Stridekick

Stridekick is a group activity challenge service for friends, families, and workplaces. It suits organizers who want wearable-connected tracking and several ways to motivate a group, including goals beyond step counts. It is strongest for short challenges; private events and longer runs require a paid plan.

Overview

Challenges can track steps, distance, active minutes, calories, or sleep. Participants can connect a wearable or smartphone, and custom activities can include meditation or nutrition. That flexibility gives organizers room to focus on broader habits, while groups seeking only a simple step contest may not need the range. Stridekick supports Android, iOS, and web.

Key features

Stridekick offers 11 challenge types, including leaderboards, streaks, virtual races, custom activities, group challenges, and team challenges. The variety supports competitive, consistency-based, and shared-participation goals. Free and Pro plans include five modes; all 11 are available with Unlimited.

Supported devices and platforms named by Stridekick include Fitbit, Apple Watch, Apple iPhone, Android, Garmin, Withings, WHOOP, and Oura. For premium challenges, only the organizer needs Pro or Unlimited; other participants can join using free accounts. That keeps participation accessible even when a group has a limited budget.

Company challenges are positioned as an employee perk for morale and activity. SuperDash adds reporting and team management, which makes Unlimited more relevant to workplace organizers than to casual groups. Users can make profiles private, disconnect third-party services, or delete accounts; Stridekick says it deletes account information within 30 days. It encrypts data in transit, but names no specific compliance certification. Challenge participants can see profile photos, messages, step totals, personal statistics, and achievements, and data may also be shared with service partners such as analytics providers, merchants, and advertisers. That visibility deserves consideration before inviting a group.

Pricing

Stridekick is freemium. Free costs nothing and allows public challenges of up to seven days, 10 participants, and five modes. It is a useful way to run a small, brief group event, but the public-only setting rules it out for private teams.

Pro 10 costs $12.99 a month, billed $139.99/yr, and supports 10 participants, private challenges of up to 45 days, and five modes. It fits a small group that needs privacy and more time than the free cap allows. Pro 20 costs $24.99 a month, billed $274.99/yr, and raises capacity to 20 participants; it adds priority support. Pro 50 costs $49.99 a month, billed $549.99/yr, and allows 50 participants with the same 45-day and five-mode limits, also with priority support. These tiers suit organizers who need more seats, though they do not expand the mode selection.

Unlimited has custom pricing and offers unlimited participants, private challenges up to 90 days, all 11 modes, priority support, a dedicated account manager, and SuperDash reporting. It is the clearest fit for larger or company programs that need reporting and team management, but its price must be obtained directly. For the paid plans with annual billing shown, the annual total is lower than paying the listed monthly rate for 12 months; the billing terms should be checked when choosing a term.

Platforms

Stridekick is available on Android, iOS, and web, and supports connections with several major wearables and health platforms. That range helps mixed-device groups participate, although tracking depends on connecting a supported device or smartphone.

Who it's for

Stridekick is a good fit for a friend, family, or workplace organizer who wants shared activity goals, flexible challenge formats, and device-connected tracking. The free plan suits a public challenge of up to 10 people for no more than a week. Choose Pro when the group needs privacy, more participants, or a 45-day event. Look elsewhere if a private challenge must stay free, if every mode is essential on a lower tier, or if the stated data visibility is unsuitable for the group.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Five activity metrics and custom activities let groups pursue goals beyond steps.
• Pro: Free participants can join a premium challenge, so only the organizer needs a paid plan.
• Pro: Android, iOS, web, and a range of wearable connections support groups with different devices.
• Con: Free challenges are public, limited to seven days and 10 participants, and include only five modes.
• Con: Pro plans also include only five modes, leaving the full selection to the custom-priced Unlimited tier.
• Con: Challenge participants can see personal activity and profile information, and data may be shared with service partners.

Alternatives

ChallengeRunner is worth considering for organizers comparing paid challenge software: its free Sandbox also caps groups at 10 participants and seven days, and includes tracker syncing, a real-time leaderboard, and self-service setup.

MindFi is another freemium option for teams under 20, with 24/7 access to licensed psychologists and counsellors; its Basic plan has a platform fee and therapy billed per session, starting at $35/session.

Wellhub may suit readers looking for a broader wellness app offering: its Digital plan is free and includes 10 wellness apps, while Starter is $11.99 a month and includes 46 wellness apps.

GOQii Corporate Wellness, Healthify Corporate, Peppy, Personify Health, and Thrive Global are other workplace wellness options to compare; each uses custom or employer-arranged pricing.

For a wider shortlist, see Employee Wellbeing Software.

Verdict

Stridekick is best for organizers who want to turn activity into a group challenge across a mix of devices and who value formats beyond a basic leaderboard. Its strongest case is the low-friction participation model: one organizer can pay while everyone else joins free. Choose it when private challenges, the required participant cap, and the five-mode Pro selection match your needs; look elsewhere if a private free event or a broader workplace wellness service matters more.