Brute Force WOD vs CHALK VIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unstable Load Training programs
- Daily Brute WODs
- Nutrition guide
- Mobility and breathwork videos
- Movement library
- Timers and weight trackers
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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
CHALK VIP
Access personalized health, fitness, and lifestyle coaching. Receive customized workout and nutrition plans designed to fit your schedule and goals. Track your progress, habits, and measurements with real-time coach support and community motivation.
- 1-1 Health, Fitness, and Lifestyle Coaching
- Customized workout programs
- Flexible nutrition plans
- Workout and nutrition tracking
- Habit tracking
- Real-time coach messaging
- Digital communities
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With the Chalk VIP App, you will have access to 1-1 Health, Fitness and Lifestyle Coaching. Learn how to get maximum results in less time with minimal effort. Customized workout programs are designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals and seamlessly fit inside YOUR schedule! Customized, flexible nutrition plans teach you how to eat the foods you love without sacrificing results and with no restrictive dieting. You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Get REAL with your goals and download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brute Force WOD at 54% against CHALK VIP's 0%. Brute Force WOD also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 40) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). CHALK VIP's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CHALK VIP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Brute Force WOD's written reviews are positive against 0% of CHALK VIP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brute Force WOD | CHALK VIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (167 ratings) | 4.7 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brute Force | Gym Ryan LLC |
Customer experience
Brute Force WOD
CHALK VIP
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
CHALK VIP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brute Force WOD
No in-app purchases
CHALK VIP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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