Calisthenics Mastery vs NightClose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calisthenics Mastery
This app helps users achieve their fitness goals with monthly workout plans and a library of exercises. It offers a free version with core features and a pro upgrade for advanced content and modes.
- Monthly workout plans
- Extensive exercise library
- Workout player with timers
- Progress tracking
- Exercise videos
- Workout modes (Tabata, Bring Sally Up, Deck of Cards)
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Nail your 2025 Fitness Goals! This app is the best tool to keep you on track with new exercises and a workout plan for each month. Try the free app with plenty of free content, then go pro with one in-app-purchase. The Free Version contains 50 exercises in 5 categories, with full functionality. -You can explore and use the full potential of Calisthenics Mastery through the free content. -You can unlock Advanced Exercises, Easy-to-use Workout Plans and Motivating Workout Modes as you progress in Calisthenics. Free Features: - Routines, to group your reps the way You want. - Schedule, for creating flexible and powerful Workout Plans - Workout Player, to count time, tick your reps and show whats next - Log, to see your past activity - Progress Percentage, to follow your progress - Animating workout icons to help you executing the exercises - Rest Timer - Workout Notifications - Exercise descriptions and progression levels - Muscles Worked by Exercises are listed with Work Intensity - Exercise Videos from YouTube - Workout Days Streak Counter - Integration with the Health app: Your workouts and burned calories will be visible in the Health app. - Chat, Personal Messages & open part of the Forum FREE version includes all the Basic Moves to start Bodyweight Workout: - Pushups - 10 Exercises - Squats - 10 Exercises - Pullups - 10 Exercises - Leg Raises - 10 Exercises - Bridges - 10 Exercises More exercises can be purchased as extra content: - Handstand Push-ups - Forearm Exercises - Human Flags - Neck Training - Lower Leg Training - Planks - Dips - Front Lever - Active Stretching - Planche - Muscle Up - Cardio Purchase Pro upgrade to access the following features: Auto Progress, to increase reps automatically after workout Adjustable Progression Standards Fun, Challenging and Motivating Workout Modes to keep you on track: -Tabata -> An essential tool to create high intensity interval trainings with a few taps. - Bring Sally Up -> This workout challenge is so fun and challenging at the same time it will make you want to do it everyday - Deck of Cards -> Set an exercise to each suit and go through a shuffled deck performing them according to the point value of the card. Workout Plans: Try how easy it is to apply a new workout plan with the 2 plans included for free. The routines and your scheduled is created for you automatically, you just set the difficulty, and start working out. You never get bored of working out if you switch between plans every now and then. Access to the restricted part of the forum. Save your data to iCloud, or to get it as a file and restore it later through iTunes.
NightClose
This app guides users through a calming nightly ritual to reflect on their day, practice gratitude, and set intentions for tomorrow. It helps reduce stress and mental noise, promoting a lighter mind before sleep and increased focus upon waking.
- Guided nightly reflection ritual
- Morning 'Big Win' focus system
- Mood and emotional tracking
- Personalized reflection prompts
- Weekly emotional insight reports
- Journal history archive
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Most people never truly end their day. They fall asleep carrying stress, unfinished thoughts, anxiety, and mental noise into tomorrow. NightClose helps you slow down, reflect intentionally, and close the day with clarity. Built around a calming nightly ritual, NightClose guides you through reflection, gratitude, emotional awareness, and choosing one meaningful “Big Win” for tomorrow — helping your mind feel lighter before sleep and more focused when you wake up. Instead of endlessly scrolling, overthinking, or mentally replaying the day, NightClose creates a quiet space to reset before tomorrow begins. Every night, you can: • Reflect on what went well • Release what felt heavy • Practice gratitude • Track your mood and emotional state • Set one intentional focus for tomorrow Every morning, NightClose brings back your “Big Win” — helping you begin the day with direction instead of overwhelm. FEATURES • Guided nightly reflection ritual • Morning “Big Win” focus system • Mood & emotional tracking • Personalized reflection prompts • Weekly emotional insight reports • Journal history & reflection archive • Sleep-aware day and night transitions • Gentle reminders & wind-down notifications • Premium PDF reflection reports • Beautiful calming dark-mode experience NightClose isn’t about doing more. It’s about ending the day feeling lighter, calmer, and more intentional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NightClose at 5.0 against Calisthenics Mastery's 4.4. NightClose also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Calisthenics Mastery's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Calisthenics Mastery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and NightClose sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NightClose holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calisthenics Mastery has 136 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Calisthenics Mastery ships an update monthly, NightClose weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calisthenics Mastery | NightClose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (136 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoltan Ferke | Bongani Mwonzora |
Customer experience
Calisthenics Mastery
NightClose
Bugs and requests
Calisthenics Mastery
Reported bugs
7 issues- App freezes and becomes unusable
- App crashes when creating an account
- App crashes when checking full version price
- Rep number changes during workout don't update automatically
- App not working well after updates
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- Confusing after updates
- No option to run workout after purchase
Requested features
11 requests- Add dumbbell lifting
- Add more set-up types
- Add IsoMax protocols
- Add ring exercises
- Add ab exercises
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- Clearer log for progression tracking
- More ab workout variety
- Add plank exercises
- Automatic rep increments
- Previous design
- Contact support via website
NightClose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calisthenics Mastery
- 4+1 Exercise Pack I$4.99
- Pro Package with Price Reductions for your previous purchases$6.99
- Pro Package$14.99
NightClose
- Night Close Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- NightClose Yearly$19.991 Year
Questions
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