The Conqueror Challenges vs Trail Challenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Virtual fitness challenges
- Earn real finisher medals
- Track progress via activities
- Sync with Apple Health
- Integrates with fitness trackers
- Global routes and famous places
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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.
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.
- Virtual hiking challenges
- Real progress tracking
- Physical medal rewards
- Time trials
- Leaderboards
- Community page
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. The Conqueror Challenges sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Trail Challenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | The Conqueror Challenges | Trail Challenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Actionary Limited | Trail Maps |
Customer experience
The Conqueror Challenges
Trail Challenger
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
The Conqueror Challenges
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- Lord of the Rings$29.99
Trail Challenger
No in-app purchases
Questions
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