Challengger vs Million Miles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Challengger
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Challengger helps you turn running and fitness into shared motivation. Create challenges, invite friends, join groups, compete with your club and track progress together. Whether you are chasing a monthly distance target, building a better routine, or motivating your running community, Challengger makes it easier to stay active with other people. CREATE AND JOIN CHALLENGES Start your own personal, group or club challenge, or discover public challenges you can join. Set a goal, invite people and see everyoneβs progress in one place. STAY MOTIVATED TO MOVE Challengger is built around motivation, accountability and friendly competition. See who is taking part, follow challenge progress and keep yourself moving towards the finish. TRACK DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOALS Take part in distance challenges, participation challenges and consistency challenges. Whether you want to run more often, cover more distance, or simply stay active each week, Challengger gives you a clear target to aim for. BUILT FOR FRIENDS, GROUPS AND CLUBS Challenge yourself, challenge your friends, or bring your running club together around a shared goal. Challengger is designed for people who are more motivated when progress is visible and everyone is involved. CONNECT YOUR FITNESS ACTIVITY Use supported fitness connections to help track your activity and keep your challenge progress up to date. WHY CHALLENGGER? β’ Create personal, group and club challenges β’ Join public challenges and discover new goals β’ Track distance, participation and consistency β’ Compete on leaderboards with friends and clubmates β’ Stay motivated with visible progress β’ Build momentum through shared activity Challengger is for runners, fitness groups, clubs and anyone who wants a more motivating way to stay active. Challenge yourself. Motivate everyone else.
Million Miles
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Million Miles is a walk and run tracker with a twist: every mile you log is added to one shared community goal, alongside everyone else in the app. We're heading for a million miles, together. TRACK LIKE YOU ALWAYS HAVE β’ GPS tracking for walks and runs - distance, time, pace, HR zones, splits, route and elevation β’ An Apple Watch app - start from your wrist, or follow along on either device β’ Voice prompts read out your distance and pace so you never have to look β’ Already use Strava, Garmin or the Workout app? Turn on Apple Health sync and those walks and runs count too GET OUT MORE WITH A PLAN β’ Walking and running plans: Walk more, Walk a 10k, First 5k, 5k faster, First 10k and Half marathon β’ Pick the days that suit you and each session is set out for you with target paces if you give a recent 5k time β’ A friendly voice counts you into each part and tells you what's next, with a tap on your wrist on Apple Watch β’ Browse the weeks ahead, and catch up on a session you missed β’ Every session still adds to the million YOUR MILES JOIN THE TOTAL β’ The moment you finish, your distance is added to the community counter β’ See exactly what you've contributed and how far there is to go β’ A mile walked counts the same as a mile run β’ Milestones on the way to a million belong to everyone BRING YOUR PEOPLE β’ Make a team for your running club, the office or the family, and share a six-letter code β’ Every walk or run any of you logs goes on the team's total β’ See who's been out and chat in your own group TOGETHER, NOT AGAINST β’ Challenges with one shared goal and their own chat β’ Cheer people on - a thumbs-up goes a long way on a hill β’ Badges for the things that keep you going: first mile, early bird, night owl, a twelve-week streak β’ Your own stats are for you: weekly and yearly miles, your longest walk, your fastest 5k. Nobody is ranked against anybody WHY IT'S FREE There's no subscription, no locked features and no ads. Its a personal project: I wanted to see whether a group of us could walk and run a million miles between us. A million miles to go. Come and add yours. Your routes stay private - they're never shown to other members or sold to anyone. Location is only used while you're recording.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Million Miles at every 2 days against Challengger's every 4 days. Challengger's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Challengger ships an update every 4 days, Million Miles every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Challengger | Million Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eveleigh McCarthy | Gavan Grenville-Hunt |
In-app purchases
Challengger
No in-app purchases
Million Miles
No in-app purchases









