Comparison

BB3 vs Tonal

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

Head to head
About

BB3

This app provides direct coaching from a world-renowned personal trainer to help you elevate your physical fitness. Track your workouts, log your meals, and monitor your progress with personalized guidance.

Highlights
  • Direct coaching from Billy Beck III
  • Workout tracking
  • Progress monitoring
  • Meal logging
  • Personalized guidance
Features
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Download The BB3 iPhone/iPad App today to take your body to the next level with Billy Beck III (aka BB3). Voted World's Best Personal Trainer and Personal Trainer of the Year. Get coaching directly from Billy. Track your workouts and see your progress. Log your meals and coaching from Billy

About

Tonal

This app provides a smart home gym experience with digital weight that adapts to your workouts. Access programs, track progress, and enjoy a variety of on-the-go exercises led by expert coaches. Connect with a community for motivation.

Highlights
  • Adaptive digital weight
  • Expert coach-led workouts
  • Personalized fitness programs
  • Progress tracking by muscle group
  • On-the-go workout library
  • Custom workout creation
  • Community motivation features
Features
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With the Tonal mobile app you can be your strongest—from home, on your own schedule. Tonal is the smartest home gym and personal trainer. Unlike traditional dumbbells, barbells, and exercise equipment Tonal uses advanced digital weight that continually adapts workouts so they’re most effective for you—all led by our expert coaches. Loved by beginners, exercise enthusiasts, and professional athletes alike, Tonal is reimagining the landscape of at-home fitness. Get stronger, faster with the Tonal app - Join a program: No matter where you are in your fitness journey, Tonal has individual workouts and multi-week programs to help you reach your goals. - Track your progress: See your strength grow. Tonal’s A.I. keeps track of your workouts, measuring your progress and breaking it down by muscle group and workout type. - Work out on-the-go: From high-intensity, to restorative yoga flows, Tonal has hundreds of workouts for you to try. Filter by focus, trainer, or time. - Create your own workout: Work out your way with Custom Workouts. Choose your favorite movements, reps, sets, and advanced weight modes, like Burnout and Eccentric to maximize your results, then save for later. - Get stronger, together: Connect with friends and stay motivated to get stronger while cheering on other members in the Tonal community. Tonal uses HealthKit to export your Tonal workouts into the Health app and to sync your weight and height.

Screenshots

BB33 screens
Tonal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tonal at every 3 weeks against BB3's every 6 months. Tonal also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 2). BB3's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BB3 against 4.9 for Tonal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tonal has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BB3 ships an update every 6 months, Tonal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BB3 versus Tonal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBB3Tonal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (11K ratings)
Positive reviews—70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings211K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB187 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeck Fitness Center, Inc.Tonal Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

BB3

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tonal

All ratings10,833 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative18.9%

Bugs and requests

BB3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tonal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Membership activation and login issues
  • Inconsistent performance and app crashes
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health and other devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar function to plan workouts
  • Ability to track and filter custom workouts
  • Customizable movement options and exercise libraries
  • Injury/condition-specific workout recommendations
  • Ability to use without subscription or disable features

In-app purchases

None

BB3

No in-app purchases

None

Tonal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BB3 free?
BB3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tonal free?
Tonal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BB3 or Tonal?
BB3 is rated higher. BB3 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Tonal averages 4.9 from 11K ratings.
Do BB3 or Tonal have ads?
Neither BB3 nor Tonal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BB3 or Tonal?
BB3 ships an update every 6 months, and Tonal every 3 weeks. Most recently, BB3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tonal on October 27, 2026.

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