Comparison

SH1FT vs 1FIT Coach

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

1FIT Coach

This platform connects fitness coaches with their clients, streamlining communication and management. Coaches can track client progress, assign workouts, and manage exercises, all from their mobile device. It aims to save coaches time and enhance the client coaching experience.

Highlights
  • Client management on the go
  • Assign training and log workouts
  • Manage exercises, foods, and templates
  • Visualize client progress
  • Respond to client check-ins
  • Send and receive client messages
  • Add progress photos
Features
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1FIT is an online fitness coaching platform that enables you to interact seamlessly with your coach & make fitness work for you. We provide a coach app experience as a companion app to the coach web platform for you to save time, stay organised, streamline everyday tasks, check in with clients and elevate the coaching experience for clients and athletes. With 1FIT, coaches have more time to grow their business and focus on doing what they love. WHO CAN USE THE APP: 1FIT Coach is a Companion App for coaches already using 1FIT. FEATURES FOR COACHES: •⁠ ⁠Manage clients on the go. •⁠ ⁠Assign training and log workouts on behalf of clients. •⁠ ⁠Manage exercises, foods, supplements and templates. •⁠ ⁠Visualise client progress in one place. •⁠ ⁠Respond to your clients check ins and view their responses. •⁠ ⁠Send messages to and receive messages from your clients. •⁠ ⁠Add progress photos to your shared gallery with your clients.

Screenshots

SH1FT4 screens
1FIT Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

SH1FT and 1FIT Coach both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 1FIT Coach's written reviews are positive against 20% of SH1FT's. 1FIT Coach also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). SH1FT's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SH1FT against 5.0 for 1FIT Coach. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SH1FT has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of SH1FT's written reviews are positive against 100% of 1FIT Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SH1FT ships an update every 3 weeks, 1FIT Coach weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SH1FT versus 1FIT Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSH1FT1FIT Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSH1FT Ltd1FITUK Limited

Customer experience

SH1FT

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

1FIT Coach

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SH1FT

No in-app purchases

None

1FIT Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SH1FT free?
SH1FT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1FIT Coach free?
1FIT Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SH1FT or 1FIT Coach?
1FIT Coach is rated higher. SH1FT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while 1FIT Coach averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SH1FT or 1FIT Coach have ads?
Neither SH1FT nor 1FIT Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SH1FT or 1FIT Coach?
SH1FT ships an update every 3 weeks, and 1FIT Coach weekly. Most recently, SH1FT was updated on October 24, 2026 and 1FIT Coach on October 19, 2026.

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