HOIST Strength vs Matrix Community 360
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOIST Strength
Access over 1,200 strength training exercises with animated instructions, photos, and videos. Create custom workouts or choose from pre-made programs for all fitness levels. Track your progress with a workout log and body measurement charts.
- 1,200+ strength training exercises
- Animated step-by-step instructions
- Photo and video examples
- Customizable workout programs
- Workout and body measurement logging
- Progress comparison charts
- Multiple user profiles
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This fitness app by HOIST Fitness Systems provides a library of more than 1,200 strength training exercises, all with animated step-by-step instructions and both photo and video examples. The HOIST Strength app comes with a variety of workout programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced athletes; or create and save your own workout routine. Use the Workout Log to track your workouts and body measurements. The HOIST Strength App can eliminate the need for a personal trainer or can aid a personal trainer by providing a place to store and log your workout sessions. Major Features: - 1,200 strength training exercises - High definition photo and video examples - Simple and quick step-by-step instruction - Rep timer - Set a timer that counts you down and alerts you when rep is complete. - Multiple user profiles - perfect for tablet users - Pre-loaded workout routines for beginner, intermediate and advanced athletes - Customizable workout programs you can save for future use - Export workouts and body measurements (CSV and Text) - perfect for sending to personal trainers to report progress - Progress Comparison Chart - Log and track your body measurements to compare your progress over time.
Matrix Community 360
Monitor workouts, track progress, and achieve fitness goals with personalized plans and engaging challenges. Manage and book classes easily, and integrate with HealthKit for a comprehensive fitness overview.
- Workout tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Activity level tracking
- Fun fitness challenges
- Class scheduling and booking
- HealthKit integration
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Elevate your fitness routine with the app! It's your all-in-one solution to easily monitor your workouts, track progress, and achieve your fitness goals with engaging insights and motivation. The app offers an array of features, including: Workout Tracking Seamlessly capture all your workout data from gym equipment or manually enter it for a complete record. Training Plans Optimize your workouts with personalized plans provided by your fitness facility or trainer. Activity Levels Stay motivated with encouraging milestones as you progress to higher levels. Fun Challenges Challenge yourself with time-based activities that reward you with kudos, activity points, and prizes. Schedules Manage and book classes with ease to keep yourself on track. And much more! The app integrates with HealthKit to help you save your workouts and contribute to your fitness goals and challenges. Have a comment or question about the app? Email our team directly at digitalsupport@egym.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HOIST Strength at 2.2 against Matrix Community 360's 1.2. HOIST Strength also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 3%). Matrix Community 360's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HOIST Strength holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HOIST Strength's written reviews are positive against 3% of Matrix Community 360's.
HOIST Strength ships an update every 6 weeks, Matrix Community 360 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOIST Strength | Matrix Community 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (70 ratings) — better | 1.2 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better | 3.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HOIST Fitness | Johnson Health Tech North America, Inc. |
Customer experience
HOIST Strength
Matrix Community 360
Bugs and requests
HOIST Strength
Reported bugs
53 issues- Can't create/save workouts
- Descriptions don't match demo videos
- App not well thought out or tested
- Equipment selection missing many models
- App is abominably slow
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- Previous saved user data disappeared
- Can't pick equipment type
- Tracking workouts is impossibly poor
- Workout logging is not minimally viable
- Erased all workouts and workout history
- New app won't allow recreation of old workouts
- Navigation issues
- Certain functions do nothing and freeze
- Can't scroll down to all exercises chosen
- Can't save new workouts with preset weight, reps, and sets
- No way to delete daily workouts
- Lost over 2 years of data
- New version not intuitive
- Doesn't say which muscles are working
- App doesn't have any content
- App does not work with iPhone 15 Pro
- Exercise content won't download
- App doesn't have anything on new apparatus
- Many devices missing
- Need thin fingers to hit arrow for navigation
- When kg is chosen, need to add '0'
- Confusing to find products
- No model H2200
- App has nowhere near the number of exercises bragged about
- Illustrations are terrible
- Some wrist positions are dangerous
- Too many exercises in workout routines
- Beginner routine is 16 exercises long
- Routines seem geared toward demonstrating variety, not real-world use
- Only MI1 exercises available
- App doesn't sync with Fitbit
- Only one machine featured (Mi1)
- App/video support not a priority
- App last updated two years ago
- Pictures never download
- Videos never load
- Some text is cut off
- Cannot scroll on iPad
- App simply does not work
- App is bare
- Limited exercises
- No workouts loaded
- App frozen
- Only a quarter of the app shows
- Screen size not updated for newer iPhones
- Very slow to respond
- Doesn't scroll
- App is unusable
Requested features
19 requests- Add more videos
- Add more equipment models
- Add workout log functionality
- Track daily workouts
- Load prior workout weights
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- Add suggestions for reps and sets
- Add ability to select exercises by muscle group when creating a program
- Add way for entering reps, weight progression, or time
- Enable trainers to give programs for collaboration and progress tracking
- Connect to video to record sessions
- Add Apple Health support
- Export custom workouts
- Import custom workouts
- Login for saving info elsewhere
- Update app for new iPhone models
- Add workout schedule
- Fix screen size for newer iPhones
- Add more exercises
- Add support for more machines
Matrix Community 360
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HOIST Strength
No in-app purchases
Matrix Community 360
No in-app purchases
Questions
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