HOTWORX vs SEEN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOTWORX
This app helps members of a specific fitness studio track calories burned during workouts and the subsequent "after-burn" period. It calculates total calorie expenditure over a 100-minute session and integrates with the Health app.
- Track calories burned
- Monitor 1-hour after-burn
- Calculate total session calories
- Integrates with Health app
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The HOTWORX application is indented for members of our HOTWORX Studio facilities. The purpose of this application is to encourage users to track their total amount of calories burned during a HOTWORX workout session, and to track their "1-hour after-burn." A HOTWORX workout is 40 minutes, and the after-burn is 1 hour. The total session time will capture the calories burned for a total of 100 minutes. This app integrates with the Health app.
SEEN
This app offers a private journaling experience with AI-powered insights to help you discover patterns and track personal growth. It provides a gentle companion that reflects your thoughts and offers supportive resources when needed.
- AI-powered pattern recognition
- Threaded reflection for tracking growth
- Customizable AI companion
- Guided journaling flow
- Private and encrypted entries
- Supportive resource sharing
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SEEN:app is a private reflective journal built around depth, memory, and a different relationship with your own words. Most journaling apps give you a blank page. SEEN:app gives you a path. You can begin with a daily prompt, move through the iceberg layers at your own pace, or open a blank space when the day needs more room. MEET FATHOM Fathom is your reflective companion inside SEEN:app. It can respond to your entries, help you continue a thread, ask better questions, and adapt to the way you prefer to be met. Choose Fathom's style, voice, and appearance, including custom generated avatars for Premium users. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Reflect daily with prompts designed to move from surface to depth - Continue a thought through written or voice conversation with Fathom - Read patterns over time with Echoes - Prepare for meaningful conversations with Held Space - Gather thoughts and images in Open Space - Customize the look and feel of your journal - Use encrypted sync and restore across devices with SEEN:app Premium - Try Journal on the Web beta at web.seenjournal.app YOUR FIRST MONTH IS INCLUDED SEEN:app opens the full experience first. For the first month, Premium features are available so you can see what the app feels like with continuity, restore, Echoes, web access, deeper Fathom personalization, and more room to write. After that, choose the plan that fits: Monthly: $12.99/month after the free first month Annual: $99.99/year after the free first month PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal is encrypted on your device. If you choose Premium sync, your backed-up journal entries are stored as encrypted vault blobs for restore across devices. We do not sell your journal data, show ads, or use your writing for ad targeting. SUPPORT WHEN IT MATTERS SEEN:app includes crisis resource prompts when writing suggests immediate support may be needed. These resources are not a substitute for emergency services, professional care, or someone you trust, but they help keep support close by. SEEN:app is not therapy, medical care, diagnosis, or crisis counseling. It is a private place to reflect, notice patterns, and return to yourself with more honesty. SEEN:app Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://app.seen.place/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://app.seen.place/privacy-policy
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Verdict
HOTWORX and SEEN both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SEEN's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOTWORX's. HOTWORX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (31K vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. SEEN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. HOTWORX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for HOTWORX against 4.7 for SEEN. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOTWORX has 31K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 8% of HOTWORX's written reviews are positive against 100% of SEEN's.
HOTWORX ships an update fortnightly, SEEN weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOTWORX | SEEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31K ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Planet Beach | Seen Place, LLC |
Customer experience
HOTWORX
SEEN
Bugs and requests
HOTWORX
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Inability to record workouts and after-burn
- Inconsistent sync with Apple Watch and Fitbit
- Scheduled workouts disappearing from the app
- Incorrect calorie counting and data loss
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to book entire sauna room
- Seamless integration with fitness trackers
- Streamlined scheduling and booking process
- More detailed class descriptions in the app
- Automatic calorie tracking and recording
SEEN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HOTWORX
No in-app purchases
SEEN
- SEEN Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- SEEN Premium Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year








