Comparison

Virtuagym Coach vs PT Sessions

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

Head to head
About

Virtuagym Coach

This app allows personal trainers to manage client information, create and assign custom workouts, and track client progress. It offers seamless integration with a client-facing app for a comprehensive coaching experience.

Highlights
  • Client information management
  • Workout creation and assignment
  • Extensive exercise database
  • Progress tracking for over 250 values
  • Client challenges
  • Direct client communication
  • Seamless integration with client app
Features
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FREE TO USE FOR THE FIRST CLIENTS Coach and keep track of your client progress. It’s free to use for the first three clients. Simply let your clients download the app and discover how Virtuagym can improve your service offering. IMPORTANT: With Virtuagym's Coach App, you can manage your clients at any given moment with your mobile phone. No need for a PC! As a personal trainer you can create and assign workouts for your client in your Virtuagym Coach App. Share this with your clients so they can see the personalized fitness plan you have created for them on their own app - the Virtuagym Fitness App. HOW OUR COACHING APP HELPS PERSONAL TRAINERS With Virtuagym coach app you keep your clients happy and healthy. You can keep track of your client progress, commitments, reactions and actions. With our app you have the big opportunity to provide an outstanding coaching experience. You clients can enjoy an increase focus on reaching their personal goals while preventing injuries. FEATURES Virtuagym provides the mobile coaching solution that fits the needs of any fitness coach or personal trainer with the following features: - Client information View and edit client dossiers, including intake information, medical status, and other coaching notes. - Workouts Create workouts on the go and assign them to your clients. - Exercise database Workouts can be created using an extensive exercise library containing over 4500 exercises. - Progress tracking Track over 250 different values for all your clients, from weight to endurance to muscle strength. - Challenges Introduce a competitive element to your workouts. Add clients to challenges and track their progress. - Connect Stay in touch with your clients with easy access to call, email and text message. - Seamless integration with the Virtuagym Fitness App Clients can track their own progress in their own fitness apps. All data is synced to your Coach app. HOW YOU CAN SAVE TIME Manage all your client data on the go, create and assign their training plans, and easily stay in touch. No more running to a desktop in order to change a workout. With Virtuagym Coach app for personal trainers,, you’ll have everything you need to make client coaching truly mobile. HOW CAN WE HELP YOUR FITNESS BUSINESS GROW Your fitness business will be able to grow faster and better than ever before. With more time to invest into training clients, your personal trainer business will be healthier and more attractive to new clients. MANAGE IT ALL Manage all aspects of your business in app. Keep all your client information, from intake to account details, in a single overview. Track lesson bookings and always ensure your time is spent optimally. CONNECT YOUR BRAND With our coaching app you can connect your clients with your business. Building a brand is an essential task if you want to survive today’s business. This will help you to create happy clients but those clients will also promote your personal trainer business with their own friends and family. With our coaching app you will take your business to the next level. SUBSCRIPTION With Virtuagym Coaching you can coach up to three clients for free. To coach more clients using our coaching tools and workout and nutrition content, we offer three additional monthly subscriptions, depending our the amount of clients you have: -FREE, coach up to 3 clients -Silver, coach up to 10 clients -Gold, coach up to 20 clients -Diamond, coach up to 50 clients The monthly subscription will automatically renew and your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to renewal for the same amount as your current monthly subscription fee, if the auto-renew option is not turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. To manage your subscription or turn off auto-renewal, simply go to your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://support.virtuagym.com/s/terms-of-use

About

PT Sessions

This app helps personal trainers manage clients, schedule sessions, and track progress. It offers detailed client notes and a digital business card feature to enhance professional presence. Streamline your training business and improve client communication.

Highlights
  • Client session scheduling
  • Progress tracking
  • Detailed client notes
  • Digital business card
  • Data accessibility
  • Body measurement tracking
Features
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PT Sessions — the all-in-one business app for in-person personal trainers. Manage your clients, schedule, payments, and programming from your iPhone and iPad — and give your clients a free, connected experience of their own. RUN YOUR WHOLE BUSINESS • Smart scheduling and booking — set your availability and let clients book or request sessions, with approvals, reschedules, and reminders handled in-app • Client management — every client's profile, goals, session history, notes, and signatures in one place • A clear dashboard — sessions, hours, revenue, and client trends at a glance GET PAID, EFFORTLESSLY • Sell session packages and accept card or Apple Pay payments right in the app • Paid sessions are credited to your client automatically • Send payment requests, set no-show fees, and use per-client pricing to keep rates fair • Payouts go straight to your bank through Stripe FREE FOR YOUR CLIENTS • Clients join free, connect to you, and book, pay, and track their own progress • In-app chat keeps you and your clients in sync PROGRESS TRACKING • Track body weight, body composition, measurements, and fitness milestones • Share progress with clients to keep them motivated WORKOUTS & MEAL PLANS • Build training programs and meal plans, or generate a first draft with AI and personalize it KEEP CLIENTS COMING BACK • Renewal nudges, pack expiry, and no-show policies help protect your revenue and retention STAND OUT • Create a digital business card to share your brand with clients BUILT FOR HOW YOU WORK • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Available in English, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Portuguese Download PT Sessions and transform the way you run your personal training business. https://nervouspenguinstudios.com/pt-sessions/privacy/

Screenshots

Virtuagym Coach4 screens
PT Sessions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Virtuagym Coach at 4.7 against PT Sessions's 4.3. Virtuagym Coach also leads on ratings volume (346 vs 39) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). PT Sessions's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Virtuagym Coach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.49 per month and PT Sessions sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtuagym Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtuagym Coach has 346 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Virtuagym Coach's written reviews are positive against 48% of PT Sessions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtuagym Coach ships an update every 2 months, PT Sessions every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Virtuagym Coach versus PT Sessions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtuagym CoachPT Sessions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (346 ratings) — better4.3 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings346 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB30 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperVirtuagym B.V.Joseph Jones

Customer experience

Virtuagym Coach

All ratings342 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

PT Sessions

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Virtuagym Coach

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App erases programs when not saving frequently
  • Bugs related to performance on iPad
  • Cannot easily change exercises mid-session and have them transfer correctly
  • Programs are erased or lost
  • App bugs out and erases programs
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  • App does not have maintenance, premium access not granted after payment
  • App has many errors, no refunds
  • Trainings programmed do not appear for clients
  • Exercises double on iPad after update
  • App crashes after a few seconds
  • App crashes frequently
  • Programs disappear or malfunction
  • Clients have trouble finding workouts
  • Trouble sending workouts to clients
  • App is lagging and crashes, losing work
  • Clients have issues validating challenges on their app (Samsung phones)
  • App constantly gives errors

Requested features

13 requests
  • Integrate nutrition planning
  • Allow modification of exercises mid-session
  • Improve performance on iPad
  • Add circuit training interface
  • Allow adjustment of exercise tempo
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  • Allow more than 5 sets
  • Improve exercise searchability
  • Add appointment scheduling
  • Allow coaches to enter rest times and weights via app
  • Translate exercises to English
  • Improve avatar speed
  • Improve program loading speed
  • Allow clients to validate challenges

PT Sessions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Virtuagym Coach

Subscriptions3
  • Silver$19.491 Month
  • Gold$28.991 Month
  • Diamond$57.991 Month
9 purchases

PT Sessions

Subscriptions6
  • All Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • PT Sessions Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • PT Sessions Business7 Days trial$44.991 Month
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  • All Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • PT Sessions Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$164.991 Year
  • PT Sessions Business (Annual)7 Days trial$294.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 AI Credits$1.99
  • 25 AI Credits$6.99
  • 75 AI Credits$14.99

Questions

Is Virtuagym Coach free?
Virtuagym Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PT Sessions free?
PT Sessions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtuagym Coach or PT Sessions?
Virtuagym Coach is rated higher. Virtuagym Coach averages 4.7 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while PT Sessions averages 4.3 from 39 ratings.
Do Virtuagym Coach or PT Sessions have ads?
Neither Virtuagym Coach nor PT Sessions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtuagym Coach or PT Sessions?
Virtuagym Coach ships an update every 2 months, and PT Sessions every 2 weeks. Most recently, Virtuagym Coach was updated on November 6, 2026 and PT Sessions on November 3, 2026.

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