ASICS Runkeeper vs Challenge Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASICS Runkeeper
Track your runs, set personalized goals, and follow guided workouts to improve your fitness. This app offers GPS tracking for various activities, progress monitoring, and motivational features to help you achieve your running ambitions.
- GPS activity tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Audio-guided workouts
- Goal setting and progress monitoring
- Integration with wearables and health apps
- In-app challenges and rewards
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Reach your running goals with the ASICS Runkeeper™ app. Track exercise, set measurable goals and see progress along the way—whether you’re just getting into running, training for a race or trying to reach a new personal record, we can help. MOTIVATION TO MOVE •Guided Workouts: Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced runner, our ASICS Running coaches push you to reach your fitness goals through a variety of audio-guided workouts that complement your fitness journey • Track workouts: Record activities like running, walking, biking, hiking and more manually or with GPS. • Set goals: Maybe you want to get faster, run farther or lose a little weight. No matter your goal, we’ll help you reach it. •Listen to audio: Choose the stats you want to hear during your activity like pace, distance, and time (available in five additional motivating voices in English), plus Apple Music and Spotify integration • Follow a plan: Routines lead to progress. Choose a personalized plan that will help get you out the door, day after day. • Stay motivated: Join in-app challenges, get exercise rewards, participate in virtual running groups and share achievements. • See progress: It’s what this is all about. We’ll log your stats to show you how you’re progressing against your running goals. SYNC WITH EASE • Apple Watch integration: Leave your phone at home and still track stats. • Bluetooth connectivity: connect wireless headphones and heart-rate monitors. • Fitness tracker integration: Connect your Garmin, Fitbit and other styles in seconds. • Apple Health integration: Connect to share your Runkeeper workout details (including calories, route, and heart rate) to Apple Health and sync your Health measurements to Runkeeper. • Partner apps: Connect with other top health apps like Fitbit, MyFitnessPal and more. UPGRADE YOUR PERFORMANCE Get the Runkeeper GO™ premium membership for more effective ways to reach your fitness goals, from 5Ks to marathons. Strategize for your next race by taking advantage of tailored race-training plans designed to help you run stronger and faster for race day. Compare your workouts with a variety of detailed progress insights and live tracking to closely monitor your training along the way. *Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at http://runkeeper.com/termsofservice and http://runkeeper.com/privacypolicy respectively.
Challenge Tracker
Track your progress towards monthly health and fitness goals, including steps, distance, and exercise minutes. Integrates with Apple Health to visualize your progress with rings and charts. Supports various activities and is fully accessible.
- Set monthly goals
- Track various activities (walking, running, exercise, steps, cycling, swimming)
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Progress rings and bar charts
- VoiceOver and Apple Audio Graph accessibility
- Supports iPhone and iPod
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Set a monthly goal or use suggested goal and keep track on the progress throughout the month or number days in a month that you want to achieve the daily goal. Set different types of activities - Walking + Running Distance - Exercise ** - Steps Count - Cycling Distance (App or device may be needed) - Swimming Distance (App or device may be needed) - Move (Apple Watch required or iPhone on iOS16 or later) - Wheelchair Distance Activities integrates with Apple Health app to be able to show a progress ring so each day you can see if you are on target for the month and a bar chart showing each day amount compared to the goal each day. Fully accessible with Voice Over and Apple Audio Graph. ** Movement equal to or exceeding the intensity of a brisk walk counts towards your Exercise minutes. Apple Watch not required for some of activities but recommended. Apple and Apple Watch are a trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge Tracker at none against ASICS Runkeeper's 13. Challenge Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). ASICS Runkeeper's advantage is ratings volume (379K vs 1) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On price 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. ASICS Runkeeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Challenge Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Challenge Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASICS Runkeeper has 379K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ASICS Runkeeper ships an update every 2 weeks, Challenge Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASICS Runkeeper | Challenge Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (379K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 379K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASICS Runner App, Inc. | Nigel Gee |
Customer experience
ASICS Runkeeper
Challenge Tracker
Bugs and requests
ASICS Runkeeper
Reported bugs
4 issues- Workouts not recording properly
- Inconsistent distance and pace tracking
- Syncing issues between phone and watch
- Unexpected app crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Add treadmill/indoor tracking option
- Improve training plan customization
- Enhance Apple Watch app functionality
- Provide more detailed analytics and insights
- Allow pausing/resuming of workouts
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- Improve audio cue/voice feedback
Challenge Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ASICS Runkeeper
- Runkeeper Go Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Runkeeper Go Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Runkeeper Go Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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- Runkeeper Go Quarterly$19.993 Months
- Runkeeper Go Yearly$39.991 Year
- Runkeeper Go Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Runkeeper Go Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
- Runkeeper Go Yearly no trial$39.991 Year
- RK Go Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
Challenge Tracker
No in-app purchases
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