Comparison

Old HSN vs The PT Zone

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

The PT Zone

Access your personalized home exercise program with HD videos and track your progress. Securely message your provider and earn awards for completing exercises. Integrates with Health app for activity monitoring.

Highlights
  • Personalized Home Exercise Program
  • HD Instructional Videos
  • Secure Messaging with Provider
  • Progress Tracking with Awards
  • Health App Integration
  • Multi-language Support
Features
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Welcome to the The PT Zone App! Log on to access your personalized Home Exercise Program on your mobile device. Using this app, you can access your personalized Home Exercise Program with HD Instructional videos. On the 'Messages' tab, you can securely communicate with your The PT Zone provider. As you complete your exercises, we'll give you trophies and medals to celebrate your progress! On the 'Awards' tab, you can track these items. Prefer a language other than English? Go to the 'More' tab and select 'Languages' to pick another language option. If you need to book an appointment, please go to the 'Appointments' tab for more info. Make sure to select 'Mark as Complete' when doing your exercises to ensure that your provider can keep track of your progress! You must be a The PT Zone patient to gain access. This app integrates with your iPhone's Health app to read daily step count data allowing your provider to monitor your activity."

Screenshots

Old HSN4 screens
The PT Zone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Old HSN at every 5 weeks against The PT Zone's every 10 months. Old HSN also leads on ratings volume (900 vs 1). The PT Zone's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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 — 5.0 for Old HSN against 5.0 for The PT Zone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Old HSN has 900 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Old HSN ships an update every 5 weeks, The PT Zone every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Old HSN versus The PT Zone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOld HSNThe PT Zone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (900 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings900 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHealthy Steps Nutrition llcThe PT Zone

Customer experience

Old HSN

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

The PT Zone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

The PT Zone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Old HSN

No in-app purchases

None

The PT Zone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Old HSN free?
Old HSN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The PT Zone free?
The PT Zone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Old HSN or The PT Zone?
The PT Zone is rated higher. Old HSN averages 5.0 out of 5 from 900 ratings, while The PT Zone averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Old HSN or The PT Zone have ads?
Neither Old HSN nor The PT Zone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Old HSN or The PT Zone?
Old HSN ships an update every 5 weeks, and The PT Zone every 10 months. Most recently, Old HSN was updated on September 22, 2026 and The PT Zone on July 19, 2026.

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