Comparison

SH1FT vs Brawn

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

Brawn

This app helps you build a stronger gym community by tracking your strength training progress and connecting you with others. Book cost-effective personal training sessions at your home gym and participate in digital fitness challenges to compete and motivate yourself.

Highlights
  • Book small group personal training
  • Participate in digital strength challenges
  • Track training progress effectively
  • AI-supported weight recommendations
  • Connect with gym community
  • Measure progress with charts and graphs
Features
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Brawn is the strength training app for building a better gym community. Through Brawn, you can stay more consistent with your strength training over time, book cost-effective personal training services at your home gym and connect with others through digital challenges. BOOK SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING Get access to cost-effective personal training at your home gym by easily booking sessions with your chosen PT, at a time to suit your schedule. All workouts are tracked and managed in the Brawn app, so you can easily measure your progress and take part with fellow participants. TAKE PART IN DIGITAL STRENGTH CHALLENGES Connect with the rest of your gym community by taking part in fun fitness challenges, set up by PTs at your local gym. Compete against others, or simply challenge yourself. There are challenges to suit people of all abilities and scores are tracked across multiple metrics — time, rounds completed, volume lifted and intensity points. Intensity points make lifting competition fairer by giving people a points score based on the weight you lifted, age, gender and weight. TRACK YOUR TRAINING PROGRESS EFFECTIVELY Easily track your results and make faster training progress in the Brawn app with AI-supported weight recommendations. You’ll see your latest training data in easy-to-understand charts and graphs, making you feel more accomplished and motivated. CONNECT TO YOUR GYM COMMUNITY Make friends through small group coaching or by taking part in digital strength & fitness challenges. The gym can become far more enjoyable once you have people to train with and experience progress together.

Screenshots

SH1FT4 screens
Brawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SH1FT at 4.9 against Brawn's 2.7. Brawn's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of SH1FT's written reviews are positive against 42% of Brawn'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, Brawn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SH1FT versus Brawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSH1FTBrawn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better2.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSH1FT LtdBrawn Power Ltd

Customer experience

SH1FT

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

Brawn

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

SH1FT

No in-app purchases

None

Brawn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SH1FT free?
SH1FT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brawn free?
Brawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SH1FT or Brawn?
SH1FT is rated higher. SH1FT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Brawn averages 2.7 from 9 ratings.
Do SH1FT or Brawn have ads?
Neither SH1FT nor Brawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SH1FT or Brawn?
SH1FT ships an update every 3 weeks, and Brawn every 2 weeks. Most recently, SH1FT was updated on June 4, 2026 and Brawn on June 2, 2026.

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