ChallengeRunner vs Wellable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChallengeRunner
Log and track your progress in employee health challenges. View real-time leaderboards, submit data, and engage with other participants. Integrates with Apple Health for automatic data syncing.
- Log health challenge data
- View real-time leaderboards
- Submit challenge data
- Messaging and comments
- Apple Health integration
- Join challenges via codes/links/QR
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ChallengeRunner Fitness Challenge Logging provides a lightweight interface to the ChallengeRunner employee health challenge platform. This application gives participants access to the fitness challenges they are currently enrolled in. ChallengeRunner Fitness Challenge Logging allows participants to view and submit health challenge data and review the challenge leaderboard. This application features a simple challenge data logging interface, real-time leaderboards, messaging and comments. Participants may join challenges using links, QR Codes, or challenge codes provided by a Challenge Administrator. It is now possible for ChallengeRunner to pull steps, active minutes, distance and calories from the Apple Health app. To turn on this functionality, enable the Health Integration switch in Settings and accept the HealthKit privileges when prompted in the ChallengeRunner app. With HealthKit enabled, ChallengeRunner will sync with the Health app whenever the ChallengeRunner app is opened. NOTE: Most functions require an Internet connection
Wellable
This app supports your holistic well-being journey by providing access to your organization's wellness program on the go. Track progress, earn points for healthy habits, and participate in challenges. Sync data from other health apps and devices for a seamless experience.
- Access organization's wellness program
- Log workouts and healthy habits
- Track daily, weekly, monthly progress
- Compete in individual or team challenges
- Educational content modules
- Sync Apple Health data
- Connect favorite apps and devices
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Wellable is your organization's wellness partner in supporting you on your journey towards holistic well-being. With the Wellable app, you can access all the features you know and love from the web platform on the go. The result? A seamless experience that allows you to focus on what's most important: your health. Use the Wellable app to: • Learn about your organization's wellness program • Log and earn Wellable points for workouts, daily healthy habits, and company organized events • Track your daily, weekly, and monthly progress on an interactive dashboard • Gamify your experience by competing in individual or team challenges • Adopt and reinforce healthy habits with Wellable's educational content modules • Sync your Apple Health app data with your Wellable account • Connect your favorite apps and devices to sync your health data • and more! Stay Wellable! Disclaimer To use the app, you will need a Wellable account through your employer or organization. If you already have an account but are having trouble signing in, please contact us at support@wellable.co, and we will be happy to help.
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Verdict
ChallengeRunner and Wellable both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Wellable's written reviews are positive against 15% of ChallengeRunner's. Wellable also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). ChallengeRunner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ChallengeRunner against 4.6 for Wellable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.7K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of ChallengeRunner's written reviews are positive against 66% of Wellable's.
ChallengeRunner ships an update every 2 weeks, Wellable weekly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | ChallengeRunner | Wellable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.7K ratings) | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | 3.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChallengeRunner LLC | Wellable LLC |
Customer experience
ChallengeRunner
Wellable
User reviews
ChallengeRunner
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for motivation
- 👍 Simple and efficient
- 💡 Wellness partnership
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues with Apple Health and other fitness trackers
- 👎 Poor user interface and navigation
- 🔍 Lack of visibility into team and individual rankings
- 🔧 Buggy and crashes frequently
Wellable
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Motivating and engaging
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 💡 Variety of wellness features
- 🤝 Great for team challenges and competitions
- 🌟 Helpful for tracking fitness and health
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate step/activity tracking
- ⚠️ Syncing issues with other apps/devices
- 🕰️ Slow loading and performance problems
- 🤔 Concerns about cheating in challenges
- 📉 Points system not always fair or transparent
Bugs and requests
ChallengeRunner
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when scrolling leaderboard
- Steps not syncing correctly or disappearing
- Login issues and inability to access app features
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to manually enter steps and other activities
- Improved leaderboard and team management features
- Integration with more fitness tracking devices
- Better data visualization and analytics
Wellable
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Leaderboard and challenge data not updating correctly
- Nutrition and food tracking not working as expected
- Connectivity issues with Apple Health and other integrations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more workout/activity options
- Improve syncing capabilities with popular fitness apps
- Allow editing of past activities/entries
- Provide more detailed analytics and progress tracking
- Implement better safeguards against cheating
In-app purchases
ChallengeRunner
No in-app purchases
Wellable
No in-app purchases
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