Big Team Challenge vs Strive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Team Challenge
This app facilitates workplace walking challenges for organizations. It allows groups to participate in fixed-length pedometer events and can optionally sync steps automatically with Apple Health.
- Workplace walking challenges
- Pedometer events
- Fixed-length events
- Apple Health sync
- Organizational sign-up required
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Big Team Challenge is a simple, affordable and flexible workplace challenge system that allows organisations and groups to run fixed-length walking/pedometer events. You can connect to Apple Health to automatically sync your steps to your account. This is an optional feature and can be turned off at any time. ** This app is only for use by members of organisations that have signed up to Big Team Challenge. **
Strive
Compete in step challenges with friends and colleagues on an interactive leaderboard. Chat and encourage each other to reach your fitness goals. Offers individual and group plans for personalized or team-based motivation.
- Interactive Leaderboard
- Step Challenges
- Social Chat & Encouragement
- Individual Plans
- Group Plans
- Employee Step Challenges
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Strive has built an interactive Leaderboard so you can compete in step challenges, chat, and encourage each other to Strive! Strive Individual plans: * Monthly Premium: $5.99 * Yearly Premium: $24.99 Strive Group plans: * 5 Users Yearly Premium: $99.99 * 10 Users Yearly Premium: $199.99 * 25 Users Yearly Premium: $499.99 * 50 Users Yearly Premium: $999.99 More information on how to host an Employee Step Challenge: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/employee-step-challenge Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.strivecompetitions.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
Big Team Challenge and Strive both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Strive's written reviews are positive against 15% of Big Team Challenge's. Strive also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Big Team Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Strive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Big Team Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Big Team Challenge against 4.8 for Strive. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of Big Team Challenge's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strive's.
Big Team Challenge ships an update monthly, Strive every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Big Team Challenge | Strive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Team Challenge Apps Ltd | Strive Competitions LLC |
Customer experience
Big Team Challenge
Strive
User reviews
Big Team Challenge
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Synced via Apple Health
- 🚀 Big team challenge
Room to improve
- 🐛 Syncing issues
- 🔍 Not very inclusive
- 🔍 Misleading
- 🔍 Difficult to use
- 🔍 App won't allow registration
Strive
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Amazing app for friendly competitions
- 💡 Fun and motivating
- 👍 Measuring goals
- 🚀 Fantastic extrinsic motivator
Room to improve
- 🔒 Subscription changed significantly
- 🐛 Glitch
- 🐛 Support nonexistent
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 $ to connect to Fitbit , do deleting
Bugs and requests
Big Team Challenge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Syncing doesn't work
- App keeps crashing
- Incorrect data recording
Requested features
3 requests- Integration with Strava
- Conversion chart
- Screenshot submission for approval
Strive
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to read chat
- Frustrating loss of steps
- Waste of Money
Requested features
2 requests- Relative goals for challenges like apple fitness
- Weekend challenges
In-app purchases
Big Team Challenge
No in-app purchases
Strive
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Strive Monthly$1.491 Month
- Strive Monthly$2.991 Month
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- 6 Months$3.996 Months
- Strive Yearly$4.991 Year
- Annual$5.991 Year
- Monthly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Strive Yearly$9.991 Year
- Yearly with FREE 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- 10 Users7 Days trial$39.991 Month
Questions
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