Comparison

Stridekick Activity Challenges vs MoveSquad

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

MoveSquad

Turn your daily steps into friendly competition by syncing your activity and teaming up with friends. Engage in step challenges with live leaderboards, track progress, and build streaks. Moving is more fun together.

Highlights
  • Create or join squads with friends
  • Compete in real-time step challenges
  • Live leaderboards and standings
  • Sync with Apple Health, Google Fit, Fitbit
  • Track daily step goals and streaks
  • Receive challenge and progress notifications
Features
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MoveSquad turns your everyday steps into friendly competition. Sync your activity, team up with friends in a squad, and battle it out in step challenges with live leaderboards because moving is more fun together. WALK WITH YOUR SQUAD Create a private squad or join one with a code, then rally your friends, family, or coworkers around a shared goal. Everyone’s steps roll up in one place so you always know who’s leading and who’s catching up. COMPETE IN CHALLENGES Start step challenges inside your squad and watch the standings update as the day goes on. See your rank, your total, and exactly how far you are behind first place. Upcoming challenges count down to the start, active ones keep score in real time. TRACK YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Your dashboard shows today’s steps against your goal in a clean progress ring, your current challenges, and a live feed of what your squad is up to. Open the app and instantly know where you stand. SYNC THE DATA YOU ALREADY HAVE Connect Apple Health and your steps flow in automatically — no extra tracker, no manual entry. We also support Google Health and Fitbit integrations. MoveSquad keeps your day up to date in the background so your squad always sees your latest progress. BUILD A STREAK Hit your daily step goal and keep the momentum going. Track lifetime steps and miles on your profile and watch the numbers climb over time. STAY IN THE LOOP Get notified when a challenge is about to start, when a squadmate passes you, and when there’s movement worth celebrating — so you never miss your moment to push ahead. Whether you’re chasing a personal goal or talking trash with your closest friends, MoveSquad makes getting your steps in something to look forward to. Lace up, rally your squad, and move. — Privacy Policy: https://movesquad.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://movesquad.app/terms

Screenshots

Stridekick Activity Challenges4 screens
MoveSquad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MoveSquad at 5.0 against Stridekick Activity Challenges's 4.5. MoveSquad also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). Stridekick Activity Challenges's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4K vs 7). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 MoveSquad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MoveSquad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stridekick Activity Challenges has 4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, MoveSquad daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stridekick Activity Challenges versus MoveSquad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStridekick Activity ChallengesMoveSquad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB32 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStridekick IncBoothby Lab LLC

Customer experience

Stridekick Activity Challenges

All ratings4,028 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral11.0%
Negative43.2%

MoveSquad

All ratings7 ratings
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

MoveSquad

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

MoveSquad

Subscriptions2
  • MoveSquad Gold Monthly$4.991 Month
  • MoveSquad Gold Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Stridekick Activity Challenges free?
Stridekick Activity Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoveSquad free?
MoveSquad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stridekick Activity Challenges or MoveSquad?
MoveSquad is rated higher. Stridekick Activity Challenges averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while MoveSquad averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Stridekick Activity Challenges or MoveSquad have ads?
MoveSquad shows ads; Stridekick Activity Challenges does not.
Which is updated more often, Stridekick Activity Challenges or MoveSquad?
Stridekick Activity Challenges ships an update every 6 days, and MoveSquad daily. Most recently, Stridekick Activity Challenges was updated on October 14, 2026 and MoveSquad on October 8, 2026.

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