Comparison

Old HSN vs CHALK IT PRO

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

Head to head
About

Old HSN

Achieve your health and fitness goals with personalized guidance from a nutrition coach. Receive customized meal plans, track your progress, and get ongoing support. Connect with a community and access valuable nutrition resources.

Highlights
  • Customized meal plans by Registered Dietitian
  • Integration with Apple Health and MyFitnessPal
  • Biometric and workout tracking
  • Personal messaging with nutrition coach
  • Ongoing nutrition support and tips
  • Nutrition peer support group
Features
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This application is for clients working with HSN coaches and is being phased out. All clients will be transitioned to the new Healthy Steps Nutrition app by August 2026. Whether your goal is to lose weight, improve overall health or increase performance, Healthy Steps Nutrition has the solution for you! Through the Healthy Steps Nutrition App, you work with a personal nutrition coach who will help design a customized plan to reach your health goals. Healthy Steps Nutrition App Features: - Integration with Apple Health - Integration with MyFitnessPal - Customized meal plan written by a Registered Dietitian - Biometric tracking - Ongoing nutrition support - Nutrition tips and video content - Track your workouts - Personal messaging with your nutrition coach - Nutrition peer support group Healthy Steps Nutrition and HSN Mentoring has partnered with hundreds of gyms and dietitians around the world to provide a comprehensive nutrition program for their clients. Members of HSN Mentoring use this app to help manage their personal nutrition clients.

About

CHALK IT PRO

This app allows gym owners, personal trainers, and athletes to create and track personalized workouts. It supports multi-level programming, private revenue-generating tracks, and community engagement features.

Highlights
  • Multi-level workout programming
  • Private revenue-generating tracks
  • Workout database
  • Community engagement features
  • Athlete progress tracking
  • Remote programming import
Features
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Chalk It Pro is the best software solution to create and track single and multi-level workouts for gym owners, personal trainers and athletes. Provide a smart, socially engaging and tailored workout experience for all your athletes! Brought on by the need to treat members and athletes individually. We allow and encourage multi-level programming on a daily basis. There is a giant need in the group/class training marketplace to make sure all clients are receiving a personalized approach. Program your daily workouts with up-to 10 levels to effectively reach all of your clients skill levels. Private tracks make it simple for gym owners to add different revenue streams and track everything from one easy to navigate dashboard. Run challenges, boot camps, skills clinics, points of performance classes and more, all while keeping them all separated and totally organized. High fives, comments, GIF's, and a daily forum allows your community to easily communicate with each other. Build a strong support group for all of your members, even those that still refuse to get on social media. Chalk It Pro & Affiliates: • Multi-Level WOD programming options for all your memebrs • Program from your PC or on-the-go • Searchable and tag-able workout database for easy cataloging and reference • Custom leader-boards through shareable private CHIP codes • Record and track WOD results, lifts and body composition history • Track and communicate with your athletes through your CoachBoard - Attendance, PR's and more... • Revenue generating Private Tracks • Community engagement though daily filterable leader-boards (high fives, GIF's, comments, Chalk Talk) • Remote programming import and distribution • Import data from other tracking apps you may have used in the past for seamless integration onto your gym. Chalk It Pro & Athletes: • Simple WOD creation and sharing tool • Import your remote coaches programming • Import your WOD history from your old tracking program • Searchable workout database for easy reference based on Name/Date/Movement Types/Etc... • Custom leader-boards through shareable private CHIP codes - Train/Compete/Compare with anyone in the world • Record and track WOD results, lifts and body composition history Chalk It Pro & Personal Trainers: • Private Tracks for each client to keep you organized and your clients set up for success • Easily copy and share programming between tracks • Program from your PC or on-the-go • Create events and groups for your clients to be involved within • Track your client results for instant coaching feedback and best of services practices A Chalk It Pro account is required. If you're downloading this app, you've chosen to subscribe to the most well rounded programming and tracking app on the market.

Screenshots

Old HSN4 screens
CHALK IT PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Old HSN at 5.0 against CHALK IT PRO's 4.1. Old HSN also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and review sentiment (87% vs 63%). CHALK IT PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Old HSN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Old HSN has 901 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Old HSN's written reviews are positive against 63% of CHALK IT PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Old HSN ships an update every 5 weeks, CHALK IT PRO every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Old HSN versus CHALK IT PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOld HSNCHALK IT PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (901 ratings) — better4.1 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings901 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealthy Steps Nutrition llcGreen Monster Studios

Customer experience

Old HSN

All ratings874 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%

CHALK IT PRO

All ratings54 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

Old HSN

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login errors
  • App crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved macro tracking capabilities
  • Better iPad compatibility

CHALK IT PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Old HSN

No in-app purchases

None

CHALK IT PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Old HSN free?
Old HSN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHALK IT PRO free?
CHALK IT PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Old HSN or CHALK IT PRO?
Old HSN is rated higher. Old HSN averages 5.0 out of 5 from 901 ratings, while CHALK IT PRO averages 4.1 from 54 ratings.
Do Old HSN or CHALK IT PRO have ads?
Neither Old HSN nor CHALK IT PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Old HSN or CHALK IT PRO?
Old HSN ships an update every 5 weeks, and CHALK IT PRO every 6 days. Most recently, Old HSN was updated on October 22, 2026 and CHALK IT PRO on October 22, 2026.

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