Old HSN vs CrossFit 696
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CrossFit 696
This app allows members of a specific gym to book spots in classes, register for events, and manage their account details. Users can update personal information and payment methods.
- Class reservation
- Gym event sign-ups
- Account profile updates
- Payment information management
- Headshot updates
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For members of CrossFit 696 to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Old HSN at 900 against CrossFit 696's 3. Old HSN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CrossFit 696's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Old HSN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Old HSN has 900 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Old HSN | CrossFit 696 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (900 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 900 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Healthy Steps Nutrition llc | The Movement Connection L L C |
Customer experience
Old HSN
CrossFit 696
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
CrossFit 696
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Old HSN
No in-app purchases
CrossFit 696
No in-app purchases
Questions
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