User Reviews: GAINSBYBRAINS

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  • Love it!

    App is great! Very versatile. My only issue is that it freezes and sometimes clear out the work I did for the week
  • Slow app

    App keeps changing the workout days and i sometimes have to reopen and close the app several times. Needs lots of tech improvement to be a seamless experience
  • Needs to be better

    Very confusing, doesn’t save workouts added to planner. I was so excited to use this app and program at the gym but when I was there it was giving me a different workout from what I had added to my schedule. It was awful trying to figure it out. I just decided to do my own workout. Very disappointing
  • Crashing

    I wish this wasn’t so, but the app won’t load. Every time I go to use it I have to close out of it, go back in clip around to see if I can get the workouts to load.
  • Great content! Not so great app function

    Let's get one thing clear from the start: I LOVE SOPHIE. I think she is so smart when it comes fo working out and nutrition, It's literally why I got the app - to have an easy to use, direct plan as to what to work out and what to eat.

    The content is good mostly - i did not use the recipes so i can't speak on that but i am happy that there was a whole recipe book and sometimes there were triggers like "Are you hungry?" "Don't know what to eat?" And it would redirect me to the recipes.

    In terms of the workouts, here's a summary of the PROS:
    • Guided walkthrough of exercise
    • Clear distinction between warm up, exercise, and cool down
    • GIF/short videos to demonstrate the motions
    • In-app timers for reps

    And here is a summary of the things i think COULD BE IMPROVED (not cons):
    • App kept crashing (i understand it's new and this will stabilize with time, just want to be transparent)
    • The calendar was not accurate, it was like 2 days behind (i.e., today was Sunday but the app thought it was Friday and gave me Friday's workout)
    • I wish the logging of an exercise was more in-line with the workout. For example, when i finish a set, why not ask there what weight and reps and then go into a timer? Rather than having to press a separate button to log my weights and reps.
    • One last note, as I went through the exercises, I noticed in the beginning of my plan, I had two leg days with different titles but they were the exact same work out. It is pretty misleading and maybe i did miss a small differentiator, but I think it's clearer to just have the repeated workout title. Because overtime I know what to expect and I associate the exercises with the workout title - minor suggestion but still.

    Anyway, thank you for creating the content and putting it out there for us!! I'd love to redownload the app at a later date when the app is no longer crashing (-:
  • Worst app

    I beyond disappointed in this app. I spend more time writing the support team sharing the same issues. Unfortunately I cannot get a credit as I’m outside the window. Do NOT purchase this app. Something that is to improve health has increased stress troubleshooting.

    Developer Response

    Thank you so much for your kind words and feedback! It helps us a lot with improving everyone's experience. All things mentioned are on our roadmap, and we'll do our best to update the app as soon as we can!!
  • 1 star because…

    Want to love it but I really DO NOT like that I can’t start the program whenever I want too and rearrange the workouts and days. It’s very challenging and not user friendly at ALL.
  • Great app but lots of bugs

    The app, workouts and meals are awesome except for some of the bugs in the app. It takes a while for the app to load my days workout plans, the app crashes quite a bit and is slow in maneuvering through it. I also wish there were exercise alternatives as I only have a small town gym to work out in and it does not have a lot of the machines and equipment required for some of the exercises so a lot of times I have to search alternatives myself.

    Great app, just needs some working on.
  • crasheeeees

    great idea it just crashes constantly
  • It crashes a lot!

    I really do see this app having potential and I do like her workouts and recipes but I can’t even scroll all the way down without it crashing! I even uninstalled and reinstalled and still crashes. I hope she gets this fixed because I want to follow her program and her recipes for my meal preps

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