Comparison

Big Team Challenge vs Strive

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Workplace walking challenges
  • Pedometer events
  • Fixed-length events
  • Apple Health sync
  • Organizational sign-up required
Features
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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. **

About

Strive

Compete in fitness challenges with friends using various metrics like weight loss, steps, and body fat. Track your progress with integrated health data and visualize your journey with insightful charts and graphs.

Highlights
  • Interactive leaderboards
  • 7 competition types
  • Health App integration
  • Smart Scale integration
  • Charts and graphs
  • Weight loss challenges
  • Step tracking
Features
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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

Screenshots

Big Team Challenge4 screens
Strive4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 9 days vs monthly). Big Team Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strive sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Big Team Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of Big Team Challenge's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Team Challenge ships an update monthly, Strive every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Big Team Challenge versus Strive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Team ChallengeStrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better4.8 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB101 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTeam Challenge Apps LtdStrive Competitions LLC

Customer experience

Big Team Challenge

All ratings1,167 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%

Strive

All ratings3,048 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative24.4%

User reviews

Big Team Challenge

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What 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 3K App Store ratings

What 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

None

Big Team Challenge

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Strive

Subscriptions13
  • 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
  • 10 Users$50.001 Year
  • 25 Users$100.001 Year
  • 100 Users$300.001 Year
One-time1
  • Public Challenges$5.00

Questions

Is Big Team Challenge free?
Big Team Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strive free?
Strive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Big Team Challenge or Strive?
Big Team Challenge is rated higher. Big Team Challenge averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Strive averages 4.8 from 3K ratings.
Do Big Team Challenge or Strive have ads?
Neither Big Team Challenge nor Strive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Team Challenge or Strive?
Big Team Challenge ships an update monthly, and Strive every 9 days. Most recently, Big Team Challenge was updated on October 24, 2026 and Strive on October 25, 2026.

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