Comparison

mTrigger Muscle Ball vs Activ5

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

Head to head
About

mTrigger Muscle Ball

Turn your muscle exercises into an interactive game. Control in-game elements by engaging specific muscle groups with a compatible biofeedback device. Navigate challenges and reach goals through targeted muscle activation.

Highlights
  • Gamified biofeedback therapy
  • Use muscle exercises as game controller
  • Navigate labyrinth challenges
  • Variety of tracks based on muscle groups
  • Adjust time parameters and reps
Features
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Gamify your biofeedback therapy! Compatible with the mTrigger Biofeedback System, Muscle Ball lets you use your mTrigger exercises as a game controller. Use your muscles to navigate through a labyrinth and reach the goal gate. Chose between a wide variety of tracks based on muscle groups and difficulty. Connect your mTrigger device and adjust settings per exercise by modifying time parameters and reps for each play session.

About

Activ5

This app coaches you through personalized isometric strength training workouts using a portable device. It measures your strength, tracks progress, and provides detailed stats to help you identify weaknesses and prevent injury. Achieve a full-body workout in minutes, anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized isometric workouts
  • Strength measurement
  • Progress tracking
  • Workout of the day
  • Muscle group stats
  • Exercise streak tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Get in a great workout anywhere with the new Activ5 app! Activ5 is an innovative, portable strength training device and companion application that coaches you through personalized workouts, measures your strength, and tracks your progress over time. Utilizing isometric exercises, Activ5 lets you achieve a full body workout in a matter of minutes. At home, at work, or on-the-go, Activ5 offers a fun, effective and convenient, exercise routine designed to keep you active every day. Activ5 provides you with:: - A workout of the day - Professionally designed, personalized workouts - Automatically adjusted effort levels ensuring the right workout for your strength level - Detailed stats on every muscle group and muscle symmetry, allowing you to easily identify areas of weakness to prevent injury - Exercise streak tracking - Apple Healthkit integration Activ on social media? Keep up with us here: - facebook.com/Activbodies/ - twitter.com/Activbody_ - instagram.com/Activbody_ - linkedin.com/company/activbody-inc. What our users are saying: "I'm used to lifting weights only. I added this into my routine and what a difference. And now, with this virus going around and gyms not open, it's worth its weight in gold to me" - Brian Lacey "Love the program. Easy to use effectively; the App is helpful and encouraging. I think this will really help with strength without getting injured." - Jonathan Schochor

Screenshots

mTrigger Muscle Ball3 screens
Activ54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mTrigger Muscle Ball at 67% against Activ5's 44%. mTrigger Muscle Ball also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Activ5's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

mTrigger Muscle Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Activ5 has 45 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of mTrigger Muscle Ball's written reviews are positive against 44% of Activ5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mTrigger Muscle Ball ships an update every 5 months, Activ5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
mTrigger Muscle Ball versus Activ5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermTrigger Muscle BallActiv5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better4.0 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better43.6% of reviews
Number of ratings445 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB84 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopermTriggerActivbody, Inc.

Customer experience

mTrigger Muscle Ball

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Activ5

All ratings41 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

mTrigger Muscle Ball

No in-app purchases

None

Activ5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mTrigger Muscle Ball free?
mTrigger Muscle Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Activ5 free?
Activ5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mTrigger Muscle Ball or Activ5?
mTrigger Muscle Ball is rated higher. mTrigger Muscle Ball averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Activ5 averages 4.0 from 45 ratings.
Do mTrigger Muscle Ball or Activ5 have ads?
Neither mTrigger Muscle Ball nor Activ5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mTrigger Muscle Ball or Activ5?
mTrigger Muscle Ball ships an update every 5 months, and Activ5 every 2 months. Most recently, mTrigger Muscle Ball was updated on November 6, 2026 and Activ5 on November 3, 2026.

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