# Strive vs Red Tomatoes

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Tomatoes at none against Strive's 14. Red Tomatoes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Strive's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 18). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Strive sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Red Tomatoes asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Strive against 4.7 for Red Tomatoes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strive has 3.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Strive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Red Tomatoes's.

Strive ships an update every 8 days, Red Tomatoes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Strive | Red Tomatoes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (3.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strive-walking-tracker-app/id1538884989/reviews)** | [4.7 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/red-tomatoes/id1563887012/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3.1K** | 18 |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 101 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Strive Competitions LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1538884991) | [Red Tomatoes LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1563887014) |

## What reviewers say

### Strive

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strive-walking-tracker-app/id1538884989)

Compete in fitness challenges with friends using various metrics like weight loss, steps, and body fat. Track your progress with integrated health data and visualize your journey with insightful charts and graphs.

**Highlights:** Interactive leaderboards, 7 competition types, Health App integration, Smart Scale integration, Charts and graphs, Weight loss challenges, Step tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Strive Monthly | $1.49 | per month |
| Strive Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| 6 Months | $3.99 | per 6 months |
| Strive Yearly | $4.99 | per year |
| Annual | $5.99 | per year |
| Monthly with FREE 7-Day Trial | $5.99 | per month |
| Strive Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Yearly with FREE 7-Day Trial | $24.99 | per year |
| 10 Users | $39.99 | per month |
| 10 Users | $50.00 | per year |
| 25 Users | $100.00 | per year |
| 100 Users | $300.00 | per year |
| Public Challenges | $5.00 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Amazing app for friendly competitions
- 💡 Fun and motivating
- 👍 Measuring goals
- 🚀 Fantastic extrinsic motivator

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Subscription changed significantly
- 🐛 Glitch
- 🐛 Support nonexistent
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 $ to connect to Fitbit , do deleting

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to read chat
- Frustrating loss of steps
- Waste of Money

**Requested features**

- Relative goals for challenges like apple fitness
- Weekend challenges


### Red Tomatoes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/red-tomatoes/id1563887012)

This app allows you to create and join fitness challenges with friends and colleagues, regardless of their device or fitness tracker. It integrates with Apple HealthKit to display your activity on custom leaderboards, encouraging friendly competition and movement.

**Highlights:** Cross-platform challenges, Cross-ecosystem compatibility, Custom leaderboards, Apple HealthKit integration, Company-wide fitness challenges

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Strive free?

Strive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Red Tomatoes free?

Red Tomatoes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Strive or Red Tomatoes?

Strive is rated higher. Strive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Red Tomatoes averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.

### Do Strive or Red Tomatoes have ads?

Red Tomatoes shows ads; Strive does not.

### Which is updated more often, Strive or Red Tomatoes?

Strive ships an update every 8 days, and Red Tomatoes fortnightly. Most recently, Strive was updated on October 27, 2026 and Red Tomatoes on October 24, 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.*