Comparison

ChallengeRunner vs Wellable

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Log health challenge data
  • View real-time leaderboards
  • Submit challenge data
  • Messaging and comments
  • Apple Health integration
  • Join challenges via codes/links/QR
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

ChallengeRunner4 screens
Wellable4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 — 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChallengeRunner ships an update every 2 weeks, Wellable weekly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChallengeRunner versus Wellable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChallengeRunnerWellable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.7K ratings)4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews66.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.7K — better3.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChallengeRunner LLCWellable LLC

Customer experience

ChallengeRunner

All ratings8,692 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral20.0%
Negative64.6%

Wellable

All ratings3,889 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative23.9%

User reviews

ChallengeRunner

From 8.7K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

ChallengeRunner

No in-app purchases

None

Wellable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChallengeRunner free?
ChallengeRunner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wellable free?
Wellable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChallengeRunner or Wellable?
Wellable is rated higher. ChallengeRunner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.7K ratings, while Wellable averages 4.6 from 3.9K ratings.
Do ChallengeRunner or Wellable have ads?
Neither ChallengeRunner nor Wellable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChallengeRunner or Wellable?
ChallengeRunner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wellable weekly. Most recently, ChallengeRunner was updated on September 22, 2026 and Wellable on September 22, 2026.

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