Comparison

Challenge vs Challenger

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

Challenger

This app helps you achieve your goals by turning them into 30-day challenges. You can compete solo or with friends, track progress automatically via health integrations, and even add financial stakes for extra accountability. Distracting apps can be blocked to help you stay focused.

Highlights
  • 30-day challenges
  • Solo or group challenges
  • Automatic health tracking integration
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Optional financial stakes
  • Distraction blocking
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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The accountability app that actually works. Challenger turns any goal into a 30-day challenge you can do solo or with friends — with real progress tracking, leaderboards, and optional money on the line. ◆ HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a challenge — steps, workout, meditation, sleep, or anything custom 2. Invite friends or go solo — share a code, they're in 3. Show up every day — track progress, post updates, climb the leaderboard ◆ AUTOMATIC HEALTH TRACKING Connect Apple Health to auto-track steps, distance, workout minutes, meditation, calories, sleep, water intake, and more. No manual logging needed — your progress updates automatically. ◆ CHALLENGE FRIENDS Create group challenges and compete on real-time leaderboards. Share posts, photos, and videos. Comment and cheer each other on. See who actually shows up. ◆ PUT MONEY ON IT Add financial stakes to any challenge. Miss a day? Pay up. It's the accountability you can't ignore. ◆ FLEXIBLE GOALS Set a shared goal for everyone, let each person pick their own target, or go fully open-ended. Add off days so life doesn't get in the way. ◆ BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Screen Time integration blocks distracting apps until your challenge is done. Soft mode lets you bypass. Hard mode doesn't. ◆ WIDGETS Four widget styles to track progress right from your home screen. ◆ COMPLETELY FREE No ads. No subscriptions. No paywalls. Just challenges. Download Challenger and start your first 30-day challenge today.

Screenshots

Challenge4 screens
Challenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Challenge at 13.0 against Challenger's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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, Challenger monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Challenge versus Challenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengeChallenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel ReimusJordan Lejuwaan

In-app purchases

None

Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Challenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Challenge free?
Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Challenger free?
Challenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Challenge or Challenger have ads?
Neither Challenge nor Challenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Challenge or Challenger?
Challenge ships an update every 3 weeks, and Challenger monthly. Most recently, Challenge was updated on October 21, 2026 and Challenger on October 22, 2026.

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