Comparison

Stridekick Activity Challenges vs Orion Coach

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

Orion Coach

This AI-powered strength training app provides personalized, real-time coaching for every set. It analyzes your performance and recovery to offer specific guidance, helping you optimize your workouts and progress effectively. Integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking.

Highlights
  • Live AI coaching for every set
  • Personalized strength programs
  • Apple Health integration
  • Smart rest timer
  • RIR-based autoregulation
  • Body composition tracking
Features
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Orion Coach is a strength training app with an AI coach that gives you advice during every set. Log a set, get an instant coaching response. The AI sees what you did (reps, weight, RIR), what the program asked for, and what your recovery looks like today — then tells you exactly what to do on the next set. No more guessing whether to add weight, hold steady, or back off. WHAT YOU GET Live coaching for every set. After each set, Coach Orion analyzes your reps + RIR vs. what was prescribed, factors in your recovery state, and gives a specific next-set recommendation. Not generic advice — actual numbers. Programs designed by the AI for your equipment. Built for the home gym: dumbbells (up to 50 lb), bench, floor mat. The AI builds 4-6 week mesocycles with proper periodization, accumulating volume each week, with an optional deload at the end. Apple Health integration. Reads your HRV, sleep, heart rate and more. Bad sleep last night? Coach Orion drops a set or two from today's session. Great recovery? It pushes harder. Logs your workouts back to Apple Health automatically. Smart rest timer. Knows the prescribed rest, counts down, auto-advances to your next exercise when all sets are logged. Real progression. Built on the methodology of Renaissance Periodization — RIR-based autoregulation, double-progression rep ranges, evidence-based volume targets per muscle group per week. Body composition tracking. Weight, lean mass, progress photos (encrypted on-device before upload). PRIVACY Health data stays between you, Apple Health, and the AI coach. No tracking, no ad personalization, no data sold. Cancel anytime. PRICING Orion Coach Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, with a 2-week free trial: Monthly — $6.99 per month Annual — $49.99 per year (save ~40% vs. monthly) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. TERMS & PRIVACY Privacy Policy: https://orioncoach.com/legal/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://orioncoach.com/legal/eula REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 15 or later. Apple Health permission optional but recommended.

Screenshots

Stridekick Activity Challenges4 screens
Orion Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orion Coach at 100% against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 46%. Orion Coach also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and Orion Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orion Coach 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 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 Orion Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, Orion Coach every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stridekick Activity Challenges versus Orion Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridekick Activity ChallengesOrion Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStridekick IncEmpire Grove LLC

Customer experience

Stridekick Activity Challenges

All ratings4,487 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative43.0%

Orion Coach

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

Orion Coach

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
2 purchases

Orion Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Orion Coach (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Orion Coach (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?
Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orion Coach free?
Orion Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Orion Coach?
Orion Coach is rated higher. Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Orion Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stridekick Activity Challenges or Orion Coach have ads?
Neither Stridekick Activity Challenges nor Orion Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stridekick Activity Challenges or Orion Coach?
Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, and Orion Coach every 4 months. Most recently, Stridekick Activity Challenges was updated on October 25, 2026 and Orion Coach on October 5, 2026.

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