Comparison

James Smith Academy vs Kraft 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

Kraft Coaching

This app provides personalized training and nutrition plans to help users gain muscle and lose fat. Learn from a personal trainer's 12 years of experience to create a sustainable fitness plan and achieve your physique goals.

Highlights
  • Muscle gain guidance
  • Fat loss plans
  • Personalized training
  • Nutrition advice
  • Sustainable fitness plans
Features
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If you're ready to gain muscle, drop fat, and have a vertically challenged ginger bloke get you into the shape of your life, you're in the right place. With the 'Kraft Coaching' app, I'm going to teach you everything I've learned in my 12 years of being a personal trainer (who's STILL not been sued). So you can finally stick to a training and nutrition plan that actually works, take the guesswork out, and be the envy of all your friends and family who'll print off photos of you newly found physique to hang on the wall. Probably.

Screenshots

James Smith Academy4 screens
Kraft Coaching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: James Smith Academy at 4.8 against Kraft Coaching's 3.7. James Smith Academy also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 3). Kraft Coaching's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). 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. James Smith Academy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per month and Kraft Coaching sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

James Smith Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: James Smith Academy has 93 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
James Smith Academy versus Kraft Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJames Smith AcademyKraft Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (93 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings93 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAffordable Online Coaching Pty LtdKRAFT COACHING LTD

Customer experience

James Smith Academy

All ratings93 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.0%

Kraft Coaching

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Kraft Coaching

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

James Smith Academy

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan - Subscription$89.991 Month
1 purchases

Kraft Coaching

One-time1
  • Kraft Coaching App$599.00

Questions

Is James Smith Academy free?
James Smith Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kraft Coaching free?
Kraft Coaching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, James Smith Academy or Kraft Coaching?
James Smith Academy is rated higher. James Smith Academy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Kraft Coaching averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do James Smith Academy or Kraft Coaching have ads?
Neither James Smith Academy nor Kraft Coaching shows ads.

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