Comparison

F45 Training vs Train With Primal

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

Head to head
About

F45 Training

This app helps you manage your fitness journey with class booking, challenge participation, and personalized meal plans. Track your progress with heart rate monitoring and fitness assessments, and even order ready-made meals for convenience.

Highlights
  • Book classes and join waitlists
  • Participate in 45-Day Challenges
  • Track heart rate and session results
  • Discover and order dietitian-curated meal plans
  • Log and share fitness assessment results
  • Watch workouts from your phone
Features
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Unlock your potential with the new F45 Training app (previously named F45 Challenge). • Book classes and scans, join waitlists and check class schedules. • Join and complete 45-Day Challenges. • Register your LionHeart device and see your session results. • Discover meal plans curated by our world-class dietitians and order meals. • Easily log and share your results for fitness assessments like Playoffs or Benchmark and join Red vs. Blue Teams to stay motivated. • Watch or cast workouts right from your phone for when you can’t make it to the studio. CLASS BOOKING - Book classes, join waitlists and check class schedules. With our exclusive F45 booking experience see all of our workout brands you know and love as well as exactly whether its a cardio, strength, recovery or hybrid day. You can also book an in-studio body scan, helping you to understand your body composition and personal fitness journey. LIONHEART INSIGHTS - Realize your results faster with LionHeart. LionHeart is F45’s in-studio gamification platform where a points system, with a compatible LionHeart heart rate monitor, encourages you to stay above 70% of your max heart rate to hit the goal of 45 points! Shortly after class finishes you can view and share performance reports showcasing min and max heart rate, calories burned and LionHeart points. Don’t have a LionHeart heart rate monitor? Talk to your studio or reach out in the app. JOIN 45-DAY CHALLENGES - A guided 45-day program focused on your personal fitness and performance progress through F45’s team training, goal-targeted nutrition, and fresh wellness education to support a holistic training lifestyle. The F45 Training app extends your experience beyond the studio to register for upcoming Challenges, set personal goals, complete check-ins and Inbody Scans, and share your results. TAILORED MEAL PLANS - Discover meal plans and recipes curated by our world-class dietitians. Further your understanding about nutrition and wellbeing from industry experts through constantly updated articles. Achieve your health goals, whether it is to reduce body fat, build muscle, or simply feel better about your wellness with calorie guide suggestions. ORDER READY-MADE MEALS - Save time in the kitchen with ready-made meals designed to give you the high-quality nutrition you need to power through your F45 sessions. All meal vendors are approved by the Challenge nutrition team to help you stay on track, allowing you to focus on achieving your goals. Select the appropriate region in-app to see the available providers and order today. COMPLETE ASSESSMENTS - Easily log and share your results for fitness assessments like Playoffs or Benchmark to know how you’re performing and improving over time. Each assessment has a companion workout or exercise run periodically in-studio with brand new assessments being added all the time so you can challenge yourself and stay motivated. Special graded assessments also rank your score and privately show if you’re in the Top 30% of finishers - an incredible achievement! WORKOUT WHEREVER - Watch or cast workouts right from your phone for when you can’t make it to the studio or when you want to add an extra recovery session at home. Access Bodyweight, Weighted and Recovery workouts to suit all fitness levels and equipment availability. Requires an active F45 membership to access. LEADERBOARD DISPLAY PROFILE - Bring your own personality to in-studio leaderboards with a profile picture and display name. Join exciting attendance, assessment and LionHeart competitions and games showcasing global and studio top performers. Not ready to celebrate your potential in the studio yet? That’s ok, you can also anonymize your profile until you’re ready to go!

About

Train With Primal

This app serves as a central hub for performance, recovery, and community. Users can schedule and book various fitness classes, access wellness and recovery services, and track their training history. It aims to be a comprehensive tool for improving physical training and overall life performance.

Highlights
  • Book Strength, Combat, and Movement classes
  • Access Wellness & Recovery services (Sauna, Ice Barrel, etc.)
  • Cancel or reschedule bookings
  • View offers and promotions
  • Track account and training history
  • Navigate to gym locations and social channels
Features
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Download the Primal App . Your gateway to performance, recovery, and tribe. This isn’t just an app. It’s your personal tool to rise in training, in recovery, in life. Plan your schedule, book your classes, and access Wellness, all in one place. With the Primal App, you can: View and book Strength, Combat, and Movement classes Access our Wellness & Recovery services — Sauna, Ice Barrel, Magnesium Baths, Vitamin C Showers Cancel or reschedule on the go See current offers and promotions Track your account and training history Navigate directly to Primal and follow our social channels Primal isn’t a gym. It’s a tribe. We train with purpose. We recover with intention. Every rep. Every drop. Every breath, Earned. Download now. Unleash your roar. VIETNAMESE VERSION Tải ngay ứng dụng Primal, Cổng kết nối để tập luyện, hồi phục và gắn kết cùng Tribe. Đây không chỉ là ứng dụng. Đây là công cụ để bạn phát triển cả trong tập luyện, phục hồi và cuộc sống. Lên lịch, đặt chỗ, sử dụng dịch vụ Wellness, tất cả chỉ trong một chạm. Với ứng dụng Primal, bạn có thể: Xem và đặt chỗ các lớp Sức Mạnh, Võ Thuật và Chuyển Động Trải nghiệm khu vực Wellness & Recovery: Phòng xông hơi, Thùng đá lạnh, Bồn tắm Magnesium nóng/lạnh, Vòi sen Vitamin C Hủy hoặc thay đổi lịch linh hoạt Cập nhật chương trình khuyến mãi Theo dõi tài khoản và lịch sử tập luyện Xem vị trí phòng tập và các kênh mạng xã hội của Primal Primal không phải phòng gym. Đây là một cộng đồng. Chúng tôi tập luyện có mục tiêu. Hồi phục có chủ đích. Mỗi buổi tập, mỗi giây phút – đều xứng đáng. Tải ứng dụng ngay. Khơi dậy tiếng gầm của bạn.

Screenshots

F45 Training4 screens
Train With Primal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train With Primal at 100% against F45 Training's 28%. Train With Primal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). F45 Training's advantage is ratings volume (204 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Train With Primal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: F45 Training has 204 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of F45 Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of Train With Primal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

F45 Training ships an update every 10 days, Train With Primal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
F45 Training versus Train With Primal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterF45 TrainingTrain With Primal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (204 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings204 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB192 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperF45 TrainingSport Strength Company LTD

Customer experience

F45 Training

All ratings204 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral15.7%
Negative56.1%

Train With Primal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

F45 Training

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when accessing recipes
  • Unable to log workouts and track progress
  • Shopping list and meal plan inconsistencies
  • Incorrect portion sizes and nutritional info
  • Inability to switch between male/female profiles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to save/favorite recipes
  • Improve recipe search and filtering
  • Integrate with Apple Health/Strava
  • Allow customization of meal plans and shopping lists
  • Provide more language and dietary options

Train With Primal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

F45 Training

No in-app purchases

None

Train With Primal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is F45 Training free?
F45 Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train With Primal free?
Train With Primal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, F45 Training or Train With Primal?
Train With Primal is rated higher. F45 Training averages 4.5 out of 5 from 204 ratings, while Train With Primal averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do F45 Training or Train With Primal have ads?
Neither F45 Training nor Train With Primal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, F45 Training or Train With Primal?
F45 Training ships an update every 10 days, and Train With Primal every 3 weeks. Most recently, F45 Training was updated on October 16, 2026 and Train With Primal on October 10, 2026.

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