Grunt Style vs Starting Strength Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grunt Style
Access exclusive discounts, sales updates, and early notifications for price drops and new patriotic apparel. Discover officially licensed gear from military branches and support a brand founded by veterans and patriots.
- Exclusive discounts
- Sales updates
- New product notifications
- Price drop alerts
- Licensed military gear
- VIP access
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Calling all Grunt Style VIPs, download this app for FREE to get your favorite patriotic apparel! Receive exclusive discounts, updates for exclusive sales, and be the first to get notified for price drops, new products, and much more! Grunt Style is a group of highly motivated American veterans and patriots who love three things: Freedom, Bacon & Whiskey. Not necessarily in that order. We offer exclusively designed graphic tees, hoodies, hats and licensed gear from (most) of our military branches. Download our app to get first-dibs on more new partners this year!
Starting Strength Network
Access exclusive video podcasts, subscriber-only forums, and Q&A sessions. Engage with content creators and influence future material. Enjoy unlimited access across all your devices with a monthly subscription.
- Exclusive video podcasts
- Subscriber-only forum
- Q&A videos and live streams
- Comment on videos
- New premium content
- Subscriber input on content ideas
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Access to premium Starting Strength Content including. Starting Strength podcast episodes on video. Not available anywhere else. Access to a subscriber-only forum Subscriber-only Q&A videos and live streams. The ability to comment on videos, and access to new premium content that won’t be available anywhere else. Direct input from subscribers on new content ideas. ▷ Already a Member? Sign-In to access your subscription. ▷ New? Try it for free! Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Starting Strength Network offers an auto-renewing Monthly Subscription with a Free Trial. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. After the free trial, subscription automatically renews at the monthly rate unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://network.startingstrength.com/pages/terms-of-service -Privacy Policy: https://network.startingstrength.com/pages/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grunt Style at none against Starting Strength Network's 2. Grunt Style also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 68). Starting Strength Network's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Starting Strength Network sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Grunt Style asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grunt Style against 5.0 for Starting Strength Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grunt Style has 18K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Grunt Style's written reviews are positive against 100% of Starting Strength Network's.
Grunt Style ships an update every 3 weeks, Starting Strength Network every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grunt Style | Starting Strength Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18K ratings) | 5.0 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 68 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grunt Style LLC | Asgaard Funding, LLC |
Customer experience
Grunt Style
Starting Strength Network
Bugs and requests
Grunt Style
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when viewing product details
- Incorrect item sizes shipped despite selecting the right size
- Rewards not applying properly during checkout
Requested features
3 requests- Add more hoodie and sleeveless shirt options
- Improve app login and order tracking functionality
- Allow changing club membership type within the app
Starting Strength Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grunt Style
No in-app purchases
Starting Strength Network
- Starting Strength App Monthly$9.991 Month
- Starting Strength Network Year$74.991 Year
Questions
Is Grunt Style free?
Is Starting Strength Network free?
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Do Grunt Style or Starting Strength Network have ads?
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