Brute Force WOD vs Tension Session
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
Tension Session
Plan and track your gym workouts with an intuitive and visually appealing interface. Seamlessly sync your training data from your Apple Watch to your iPhone for comprehensive fitness monitoring.
- Workout planning
- Workout tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate data recording
- Seamless syncing
- Open source backend
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Tension Session is the best app for planning and tracking your workouts. It's different from competing apps because it is designed to look good and feel delightful to use, adding a little more joy to your training sessions. Use the iPhone app to plan your workouts. Then, use the Apple Watch app while training to track details and record heart rate data (viewable in the Fitness app on iPhone). Syncing has been designed to be so seamless you'll forget it even happens. The backend is open source at https://github.com/kevinbevin64/TensionSessionFoundation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tension Session at 5.0 against Brute Force WOD's 3.7. Tension Session also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Brute Force WOD's advantage is ratings volume (167 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Brute Force WOD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Tension Session asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tension Session holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brute Force WOD has 167 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brute Force WOD ships an update every 2 months, Tension Session every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brute Force WOD | Tension Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (167 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brute Force | Kevin Chen |
Customer experience
Brute Force WOD
Tension Session
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
Tension Session
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brute Force WOD
- 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
Tension Session
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Brute Force WOD free?
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