# Strive vs Challenge Hound

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge Hound at none against Strive's 14. Strive's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 227). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Strive against 4.8 for Challenge Hound. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strive has 3.1K ratings behind it against 227, 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 67% of Challenge Hound's.

Strive ships an update every 8 days, Challenge Hound monthly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Strive | Challenge Hound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (3.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strive-walking-tracker-app/id1538884989/reviews) | [4.8 (227 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3.1K** | 227 |
| Positive reviews | **71.1% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Free** |
| Size | 101 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Strive Competitions LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1538884991) | [Challenge Hound LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1683518327) |

## 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


### Challenge Hound

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660)

This app helps you stay active and motivated by creating and joining challenges with friends, family, or colleagues. Track progress, share achievements, and engage in friendly competition to reach shared goals. It supports various fitness activities and can be used for fundraising or personal well-being.

**Highlights:** Create individual or team challenges, Track distance, duration, elevation, activity totals, Goal-based or open-ended challenge formats, View personalized progress metrics and leaderboards, Live challenge feed for chat and encouragement, Sync with popular fitness apps, Support for diverse activity types and custom challenges

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Strive free?

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

### Is Challenge Hound free?

Challenge Hound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Strive or Challenge Hound?

Strive and Challenge Hound are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.1K and 227 ratings respectively.

### Do Strive or Challenge Hound have ads?

Neither Strive nor Challenge Hound shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Strive or Challenge Hound?

Strive ships an update every 8 days, and Challenge Hound monthly. Most recently, Strive was updated on October 27, 2026 and Challenge Hound on October 27, 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.*