# PT Distinction

> Personal training client companion app for accessing programs and tracking progress. (iPhone/iPad app by PT Distinction Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pt-distinction/id973466681 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PT Distinction Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/973466680)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 119 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 40 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-03-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pt-distinction/id973466681/reviews.md

## What is PT Distinction?

PT Distinction is the industry leading personal training software designed for world class personal trainers and their clients.

This app is for clients of trainers who use PT Distinction to accompany their training. Clients can only use the app if they are working with a trainer who uses PT Distinction. If you're a client, ask your trainer for your account details so you can login to this app.

Features

- View your training programs, assessments, coaching, tracking, and messages in app.

- Video your exercise technique, record results quickly and respond to messages.

## Key features

- View training programs
- Access assessments and coaching
- Track progress and results
- Record exercise technique videos
- Communicate with trainer via messages

## What do users think of PT Distinction?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 User-friendly and easy to navigate
- 💪 Great for tracking workouts and progress
- ✨ Customizable and packed with features
- 🤝 Seamless messaging with trainers
- 🏋️‍♀️ Good demo videos for exercises
- 💯 Best app for virtual trainers
- ✅ Excellent platform for clients and trainers

**Cons**

- 🐛 Clunky and cumbersome to use
- 🐛 App crashes regularly
- 🐛 Data loss during workouts
- 🐛 Poor user experience
- 🐛 Lacks essential features
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Frustrating UI quirks

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App randomly loses data mid-workout
- Autocorrect feature not working
- Update pop-up appears every time
- Workouts not interactive enough
- App not keeping track of workouts or giving stats
- Impossible to sign in, password reset does nothing
- App crashes regularly, needs frequent reloading/reinstalling
- Saving meal adherence never works
- Workout data cleared when hitting back button
- App crashes mid-workout, losing progress
- App quits when switching to another app or locking phone
- Starts from Home Screen when away from app for a few seconds
- Workout tutorial videos stop phone music
- Video won't rotate from portrait to landscape on iPad
- App crashes repeatedly, unable to access workouts
- App overwrites previous set data for exercises
- App crashes when opening any Workout
- Slow open/close animation for navigation menu
- Message alerts not sent to trainer's phone
- Video sound issues, no sound on videos
- App doesn't work offline
- Customized app was a waste of money
- Reminders to clients stop being sent
- App is slow and glitchy
- Pictures and videos don't come through from clients
- App freezes when switching screens or locking phone
- Not compatible with Apple Watch
- Cannot upload videos recorded through app if more than a few seconds
- Order of inputting reps and weight seems backwards
- App doesn't allow adding items done outside the program

**Most requested features**

- Upload photos/screenshots to workouts
- Autocorrect/spellcheck in notes
- Display previous weight and reps for exercises
- Allow uploading videos from photo library
- Offline mode for logging workouts
- Swap workouts for clients
- Update rep number and weights for clients
- Timeline view of logs
- Make clock/timer bigger and more accessible
- Fix notes deletion issue
- Downloadable workouts for offline use
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Add dark mode
- Improve calendar view for trainers
- More in-depth tutorials
- Allow users to create workouts if trainer hasn't
- Add spellcheck to notes field
- Allow jumping ahead in workouts/circuits
- Improve color contrast and type size for WCAG compliance
- Ability to add cardio workouts easily
- Make password reset available on login screen
- Allow users to fill out forms on the app
- Make video playback compatible with phone silent mode
- Fix video rotation issue on iPad
- Improve trainer app functionality (view programs, schedules, message alerts)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 67)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pt-distinction/id973466681/reviews.md

### 5/5 — macros on entries

*2026-05-19, version 15.3.0*

Love the app, love the barcode feature.

Could we possibly add knowing the macros per each entry. at times i’d have remove everything just so I know how much protein and the other macronutrients per entry. All in all great app!

### 3/5 — App is Basic

*2025-12-25, version 14.33.0*

There are several small things that could make this all better. It works but no frills.

### 5/5 — Getting healthy!!

*2025-11-16*

R&J are amazing!! The app is user friendly, easy to navigate. Give them and this app a try, you will not be disappointed.

### 3/5 — Some features I would like to see

*2025-11-12, version 14.32.0*

It would be better if I could upload photos/ screen shots to the workouts and not just videos.

### 2/5 — Way to clunky

*2025-08-03, version 14.29.0*

I really wanted to like this app, but it is very cumbersome for clients to use to record their own workouts. Having to toggle back-and-forth between pages . Lots of fancy bells and whistles, but the thing you really need which is tracking workouts is what it is lacking

### 5/5 — Amazing App!

*2025-05-14, version 14.25.0*

Love this app! Helps me get workouts in during my lunch break, gives me motivational and inspiration as to why I am getting healthier for myself. Tracie tailors my nutrition and my fitness to me and my life.

### 2/5 — Decent but needs tweaks

*2025-05-06, version 14.25.0*

Decent to help track - however th app will randomly lose all you data mid workout forcing you to recall your workouts (possibly incorrectly) and then spend time re inputting during your training. Other than that the order in which you input reps and weight seems backwards. It wants “reps x weight” whereas in my experience the common order is “weight x reps” which is a bit nitpicky, however, having to go back and adjust the data is again annoying just as the data loss stated above

### 3/5 — Needs to have autocorrect function

*2025-04-17, version 14.25.0*

It’s really annoying to type on because the apple autocorrect feature doesn’t work so there’s mistakes all over my notes. It can’t even correct i to I. 

When an update is needed it harasses you every time you open the app. So essentially you have to do it if you’re going to do a workout or a pop up screen will pop up every. Single. Time. 
That’s not necessary. I 

Other wise it’s a good app

### 1/5 — PT Distinction App

*2025-02-12, version 14.19.0*

I find this app very clunky to use and therefore I’m missing things for a service that I’m paying for. I don’t think that it’s making my purchase worthwhile.

### 5/5 — Dans Vikings

*2024-12-10, version 14.18.0*

Boom

## Frequently asked questions about PT Distinction

### What is this app used for?

This app serves as a companion for clients working with personal trainers who use PT Distinction software. It allows clients to view their training programs, assessments, coaching notes, and messages. Users can also record exercise technique videos and log their results.

### How do I get an account for this app?

You can only use this app if you are currently working with a personal trainer who uses PT Distinction. Please ask your trainer for your login credentials to access the app. It is not possible to create an account independently.

### What are the key features for clients?

Key features include viewing your personalized training programs, accessing assessments and coaching feedback, tracking your progress and results, and recording videos of your exercise technique. You can also communicate with your trainer through the in-app messaging system.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app itself is free to download and use. However, access is contingent on being a client of a personal trainer who subscribes to the PT Distinction service. Your trainer will provide you with the necessary login details.

### What kind of devices is this app compatible with?

While the description doesn't specify exact operating systems, it is designed for mobile use, implying compatibility with both iOS and Android devices. Users should ensure their device meets the minimum operating system requirements for app installation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 15.6.0 — 2026-07-28

Unscheduled workouts can be checked in
Stability improvements

### 15.5.0 — 2026-06-01

Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 15.4.0 — 2026-05-27

Minor improvements and bug fixes

### 15.3.0 — 2026-05-12

Improved support for iOS glass

### 15.1.0 — 2026-04-08

Bug fixes and minor improvements

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