Comparison

Tonal vs Hyperice

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

Head to head
About

Tonal

This app provides a smart home gym experience with digital weight that adapts to your workouts. Access programs, track progress, and enjoy a variety of on-the-go exercises led by expert coaches. Connect with a community for motivation.

Highlights
  • Adaptive digital weight
  • Expert coach-led workouts
  • Personalized fitness programs
  • Progress tracking by muscle group
  • On-the-go workout library
  • Custom workout creation
  • Community motivation features
Features
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With the Tonal mobile app you can be your strongest—from home, on your own schedule. Tonal is the smartest home gym and personal trainer. Unlike traditional dumbbells, barbells, and exercise equipment Tonal uses advanced digital weight that continually adapts workouts so they’re most effective for you—all led by our expert coaches. Loved by beginners, exercise enthusiasts, and professional athletes alike, Tonal is reimagining the landscape of at-home fitness. Get stronger, faster with the Tonal app - Join a program: No matter where you are in your fitness journey, Tonal has individual workouts and multi-week programs to help you reach your goals. - Track your progress: See your strength grow. Tonal’s A.I. keeps track of your workouts, measuring your progress and breaking it down by muscle group and workout type. - Work out on-the-go: From high-intensity, to restorative yoga flows, Tonal has hundreds of workouts for you to try. Filter by focus, trainer, or time. - Create your own workout: Work out your way with Custom Workouts. Choose your favorite movements, reps, sets, and advanced weight modes, like Burnout and Eccentric to maximize your results, then save for later. - Get stronger, together: Connect with friends and stay motivated to get stronger while cheering on other members in the Tonal community. Tonal uses HealthKit to export your Tonal workouts into the Health app and to sync your weight and height.

About

Hyperice

Enhance your physical performance and recovery with personalized routines guided by expert advice and your own health data. This app connects to your smart devices to offer customized workouts and insights, helping you move better and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Personalized routines powered by HyperSmart™
  • Syncs with health and fitness data (Strava, Apple Health, Garmin)
  • Control Hyperice Bluetooth® devices
  • Automated speed control for select products
  • Expert-guided warmup, maintenance, and recovery routines
  • Wellness insights from health professionals
Features
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Transform the way you move and do more of what you love with the Hyperice App. Powered by HyperSmart™, the Hyperice App helps you get the most out of your Hyperice products through expert guidance, personalized routines, and the added motivation you need to unlock the best version of yourself. The ultimate personal trainer HyperSmart™ syncs your physical and digital activity to create an experience entirely customized to you. It combines advice from our team of scientific advisors with information from your daily activity and other health and fitness data, including Strava, Apple Health, and Garmin, to create personalized recommendations that are fully in tune with your body’s needs. Operate your Hyperice Bluetooth® devices Pair your Bluetooth® connected Hyperice devices, start a routine, and let HyperSmart™ do the thinking. Control your devices from your phone, tap into curated routines, unlock pro-level features with the Normatec 3 remote, and enjoy automated speed control for select products in the Hypervolt and Vyper lines. Knowledge and insights from the world’s best Tap into warmup, maintenance, and recovery routines from the world’s best athletes and follow along as they guide you step-by-step. Get wellness insights from leading health professionals, including physical therapists, sports medicine professionals, and elite trainers, all designed to help your body and mind be at their best.

Screenshots

Tonal4 screens
Hyperice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tonal at 4.9 against Hyperice's 4.0. Tonal also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 34%) and ratings volume (11K vs 1.1K). Hyperice's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

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

Tonal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tonal has 11K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Tonal's written reviews are positive against 34% of Hyperice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tonal versus Hyperice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonalHyperice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better4.0 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better33.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTonal Systems, Inc.Hyper Ice, Inc

Customer experience

Tonal

All ratings10,833 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative19.2%

Hyperice

All ratings1,085 ratings
Positive71.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative54.9%

Bugs and requests

Tonal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Membership activation and login issues
  • Inconsistent performance and app crashes
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health and other devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar function to plan workouts
  • Ability to track and filter custom workouts
  • Customizable movement options and exercise libraries
  • Injury/condition-specific workout recommendations
  • Ability to use without subscription or disable features

Hyperice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tonal

No in-app purchases

None

Hyperice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tonal free?
Tonal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyperice free?
Hyperice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tonal or Hyperice?
Tonal is rated higher. Tonal averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Hyperice averages 4.0 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Tonal or Hyperice have ads?
Neither Tonal nor Hyperice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonal or Hyperice?
Tonal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hyperice every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tonal was updated on October 18, 2026 and Hyperice on October 14, 2026.

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