Comparison

James Smith Academy vs SharedGoals Coaching

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

Head to head
About

James Smith Academy

Access a comprehensive fitness education platform with personalized workout plans, instructional videos, and nutritional guidance. Track your progress, connect with trainers, and join challenges to achieve and maintain your health goals.

Highlights
  • Educational and instructional videos
  • Personalized exercise programs
  • Daily workouts
  • Recipe library and meal planner
  • Trainer support
  • Progress tracking
  • Three-month challenges
Features
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The James Smith Academy (JSA) is where quality online coaching meets affordability. The JSA aims to educate its members in fitness and provide them with all the tools necessary to reach and sustain their fitness goals. Features (depending on your membership type) include hundreds of educational and instructional videos, personalised exercise programs, daily workouts, a Daily Step Count (which integrates with the Health app to access your daily steps, if you choose), hundreds of recipes, a meal planner, trainer support, progress tracking, and three-month challenges. The James Smith Academy is free to download. Our free trial, which begins when you create an account with us, does not expire and does not require a purchase to activate. If you would like to access content and features which are not available on the free trial, you must upgrade to a paid subscription. You may pay for a subscription using In-App Purchase found on the pricing page of the app. The James Smith Academy subscription automatically renews monthly (at the price depending on your location) unless it is canceled at least 24h before the current period ends. Your Apple ID will be charged for renewal within 24h prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Read our terms of service here: https://www.jamessmithacademy.com/terms/ Read our privacy policy here: https://www.jamessmithacademy.com/privacy/

About

SharedGoals Coaching

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Use SharedGoals Coaching to measure the fitness levels of your athletes, manage their training and record their progress. Build a stronger community focused on achieving goals. Features in our first iOS release - Build your own fitness assessments, benchmarks and workout plans - Record the progress of your clients and athletes across individual fitness benchmarks and complete assessments - Upload videos and photos of your athletes completing assessments - Use intelligent image processing and machine learning to annotate videos of key functional movements - Schedule workouts and assessments for individual or groups of athletes - Set goals for your athletes and keep track of the goals and events they are training towards - Use SharedGoals's library of fitness benchmarks, and movement videos Much more to come from us.

Screenshots

James Smith Academy4 screens
SharedGoals Coaching3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SharedGoals Coaching at none against James Smith Academy's 3. James Smith Academy's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement 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. James Smith Academy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SharedGoals Coaching asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
James Smith Academy versus SharedGoals Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJames Smith AcademySharedGoals Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (93 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings93 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAffordable Online Coaching Pty LtdSharedGoals LTD

Bugs and requests

James Smith Academy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workout progress not saving properly
  • Inability to update weights and reps
  • Onboarding process issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to filter workouts by equipment
  • More personalized nutrition and meal planning

SharedGoals Coaching

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

James Smith Academy

Subscriptions3
  • Base Plan$9.991 Month
  • Standard Plan$10.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - Subscription$89.991 Month
None

SharedGoals Coaching

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is James Smith Academy free?
James Smith Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SharedGoals Coaching free?
SharedGoals Coaching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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