motivating.

**Highlights:** Global and private fitness competitions, Multiple competition formats (steps, distance, workouts), Real-time leaderboards, Apple Health integration, Social feed with likes and comments, Group and 1v1 challenges

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Challenges free?

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

### Is RingRivals free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Challenges or RingRivals?

RingRivals is rated higher. Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while RingRivals averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Challenges or RingRivals have ads?

Neither Challenges nor RingRivals shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Challenges or RingRivals?

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and RingRivals every 3 weeks. Most recently, Challenges was updated on October 19, 2026 and RingRivals on October 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*