Comparison

pliability vs Kahunas

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

Head to head
About

pliability

Enhance flexibility, mobility, and recovery with guided stretching routines. This app offers personalized programs, progress tracking, and integrates with fitness devices to help users move better and prevent injuries.

Highlights
  • 1,700+ guided stretching routines
  • Customized mobility training programs
  • Instant start, no equipment required
  • Mobility Test for personalized assessment
  • Short, effective workouts (12-20 mins)
  • Offline video downloads
  • Integrates with WHOOP, Garmin, Apple Health
Features
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Improve flexibility, recover faster, and move better with pliability - the Official Stretching Partner of HYROX and the mobility app trusted by elite athletes. pliability is your daily stretching, mobility, and flexibility coach. Guided routines help you loosen tight hips, relieve back pain, increase range of motion, and build consistent recovery into your training - for athletes, weekend warriors, and anyone who sits too much. ■ WHY ATHLETES CHOOSE PLIABILITY + Trusted by Tia-Clair Toomey, Laura Horvath, Jake Dearden and thousands of gyms worldwide + Official Stretching Partner of HYROX + Featured by Runner's World, Men's Health, Well+Good, and Inc. Magazine + 1,700+ guided stretching and mobility routines + Programs built by world-class coaches and physical therapists ■ WHAT YOU GET + Daily stretching routines, 12–20 minutes each + Targeted sessions for hips, back, shoulders, hamstrings, and neck + Recovery flows to reduce muscle soreness after workouts + Deep flexibility programs - splits, backbends, overhead mobility + Yoga-inspired mobility flows for every level + No equipment required - start instantly ■ PERSONALIZED TO YOU + Recommended sessions built around the areas you care about, refreshed every week + Set your session length before you start: short, medium, or long + Ask in your own words: "15 minute hip opener before a run" + Save favorites and build your own sessions ■ BUILT FOR EVERY ATHLETE + HYROX, CrossFit & functional fitness + Running, cycling & endurance sports + Weightlifting & strength training + Golf, swimming & combat sports + Yoga, Pilates & general wellness ■ MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS (iPhone + iPad) Our Mobility Test uses advanced on-device technology to measure your active range of motion. + Personalized 3-minute assessment + Detailed report with custom stretching recommendations + Track improvement over weeks and months ■ TRAIN ANYWHERE + Stream on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or AirPlay + Download any routine for offline sessions + Short sessions fit any schedule ■ CONNECTS TO YOUR DATA + Syncs with WHOOP, Garmin, and Apple Health + See how mobility work affects your recovery scores + Build smarter recovery into your training load ■ MIND-BODY FOCUS + Breathwork and mindfulness cues in every session + Calm your nervous system while you move + Build a stretching habit that actually sticks Ready to move better? Download pliability and start your 7-day free trial. Get the full library of stretching, mobility, yoga, and recovery routines - trusted by HYROX, CrossFit champions, and athletes who train for performance. Stretch. Move. Recover. pliability move more human.™ Terms of Service: https://pliability.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pliability.com/privacy-policy/

About

Kahunas

This app connects clients with their online coaches. Coaches can manage clients, update plans, and communicate directly. Clients can log workouts, track nutrition, and message their coach.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Workout and diet plan updates
  • Check-in tracking
  • Direct messaging
  • Workout logging
  • Nutrition plan viewing
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Online Coaches - Manage your clients on the go. - Update workout or diet plans. - View check-ins. - Message your clients. Clients - Check-in in the app. - Message your coach. - Log your workouts. - View your nutrition & supplement plans. Terms of use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy

Screenshots

pliability4 screens
Kahunas3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: pliability at 4.8 against Kahunas's 3.3. pliability also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 77) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Kahunas's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. pliability sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Kahunas sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $95.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

pliability holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: pliability has 10K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of pliability's written reviews are positive against 19% of Kahunas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pliability ships an update every 6 days, Kahunas monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
pliability versus Kahunas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpliabilityKahunas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10K ratings) — better3.3 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews — better19.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better77
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB51 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developerpliability, LLCMark Covey-Fox

Customer experience

pliability

All ratings10,128 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews558 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative50.4%

Kahunas

All ratings73 ratings
Positive50.7%
Neutral12.3%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive19.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative65.8%

User reviews

pliability

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Life-changing for mobility and recovery
  • 👍 Consistent daily routines
  • 🧘‍♀️ Meditative and calming experience
  • 🏋️‍♀️ Effective for athletes and active individuals
  • 🔍 Detailed mobility assessment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔇 Intrusive and repetitive voiceover
  • 🤔 Lack of customization options
  • 📚 Repetitive and limited exercise selection

Kahunas

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface for clients
  • 🎯 All-in-one coaching platform (workouts, nutrition, messaging)
  • 📊 Customizable workout programming
  • 💬 Easy coach-client communication
  • 🔄 Regular updates and improvements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Persistent bugs despite updates
  • ❌ Poor Apple Health integration (doesn't sync weight/workouts)
  • ❌ Unreliable data persistence (lost workout data)
  • ❌ Inaccurate nutrition database

Bugs and requests

pliability

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to cancel subscription easily
  • Recurring charges even after cancellation
  • Mobility assessment not accurately detecting issues
  • Syncing issues between app and website
  • Airplay and Chromecast functionality not working reliably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to mute or adjust volume of voiceover and music separately
  • More personalized and adaptive mobility programs based on assessment
  • Integration with Apple Health and other fitness tracking platforms
  • Improved navigation and search functionality
  • Offline mode for routines

Kahunas

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App crashes when locking phone
  • Crashes during workout logging
  • Login screen freezes
  • Barcode scanner launches blank screen
  • Rest timer displays incorrect duration
Show 21 more
  • Workout data disappears after app exit
  • Nutrition data calculations incorrect (off by 150-200 calories)
  • Food entries randomly removed from diary
  • App logs out randomly
  • Check-in data erases when re-entering
  • Keyboard jumps page when filling workout data
  • Workout ordering forces wrong selection
  • Unable to view exercises correctly
  • Infinite loading on customer programs
  • Password not remembered/cannot be changed
  • App-breaking bugs with slow support response
  • Payment info failure locks account
  • Blue circle of death (complete data loss)
  • Workout session disappears if client misses scheduled time
  • Notifications constantly pop up
  • Unable to create account/sign up issues
  • App freezes when viewing longer text in workouts
  • Inconsistent date display for workouts and check-ins
  • Unable to select workouts after update
  • Cannot edit daily check-ins
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

18 requests
  • Apple Watch integration and complications
  • MyFitnessPal integration
  • Save/reuse meal feature
  • Auto-save functionality for workouts
  • Weight tracking widget
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  • Cardio and step tracking from Apple Health
  • Better notification settings/customization
  • Drop set logging within sets
  • Exercise order switching capability
  • Meal filter options
  • Weekly macro averages calculation
  • Persistent chat history (not auto-delete)
  • Reply functionality for check-ins
  • Dark mode option
  • Better dashboard home screen
  • PDF viewing in-app
  • Multi-device login capability
  • Offline mode

In-app purchases

2 purchases

pliability

Subscriptions2
  • Athlete Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Athlete Annual Subscription7 Days trial$179.991 Year
1 purchases

Kahunas

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$95.991 Month

Questions

Is pliability free?
pliability is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kahunas free?
Kahunas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, pliability or Kahunas?
pliability is rated higher. pliability averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Kahunas averages 3.3 from 77 ratings.
Do pliability or Kahunas have ads?
pliability shows ads; Kahunas does not.
Which is updated more often, pliability or Kahunas?
pliability ships an update every 6 days, and Kahunas monthly. Most recently, pliability was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kahunas on October 30, 2026.

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