Comparison

Brute Force WOD vs monkii

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brute Force WOD

This app offers structured training programs focused on Unstable Load Training to enhance physical and mental fitness. It provides daily workouts, challenges, and access to specialized programs, with different subscription tiers offering varying levels of content and features.

Highlights
  • Unstable Load Training programs
  • Daily Brute WODs
  • Nutrition guide
  • Mobility and breathwork videos
  • Movement library
  • Timers and weight trackers
Features
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BruteForceWOD delivers the best in Unstable Load Training to advance your physical and mental fitness. All Access Plan: $29.99/month All Access Plan gives you everything in the Base plan plus Mark Divine’s programs like the Unbeatable Mind 30-day Challenge and Kokoro Yoga, as well as unlimited access to all Brute Force training plans and future plans. New programs and videos added on a regular basis! Base Plan: $14.99/month Base Plan adds a nutrition guide, mobility and breathwork videos, along with our popular 300/30/3 Challenge, MISSION 300 Challenge, plus structured Daily Brute WODs you can follow. Free Plan: The free version includes SandWODs, a movement library, timers, weight trackers and logs, to help you get started. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://learn.appdocumentation.com/en/collections/1618556-terms-conditions-and-privacy-policy

About

monkii

Access hundreds of bodyweight workouts designed for any location, from home to travel. Explore diverse training categories with video demonstrations to build strength and endurance. Join a community and share your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of bodyweight workouts
  • Workout videos with demonstrations
  • 14 training categories
  • Beginner to advanced levels
  • 21 Day Habit Program
  • Community sharing via Instagram
Features
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WORKOUT ANYWHERE and become a monkii with hundreds of bodyweight workouts designed for travel, at home, or outside. Explore over 450 free workouts in categories like Lifehacker, Multi-Tasker, and Adventurer that make fitness possible wherever you are. Train strength and endurance while building an adventure-ready core with workouts designed by fitness expert and certified wild man, monkii Dan. New workouts and features will be added regularly. 
WORKOUTS THAT FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE
 Follow along to full-length, high-resolution workout videos or choose from one of our 14 training categories and go at your own pace. All of the exercises are accompanied by a demonstration video so you never get lost in the woods. Stay motivated and accountable by sharing your workouts with the monkii community via Instagram @monkii.co. 


THE OFFICIAL COMPANION APP TO MONKII PRODUCTS INCLUDES:
 * Workout times ranging from 2-45 Minutes
 * Training for monkii products including pocket monkii, monkii bars 2, and Isocore. * Full-length, Follow-Along Videos
 * The 21 Day monkii Habit Program
 * 14 Categories with Location-Specific Workouts
 * Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Levels
 * Low, Moderate and High Intensity
 * Bodyweight only - all you need is gravity 
 * Time-based and Rep-based options THE 21 DAY MONKII HABIT PROGRAM
 Begin your journey into the monkii-state-of-mind and build a habit of being wild. Over 21 days you will learn the basics of monkii training and prepare your body (and mind) to enter our larger training ecosystem. 

EXPERT GUIDANCE FROM MASTER MONKIIS 
Follow the wildest of the monkiis through workouts that will prepare you for adventure and change your idea of what is possible. SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING
 monkiis are smart and they know that every bit of movement counts. If you are short on time, use workouts from the ‘Life Hacker’ category to sneak in training between meetings, naps, or airport layovers. WARNING: EXTREME WORKOUT CATEGORY
 The monkii team cannot recommend that any sane/reasonable person attempt our extreme workouts. Should you be compelled, and should you survive these challenges, please contact us so that you can forever be immortalized in monkii-lore. 

COMMIT AND MOTIVATE OTHERS
 monkiis are not afraid to share their goals and keep other monkiis accountable. Be sure to follow @monkii.co on Instagram and use the #monkii. The monkii App Features workouts inspired by the earliest honorary members of the monkii Society including: John Muir, Benjamin Franklin, Amelia Earhart, Princess Leia, Muhammad Ali, King Leonidas, Margaret Thatcher, Lewis and Clark, and Homer Simpson. You can learn more or get in touch with the monkii team at https://monkii.co

Screenshots

Brute Force WOD4 screens
monkii4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: monkii at none against Brute Force WOD's 4. monkii also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.0). Brute Force WOD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brute Force WOD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. monkii asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brute Force WOD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 166 and 78 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Brute Force WOD's written reviews are positive against 49% of monkii's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brute Force WOD ships an update every 2 months, monkii every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brute Force WOD versus monkii: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrute Force WODmonkii
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (166 ratings) — better3.6 (78 ratings)
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews — better49.2% of reviews
Number of ratings166 — better78
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB308 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrute ForceWild Gym Company LLC, The

Customer experience

Brute Force WOD

All ratings166 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative37.0%

monkii

All ratings78 ratings
Positive59.0%
Neutral17.9%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral20.6%
Negative30.2%

Bugs and requests

Brute Force WOD

Reported bugs

72 issues
  • App doesn't work
  • Daily WOD emails not arriving
  • Comments deleted on messenger board
  • Username/password issues
  • Password reset emails not received
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  • Cannot create new account
  • App is useless
  • Authentication failed
  • Paid programs inaccessible
  • Timer auto starts
  • Exiting workout is difficult
  • Timer issues
  • Music stops when timer starts
  • Timer needs to be optional
  • Timer auto start is annoying
  • Timer is cumbersome and frustrating
  • Timer needs more functionality
  • Cannot listen to music with timer
  • Leaderboards need more detail
  • Timer lacks countdown/different options
  • No data received
  • No workouts found
  • No leaderboard available
  • Workout history not always saved
  • Cannot go back to pick from workouts
  • Cannot make notes on sessions
  • App keeps failing to authenticate
  • Login failed
  • Timer starts randomly when just looking at workout
  • Exit app stops timer
  • Cannot log in via Facebook
  • Cannot use username/password
  • Cannot create new login
  • Won't let me find a 'lost' password
  • App requests an access code
  • Cannot use app without one
  • App logs out automatically
  • Will not accept login attempts
  • Will not send reset password
  • Will not let me create new account
  • No workouts appear
  • Only shows leaderboards and gear to buy
  • Cannot send message to contact support
  • Developer support page offers no contact method
  • Email to reset password never comes
  • Says user account already exists
  • Cannot use app if it won't allow login
  • App keeps failing to log workouts
  • App keeps failing to authenticate
  • Timer is garbage
  • Timer auto start
  • Exiting workout is difficult
  • Timer not on page
  • Timer issues
  • Music stops when timer starts
  • Timer needs to be optional
  • Timer auto start is annoying
  • Timer is cumbersome and frustrating
  • Timer needs more functionality
  • Cannot listen to music with timer
  • Leaderboards need more detail
  • Timer lacks countdown/different options
  • No data received
  • No workouts found
  • No leaderboard available
  • Sandbag falling apart
  • Cannot save/favorite workout without doing it
  • Cannot view workout history with notes
  • Workout history not always saved
  • Cannot go back to pick from workouts
  • Cannot make notes on sessions
  • App lacking compared to workouts

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add music section like Nike Run app
  • Improve community/social networking
  • Add timer functionality (AMRAP/TABATA/EMOM)
  • Add cues for set changes
  • Access to a library of workouts
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  • Save or favorite a workout without doing it
  • Add RED wods to the app
  • Dedicated timer section with customizable options
  • Allow notes on completed sessions
  • Improved workout history view with notes
  • More details on leaderboards
  • Countdown timer or different timer options

monkii

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Brute Force WOD

Subscriptions4
  • Tier 1$14.991 Month
  • Tier 2$29.991 Month
  • Base Plan Annual$149.991 Year
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  • All Access Annual$299.991 Year
None

monkii

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brute Force WOD free?
Brute Force WOD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is monkii free?
monkii is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brute Force WOD or monkii?
Brute Force WOD is rated higher. Brute Force WOD averages 3.7 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while monkii averages 3.6 from 78 ratings.
Do Brute Force WOD or monkii have ads?
Neither Brute Force WOD nor monkii shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brute Force WOD or monkii?
Brute Force WOD ships an update every 2 months, and monkii every 13 months. Most recently, Brute Force WOD was updated on October 24, 2026 and monkii on October 19, 2026.

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