Comparison

SH1FT vs EGYM Trainer

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

Head to head
About

SH1FT

This app empowers group fitness instructors to create and deliver engaging live and online classes. It automates class structuring and cueing, saving instructors time and stress. Instructors can design unique workouts, mix formats, and teach anywhere.

Highlights
  • Automated class structuring and cueing
  • Create unique workout combinations
  • Teach live and online classes
  • Unlimited access to all workouts
  • Cross-format mash-ups
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Our market leading App allows Group Fitness Instructors to teach live and online classes like never before! We have four unique Group Fitness formats and each workout is taught using our App. The App automates the boring stuff (saving huge amounts of time and money) and gives Instructors an easy and fast way to create workouts that are unique to them. SH1FT Fitness Instructors are empowered to deliver engaging, personalised fitness classes where, when and how they want - with zero restrictions. App features: • The App structures the class for you and does the cueing and memorisation if you need it - saving you hours of prep work and taking the stress out of teaching so you can focus on the class in front of you and not what move is coming next. • Unlimited access to EVERY workout from your chosen format/s on the SH1FT App for no extra cost. • The ability to teach anywhere: you can deliver a class in any physical or virtual location that you wish. • Freedom to get creative! Use the SH1FT App to create workout combinations that suit the unique needs of your class. Plus if you are a SQUAD member in multiple SH1FT Fitness formats you have the freedom to create cross format mash-ups using the App.

About

EGYM Trainer

This app helps gyms and personal trainers manage their members and trainers more effectively. It provides insights into member data, tracks trainer productivity, and allows for the creation of personalized workout plans. Improve member retention and training efficiency with this comprehensive management tool.

Highlights
  • Member data management
  • Trainer productivity tracking
  • Workout plan creation
  • Fitness test assessment
  • Contract and event reminders
  • Real-time member activity insights
Features
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The future of member management for gyms and personal trainers is here. More than 2,400 gyms across the world already trust in EGYM's member management system and rely on the EGYM Trainer app. With the EGYM Trainer app, fitness trainers have access to features allowing optimum management of members - independent to the EGYM Smart Strength equipment. Improved supervision of YOUR members, at any time and in any place: With EGYM Trainer, all trainers at your gym can gain an insight into relevant member data with just one click. Benefits to YOU as a gym owner: • Decrease YOUR turnover rate: smart tasks chains and a productivity board for trainers enable for meaningful member touchpoints. • Lead YOUR trainers more effectively: clear productivity stats regarding your trainers. Benefits for YOUR trainers: • Your trainers always have access to relevant member info. • Your trainers will never again miss the end of a contract or any other important events, such as a member's birthday. • Your trainers can keep an accurate log of member fitness levels and update members' health information directly on the iPad and subsequently use the data to further improve members' training. • Your trainers can create workout plans from a library of more than 1,600 exercises and assign the most popular workouts to their members. • Your trainers can assess and analyse your members' physical fitness using various fitness tests. • Your trainers receive real-time information regarding member activity and can quickly identify and address specific members in order to continually improve their training efficiency. • In addition, the app offers a wide variety of features developed by the experts at EGYM and regularly updated and incorporated.

Screenshots

SH1FT4 screens
EGYM Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SH1FT at 4.9 against EGYM Trainer's 4.1. EGYM Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 20%). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

SH1FT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of SH1FT's written reviews are positive against 40% of EGYM Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SH1FT ships an update every 3 weeks, EGYM Trainer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SH1FT versus EGYM Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSH1FTEGYM Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings717 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB148 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSH1FT LtdEGYM GmbH

Customer experience

SH1FT

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

EGYM Trainer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

SH1FT

No in-app purchases

None

EGYM Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SH1FT free?
SH1FT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EGYM Trainer free?
EGYM Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SH1FT or EGYM Trainer?
SH1FT is rated higher. SH1FT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while EGYM Trainer averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do SH1FT or EGYM Trainer have ads?
Neither SH1FT nor EGYM Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SH1FT or EGYM Trainer?
SH1FT ships an update every 3 weeks, and EGYM Trainer fortnightly. Most recently, SH1FT was updated on June 4, 2026 and EGYM Trainer on September 13, 2026.

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