Fitbit Ace vs Physically Challenged
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fitbit Ace
Manage your child's Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch. Securely call, text, track location, and monitor activity. Control contacts and ensure peace of mind.
- Secure calling and texting
- Real-time location tracking
- Activity level monitoring
- Contact management
- Child's smartwatch management
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The Fitbit Ace app is your home base for the Fitbit Ace LTE kids smartwatch. Use it to securely call or text message your child, see their location, check in on their activity levels, and manage their contacts. If you’re invited as a contact, you can also use the Fitbit Ace app to securely call or send messages to a child’s Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch. *Fitbit Ace LTE device requires a paid Ace Pass data plan. Some features only available for kids with a supervised Google Account. Learn more about privacy for Fitbit Ace at g.co/fitbitace/privacy
Physically Challenged
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Physically Challenged turns your workouts into a friendly competition between friends. Pick what counts, set the dates and the prize, and let Apple Health keep everyone honest. PICK THE CHALLENGE - Daily check-off: most days done wins. - Streak: miss a day and you're out. - Steps or distance: most over the challenge. - Cardio weeks: hit your days every week. - Weight loss: most lost by percent, with weigh-ins shared the way the group chooses: weight, pounds lost or percent only. - Custom: anything you can check off, like "no soda". Run it solo or in teams, for 1 to 26 weeks or with no end date. INVITE YOUR CREW Every challenge gets an invite code. Share it from the challenge, and friends enter it to join, up to 50 people. APPLE HEALTH KEEPS SCORE Set a real bar, like 45 minutes of cycling or 10,000 steps, and qualifying workouts, steps, distance and weigh-ins count on their own. Looser dares are one tap: "I did it." You can also check in with Siri without opening the app. Health access is read-only, and only your results and weigh-ins leave your phone. STANDINGS AND TRASH TALK Standings for every challenge, a feed of everyone's check-ins, typed trash talk and six reactions, from Fire to Props. A COACH WITH JOKES Pre-written roast lines show up under the standings and in the feed. Set your own roast level from 1 to 10. The top levels swear. PRIZES, NOT PAYMENTS Put up a prize, like "Loser buys lunch," or play for bragging rights. The app never holds or moves money. YOU'RE IN CONTROL Sign in with Apple. Report or block anyone, unblock from your Blocked list, and delete your account from Settings. Requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Physically Challenged at daily against Fitbit Ace's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fitbit Ace ships an update every 3 weeks, Physically Challenged daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fitbit Ace | Physically Challenged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (229 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 229 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ben Zierten | |
Bugs and requests
Fitbit Ace
Reported bugs
15 issues- Location, calling, and messaging features not working when disconnected from WiFi
- Incoming calls on iPhone from Fitbit Ace have no sound, only vibration
- Message history lost when moving to a new phone
- App does not connect to the watch
- App never loads or says no connection
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- App stops working and requires restoration
- Customer service never responded
- Some messages are delayed
- Some messages disappear after a bit
- Takes forever to receive text and update location
- App immediately asks for country and says not allowed
- App is completely unusable, clicking does nothing
- App freezes and nothing can be clicked
- Cannot invite spouse to family account
- Cannot contact other kids or their friends, only adults
Requested features
15 requests- Allow adjusting theme or colors
- Add basic features like photo sharing
- Allow communication between friends with watches
- Enable parents to approve friend connections
- Allow grandparents abroad to use the app
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- Add more parental control options
- More parental settings needed
- Add voice message feature for parents
- More child safety features updates
- More family quests
- More customization of night time hours
- Increase size of keyboard buttons
- Enable parents to call even during school time
- Modify goals to include other exercises
- UI tweaks for better user experience
Physically Challenged
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fitbit Ace
No in-app purchases
Physically Challenged
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fitbit Ace free?
Is Physically Challenged free?
Do Fitbit Ace or Physically Challenged have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fitbit Ace or Physically Challenged?
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