Comparison

Bria vs Challenge Buddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bria

This app consolidates business communication tools, enabling users to call, video chat, message, meet, and share files from any device. It integrates with existing VoIP services for seamless business connectivity.

Highlights
  • High-quality voice calls
  • Instant messaging
  • HD video calling
  • File sharing
  • Chat rooms and @ mentions
  • Emoticons for chat
Features
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Your everyday business communication tools, all in one place. Easily call, video chat, message, meet and share whether you’re at a desk, on the move, or work from home. Bria lets you take communications anywhere, no matter what network or device you use it on. Bria is available across a variety of devices, including phones and desktop PCs, and easily works with your VoIP service or call server. • Talk with high-quality voice calls. Make calls between Bria team members instantly*, or set up your call server or VoIP service to call mobile and landlines. • Chat with people instantly by sending a quick message instead of an email. • Start a chat room or grab a colleague's attention @ mentions. • Meet face to face even if you're miles apart with HD video calling • Share files, photos, videos and more from Bria and reduce swapping between apps to collaborate effectively and efficiently. • Bring conversations to life with emoticons for chat *Bria Teams includes unlimited voice and video calls between team members. Operator data charges may apply. We recommend using an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection. Looking for support or troubleshooting help? Reach out and contact us at https://support.counterpath.com/ IMPORTANT NOTE This version of Bria is tied to CounterPath Bria Solo and Bria Teams solutions and requires an account to log in. Without an account, the app will not work. Available features are dependent on your subscription. Please visit the CounterPath website for more information. Emergency Calls CounterPath's Bria mobile products provide handling designed to redirect emergency calls to the Native Cellular dialer when possible on a best reasonable commercial efforts basis, however this functionality is also dependent on the operating system of the mobile phone which is outside of our control and subject to change at any time. As a result, the official position of CounterPath is that CounterPath's Bria product is not intended, designed, or fit for placing, carrying or supporting Emergency Calls. CounterPath will not be liable for any costs or damages arising either directly nor indirectly from the use of the software for Emergency Calls. Using Bria as a default dialer may interfere with dialing emergency services.

About

Challenge Buddy

This app is a social platform focused on self-improvement. Users can discover and join challenges related to fitness, finance, reading, and new habits. It connects individuals through shared goals without requiring invites.

Highlights
  • Discover self-improvement challenges
  • Join fitness, finance, and habit challenges
  • Connect with others pursuing similar goals
  • Track progress on personal projects
  • Positive social media feed
Features
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Challenge Buddy is a positive social app for people working on their goals. Instead of scrolling a feed that leaves you feeling worse, discover a community of people working on themselves — one challenge (or more) at a time. Create a challenge — a fitness streak, a reading habit, a no-spend month, anything. Pick how long it runs, and people who share the goal can jump in with you. • Discover public challenges by category: fitness, health, learning, creativity, lifestyle and more • Join others or start your own challenge in seconds • Check in each day with a quick note or a photo • Cheer people on with kudos and follow the group's progress in each challenge's activity • Chat with your challenge group to stay motivated and accountable • Share a challenge link to bring your friends along • Report and block tools help keep the community kind Less mindless scrolling. More progress, together.

Screenshots

Bria4 screens
Challenge Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Challenge Buddy at 100% against Bria's 29%. Challenge Buddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Bria's advantage is ratings volume (997 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Challenge Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bria has 997 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Bria's written reviews are positive against 100% of Challenge Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bria ships an update monthly, Challenge Buddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bria versus Challenge Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBriaChallenge Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (997 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings997 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB55 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCounterPath CorporationFatemeh Yadollahzadehmansour

Customer experience

Bria

All ratings997 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive29.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative66.1%

Challenge Buddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bria

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent call drops
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Registration and login issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add SMS functionality
  • Improve call stability and quality
  • Provide better customer support

Challenge Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bria

No in-app purchases

None

Challenge Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bria free?
Bria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Challenge Buddy free?
Challenge Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bria or Challenge Buddy?
Challenge Buddy is rated higher. Bria averages 4.5 out of 5 from 997 ratings, while Challenge Buddy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bria or Challenge Buddy have ads?
Neither Bria nor Challenge Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bria or Challenge Buddy?
Bria ships an update monthly, and Challenge Buddy fortnightly. Most recently, Bria was updated on November 2, 2026 and Challenge Buddy on October 31, 2026.

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