Comparison

Stridekick Activity Challenges vs RingRivals

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

Head to head
About

Stridekick Activity Challenges

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
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Compete in free, fun activity challenges with your friends and family–no matter which fitness tracker they have. Sign-up for free, connect a wearable device or smartphone and get moving with others. CONNECT A VARIETY OF WEARABLE DEVICES Stridekick connects to a variety fitness trackers so you can compete with your friends no matter which device they use. Don’t have a fitness tracker? No problem. Connect using your smartphone or enter your activity manually. We connect with the following devices: Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, Withings, Misfit, iPhone 5S+, Apple Health, Polar, and Xiaomi. CREATE YOUR OWN ACTIVITY CHALLENGES Choose from three challenge modes: Leaderboard, Streak, and Target. JOIN COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CHALLENGES Join bigger community challenges with other steppers on the Stridekick platform. Community challenges feature different modes of competition including Journey, Stick to it!, Teams, and even a collective Group Target! We're always adding new community challenges, so check back often. A SOCIAL COMMUNITY TO KEEP YOU MOVING Everything is more fun with others. Stay motivated with the community of Stridekick steppers. Add friends and follow each other's activity stats. Keep up with those you know best through our daily Friends Leaderboard. A VARIETY OF CHALLENGE GOALS, UNLIMITED FUN Our challenge types offer a variety of ways to compete. Whether you're seeking a highly competitive leaderboard, a daily activity goal, or a long-term step target, we’ve got you covered. Compete on steps or active minutes. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS OVER TIME View your weekly, monthly and yearly averages for steps, distance and active minutes. Keep track of your all-time best days and work to beat your personal records. Unlock activity levels as you increase your weekly activity average. Join for free to create challenges that - Last up to 7 days - Can include up to 10 people per challenge - Are public for anyone to join Upgrade your experience with a Pro subscription that includes - Longer challenges, up to 45 days - Higher participant limits - Private challenges for just your group - Priority support Terms of use: https://stridekick.com/terms-of-service

About

RingRivals

Turn your fitness into exciting global competitions with friends. Engage in various challenge formats, track your progress seamlessly with Apple Health, and climb global leaderboards. It's social fitness made fun and motivating.

Highlights
  • Global and private fitness competitions
  • Multiple competition formats (steps, distance, workouts)
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Apple Health integration
  • Social feed with likes and comments
  • Group and 1v1 challenges
Features
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RingRivals transforms your fitness journey into exciting competitions with friends and fitness enthusiasts worldwide. Turn daily ring-closing into epic battles that keep you motivated and engaged. COMPETE YOUR WAY · Join global competitions with users worldwide · Create private challenges with friends, family, or coworkers · Real-time leaderboards with live rankings and updates · 1v1 duels, group competitions, and team battles · Support for unlimited participants in each competition TEAM BATTLES · Create custom teams and compete together · Your team's combined score determines the winner · Spectator mode lets you watch the action without competing · Works with all six competition formats · Perfect for office challenges, family rivalries, or friend groups SIX COMPETITION FORMATS · Standard Ring Closing: Classic Apple competition format · Custom Rules: Set personalized targets and point multipliers · Step Challenges: Pure step counting competitions for everyone · Walk/Run Distance: Race to cover the most ground on foot · Cycle Distance: Compete to rack up the most miles on the bike · Workout Time: Who can log the most recorded workout time COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING · Seamless Apple Health integration · Track move calories, exercise minutes, stand hours, and steps · Detailed workout analysis and fitness history · Beautiful ring visualizations and progress insights SOCIAL FITNESS · Follow friends and see their workout activities · Like and comment on workouts in the social feed · Create public or private groups for friends, family, or coworkers · Privacy controls: public, private, or followers-only GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS · Top 10 worldwide rankings across four categories · Most Steps, Walk/Run Distance, Cycle Distance, and Workout Time · See how you stack up against the best in the world Whether you're a casual walker or fitness enthusiast, RingRivals makes every workout count. Join the community where fitness becomes a fun, social competition that motivates you to achieve your best.

Screenshots

Stridekick Activity Challenges4 screens
RingRivals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RingRivals at 100% against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 46%. RingRivals also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Stridekick Activity Challenges sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. RingRivals asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RingRivals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stridekick Activity Challenges has 4.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Stridekick Activity Challenges's written reviews are positive against 100% of RingRivals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, RingRivals every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Stridekick Activity Challenges versus RingRivals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridekick Activity ChallengesRingRivals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB53 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStridekick IncEric Hardiman

Customer experience

Stridekick Activity Challenges

All ratings4,426 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative43.0%

RingRivals

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stridekick Activity Challenges

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

5 requests
  • 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

RingRivals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Stridekick Activity Challenges

Subscriptions8
  • Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Stridekick Pro–10$12.991 Month
  • Stridekick Pro–20$24.991 Month
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  • Stridekick Pro–50$49.991 Month
  • Stridekick Workouts–Echelon–Annual$79.991 Year
  • Stridekick Pro–10$139.991 Year
  • Stridekick Pro–20$274.991 Year
  • Stridekick Pro–50$549.991 Year
None

RingRivals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?
Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RingRivals free?
RingRivals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stridekick Activity Challenges or RingRivals?
RingRivals is rated higher. Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while RingRivals averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Stridekick Activity Challenges or RingRivals have ads?
Neither Stridekick Activity Challenges nor RingRivals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stridekick Activity Challenges or RingRivals?
Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, and RingRivals every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stridekick Activity Challenges was updated on October 20, 2026 and RingRivals on October 5, 2026.

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