# Orange Zones Workout Companion — user reviews > 106 indexed App Store user reviews of Orange Zones Workout Companion by Bred Ventures Inc, rated 4.40/5 from 1,054 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orange-zones-workout-companion/id1482990976/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orange-zones-workout-companion/id1482990976.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 830 · 4★ 66 · 3★ 35 · 2★ 43 · 1★ 80 ## What do users think of Orange Zones Workout Companion? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple Watch - 👍 Accurate heart rate tracking - 🧡 Matches OTF color zones - 💰 Cost-effective alternative to OTF monitors - 🔋 Works well without additional hardware - 🤖 Responsive customer support **Cons** - 💰 Subscription model too expensive - 🐛 Connectivity issues with Apple Watch - 🔍 Limited data/history tracking - 🧭 Lacks live data on phone app - 🔢 Inaccurate calorie/zone calculations **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent app crashes - Inconsistent heart rate detection - Sync issues between watch and phone **Most requested features** - Weekly/monthly workout tracking - Customizable display options - Ability to pause workouts - Integration with Apple Health - Social/leaderboard features ## Newest reviews (10 of 106) ### 2/5 — Doesnt work. Support doesnt work. Beware of Free Trial trap. I still got charged on 1st day *2025-01-11, version 1.50.15* Didnt work for me. Contacting support doesnt help. Also, I tried it for 7 days but got charged right after signing up for trial. Trial is not really a trial? No way to know. They dont to respond to any support request. ### 2/5 — App doesn’t stay paired during workout *2023-07-20, version 1.43.6* The app keeps dropping off and most times it won’t reflect the calories I’m burning. When I connect the app directly to my treadmill, my tracker works fine. It only doesn’t sync well with the app. ### 3/5 — Calories wrong *2023-03-14, version 1.43.6* Love everything about this app except the calorie count. It’s about 70% of what OTF shows for the same workout. It gives me only 5 calories per min whether I’m walking the dog or doing a 30 splat point workout…. Pls fix! ### 1/5 — App is not free! *2023-02-28, version 1.43.6* $10/month is a lot for an app that basically does what your watch already does. And you can’t adjust your HR zones. ### 1/5 — Pointless *2023-02-08, version 1.42.5* It’s silly to charge $90 for a year when you can just buy the OTF belt and save more money over time. The app was great when it was free but now it doesn’t make sense to pay for it. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2022-12-09, version 1.39.3* Use it for every OTF workout - great and don’t need to buy OTF HR monitors (after 2 broke I gave up!) ### 5/5 — The best app ever *2022-09-29, version 1.39.0* I have been using this app consistently for the past 2-3 years!! Won’t do a workout without it! Love how I can adjust my workout based on my zone. Love love love it! ### 5/5 — Great partner app for OTF *2022-09-26, version 1.38.10* Also useful for home workouts - customer service was excellent ### 1/5 — Used to be FREE *2022-09-22, version 1.38.10* Used to be free and now they have an absurd paywall with some crazy subscription prices! And no they did not correct this with an updated version. To bad I used it for like 3 months but will not be paying those absurd prices. ### 5/5 — Orange Zones *2022-09-22, version 1.38.10* Excellent app. Never crashes, always motivating! App support (when needed-but rare)is extremely responsive and doesn’t give up until resolution is complete. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No support *2026-05-17, version 1.60.2* Hi, I’m very frustrated with this developer as I have reached out 3 separate times for assistance with connecting the app on my iPhone to my Garmin watch. As a paying customer I expect better service than this. ### 1/5 — Need subscription *2025-08-25, version 1.54.5* Unable to use without subscription ### 1/5 — Paywall *2024-05-23, version 1.45.26* On the AppStore it seems like this app is free. However, upon downloading, you can only actually set your max heart rate. That’s it. You can’t even start a workout without getting hit with a paywall. I might consider paying a subscription for this app if the prices weren’t so outrageous: $9.99/month or $89.99/year. I mean, in the long run, sticking with a regular OTF beat burn makes more sense: $119 flat fee. In addition, you actually CAN do most of this stuff on the Apple watch for free. Use the HITT workout feature, and orange theory provides your heart rate zones in conjunction with their grey-red zones in their app. Just look at your health data to see your heart rates and you can manually determine which zones your heart was in. ### 1/5 — Started charging *2024-05-02, version 1.45.22* This app was useful when it was free. Might as well buy the OTF monitor instead of paying for another subscription based app. ### 1/5 — It’s not free and Apple Watch HAS the zone feature *2024-02-06, version 1.45.9* I saw a response to a review stating it is not free and the developer said that Apple Watches don’t monitor your zones. They do. Go to workout -> Select High Intensity Interval Training -> you’ll see your calories and heart rate but then slide down one -> your zones. I like the idea that this app uses the orange theory mode strictly and if it were a one time $20 purchase I’d probably buy it. But this costs the same as a heart rate monitor almost for a whole year. ### 1/5 — why did y’all start charging…? *2024-02-03, version 1.45.9* i downloaded this app because of the stellar reviews i heard from OTF members about this awesome free app that is perfect for those who don’t want to use the heart rate monitor and i was so excited…..until I realized it’s apparently not free anymore 😭 immediately removed. very unfortunate! ### 1/5 — Not actually free *2023-09-11, version 1.43.6* This app is no longer free. It has essentially zero functionality unless you pay for a subscription. Users not interested in a subscription model should disregard old reviews that reviewed it when it was free. ### 1/5 — DO NOT pay for this app *2023-08-06, version 1.43.6* I have used this app for years and have loved it until recently. It no longer records my heart correctly, and I have spent the last 2 weeks trying to get in touch with anyone who supports the app. I’ve submitted support tickets via the app as well as sent emails to their support team. No one has responded. I paid for a year subscription, and now I’m left with an app that doesn’t work and no one to help with my issue. ### 1/5 — Not correct *2023-05-19, version 1.43.6* There is no way that is accurate. I was doing high intensity, squat jumps, and it looks like I didn’t do anything. What is wrong with your sensor? I want my money back. ### 1/5 — Would give zero stars if I could *2023-04-08, version 1.43.6* This app is NOT free! You need to pay $10 a month to use any of this app's features. Terrible! Don't advertise as free if it not! I promptly deleted it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Loveeeee *2026-04-21, version 1.57.1* Love OTF! Love that I can use orange zones to help me maximize my workouts outside of OTF. We locked in 🔒 ### 5/5 — App is motivating! *2026-02-14, version 1.57.1* This app motivates me to workout harder at the gym, at home or on the trail. It is one of my most used apps on my watch, even more than music or maps! It keeps a record of each workout intensity (time, points, heart rate, steps, calories) on its calendar or a list for easy viewing. I can go back all four years that I’ve used it!! ### 5/5 — Baby it’s cold outside *2026-02-01, version 1.57.1* But not inside. Thanks for a great class John! ### 5/5 — Loveeeee *2025-10-20, version 1.54.5* Love OTF! Love that I can use orange zones to help me maximize my workouts outside of OTF. We locked in 🔒 ### 5/5 — Happy Thanksgiving Day *2024-11-29, version 1.50.15* Thanks for a great class Jon. The playlist, encouragement and coaching was spectacular! ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-04-14, version 1.45.9* Very easy to use with Apple Watch ### 5/5 — A must have for OTF Members with iWatch *2024-01-09, version 1.45.4* Get all of your OTF metrics in real time on your Apple iWatch. ### 5/5 — 🧡🧡🧡 *2023-07-27, version 1.43.6* So thankful for orange zones!! Perfect watch support and motivates me to go hard. Couldn’t be happier 😊🍊🍊🍊 ### 5/5 — Orange Zone *2023-01-12, version 1.40.13* I love this app so that I can easily look down and see that I’m in the zone….the Orange zone! ### 5/5 — $$ saver *2022-12-14, version 1.40.6* This app saves me about $100 a month because I can use this and see where I’m at zone-wise without actually going to OTF. Win win --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*