Comparison

Challenge vs No Frills Diary

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

Head to head

About

Challenge

This app helps you expand your comfort zone by offering over 80 diverse challenges. You can tackle them solo or with friends, customize existing ones, or create your own. Document your progress with images and notes, and set daily reminders to stay on track.

Highlights

80+ diverse challenges
Group challenges with friends
Customize or create challenges
Track and share progress
Document journey with images/notes
Daily reminders

Features

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Expand Your Comfort Zone! Explore 80+ challenges with your friends or by your own. Adjust or create your own challenges and document your journey. Current Features: - Group Challenges - Connect with other users - 80+ Challenges in diverse categories - Customize or create your own Challenges - Track and share your progress - Documentation with images and notes - Create daily reminder Upcoming Features: - Timers - Score system - Video recording - GPS tracking - Challenge trailers Embark on a journey of self-discovery, break free from your comfort zone, and elevate your life! Challenge Icons by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

About

No Frills Diary

Features

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A very simple diary app. You create custom diaries, and then you fill them. You only see them yourself.

Screenshots

Challenge4 screens

No Frills Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Challenge at every 3 weeks against No Frills Diary's every 8 months. Challenge also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, No Frills Diary every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

Challenge versus No Frills Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Challenge	No Frills Diary
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 8 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	18.2
Further details — not scored
Size	59 MB	6 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Daniel Reimus	Gunhan Gulsoy

In-app purchases

None

Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

No Frills Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Challenge free?

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

Is No Frills Diary free?

No Frills Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Challenge or No Frills Diary have ads?

Neither Challenge nor No Frills Diary shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Challenge or No Frills Diary?

Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, and No Frills Diary every 8 months. Most recently, Challenge was updated on October 21, 2026 and No Frills Diary on October 7, 2026.