Comparison

TrainYourTeam vs MATS

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

Head to head
About

TrainYourTeam

This app allows coaches to create custom running and strength training sessions for their teams. Athletes can track their performance metrics, and coaches can monitor progress and individual task completion. It also offers the ability to create custom exercises and compare team performance.

Highlights
  • Custom running tasks (distance, time, heart rate, interval)
  • Strength exercise catalog
  • Create custom exercises (video/picture)
  • Unlimited team members
  • Individual player task creation
  • Workout performance tracking (speed, altitude, calories)
  • Apple Health sync
Features
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With TrainYourTeam, you can set up running sessions for your team. The app then records distance, duration, speed, altitude, pulse and calories burned. On top of that, we offer you a pool of strength exercises that you can quickly and easily integrate into your team's training. And if you can't find the right exercise, you can create it yourself. Have fun training! TrainYourTeam distinguishes between athletes and coaches. The coach creates workouts for his team, which contain running tasks or exercises. These have to be completed within a certain number of days. You can differentiate between exercises, distance, time, heart rate or interval runs. Athletes take their smartphone with them when they run. The app then tracks the route using GPS, measures the distance and stops the time. The coach is able to check at any time which of his players has already completed individual tasks or the entire workout. The app shows him details about the route, for example the average speed and how many meters of altitude were overcome while running. Features: - Running tasks (distance, time, heart rate or interval runs). - Catalog of exercises - Create your own exercises (as video or picture) - No limit of team members - Create workouts for individual members - Receive voice messages during the runs - Evaluate the workouts of your players as a coach - Record workouts with speed, altitude, calories burned, etc. - Sync your workouts and body-specific metrics with Apple Health - Voice messages under the run ("You ran 3 km in 30 minutes and 20 seconds.") - Compare yourself to your teammates even from players - Coach can also create tasks for individual players - No advertising -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can subscribe and pay through your iTunes account. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the 'Manage Subscription' page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. Terms of service: https://trainyour.team/agbs/ Privacy policy: https://trainyour.team/datenschutzerklaerung/

About

MATS

This app simplifies training management for athletes by combining planning, analysis, and communication tools. It offers evidence-based diagnostics, personalized training plans, and a knowledge hub to enhance performance. Designed for ease of use, it integrates multiple functions into one platform.

Highlights
  • Integrated training calendar
  • Scientific performance analysis
  • Strength & Core workout library
  • Remote diagnostic tools
  • Professional training plans
  • Athlete-coach chat
  • Knowledge Hub for sports science
Features
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MATS is your AI coach for running, cycling, and triathlon. It plans your training week by week, checks your training load every day, and rebuilds your plan when your daily life changes. Behind the AI coach are real elite coaches. Their training philosophy is built into every plan it creates for you. Do you train with your own coach? Then you can work together in MATS, with your calendar, chat, and all your data in one place. And if you simply want to record and analyze your training, you’ll find everything you need in the same app. ### AI COACH - Tell it what changes: two extra hours on Sunday, a business trip, an illness. It checks your training load and adjusts your week accordingly. - Add your races. It plans your base, build, and peak phases around them, all the way through your taper. - Your readiness, based on HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and your daily feedback, is factored into every recommendation. SMART TRAINER - Control your smart trainer directly from MATS - on your smartphone, tablet, or in your browser. Your intervals run at the planned power target without the need for a second app. You can even connect your Core sensor. STRENGTH & MOBILITY - Choose from a large exercise library with instructions and videos, or train with ready-made workouts. Your strength sessions are scheduled where they best fit into your endurance training week. CALENDAR & ANALYSIS - All your workouts in one calendar, synced with Garmin, Apple, COROS, Suunto, Zwift, and other platforms. You can also factor weather data and availability into your planning. - Connect MATS to your personal calendar. This lets you see training, work, and family commitments in one place and schedule your workouts around your actual week. - Track your threshold power, training intensity distribution, and training load with the MATS Score. - Determine your performance parameters conveniently from home with the diagnostic protocol. FOR ATHLETES WITH THEIR OWN COACH - Your coach plans directly in your calendar. You can communicate via chat, comment on workouts and events, and receive push notifications whenever something changes. KNOWLEDGE HUB - Articles on training science and MATS features, linked directly to the relevant areas of the app. Try MATS free for 14 days. EULA: https://mats.coach/en/eula/

Screenshots

TrainYourTeam4 screens
MATS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MATS at every 9 days against TrainYourTeam's every 3 weeks. TrainYourTeam's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 84%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TrainYourTeam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per month and MATS sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $17.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainYourTeam ships an update every 3 weeks, MATS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TrainYourTeam versus MATS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainYourTeamMATS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better84.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco WeberMATS GmbH

Customer experience

TrainYourTeam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

MATS

Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TrainYourTeam

Subscriptions3
  • Team Premium Starter$18.991 Month
  • Team Premium Professional$27.991 Month
  • Team Premium Ultimate$31.991 Month
13 purchases

MATS

Subscriptions12
  • Premium monthly subscription$17.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Seipp (Month)$39.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Tilbury-Davis (Month)$39.001 Month
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  • AI Coach - Roesler (Month)$39.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Schoemburg-Heuck (Month)$39.001 Month
  • Basic yearly subscription$99.991 Year
  • Premium yearly subscription$129.991 Year
  • AI Coach - Eriksson (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Seipp (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Tilbury-Davis (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Roesler (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Schoemburg-Heuck (Year)$350.001 Year
One-time1
  • Diagnostic$79.00

Questions

Is TrainYourTeam free?
TrainYourTeam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MATS free?
MATS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrainYourTeam or MATS have ads?
Neither TrainYourTeam nor MATS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrainYourTeam or MATS?
TrainYourTeam ships an update every 3 weeks, and MATS every 9 days. Most recently, TrainYourTeam was updated on October 7, 2026 and MATS on October 13, 2026.

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