Comparison

Challenges vs Dive Archive

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

Dive Archive

Features
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Dive Archive is the effortless way to build and maintain your dive logbook. Import dives automatically from the sources you already use — Oceanic+, PADI Journal, Garmin and Suunto dive computers (via FIT file export), Apple Watch (HealthKit), and Strava — and let Dive Archive merge them into one clean, deduplicated log. FEATURES • Automatic Import — Connect your Oceanic+ account, PADI Journal, or Apple Watch and new dives show up in your logbook without manual entry. Garmin and Suunto dive computers are supported via FIT file export. • Smart Deduplication — Import the same dive from multiple sources without creating duplicates. • Depth & Temperature Charts — See your full depth profile and water/air temperature for every dive at a glance. • Dive Sites — Every site you've logged with a name and location automatically appears in your personal Dive Sites list, alongside a built-in open-source directory of thousands of dive sites worldwide. • Dive Shops — Save the shops and operators you've dived with, complete with directions via Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze. • Buddy Tracking — Log who you dove with and keep a running history of your dive buddies. • iCloud Sync — Your dive log stays in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically. • Push to Strava — Share your dives to Strava as an activity, complete with depth chart. • Instructor Tracking — Log your instructor or divemaster for training and certification dives. • Home Screen Widgets & Live Activity — See your latest dive and sync status at a glance. Whether you're a weekend diver or logging hundreds of dives a year, Dive Archive keeps your history complete, organized, and always with you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Challenges4 screens
Dive Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

Challenges and Dive Archive are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, Dive Archive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Challenges versus Dive Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengesDive Archive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitNowJoshua Justice

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

Dive Archive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Challenges

No in-app purchases

None

Dive Archive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Challenges free?
Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dive Archive free?
Dive Archive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Challenges or Dive Archive have ads?
Neither Challenges nor Dive Archive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenges or Dive Archive?
Challenges ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dive Archive every 2 weeks. Most recently, Challenges was updated on October 19, 2026 and Dive Archive on October 14, 2026.

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