Comparison

The Conqueror Challenges vs First Run

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

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About

The Conqueror Challenges

Complete virtual fitness challenges and earn real medals. Track your progress by running, walking, or cycling, and sync data from popular fitness apps. Explore challenges based on famous global routes.

Highlights
  • Virtual fitness challenges
  • Earn real finisher medals
  • Track progress via activity
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Sync with other fitness apps
  • Explore global routes
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

First Run

This app guides beginners through a 9-week program to complete their first 5K run. It provides structured walk and run intervals with voice cues, adapting to your schedule if you miss a session. Track progress, earn badges, and sync with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • 9-week Couch to 5K plan
  • Walk and run interval timer
  • Full Apple Watch app
  • Apple Health workout sync
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Achievement badges and run history
  • Pre-recorded voice cues
Features
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Run your first 5K, guided every step. First Run is the 9-week Couch to 5K coach that turns "I've never run before" into "I just finished my first 5K." Press play and follow the plan. Everything else is handled for you. A REAL PLAN, NOT A TIMER The classic Couch to 5K progression: three sessions a week for nine weeks. Each workout breaks down into clear walk and run intervals, so you can see exactly what's coming before you start. By Week 9 you're running 30 minutes straight. APPLE WATCH READY Start a run from your wrist and leave the phone at home. Heart rate, GPS route, distance, pace and calories live on the watch. Every workout saves automatically to Apple Health so it stacks alongside the rest of your activity. Pause, resume or skip from the watch, the Lock Screen Live Activity, or the Dynamic Island. They all stay in sync. A FINISH LINE YOU CAN SEE Every completed workout stacks into a streak you can scroll. Earn badges along the way: First Steps, Hitting Your Stride, Five-K Club. Share any run as a card to friends or social. ALWAYS ONE TAP AWAY Home Screen widget showing your next run. Watch face complication keeping today's session a glance away. Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island while you're out there. The app gets out of the way; the running stays the point. ADAPTS TO REAL LIFE Took a week off? First Run notices and offers to realign your schedule around today, so you pick up where you left off instead of falling off the plan. Rest days are part of training, not failures. VOICE GUIDANCE A real voice in your ear announces every interval, like "Start running for 60 seconds" or "Walk for 90 seconds", so you never have to look at your phone mid-run. Audio ducks your music only while speaking, then steps out of the way. Pre-recorded clips, no robotic text-to-speech. WHAT'S INCLUDED • 9-week Couch to 5K plan, three sessions a week • Walk + run interval timer with on-screen progress ring • Full Apple Watch app with heart rate, GPS route, distance, pace, calories • Apple Health workout sync • Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Home Screen widget + watch face complication • Smart Stack workout widget with working pause / resume • Achievement badges + full run history • Share card for every completed run • Pre-recorded voice cues • No account required Get to your first 5K. Then keep going. FITNESS DISCLAIMER First Run is a fitness tracking and coaching app. It is not a medical device, and nothing in the app constitutes medical advice. The workouts and recommendations are general fitness guidance only. Talk to a qualified medical professional before starting any new exercise programme, particularly if you have a heart, lung, joint or other health condition, are pregnant, are recovering from injury or surgery, or have been inactive for an extended period. If you feel pain, chest tightness, dizziness, shortness of breath, or any unusual symptoms during or after exercise, stop immediately and seek medical advice. Listen to your body. Rest is part of training. Use of First Run is at your own risk.

Screenshots

The Conqueror Challenges4 screens
First Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Conqueror Challenges at 4.8 against First Run's 4.0. The Conqueror Challenges also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). First Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 66). On price, 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 65 one-off in-app purchases. First Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Conqueror Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Conqueror Challenges has 12K ratings behind it against 1, 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 50% of First Run's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Conqueror Challenges versus First Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Conqueror ChallengesFirst Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperActionary LimitedActive Development Limited

Customer experience

The Conqueror Challenges

All ratings12,222 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,188 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.7%

First Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

First Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

65 purchases

The Conqueror Challenges

One-time65
  • Dublin$19.99
  • Paris$19.99
  • Marathon to Athens$19.99
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  • Rome$19.99
  • Dia de Los Muertos$19.99
  • Jesus$19.99
  • Thanksgiving 2026$19.99
  • Transylvania$19.99
  • Fiji$19.99
  • London$19.99
  • Grand Canyon$19.99
  • Pandas of China$19.99
  • Tokyo$19.99
  • Amazon$19.99
  • Route 66$19.99
  • Barcelona$19.99
  • Salem Witch Trials$19.99
  • Vikings$19.99
  • Mississippi River$19.99
  • Conqueror 2026$19.99
  • Thanksgiving 2025$19.99
  • Animal Conservation$19.99
  • Appalachian Trail$19.99
  • Pacific Crest Trail$19.99
  • Mother's Day$19.99
  • Nakasendo Trail$19.99
  • Vietnam Coast$19.99
  • Silk Road$19.99
  • Great Wall$19.99
  • Lake District$19.99
  • Conquer 2025$19.99
  • Great Barrier Reef$19.99
  • Mt Everest$19.99
  • Lands End to John O'Groats$19.99
  • Camino de Santiago$19.99
  • Fjords of Norway$19.99
  • Inca Trail$19.99
  • Amalfi Coast$19.99
  • Flower Route$19.99
  • Washington DC$19.99
  • Rocky Mountains$19.99
  • Florida Keys$19.99
  • Giza Pyramids$19.99
  • Singapore$19.99
  • Ring of Kerry$19.99
  • Road to Hana$19.99
  • New York City$19.99
  • North Coast$19.99
  • Berlin Wall$19.99
  • Banff$19.99
  • Yellowstone$19.99
  • Wales Coast Path$19.99
  • Nightmare before Christmas$29.99
  • Avengers$29.99
  • Toy Story$29.99
  • Star Wars$29.99
  • Jujutsu Kaisen$29.99
  • The Mandalorian$29.99
  • The Hobbit$29.99
  • Star Wars: Luke$29.99
  • Harry Potter$29.99
  • Game of Thrones$29.99
  • Return of the King$29.99
  • Scooby-Doo!$29.99
  • Lord of the Rings$29.99
None

First Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Conqueror Challenges free?
The Conqueror Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Run free?
First Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Conqueror Challenges or First Run?
The Conqueror Challenges is rated higher. The Conqueror Challenges averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while First Run averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Conqueror Challenges or First Run have ads?
Neither The Conqueror Challenges nor First Run shows ads.

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