Comparison

BionicGym vs Bulk Coach

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

Head to head
About

BionicGym

This app connects to a specialized fitness device to deliver guided workouts. It offers various training programs, including high-intensity interval training, and provides setup videos for optimal results. Users can upgrade for access to advanced features and programs.

Highlights
  • Connects to BionicGym device
  • Guided workout programs
  • High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
  • In-app setup videos
  • Workout intensity adjustment
  • Workout variety exploration
Features
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For use with BionicGym [including BionicGym PRO-HIIT] Please register with correct email as it is linked to your account if you upgrade to PRO-HIIT. To pair please use code “123456”. Device may appear as with Quintec BLE or BionicGym. Need internet connection to download workout-files. There is a Pause/Stop button on your BionicGym unit too. Upgrade to PRO-HIIT (“unleash the full power of BionicGym”… more intense workouts and access to the HIIT programs too). In the drop-down menu select Upgrade and enter code. You then have access to the full suite of workouts. Upgrade codes will have been emailed to you if already purchased. Or visit our webstore / in-app links. For correct setup – so you get the best results – there are in-app videos. Train regularly, especially in the first week or two as your body needs to adapt to the workouts. (Assuming you are healthy and fit) increase the intensity SLOWLY during a session and from one session to the next. If you find it challenging stay at that level and let your body get used to the new intensity level – this can take a few minutes. If feeling unwell at any stage always stop. For the first training session it is best to use it standing up beside a table or sofa to support you. Be distracted! e.g watch a video. Try out different workouts to see what works best for you – e.g. the Zones. Enjoy training with BionicGym and please share. Thanks to all our users. If you were a Backer on Indiegogo our special thanks and heartfelt appreciation as you made this possible!

About

Bulk Coach

Features
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Bulk Coach builds a muscle-building programme around your week, your kit and your goal, then adapts it from the training you actually log. The tracker is free, with no ads. Chat with your AI coach and get feedback after every workout, and a weekly checkin. A COACH THAT CAN SEE THE WORK Ask about your training, progress or programme in your own words. Your coach fetches the relevant data for that conversation, shows what informed the answer and can take the next action with you. Five coaching voices, one coaching standard — pick the one that gets the best out of you. THE COACH PROPOSES. YOU APPROVE. Every change to your workouts or weekly plan is shown before it lands. You see what the coach looked at, what it wants to change and why. Nothing moves without your say-so. FAST LOGGING. EVEN OFFLINE. A keypad built for logging sets, previous performance beside every prescription, personal records flagged as they happen. More than 850 exercises, plus custom movements you create. The rest timer keeps counting on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Logging works with no signal. Gyms have bad reception. The app does not care. BRING YOUR WORKOUTS WITH YOU Switching apps, or moving on from a paper training book? Import workouts from screenshots or photos. Bulk Coach reads the pages and you check every exercise, number and date before anything is saved. MAKE THE WORK VISIBLE Strength trends, personal records, weekly volume by muscle group and your training streak show what changed — without inventing a story around the data. Share a finished session as a workout story, generated on your iPhone and never uploaded. YOUR WEEK REPORTS BACK Choose a check-in day and your coach arrives with a structured read on the week: what is working, what is changing and the one action that matters next. FINISH. THEN GET THE READ. After a session with enough work to review, feedback lands beside the summary you earned. Your workout saves first — it never waits on the coach. APPLE HEALTH, IN CONTEXT Weekly bodyweight, recovery, activity and nutrition summaries give your coach context without copying a day-by-day Health history into Bulk Coach. Completed workouts write back without invented calories. YOUR DATA. YOUR DECISION. Apple Health and AI coaching ask for permission separately, and AI runs only after you allow it. Weights, reps, exercise names and notes never go to analytics. Bulk Coach does not sell personal information. WHO IT'S FOR Lifters who want visible muscle without second-guessing the plan. New to lifting or years in — experience changes how much complexity is useful, not how seriously you're taken. WHAT STAYS FREE Logging, saved workouts, weekly scheduling, history, records, progress charts and sharing stay free. New athletes get a limited AI coaching taster. Bulk Coach Pro keeps the coach: adaptive workout building, the ongoing conversation, weekly check-ins and post-workout feedback. Pro is a monthly or annual subscription billed through your Apple ID. It renews automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel any time in Settings. Every rep has a reason. Web portal to manage your program: https://app.bulk.coach Support: https://bulk.coach/support Terms: https://bulk.coach/terms Privacy: https://bulk.coach/privacy

Screenshots

BionicGym1 screens
Bulk Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BionicGym at none against Bulk Coach's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bulk Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BionicGym asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BionicGym versus Bulk Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBionicGymBulk Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB70 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBionicGymProdcel Ltd

In-app purchases

None

BionicGym

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bulk Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Bulk Coach Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bulk Coach Pro Annual$49.001 Year

Questions

Is BionicGym free?
BionicGym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bulk Coach free?
Bulk Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BionicGym or Bulk Coach have ads?
Neither BionicGym nor Bulk Coach shows ads.

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