Comparison

Therabody vs Flextimer

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

Head to head
About

Therabody

Enhance athletic performance, recover faster, and improve sleep with personalized guidance. This app leverages AI to create intelligent recovery plans based on your activity data and specific needs, syncing seamlessly with compatible Therabody devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered intelligent recovery planning
  • Activity tracking and wearable syncing
  • Guided routines designed by experts
  • Bluetooth connectivity for advanced device control
  • Personalized recommendations based on needs
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The Therabody app gives you personalized guidance on how to recover faster, enhance athletic performance, reduce tension, and even sleep better with your Therabody products. Based on your unique needs, activity tracking, and now with Coach: Intelligent recovery planning designed to help you perform – and feel – better every day. Once you pair with a compatible Theragun massage gun, SmartGoggles eye and temple massager, SleepMask, RecoveryAir or JetBoots compression pants, WaveRoller, WaveDuo, WaveSolo muscle rollers, ThermBack LED advanced back wrap, or TheraFace PRO LED light and microcurrent facial device, you can start moving towards your fitness, wellness, and skincare goals. A COACH IN YOUR POCKET Powered by AI, Coach by Therabody creates intelligent, personalized recovery plans based on your fitness goals, activity data, and latest scientific research. Designed for Theragun, Coach updates your recovery plan daily with your activities and changing needs. It notifies you in real-time with customized, science-backed recommendations to help you use your Theragun for more effective recovery. ACTIVITY TRACKING AND WEARABLES SYNCING Record activities using your favorite health and fitness wearable devices or apps. You can track runs, walks, hikes, bike rides, workouts, yoga, and dozens more. Just sync the Therabody app with your favorite device including Garmin, Apple Health and Strava, and your activities from your connected wearables will sync in real-time so that you have the most effective recovery plan based on your day. MASSAGE GUN TRACKING Theragun is the only massage gun that syncs your recovery data to a fitness app in real time — tracking therapy types, session length and speed, even when you’re not using the app*. That means you’ll always get credit for your recovery sessions and receive personalized recommendations tailored to your routine.

 GUIDED ROUTINES DESIGNED BY EXPERTS Eliminate any guesswork and explore our library of step-by-step guided routines that show exactly how to use your device, where to use it on your body, and for how long. From recovering your legs after a long run, to relieving that pesky back pain after a long workday, you’ll find the treatment you need, designed by our team of science and physiology experts including physical therapists, trainers, chiropractors, and scientists. BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY FOR ADVANCED CONTROLS With Bluetooth connectivity, use the Therabody app to fine-tune your settings with more precise control. Adjust the exact speed of your Theragun, tweak the heat on your SmartGoggles, adjust the LED light for your TheraFace PRO, or soften the vibration of your Wave Roller to provide your body what feels best. Plus, routines will automatically apply any recommended settings and tell you when to switch positions or attachments. *Offline session tracking only available for Theragun PRO Plus, Theragun Prime Plus, Theragun Sense (1st and 2nd Gen), Theragun Prime 6th Gen, and Theragun Mini 3rd Gen.

About

Flextimer

Create custom interval timers for workouts, focus sessions, or daily routines. Design sessions step-by-step or use AI to generate them from plain text descriptions. Includes cues for sounds, vibration, and color changes.

Highlights
  • AI-generated timer creation from text
  • Customizable interval and round timers
  • Step cues for sound, vibration, and color
  • Timer Summary with detailed progress
  • Configurable run-screen controls
  • Saved custom timers and starting points
Features
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More than a countdown. Flextimer is a flexible interval, round, and HIIT timer for workouts, focus, routines, and more — built your way. Design a session step by step, or just describe it in plain words and let AI create it for you to review, edit, and save. Describe. Cue. Run. What sets Flextimer apart is the combination: named steps and repeating rounds, cues for sounds, vibration, color changes, and countdowns, a clear Timer Summary, and AI that can build a timer for you. Fit every part of your session, from prep and work to breaks and cooldowns. Use Flextimer for: • Workouts and interval training (HIIT, EMOM, Tabata) • Boxing, MMA, and round timers • Pomodoro and focus sessions • Meditation and breathing exercises • Presentation and speaking practice • Stretch breaks, chores, cooking, and daily routines • Structured sessions that need more than one countdown Features: • Describe a timer in plain words and let AI build it for you (preview) • Flexible step and repeat-group timer design • Optional final-step skipping, useful for omitting final rest periods • Step cues for additional sounds, vibration, color transitions, countdowns, or in repeating intervals • Timer Summary with total time, time by color, cues, and progress behavior • Configurable run-screen controls for next step, total remaining time, skip, and restart • Custom progress tracking for steps or rounds • Saved custom timers and built-in starting points • Local-first storage • No account required • No ads Flextimer is built for anyone who needs more than a simple countdown timer.

Screenshots

Therabody4 screens
Flextimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flextimer at 100% against Therabody's 35%. Flextimer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Therabody's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 2). 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

Flextimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Therabody has 7.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Therabody's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flextimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Therabody ships an update every 5 weeks, Flextimer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Therabody versus Flextimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTherabodyFlextimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTherabody, Inc.SOPHOMATH LLC

Customer experience

Therabody

All ratings7,786 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews513 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative54.0%

Flextimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Therabody

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Firmware update failure
  • Routines freezing mid-session
  • Inability to pair with devices
  • Blank home screen after updates
  • Verification email not received

Requested features

5 requests
  • More detailed muscle targeting
  • Voice guidance for routines
  • Custom routine creation
  • Better Apple Watch integration
  • Specific routines for sports/activities

Flextimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Therabody

No in-app purchases

None

Flextimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Therabody free?
Therabody is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flextimer free?
Flextimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Therabody or Flextimer?
Flextimer is rated higher. Therabody averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Flextimer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Therabody or Flextimer have ads?
Neither Therabody nor Flextimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Therabody or Flextimer?
Therabody ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flextimer every 9 days. Most recently, Therabody was updated on November 7, 2026 and Flextimer on October 31, 2026.

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