Best Corporate Walking Challenge Apps (2026)
Two kinds of product get sold into this category, and most comparisons mix them together: focused walking challenge apps, and broad wellbeing platforms with a step module inside. Buying the wrong kind is the most expensive mistake here, so this comparison labels every entry and tells you who each one genuinely suits.
Already picked a format? Our launch playbook covers timelines and incentives, and how step tracking works answers what employees ask most.
Eleven products, all figures read from vendor sites in September 2026. Where a vendor publishes nothing, we say so rather than estimate.
Disclosure: we make one of these apps
Walk The Distance is ours, so read this accordingly. Three rules we held to: every claim about another product comes from that company's own site, we never quote a competitor's price unless they publish it, and every entry says what that product does better than us.
There is also a section on where we are the wrong choice. If it describes you, buy one of the others — better now than three months in.
How we evaluated these
Four things decide whether a walking challenge succeeds, and none of them is the feature list.
Pricing you can actually see
Three vendors below will not name a price without a sales call. Where a number is published we quote it; where it is not, we say so rather than guess.
Route format or plain step count
A step target is just a number; a route gives the distance somewhere to go. Six of these offer a map or route mode and five do not — the biggest format split in the category.
What employees have to buy
Nothing, for any of these. Wearables are optional across the board and phone tracking is standard, whatever an older comparison may have told you.
Engagement layer or full suite
Some are focused challenge apps; some are whole wellbeing platforms with a step module inside. Buying the wrong kind is the costliest mistake here, so every entry says which it is.
The short answer
- One short event, or a charity campaign: Big Team Challenge. Priced per challenge, 340+ routes, and it integrates with JustGiving.
- A small or informal group, or a free trial run: Stridekick. Real free tier, and cheap up to 50 people.
- Starting today without talking to anyone: Pacer for Teams or Walk The Distance. Both are self-serve with a price on the page and no credit card to start. Pacer's trial runs 7 days for up to 10 people; ours runs 10 days for your whole team.
- An ongoing program with a destination: Walk The Distance. Route-only, flat rate by team size, free for participants.
- Mixed sports, not walking alone: GoJoe or Activy. Both count cycling and running properly; Activy also tracks commuting for ESG reporting.
- One contract covering all of wellbeing: Terryberry Be Well, Walkingspree, or Reward Gateway. Expect a sales call, because none of them publish a price.
- Uncertain how many will join: YuMuuv. It bills on registered participants rather than total headcount, so low turnout costs you less.
What it costs at 100 participants
A number is the hardest thing to find in this category. These are the only vendors who publish one at or near 100 participants, shown in their own currency and billing shape because they are not directly equivalent.
| Product | Published price | Billing shape |
|---|---|---|
| Walk The Distance | $385/mo, or $2,900/yr | Flat rate by team size |
| Pacer for Teams | $454/mo | Per participant count, no contract |
| Big Team Challenge | $780 per challenge | Up to 6 weeks, up to 100 people |
| YuMuuv | $1,700/month-long challenge | Per registered participant × duration |
| Stridekick | $49.99/mo for 50; 100 on request | Organizer pays, participants free |
| Vantage Fit | $1,600 per 4-week challenge at 200 staff | Per total headcount, not participants |
| GoJoe | From £0.50/user/mo on annual | Entry rate only; upper plans quote-only |
| Activy | Enterprise from €5,900; Lite free | Mid-tier per-seat rate not published |
| Terryberry, Walkingspree, Reward Gateway | Not published | Sales call required |
Read from vendor pricing pages in September 2026. We have not reduced these to a per-person figure, because the billing shapes differ too much for that to be honest. Check any vendor's own page before budgeting — ours is at walkthedistanceapp.com/for-groups/pricing, including the tiers above and below 100 participants.
The eleven products in detail
Grouped by product type, alphabetical within each group. Not ranked, and we have not put ourselves at the top.
Focused walking challenge apps
Built to run a walking challenge and little else. Cheapest route to a working program, wrong purchase if you need a wellbeing platform.
Big Team Challenge
Focused walking appRoute mode- Best for
- A single event-shaped challenge, especially charity and public-sector campaigns — it is the only product here with a JustGiving integration.
- Pricing
- $780 base covers up to 100 participants for up to 6 weeks, then $6.40 each beyond that. Priced per challenge, not per year. Managed setup and custom routes cost extra.
- Format
- Route only, and the most route-committed product here: 340+ virtual routes, with teams progressing either separately or together.
- Devices
- Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch, Apple Health, Google Fit, plus manual entry with activity conversion.
- Trial
- Five days for up to 10 users, arranged on request.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 or Capterra profile found.
- What it does better than us
- A far bigger route library, 340+ against our 25, and cheaper if you truly want one six-week event rather than a continuing program.
Pacer for Teams
Focused walking appRoute mode- Best for
- Teams that want several challenge formats rather than committing to one, and that would rather switch format than switch vendor.
- Pricing
- $454/month at 100 participants, billed on participant count, no long-term contract. Over 1,000 is a custom quote.
- Format
- Several challenge types including a route mode. Virtual Adventure advances along a famous route and unlocks checkpoints; they also run step, distance and virtual race formats.
- Devices
- Apple Health and Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung Health. No wearable required.
- Trial
- Seven days, up to 10 participants, full features, no credit card.
- Third-party reviews
- 4.7 on G2 from 13 reviews.
- What it does better than us
- A wider set of challenge formats than ours. If you expect to run step, distance and race challenges at different times of year, they cover that variety and we do not — we only do routes.
Stridekick
Focused walking appRoute mode- Best for
- Small or informal groups under 50, and anyone wanting to run something free before spending anything.
- Pricing
- Free tier, then $12.99/month or $139.99/year for 10 participants, $49.99/month for 50. Above 50 is a custom quote. Only the organizer pays.
- Format
- Challenge and leaderboard app with a virtual race mode along a virtual path. Team and group modes are on the top plan only.
- Devices
- Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Withings, Apple Health, Google Health Connect; Samsung Health, Whoop, Oura and Polar via Apple Health or Health Connect.
- Trial
- Permanent free tier — public challenges up to 7 days for 10 participants.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 or Capterra profile found. 4.4 on the US App Store from around 3,200 ratings.
- What it does better than us
- Much cheaper at small scale, with a permanent free tier where ours is time-limited. For a 10-person team they are the right call and we are not.
Walk The Distance
Ours — focused walking appRoute mode- Best for
- Ongoing programs of 20 to 1,000 staff where the goal is sustained participation from one simple activity — and where you want a price before a sales call.
- Pricing
- $385/month at 100 participants, or $2,900/year. Flat rate by team size from $299/month for 20. Free for every participant, and each tier includes a 10% headcount buffer.
- Format
- Route only. Employees walk one of 25 real trails — Appalachian Trail, Route 66, Camino de Santiago — passing real landmarks as their steps move the team along.
- Devices
- Apple Health, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung Health. Works on phone alone.
- Trial
- Free 10-day pilot, any team size, no credit card and no sales call. You create the organization yourself and get a join code and QR code straight away.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 profile yet. Our proof is customer references, not review volume.
Multi-sport activity platforms
Walking is one activity among many, usually scored on points. Better for teams with cyclists and runners who would resent a steps-only metric.
Activy
Multi-sport platform- Best for
- European employers wanting cycling and multi-sport inclusion tied to ESG and charity outcomes, rather than a walking program as such.
- Pricing
- Partially published. Free Lite tier for 10 users for 30 days, Enterprise from €5,900. The mid-tier per-seat rate is not published.
- Format
- Multi-sport, points-scored across 70+ sports including steps. Distinctive additions: charity goals and commute tracking for ESG reporting. No route journey mode.
- Devices
- Google Fit, Apple Health, Strava, Garmin Connect, Polar Flow, Suunto, plus their own GPS.
- Trial
- Yes — free Lite tier, 30 days, 10 users.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 or Capterra profile found. 4.7 on the App Store, 4.6 on Google Play.
- What it does better than us
- The only product here that tracks commuting for ESG reporting, and the only one with a genuinely cycling-first culture.
GoJoe
Multi-sport platformRoute mode- Best for
- Large enterprises wanting inclusive multi-activity competition rather than walking alone, with rewards and wide language coverage.
- Pricing
- Partially published. Entry rates from £3 per user for a one-off, or £0.50 per user per month annually, quoted from £1,200 for 50 people. Upper plans show no figures.
- Format
- Multi-sport with live route maps and an optional bespoke mission map. Explicitly positioned against step-only challenges, scoring 70+ activities on weighted points.
- Devices
- Apple Health, Google Fit, Garmin, Fitbit, Polar, Wahoo and most major wearables, plus in-app GPS and manual logging.
- Trial
- Not published.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 or Capterra profile found. 4.7 on the App Store.
- What it does better than us
- If your team has cyclists, runners and swimmers who would resent a walking-only metric, GoJoe includes them properly and we do not.
YuMuuv
Multi-activity challenge platform- Best for
- Companies whose wellness calendar runs well past steps, and who would rather pay for employees who actually register than for total headcount.
- Pricing
- Published calculator, billed on registered participants rather than headcount, multiplied by duration. $1,700 for 100 users for one month; a year is 3×, so $5,100.
- Format
- Many challenge types — steps, activity minutes, sleep, wellbeing themes, hybrid events. No route or journey mode published.
- Devices
- Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, Apple Watch, Google Fit, Health Connect, Polar, Suunto, Oura — the widest list here.
- Trial
- Not published; the site routes you to a call.
- Third-party reviews
- By far the most reviewed product here: 4.6 on G2 from over 1,100 reviews, 4.7 on Capterra from around 259.
- What it does better than us
- Vastly more third-party reviews, a broader device list, and you pay only for people who sign up. If turnout is uncertain, their model is less risky than ours.
Broad wellbeing suites with a step module
Walking is one feature in a much larger platform. Right call when consolidating vendors matters more than the challenge itself.
MoveSpring
Now part of Reward GatewayQuote only- Best for
- Companies already buying Reward Gateway recognition, discounts or benefits who want wellbeing on the same contract.
- Pricing
- Quote only. Acquired by Reward Gateway in 2022 and no longer sold standalone, so there is no independent price to quote.
- Format
- Now the wellbeing pillar of a broad engagement suite: activity challenges, wellbeing content, goal setting, and chat and community tools.
- Devices
- No longer published on the surviving pages.
- Trial
- Not published.
- Third-party reviews
- Listed on G2 as MoveSpring by Reward Gateway, 4.7 from 198 reviews.
- What it does better than us
- If you already use Reward Gateway, adding their module beats onboarding a new vendor — no feature comparison changes that.
Terryberry Be Well
Wellbeing suite — formerly Walker TrackerRoute modeQuote only- Best for
- Companies wanting recognition and wellness from one vendor, with wellness data tied to engagement and retention reporting.
- Pricing
- Quote only. Three tiers are named — Wellness Core, Plus and Pro — with no prices attached anywhere.
- Format
- Wellbeing suite that does include map-based challenges, alongside movement, step, wellness and mindfulness formats, with a 125+ activity converter.
- Devices
- Apple Watch, Garmin and Fitbit are named; nothing more specific is published.
- Trial
- Not published.
- Third-party reviews
- The legacy Walker Tracker profile shows 4.8 on G2 from 23 reviews. Terryberry corporate shows 4.6 from 176, but for recognition rather than wellness.
- What it does better than us
- Recognition, rewards and survey modules on one contract, plus a far larger activity converter. If consolidation is your mandate, they fit and we do not.
Vantage Fit
Wellbeing suite- Best for
- Global, cost-sensitive organizations wanting a broad wellness suite with rewards attached, at a price visible before a call.
- Pricing
- Published slider on total employee count. At 200 employees: $1,600 for a single 4-week challenge on Basic, $2,000 on Pro; unlimited challenges $3,200/year on Basic, $4,000 on Pro.
- Format
- Wellbeing suite. Basic runs daily step challenges with a participant leaderboard; Pro adds running, cycling and yoga with team leaderboards. No route mode published.
- Devices
- Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, Google Fit and others. Also tracks sleep, heart rate and mood.
- Trial
- Not self-serve; a guided pilot follows a demo.
- Third-party reviews
- 4.5 on G2 from 567 reviews on the product page.
- What it does better than us
- SSO and HR system integrations on Pro, which we do not offer at all, plus the biometric and mood tracking we deliberately avoid.
Walkingspree
Wellbeing suiteQuote only- Best for
- US employers and benefits brokers wanting a full-service program with hands-on account management, framed against claims costs.
- Pricing
- Quote only. A four-month Pilot Program and an Annual Program are named, with Basic and Plus tiers, but no figures published. Older pricing documents online are years out of date.
- Format
- Full wellbeing suite, and they say so directly. 100+ challenges, around 1,500 wellness articles, and 300+ mental health and meditation videos.
- Devices
- Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health and Watch, Samsung Health and Galaxy watches, Google Fit, plus others via Apple Health or Google Fit.
- Trial
- Not published. The four-month pilot is a program tier, not stated as free.
- Third-party reviews
- No G2 or Capterra profile found.
- What it does better than us
- Nearly twenty years in market, a large content library and dedicated account management. They also sell discounted wearables with payroll deduction.
Platforms we deliberately left out, and why
Other comparisons include Wellable, Personify Health, CoreHealth, Woliba and Burnalong. We left them out on purpose — here is the reasoning, so you can disagree with it.
Those are comprehensive wellbeing platforms, where walking is a small module alongside biometric screening, coaching, mental health content and a rewards marketplace. Comparing them to a walking app on features is unfair in both directions: they win on breadth every time, and they cost more and take longer to roll out when a walking challenge is all you actually need.
So if you need a wellbeing platform, shortlist from that group instead. The three suites above earned their place by marketing themselves specifically on walking challenges.
Two products most comparisons still get wrong
Working from an older list? Two names on it are no longer independent products, so you may be shortlisting vendors you cannot buy.
- MoveSpring was acquired by Reward Gateway in 2022. The domain now serves their content, and it is only sold inside their engagement suite.
- Walker Tracker was acquired by Terryberry in 2022 and is now sold as Terryberry Be Well. Its old G2 profile is still live under the previous name, which is why stale reviews still circulate.
Where Walk The Distance is the wrong choice
We would rather lose a deal than lose it three months in. Do not buy us if any of these apply.
- You need one contract covering all of wellbeing.
We do one thing: walking challenges. No screening, coaching, EAP or rewards marketplace. If consolidation is the mandate, buy Terryberry Be Well or Walkingspree.
- You need HRIS, payroll, SSO or Slack integration.
We sync wearables, but not your HR system, payroll, SSO or Slack. Onboarding is a join link and a QR code. Vantage Fit Pro and GoJoe both offer SSO and HRIS; we do not.
- You want one short event rather than a program.
Our pricing assumes something continuing. Big Team Challenge is priced per challenge and will cost less for a single six-week run — with a far bigger route library than our 25.
- You have fewer than about 20 people and want to stay free.
Our free pilot covers any size, but the smallest paid tier is 20 participants — so a 10-person team pays for headroom it will not use. Stridekick's free tier is permanent and its small plans are cheap.
- You need health outcome data, or multi-sport scoring.
We collect only the distance needed to track trail progress — no heart rate, no weight. Good for privacy, useless if you must report biometric outcomes. And since everything converts to distance walked, committed cyclists and swimmers are better served by GoJoe or Activy.
If an ongoing route-based program is what you need
Employees walk an iconic trail together — the Appalachian Trail, Route 66, the Camino de Santiago — and their real-world steps move the team along it. You can set it up yourself in a couple of minutes and run a free 10-day pilot with your whole team, with no credit card and without talking to us at all.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best walking challenge app for employees?
It depends on the shape of what you are running. For a single event-shaped challenge, Big Team Challenge is priced for exactly that. For a small or informal group, Stridekick has a free tier. For an ongoing program where the goal is sustained participation, a route-based app billed by team size fits better, which is what Walk The Distance does. If you need biometric screening, coaching and a rewards marketplace in one contract, buy a wellbeing suite such as Terryberry Be Well or Walkingspree instead, because a focused walking app will disappoint you.
How much do corporate walking challenge apps cost?
At 100 participants, the published prices are $385 per month for Walk The Distance, $454 per month for Pacer for Teams, $780 for a six-week challenge with Big Team Challenge, and $1,700 for a one-month challenge with YuMuuv. Vantage Fit publishes $1,600 for a single four-week challenge at 200 employees. Walkingspree, Terryberry Be Well and Reward Gateway will not quote a price without a sales call. Several vendors let you start for nothing: Stridekick has a permanent free tier, Activy has a free 30-day tier for up to 10 users, Pacer has a 7-day trial for up to 10 people, and Walk The Distance has a free 10-day pilot for a team of any size with no credit card. Figures read from vendor sites in September 2026.
Which walking challenge apps use a map or route instead of just counting steps?
Six of the eleven products here offer a route or map mode: Walk The Distance and Big Team Challenge are route-only, while Pacer for Teams, Stridekick, GoJoe and Terryberry Be Well include a route mode alongside other formats. YuMuuv, Vantage Fit, Activy, Walkingspree and Reward Gateway compete on leaderboards, points or breadth of activity instead. Big Team Challenge has the largest route library at over 340.
Do employees need a Fitbit or other wearable?
No. None of the eleven platforms compared here require employees to buy hardware, and all support phone-based step tracking with wearables optional. If an older comparison told you a pedometer purchase was necessary, that is out of date. Walkingspree does sell discounted wearables with payroll deduction, but it is optional.
Why do workplace step challenges stop working after a few weeks?
A step target is a number with no destination, so once the novelty of the leaderboard fades there is nothing left to pull people forward. Formats that give the distance somewhere to go — progress along a real route, with landmarks to reach — give week six a reason to exist. That is the core design argument for route-based challenges, and it is why six of the eleven vendors here now offer one.
How long should a corporate walking challenge run?
Thirty days is enough to establish a habit signal but often too short to sustain interest on its own. Three to six months works better when the goal is a long route, because the destination stays motivating. Note that this changes which pricing model suits you: per-challenge vendors are cheaper for one short event, while per-month or per-year vendors are cheaper for a continuing program.