# Stridekick Activity Challenges vs MoveSquad

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stridekick Activity Challenges | MoveSquad |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridekick-activity-challenges/id1484402218/reviews) | **[5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movesquad-step-challenges/id6775877844/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4K** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | **Daily** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 83 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Stridekick Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1778306063) | [Boothby Lab LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1506236025) |

## 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


### MoveSquad

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/movesquad-step-challenges/id6775877844)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MoveSquad Gold Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| MoveSquad Gold Annual | $39.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*