# Stridekick Activity Challenges vs Challenge Hound

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge Hound at none against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 8. Challenge Hound also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 205). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Stridekick Activity Challenges sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Challenge Hound asks for nothing beyond the download.

Challenge Hound holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stridekick Activity Challenges has 3.9K ratings behind it against 205, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Stridekick Activity Challenges's written reviews are positive against 67% of Challenge Hound's.

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, Challenge Hound monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stridekick Activity Challenges | Challenge Hound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (3.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218/reviews) | **[4.8 (205 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **3.9K** | 205 |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 83 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Stridekick Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778306063) | [Challenge Hound LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1683518327) |

## What reviewers say

### Stridekick Activity Challenges

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218)

Engage in fun, free activity challenges with friends and family, regardless of their fitness tracker. Connect various devices or use your smartphone to compete in different challenge modes and track your progress over time. Upgrade for longer, private challenges and higher participant limits.

**Highlights:** Connects to multiple fitness trackers, Smartphone activity tracking, Manual activity entry, Create custom challenges (Leaderboard, Streak, Target), Join community challenges (Journey, Teams, Group Target), Social activity feed and friend leaderboards, Track progress over time (weekly, monthly, yearly)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $12.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $24.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $49.99 | per month |
| Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Annual | $79.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–10 | $139.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–20 | $274.99 | per year |
| Stridekick Pro–50 | $549.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 💪 Motivating app for fitness challenges
- 👥 Great for connecting friends with different devices
- 🤝 Excellent customer service
- 🎨 Clean and user-friendly interface
- 🏆 Engaging challenges and competitions

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤖 Issues with syncing and data accuracy
- 🔒 Lack of privacy/security controls
- 💰 Paid subscription required for certain features
- 🚫 Inability to manually add activities
- 🤯 Buggy and unstable app

**Reported bugs**

- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Syncing problems with various fitness devices
- Inability to edit or manually add activities
- Notification issues and unclear in-app notifications

**Requested features**

- Ability to create larger group challenges
- More activity tracking beyond just steps
- Push notifications for challenge updates
- Integration with more fitness trackers
- Archiving of past challenges


### Challenge Hound

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660)

This app helps you stay active and motivated by creating and joining challenges with friends, family, or colleagues. Track progress, share achievements, and engage in friendly competition to reach shared goals. It supports various fitness activities and can be used for fundraising or personal well-being.

**Highlights:** Create individual or team challenges, Track distance, duration, elevation, activity totals, Goal-based or open-ended challenge formats, View personalized progress metrics and leaderboards, Live challenge feed for chat and encouragement, Sync with popular fitness apps, Support for diverse activity types and custom challenges

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?

Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Challenge Hound free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Challenge Hound?

Challenge Hound is rated higher. Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Challenge Hound averages 4.8 from 205 ratings.

### Do Stridekick Activity Challenges or Challenge Hound have ads?

Neither Stridekick Activity Challenges nor Challenge Hound shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Challenge Hound?

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, and Challenge Hound monthly. Most recently, Stridekick Activity Challenges was updated on September 22, 2026 and Challenge Hound on September 20, 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.*