Comparison

Volt vs Dr. Dish Player

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

Head to head
About

Volt

This app provides AI-powered, personalized workout plans that adapt weekly to your fitness goals and available equipment. It offers structured training for general fitness, sport performance, and tactical readiness, with over 3,000 exercises and HD video demonstrations.

Highlights
  • AI-powered adaptive workout plans
  • Home and gym training options
  • Sport-specific training programs
  • Tactical readiness programs
  • Equipment customization
  • Progressive weight and rep suggestions
  • Exercise library with video demonstrations
Features
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Train with a real strength & conditioning plan built for your sport, your goals, and your life. Built by CSCS-certified coaches. Personalized by AI. Trusted by 2M+ athletes. Volt gives you more than workouts. You get a complete training plan designed around where you want to go — and intelligent guidance that adapts as you get stronger. Choose your sport or fitness goal, then tell Volt about your schedule, experience, equipment, training preferences, and timeline. Volt builds your plan. Cortex® AI personalizes your weights and adapts your training as you progress. REAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING — Built by certified coaches, not generated one workout at a time. BUILT FOR YOUR SPORT & GOALS — Train for Sport Performance, Fitness & Strength, or Tactical Readiness. PERSONALIZED TO YOU — Customized to your training experience, strength, schedule, available equipment, session length, training preferences, and timeline. AI THAT ADAPTS TO YOUR STRENGTH — No guessing what to lift. Cortex® AI learns your strength to personalize your exercises, sets, reps, and weights — and evolves your plan as you get stronger. SCIENCE-BACKED PROGRESSION — Volt applies proven strength & conditioning principles to progress your training over time. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TRAIN: • Personalized sets, reps, weights, and exercises • Flexible training schedules and session lengths • Equipment-based customization • Smart exercise substitutions • HD exercise demonstrations and coaching instructions • 1,500+ movements • Workout history and strength tracking • Estimated 1RMs and progress insights • Milestones and achievements • Apple Health integration TRAINING PROGRAMS: • All-Around Athlete • Baseball • Basketball • Football • Golf • Ice Hockey • Lacrosse • Lean & Mean • P.E. • Rugby • Soccer • Softball • Strength & Size • Swimming • Tactical Readiness • Track & Field • Volleyball • Weight Loss • Wrestling JOIN 2M+ ATHLETES TRAINING WITH VOLT — Download Volt and start your free trial. Volt is free to download. Continued use requires an active monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscription. All plans currently include a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.voltathletics.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.voltathletics.com/privacy

About

Dr. Dish Player

Enhance your basketball training with detailed shooting analytics, personalized drill creation, and access to over 150 workouts. Track progress, compete on leaderboards, and gain insights into your performance, whether using the connected machine or just your data.

Highlights
  • View shooting analytics and trends
  • Browse and execute 150+ workouts
  • Custom program drills
  • Track progress and compete on leaderboards
  • Build player profile
  • Control Dr. Dish Home machine
Features
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Use the Dr. Dish Player App to view your shooting analytics and trends, browse new workouts, and execute drills. When training on the Dr. Dish Home, control the machine with your phone or tablet while simultaneously tracking every made and missed shot. Training on a Dr. Dish develops muscle memory, improves shot arc, saves time, and provides unlimited access to on-demand shooting, dribbling, and agility drills. When training on the Dr. Dish Home, use the Player App and Membership to: •Custom program drills with just a few taps •Use QuickStart or choose from 5 drill goals to create unique shooting drills •Execute over 150+ workouts and drills built at all levels from professional trainers •Track your progress, compete with global leaderboards, and build your player profile •View your shooting analytics and trends from all of your training to gain insights When using the Player App to view your shooting data, but training on a different model: •View your shooting analytics and trends from all of your training to gain insights •Browse over 150+ workouts and drills built at all levels from professional trainers •Track your progress, compete with global leaderboards, and build your player profile Got any questions or feedback? Shoot us an email at home@drdishbasketball.com. We'd love to hear from you.

Screenshots

Volt4 screens
Dr. Dish Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dr. Dish Player at none against Volt's 10. Volt's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 53%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. Volt sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Dr. Dish Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Volt against 4.8 for Dr. Dish Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17K and 5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Volt's written reviews are positive against 53% of Dr. Dish Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volt ships an update weekly, Dr. Dish Player every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Volt versus Dr. Dish Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoltDr. Dish Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings)4.8 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better53.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better5K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB125 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVolt Athletics, Inc.Airborne Athletics

Customer experience

Volt

All ratings16,913 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative19.4%

Dr. Dish Player

All ratings5,024 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative34.7%

User reviews

Volt

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic training app
  • 👍 Hybrid training system
  • 🚀 Easily the best workout app
  • 👍 Convenient and fun
  • 🚀 Superior programming & user friendly app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and freezing issues
  • 🔧 Lacking equipment customization
  • 🔧 Workouts too long
  • 🔧 No decimal weight input
  • 🔧 No Apple Watch app

Dr. Dish Player

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Game-changer for Backyard Reps
  • 🚀 Fantastic app subscription
  • 🚀 Easy to set up, super consistent, and perfect for solo practicing
  • 👍 Keeps all stats
  • 👍 Filled with skilled-based workouts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Too complicated sign-in process
  • 🐛 Bluetooth never works
  • 🐛 Brand new machine stopped working after 10 minutes
  • 🐛 App issues like getting stuck on black screen, workouts churning, and shots not counting
  • 💰 Subscription required for basic functions

Bugs and requests

Volt

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and inability to retrieve password
  • Syncing problems causing workouts to reset

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add optional alert tone for rest periods
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Offer more than 3 days per week programming
  • Add injury-specific workouts
  • Provide more cardio and conditioning options
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  • Allow editing of workout history

Dr. Dish Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sign-in issues with verification codes
  • Goal counter not working
  • App not updating

Requested features

2 requests
  • Apple Watch app to pause/start workouts
  • Ability to customize drills without subscription

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Volt

Subscriptions10
  • Volt Training3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Volt Training7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sport Performance Training3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Volt Training2 Months trial$14.991 Month
  • Sport Performance Training7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Training Monthly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Volt Training1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Training 3 Month Plan7 Days trial$39.993 Months
  • Sport Performance Training14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Training Yearly Plan14 Days trial$129.991 Year
None

Dr. Dish Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volt free?
Volt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dr. Dish Player free?
Dr. Dish Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Volt or Dr. Dish Player?
Dr. Dish Player is rated higher. Volt averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Dr. Dish Player averages 4.8 from 5K ratings.
Do Volt or Dr. Dish Player have ads?
Neither Volt nor Dr. Dish Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volt or Dr. Dish Player?
Volt ships an update weekly, and Dr. Dish Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, Volt was updated on October 3, 2026 and Dr. Dish Player on October 3, 2026.

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