Comparison

BetterTogether vs Friendly Competitions

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

Head to head
About

BetterTogether

This app transforms weight loss into a fun, social experience through challenges and competitions with friends and family. It offers tools like water tracking, BMI calculation, and dietician advice to support your health journey.

Highlights
  • Fitness challenges and competitions
  • Water intake tracker
  • BMI calculator and tracker
  • Access to dietician advice
  • Weekly targets and progress tracking
  • Step counter and tracker syncing
Features
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Lose weight with the people you already know. BetterTogether turns weight loss into a group challenge with friends, family or coworkers, so you stay motivated and accountable every day. START A GROUP CHALLENGE Create a challenge in seconds, invite your crew with a link, and compete on weight loss, steps or water, and set a prize for the winner. Weigh in daily, follow the leaderboard, chat with your group and cheer each other on. Join 300,000+ people who are getting fit together. WHAT YOU GET • Group challenges for weight loss, steps and water • Set a prize for the winner • Leaderboards that show who is winning • Group chat to keep everyone motivated • AI food log: snap a photo of your meal to get estimated calories and macros • AI Wellness Assistant to help you stay on track • Daily weigh-ins and a simple weight tracker • Step counter and water tracker • BMI calculator • Auto-sync with Apple Health and Fitbit PERFECT FOR • Weight loss challenges with coworkers • Family competitions • Friends who want to get fit together • Getting ready for a wedding, vacation or the New Year Start a challenge today. Losing weight is easier together. ------------------ If you purchase a monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.bettertogether-app.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.bettertogether-app.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use/ Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Friendly Competitions

Compete with friends in fitness challenges using your Health app data. Set custom rules for start/end dates and scoring to create unique competitions. Enjoy seamless integration without manual setup.

Highlights
  • Group fitness competitions
  • Health app data integration
  • Customizable competition rules
  • Automatic data syncing
  • Set start and end dates
  • Flexible scoring models
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Friendly Competitions allows you to compete against groups of friends in fitness. It automatically uses your fitness goals and results from the Health app, without the need for pesky configuration. Create competitions like never before, like start & end date, scoring models and more. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BetterTogether4 screens
Friendly Competitions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BetterTogether at 4.7 against Friendly Competitions's 3.4. BetterTogether also leads on ratings volume (7.8K vs 7). Friendly Competitions's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. BetterTogether sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Friendly Competitions sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BetterTogether holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BetterTogether has 7.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of BetterTogether's written reviews are positive against 60% of Friendly Competitions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterTogether ships an update weekly, Friendly Competitions every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BetterTogether versus Friendly Competitions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterTogetherFriendly Competitions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better3.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.8K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB52 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSocial First Ltd.Evan Cooper

Customer experience

BetterTogether

All ratings7,816 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative24.0%

Friendly Competitions

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

BetterTogether

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or fails to load
  • Steps/floors not tracking accurately
  • Invitation links not working
  • Profile pictures not staying static

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing of weight and other data
  • Integrate with more fitness trackers
  • Add option to switch between metric/imperial units
  • Improve syncing and data tracking

Friendly Competitions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BetterTogether

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tip amount 1$1.99
  • Tip amount 2$4.99
3 purchases

Friendly Competitions

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Semi-Annually3 Days trial$6.996 Months
  • Annually3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is BetterTogether free?
BetterTogether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly Competitions free?
Friendly Competitions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BetterTogether or Friendly Competitions?
BetterTogether is rated higher. BetterTogether averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Friendly Competitions averages 3.4 from 7 ratings.
Do BetterTogether or Friendly Competitions have ads?
BetterTogether shows ads; Friendly Competitions does not.
Which is updated more often, BetterTogether or Friendly Competitions?
BetterTogether ships an update weekly, and Friendly Competitions every 9 days. Most recently, BetterTogether was updated on November 3, 2026 and Friendly Competitions on November 3, 2026.

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