Comparison

Volt vs STAG Training

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

STAG Training

Instantly create personalized strength and conditioning workouts based on your goals, equipment, and target muscles. Log your sets, track progress, and access a vast exercise library with advanced training techniques. Adapts to any training environment, from full gyms to minimal equipment setups.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout generations
  • Customizable workout builder
  • Extensive exercise library
  • Advanced training intensifiers
  • Workout logging and history
  • Smart equipment filtering
Features
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STAG builds structured strength and conditioning workouts tailored to you — instantly. Pick your goal, your equipment, and the muscles you want to train. STAG generates a complete workout with the right exercises, sets, reps, and intensity. No guesswork, no generic templates. No subscriptions to rigid programs you don't stick to — STAG lets you create, or generates it for you FEATURES: • Unlimited workout generations • Generate daily workouts for strength, bodybuilding, metcons, endurance, and more • Build your own workouts with a full exercise library and advanced intensifiers — supersets, drop sets, AMRAPs, pyramids, tempo work, and more • Plan your training week ahead • Log every set with weight and rep tracking • Review your full workout history and progress • 130+ exercises with smart equipment filtering Whether you're training at a full gym or with minimal equipment, STAG adapts to what you have and what you want to work. Terms of Use: https://tylerd11743-byte.github.io/stag-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tylerd11743-byte.github.io/stag-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Volt4 screens
STAG Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: STAG Training at 100% against Volt's 75%. STAG Training also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Volt's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and STAG Training sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STAG Training holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volt has 17K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Volt's written reviews are positive against 100% of STAG Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volt ships an update every 5 days, STAG Training every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Volt versus STAG Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoltSTAG Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB38 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVolt Athletics, Inc.Tyler DeSchutter

Customer experience

Volt

All ratings16,922 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative19.4%

STAG Training

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

STAG Training

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

STAG Training

Subscriptions1
  • STAG Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Volt free?
Volt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STAG Training free?
STAG Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Volt or STAG Training?
STAG Training is rated higher. Volt averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while STAG Training averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Volt or STAG Training have ads?
Neither Volt nor STAG Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volt or STAG Training?
Volt ships an update every 5 days, and STAG Training every 4 days. Most recently, Volt was updated on October 17, 2026 and STAG Training on October 10, 2026.

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