Comparison

Walking Challenge vs House Points

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

Head to head
About

Walking Challenge

This app encourages walking and running as a primary mode of transport. It facilitates team challenges among colleagues and students to achieve the highest step and kilometer counts. Integration with health apps allows for seamless tracking of wearable device data.

Highlights
  • Promotes walking and running
  • Team step and kilometer challenges
  • Integrates with Health app
  • Tracks wearable device data
  • Supports EU Institutions and schools
Features
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Walking Challenge is a campaign to promote walking and running as a mode of transport. During the whole period of the campaign, colleagues across the EU Institutions and EU schools will challenge each other for the highest number of steps and kilometers they can cover. Walking Challenge integrates with the Health app in order to access and display data collected by Apple Watch or other pedometer capable wearables. It requires read access to your step count.

About

House Points

This app helps families encourage positive behavior by awarding points for good deeds. Points can be redeemed for rewards, helping to build lasting habits. It offers individual profiles, family activity tracking, and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Award and redeem points with notes
  • Individual child profiles and history
  • Family activity overview
  • Customizable themes and photos
  • Set and track savings goals (Pro)
  • Invite co-adults for shared management (Pro)
Features
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House Points helps families reward good behaviour in a fun, interactive way. Spot tidying up, homework, or kindness? Tap to award points with a reason. When they've earned enough, redeem points for treats, privileges, or prizes — and build habits that stick. REWARD. REDEEM. REPEAT. • Award or redeem points in seconds, with a note so everyone knows why • Each child gets their own profile, balance, and transaction history • See your whole family's activity in one place • Custom themes and profile photos make it feel personal • Join multiple families if you're part of more than one household SAVE TOWARD SOMETHING THEY WANT (PRO) Set a goal — like "Movie night" or "New book" — and watch progress fill up as they earn points. Goals turn everyday behaviour into something to look forward to. ONE APP, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY (PRO) Invite another parent or guardian so you can both award points and stay in sync. Get notifications when co-adults add points or when invitations arrive. FREE TO START House Points is free for up to 2 children. House Points Pro unlocks goals, inviting co-adults, adding more children, and quick repeat awards for your whole family. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your family's data is never visible to anyone outside your family. Download House Points and start building good habits today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Walking Challenge4 screens
House Points4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walking Challenge at none against House Points's 3. Walking Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). House Points's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. House Points sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Walking Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Walking Challenge against 5.0 for House Points. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walking Challenge ships an update every 5 months, House Points fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Walking Challenge versus House Points: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalking ChallengeHouse Points
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuropean Union AppsNicholas Farrant

Customer experience

Walking Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

House Points

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Walking Challenge

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

House Points

Subscriptions2
  • House Points Pro - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • House Points Pro - 1 Year14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • House Points Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Walking Challenge free?
Walking Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is House Points free?
House Points is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walking Challenge or House Points?
Walking Challenge and House Points are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Walking Challenge or House Points have ads?
Neither Walking Challenge nor House Points shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walking Challenge or House Points?
Walking Challenge ships an update every 5 months, and House Points fortnightly. Most recently, Walking Challenge was updated on November 3, 2026 and House Points on November 7, 2026.

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