Comparison

Workout Sessions vs HIIT | Down Dog

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

Head to head
About

Workout Sessions

This fitness app helps you track gym visits and workouts, offering detailed insights and progress analysis. Relive your fitness journey with photos and videos, and stay motivated with customizable dashboards and streaks.

Highlights
  • Gym visit tracking with geofencing
  • Detailed workout analysis
  • Add photos and videos to activities
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Workout streaks and year statistics
  • Home screen widgets
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Track every workout, build streaks, and understand your progress with Workout Sessions. Workout Sessions is a workout tracker and fitness diary that turns your Apple Health activity into a clear, motivating view of your training. See your full workout history, review routes, explore heart rate zones, and keep your momentum visible over time. Why people use Workout Sessions: • All your workouts in one place Import sessions from Apple Health and browse running, cycling, gym workouts, walks, and more in one timeline. • Streaks that keep progress visible Track your consistency week by week and stay connected to your routine. • Heart rate zones for deeper workout insight See zone charts, history, and context that help you understand effort across workouts. • Route details and export Open workout routes and export them when you want to revisit or share where you trained. • Gym and venue check-ins Use manual or automatic check-ins to track workouts by place and build a richer fitness history. • Photos and videos in your workout log Add media to sessions and turn your activity history into a personal archive. • ReRun yearly recap Look back on your training year through highlights, patterns, and milestones. Workout Sessions is built for people who want more than a simple exercise log. It helps you track workouts, spot patterns, and stay consistent with a fitness diary designed around progress and reflection. Requires Apple Health access. Location access is optional for venue check-ins.

About

HIIT | Down Dog

This app offers a dynamic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) experience with over 1000 unique exercises, ensuring you never do the same workout twice. It's beginner-friendly with customizable workout lengths, exercise types, and music to keep you motivated and prevent plateaus.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 unique exercises
  • Customizable workout length and intervals
  • Selectable exercise categories (upper body, core, etc.)
  • Preset and custom workout mixes
  • Dynamic music matching workout intensity
  • Choice of coach voices
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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With pre-recorded videos, you get bored, and so do your muscles! Avoid the dreaded workout plateau and get ripped with HIIT. With over 1000+ different exercises, you’ll never get the same workout twice! BEGINNER FRIENDLY If you’re brand new to HIIT, Level 0 is the perfect place to start! Use your own body weight to get your heart rate up and efficiently burn fat while building muscle - no fancy props required. Our high definition videos and clear instructions guide you through each HIIT exercise. It’s like having your own personal trainer! BUILD THE WORKOUT YOU WANT Set the total length of your workout Tailor the length of your Exercise Length and Recovery intervals Choose from 4 different levels of Upper Body, Lower Body, and Core to get exercises that challenge you MIX FEATURE Choose from presets like Leg Day, Cardio Killer, Total Body - No Jumps, or our favorite, Bringing Sexy Back, or create your own mix of aerobic, core, glutes, legs and upper body Exclude exercises that don’t work for you: Sore wrists? Say goodbye to table tops and planks. Tired of burpees? No problem, you’ll never have to hop back again. DYNAMIC CHANGING MUSIC Pick the type of music that gets you hyped, and we supply beats that match your movement and help you push hard to the last second of each interval. CHOOSE YOUR VOICE Select your favorite coach to keep you motivated as you sweat. SYNC BETWEEN DEVICES Automatically syncs across all your devices. Integrates with the Apple Health app! Down Dog's terms and conditions can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/terms Down Dog's privacy policy can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Workout Sessions4 screens
HIIT | Down Dog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Workout Sessions at none against HIIT | Down Dog's 8. Workout Sessions also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). HIIT | Down Dog's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. HIIT | Down Dog sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Workout Sessions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Workout Sessions against 4.9 for HIIT | Down Dog. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT | Down Dog has 48K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Workout Sessions's written reviews are positive against 89% of HIIT | Down Dog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Sessions ships an update every 2 months, HIIT | Down Dog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Workout Sessions versus HIIT | Down Dog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout SessionsHIIT | Down Dog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (48K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.1% of reviews
Number of ratings448K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander GuretzkiYoga Buddhi Co.

Customer experience

Workout Sessions

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

HIIT | Down Dog

All ratings48,353 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.2%

Bugs and requests

Workout Sessions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HIIT | Down Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Connectivity problems
  • Inconsistent workout experiences

Requested features

6 requests
  • Preview of upcoming exercises
  • Warm-up and cool-down options
  • Ability to exclude certain exercises
  • More detailed exercise instructions and form cues
  • Offline workout downloads
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  • Integration with fitness tracking devices

In-app purchases

None

Workout Sessions

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

HIIT | Down Dog

Subscriptions5
  • HIIT Subscription$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • HIIT Subscription$99.991 Year
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  • All Access Subscription3 variants$99.991 Year
  • All Access Subscription$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Workout Sessions free?
Workout Sessions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HIIT | Down Dog free?
HIIT | Down Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Sessions or HIIT | Down Dog?
Workout Sessions is rated higher. Workout Sessions averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HIIT | Down Dog averages 4.9 from 48K ratings.
Do Workout Sessions or HIIT | Down Dog have ads?
Neither Workout Sessions nor HIIT | Down Dog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Sessions or HIIT | Down Dog?
Workout Sessions ships an update every 2 months, and HIIT | Down Dog every 2 weeks. Most recently, Workout Sessions was updated on September 21, 2026 and HIIT | Down Dog on September 29, 2026.

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