Comparison

The Conqueror Challenges vs Trail Challenger

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

Head to head
About

The Conqueror Challenges

Complete virtual fitness challenges from anywhere and earn real finisher medals. Track your progress by logging activities like running, walking, or cycling, and sync data from popular health apps.

Highlights
  • Virtual fitness challenges
  • Earn real finisher medals
  • Track progress via activities
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Integrates with fitness trackers
  • Global routes and famous places
Features
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Turn your miles into medals with The Conqueror virtual fitness challenges! Earn stunning REAL finishers medals for completing a virtual fitness challenge from anywhere in the world! Make Every Mile Count with The Conqueror Virtual Challenges and smash your fitness goals with our award winning series of virtual challenges. Choose a challenge from famous places and routes around the world such as Yellowstone Park, English Channel, Niagara Falls and a whole range of others. Every time you go for a run, ride, walk or any other activity you advance along the challenge route until you cross the finish line. Automatically send distances from other apps including: Apple Health & Apple Watch adidas Running Fitbit Garmin Runkeeper Under Armour Apple Health (Healthkit) & Apple Watch Automatically send your daily step, walking/running and cycling data to your challenge from your Apple Watch and other devices via Apple Health.

About

Trail Challenger

Embark on virtual hiking challenges and track your real-world progress to completion. Earn a physical medal upon finishing any trail. Compete in time trials on famous routes and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Virtual hiking challenges
  • Real progress tracking
  • Physical medal rewards
  • Time trials
  • Leaderboards
  • Community page
Features
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Trail Challenger is a virtual hiking challenge that tracks your actual progress along the route to verify completion. This is not like other virtual challenges that only count your steps, so make sure you are able to access and hike the trail challenge of your choice. Set Your Fitness Goal Trail Challenger is designed for any fitness or experience level, this is the hiking challenge for everyone. Completing any of Hong Kong’s long trails are epic achievements, regardless if it takes 1 day or 100 days. Simply pick the trail you want to conquer and enter the challenge. Our app will track your progress as you hike the trail and target 100% completion. Do the trail in bite sized day hikes, or in one epic day out….the choice is yours. Redeem Your Medal When you finally complete 100% of the hiking trail, we will send you a REAL medal in the post. Time Trials Ready to claim bragging rights among your hiker friends? Pick one of Hong Kong’s famous day hikes, enter the start zone and start the clock. Race to the end zone as quick as you can to stop the clock. You will then see where you come on the leaderboard along with all the other hikers. App Features * Long Trail Hiking Challenges
 * FREE Day Hike Time Trials
 * Hiking Community Page
 * Merch Store
 Fitness goals and resolutions There is no better way to lose weight, than by setting goals. Therefore, pick a hiking adventure to ensure you smash your resolutions!

Screenshots

The Conqueror Challenges4 screens
Trail Challenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trail Challenger at none against The Conqueror Challenges's 10. Trail Challenger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). The Conqueror Challenges's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. The Conqueror Challenges sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Trail Challenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trail Challenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Conqueror Challenges has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of The Conqueror Challenges's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trail Challenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Conqueror Challenges ships an update fortnightly, Trail Challenger every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Conqueror Challenges versus Trail Challenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Conqueror ChallengesTrail Challenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB138 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperActionary LimitedTrail Maps

Customer experience

The Conqueror Challenges

All ratings12,424 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,188 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.7%

Trail Challenger

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Conqueror Challenges

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Inconsistent distance tracking and recording
  • Referral program not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Leaderboard feature
  • More city-based challenges with virtual tours
  • Ability to store challenge codes for future use
  • Improved data sync with fitness trackers
  • Separate total distance tracking for each challenge

Trail Challenger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

The Conqueror Challenges

One-time10
  • Jesus$19.99
  • Paris Catacombs$19.99
  • Thanksgiving 2026$19.99
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  • Route 66$19.99
  • Salem Witch Trials$19.99
  • Pacific Crest Trail$19.99
  • Fjords of Norway$19.99
  • Nightmare before Christmas$29.99
  • Harry Potter$29.99
  • Lord of the Rings$29.99
None

Trail Challenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Conqueror Challenges free?
The Conqueror Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trail Challenger free?
Trail Challenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Conqueror Challenges or Trail Challenger?
Trail Challenger is rated higher. The Conqueror Challenges averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Trail Challenger averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do The Conqueror Challenges or Trail Challenger have ads?
Neither The Conqueror Challenges nor Trail Challenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Conqueror Challenges or Trail Challenger?
The Conqueror Challenges ships an update fortnightly, and Trail Challenger every 2 months. Most recently, The Conqueror Challenges was updated on November 6, 2026 and Trail Challenger on November 3, 2026.

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