# Workout Calendar vs Soft Challenge

Workout Calendar and Soft Challenge both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Workout Calendar's written reviews are positive against 64% of Soft Challenge's. Workout Calendar also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 286) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Workout Calendar costs $0.99 and Soft Challenge $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Workout Calendar against 4.8 for Soft Challenge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 286 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Workout Calendar's written reviews are positive against 64% of Soft Challenge's.

Workout Calendar ships an update every 8 days, Soft Challenge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Workout Calendar | Soft Challenge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$0.99** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/workout-calendar-motivation/id473539105/reviews)** | [4.8 (286 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soft-challenge/id6448931254/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.2K** | 286 |
| Positive reviews | **80.7% of reviews** | 64.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#73** | #78 |
| Size | 13 MB | 60 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Andrei Zaharia](https://appshunter.io/developer/326168003) | [White Belt Development LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1638137804) |

## What reviewers say

### Workout Calendar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/workout-calendar-motivation/id473539105)

**Currently charting:** #73 Top Paid · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

Track your fitness routine with a visual calendar. See completed workout days marked with checkmarks to stay motivated and understand your progress. Features include recurring workouts, notifications, and a full month view.

**Highlights:** Track completed workout days, Visual progress indicator, Recurring workouts, Alarms and notifications, Full month view

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent tracker
- 👍 Great value
- 👍 Very Useful for Keeping Track
- 👍 Perfect!
- 👍 Best workout calendar

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Not worth .99
- 🐛 Bugs
- 🐛 Can't remove repeating workouts
- 🐛 Widgets will not load
- 🐛 Bugs

**Reported bugs**

- Cannot delete a session from a recurrent exercise without it reappearing
- Widgets will not load
- App keeps crashing

**Requested features**

- Add a recurring every X days option
- Additional fields?
- Color coding days
- Keep color choices


### Soft Challenge

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soft-challenge/id6448931254)

**Currently charting:** #78 Top Paid · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

This app guides users in building healthy habits through a customizable daily routine. It offers recommended rules for fitness, diet, hydration, and reading, allowing users to adapt the duration and tasks to their personal goals and lifestyle.

**Highlights:** Customizable habit rules, Personalized goals and lifestyle adaptation, Recommended daily workout routine, Healthy diet tracking, Hydration goals, Reading habit tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Highly customizable and flexible
- 👍 Great for tracking 75 Soft
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 One-time purchase, not subscription
- 👍 Helpful reminders

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App gets stuck on Day 1
- 🐛 Navigation can be tricky
- 🐛 Cannot edit/disable certain features
- 🐛 Weight unit change not saving
- 🐛 Cannot go back to fix missed tasks

**Reported bugs**

- App stuck on Day 1 congratulation screen
- Water consumption not saving
- App won't allow moving forward without checking all tasks
- Cannot save changes to weight units
- App stuck on 'great job keep on crushing it' screen

**Requested features**

- Allow users to share progress with others
- Option to edit/disable certain features
- Photo option for tracking
- Extend the number of days for challenges


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Workout Calendar free?

Workout Calendar costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Soft Challenge free?

Soft Challenge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Workout Calendar or Soft Challenge?

Workout Calendar is rated higher. Workout Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Soft Challenge averages 4.8 from 286 ratings.

### Do Workout Calendar or Soft Challenge have ads?

Neither Workout Calendar nor Soft Challenge shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Workout Calendar or Soft Challenge?

Workout Calendar ships an update every 8 days, and Soft Challenge fortnightly. Most recently, Workout Calendar was updated on November 10, 2026 and Soft Challenge on November 7, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Workout Calendar or Soft Challenge?

Workout Calendar currently peaks at #73 in the App Store charts, and Soft Challenge at #78. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*