Comparison

FitHalo vs RivalRings

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

Head to head
About

FitHalo

This app consolidates all your physical activities into a single weekly score, allowing you to track personal progress or compete with friends. It awards points for various workout types, consistency, and intensity, offering unique tracking for specialized activities and integrating with fitness equipment.

Highlights
  • Consolidated weekly activity score
  • Points for workout variety, consistency, and intensity
  • Unique workout type tracking (rucking, cold plunge)
  • Bluetooth fitness equipment integration
  • Apple Watch app with customizable displays
  • Weight tracking with BMI and projected change
  • Route mapping and effort tracking
Features
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FitHalo is an all-in-one workout app for iPhone and Apple Watch. FitHalo tracks cardio, strength training, rucking, and specialty workouts in one place, with features other workout apps don't offer, from loaded carry tracking and Bluetooth equipment control to strength plans built around your schedule. Every workout also counts toward a single weekly challenge score, whether logged with FitHalo, Apple Watch, or any fitness app that syncs with Apple Health. ONE SCORE FOR ALL YOUR WORKOUTS Earn points from every workout based on duration and intensity, with bonus points for a variety of workout types and for staying active every day. Choose a challenge tier to match your fitness level, and compete with friends. STRENGTH TRAINING Track sets, reps, and weights across more than 700 exercises with video demonstrations. During a workout, FitHalo suggests the weight for each set, times your rest, and shows which plates to put on the bar. A muscle map shows which muscles each workout trained. ROUTINES & WORKOUT PLANS Build your own routines or have FitHalo generate one, then arrange them into a workout plan that fits your schedule. Routines and plans can be shared with friends. TRAINING REPORTS Create a PDF training report for any date range or a single workout, with every set, personal record, and muscle map. Print it for your records or share it with a coach or healthcare provider. RUCKING, WEIGHTED VEST & SPECIALTY WORKOUTS FitHalo is the go-to tracker for rucking and loaded carry exercises. Track rucks, weighted vest walks, stroller walks and runs, sauna sessions, and cold plunges. These workouts are tracked without negatively affecting your Cardio Fitness score in Apple Health. BLUETOOTH FITNESS EQUIPMENT Connect to exercise bikes, treadmills, rowing machines, walking pads, and other equipment that supports the Fitness Machine Service (FTMS) protocol. See live data during workouts, control treadmill speed and incline, or adjust bike resistance directly from FitHalo. STRAVA & HEVY INTEGRATION Connect your Strava account to sync workouts automatically, optionally with the exercises and sets from your strength workouts. FitHalo can also sync routines and strength workouts with your Hevy account. APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS FitHalo's watchOS app offers customizable workout displays and complications for your challenge score. Log strength sets from your wrist, with the current exercise and rest timer kept in step with your iPhone. Home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, and Live Activities keep you informed during and between workouts, including your daily step count goal. WORKOUT INSIGHTS & METRICS • Live and post-workout route maps with effort, pace, or heart rate zone coloring • Heart rate zones, live during workouts or in review • Cycling power zones with a built-in FTP calculator • Pace alerts and splits with haptic feedback • Effort tracking compatible with Apple Fitness's Training Load feature • Customizable metric displays on both iOS and watchOS • Workout route export as FIT, TCX, or GPX files WEIGHT & TRENDS Track your weight with BMI reporting, trend analysis, and a projection for the month ahead, toward a target weight or maintenance range. Follow trends in exercise minutes, step counts, and your weekly challenge scores. FitHalo requires an iPhone running iOS 18 or later. Apple Watch features require watchOS 11 or later. Recording a workout on iPhone without an Apple Watch requires iOS 26 or later. Always make sure your workouts are safe and comfortable. Consult with healthcare professionals before beginning any new exercise routine.

About

RivalRings

Turn your daily activity into friendly fitness contests with friends. Compete on steps, workouts, and more using data from Apple Health and Apple Watch. Track progress on leaderboards and enjoy private challenges.

Highlights
  • Compete on steps, distance, calories, and workouts
  • Private groups and head-to-head competitions
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards
  • Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch
  • User-controlled privacy settings
  • Optional daily activity reminders
Features
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RivalRings turns your everyday activity into a friendly competition with the people who keep you moving. Connect Apple Health and your steps, workouts, distance, calories, and Apple Watch rings become points on a shared leaderboard. Start a competition with friends or a private group, pick the categories you want to compete on, and see who comes out on top each day, week, or month. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Compete on what you care about — steps, distance, Move, Exercise, Stand, flights, and workouts. • Private groups and head-to-head competitions with friends. • Daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards with medals and championships. • Works with Apple Watch — and with other trackers via Apple Health. • A clean "You" view of your own activity and recent workouts. • Optional daily reminders to close your rings. BUILT FOR PRIVACY • Your health data is read from Apple Health and used only to power the app's stats and competitions. It's never used for advertising and never sold. • Share your stats with friends, or keep them private — your choice. • Block or report anyone, and delete your account and all your data anytime. Add friends, start a rivalry, and make moving more fun. Apple Health and Apple Watch are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

FitHalo4 screens
RivalRings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RivalRings at every 5 days against FitHalo's fortnightly. FitHalo's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FitHalo against 5.0 for RivalRings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitHalo ships an update fortnightly, RivalRings every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FitHalo versus RivalRings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitHaloRivalRings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJacob JohnstonCasey Waters

Customer experience

FitHalo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RivalRings

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FitHalo

No in-app purchases

None

RivalRings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FitHalo free?
FitHalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RivalRings free?
RivalRings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FitHalo or RivalRings?
FitHalo and RivalRings are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FitHalo or RivalRings have ads?
Neither FitHalo nor RivalRings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitHalo or RivalRings?
FitHalo ships an update fortnightly, and RivalRings every 5 days. Most recently, FitHalo was updated on October 16, 2026 and RivalRings on October 2, 2026.

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