# Challenge Hound vs VIGR

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Challenge Hound at none against VIGR's 7. Challenge Hound also leads on ratings volume (237 vs 4). VIGR's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. VIGR sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Challenge Hound asks for nothing beyond the download.

VIGR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Challenge Hound has 237 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Challenge Hound's written reviews are positive against 100% of VIGR's.

Challenge Hound ships an update monthly, VIGR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Challenge Hound | VIGR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (237 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vigr/id6761862419/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **237** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 46 MB | 149 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 16.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Challenge Hound LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1683518327) | [ashkan Esmaeili](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891821179) |

## What reviewers say

### Challenge Hound

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/challenge-hound/id6448111660)

This app helps you stay active and motivated by creating and joining challenges with friends, family, or colleagues. Track progress, share achievements, and engage in friendly competition to reach shared goals. It supports various fitness activities and can be used for fundraising or personal well-being.

**Highlights:** Create individual or team challenges, Track distance, duration, elevation, activity totals, Goal-based or open-ended challenge formats, View personalized progress metrics and leaderboards, Live challenge feed for chat and encouragement, Sync with popular fitness apps, Support for diverse activity types and custom challenges

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### VIGR

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vigr/id6761862419)

This AI-powered platform integrates training, nutrition, and recovery with a personalized AI coach. It provides daily readiness scores based on sleep and heart rate data, offers quick food logging with ingredient analysis, and generates adaptive training routines. Gamified challenges and leaderboards encourage consistent engagement.

**Highlights:** AI readiness score, Quick food logging, AI training routine generator, Recovery tracking, Gamified challenges, Leaderboards

**Features:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VIGR Basic | $10.00 | per month |
| VIGR Pro | $15.00 | per month |
| VIGR Premium | $20.00 | per month |
| VIGR Basic | $96.00 | per year |
| VIGR Pro | $143.99 | per year |
| VIGR Premium | $191.99 | per year |
| 60 Voice Minutes | $7.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Challenge Hound free?

Challenge Hound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is VIGR free?

VIGR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Challenge Hound or VIGR?

VIGR is rated higher. Challenge Hound averages 4.8 out of 5 from 237 ratings, while VIGR averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Challenge Hound or VIGR have ads?

Neither Challenge Hound nor VIGR shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Challenge Hound or VIGR?

Challenge Hound ships an update monthly, and VIGR every 2 days. Most recently, Challenge Hound was updated on November 7, 2026 and VIGR on November 9, 2026.

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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.*