FLEX Stronger vs HWPO Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLEX Stronger
This app revolutionizes weight training by syncing with a sensor to provide real-time performance feedback. Track, manage, and review your training like elite athletes, with automated workouts and group training options. It offers detailed metrics, video recording with data overlay, and a community feature for sharing and downloading workouts.
- Real-time performance feedback
- Velocity-based training (VBT)
- Automated workouts
- Group training for up to three people
- Video recording with synced data
- 1RM prediction
- Workout creation and sharing
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Revolutionise the way you train and prepare in the weights room! The FLEX Stronger app syncs to a FLEX barbell sensor to deliver real-time feedback straight to your device. Track, manage and review training performance just like elite and professional athletes right across the globe, through the Major Leagues, UFC, Premier League and Olympic institutes. Developed by the team at GymAware, FLEX packages everything we learned from delivering gold standard products to the pro ranks into the only VBT system developed specifically for individual use. The smartest system on the market, FLEX automates your entire training experience. Select an exercise. Load some weight. Lift. Completely wireless. No calibration, adjustments or exercise creation required. Perfect for individual athletes, remote coaches and personal trainers. *Performance Metrics & Targets* Precise and immediate feedback on Mean and Peak Velocity, Mean and Peak Power, Distance, Height, Eccentrics, Position and live bar path tracing. Set targets on key performance metrics to benchmark effort across your session. *Group Training* Add other lifters into your session for group training with up to three people. Complete regular training, pre-programmed workouts or even the 1RM prediction with your group. Training partners who complete sessions with you can collect and store their data in their own profiles once the session is done. Training partners can be added or removed from sessions at any time. *Video Mode* Switch to video mode and record your set with synced data overlaid on the saved file. Send to friends, coaches or share online. Handsfree start and stop. Set your device up and lift. Your video will start, stop and crop to capture the set you just completed. *Automated Workouts* Complete workouts that step you through the entire program, from exercise and weight changes to targets and rest times. *Create, Share and Download Workouts* Create custom workouts directly in the app. Let FLEX run you through your new program, or share them via our Community feature with training partners or clients using FLEX. Looking for inspiration, download sessions from any of your connections in Community and complete them yourself. Set targets based on their results and compete and compare over the same workout. *1RM Predictions* Use the automated 1RM prediction protocol to gauge current strength and readiness levels without an actual 1RM attempt. *Multitasking* There are no limits in the FLEX app. Start regular sessions and add in training partners, or start a pre-programmed workout. Background the app and switch on your favourite tunes. Browse your historical results in the middle of your training sessions. Whatever you need is accessible any time. *Community* Create connections in the FLEX community so you can browse their training history, download sessions (complete with their results), send workouts, train in groups. View session data live as it is uploaded set by set, and interact with fist bumps and comments directly on the platform. *Store and Review* All your data is stored and reviewable in History right in your app. Data is securely backed upon our servers and retrieved on your device at any time.
HWPO Training
Access a variety of fitness programs designed for different lifestyles and goals, inspired by a 5x CrossFit Games Champion. Track progress, view coaching videos, and engage with a supportive community. Programs cater to all skill levels, from quick gym sessions to elite competition training.
- Variety of fitness programs
- Personalized progress tracking
- Real-time leaderboard
- Coaching videos by Mat Fraser
- Exercise demos
- Members-only support platform
- Community engagement
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HWPO Training encompasses fitness programs created for a community of HARD WORKERS, inspired by 5x CrossFit Games Champion, Mat Fraser’s motto “Hard Work Pays Off”. The HWPO Training app offers a variety of programs to suit different lifestyles, goals, equipment accessibility, and skill levels. Whether you need to be in and out of the gym in 45 minutes or you’re training to be an elite-level competitor, HWPO Training has a workout program for you. Athletes can track their progress using personalized sessions based on individual performance metrics and celebrate their achievements on the real-time leaderboard. The app also provides coaching videos by Mat Fraser himself, as well as our team of world-class expert coaches, guiding members through every training session and providing demos of each exercise. Our HARD WORKERS also gain access to our members-only support platform, where they can ask questions, receive feedback, watch exclusive content and engage with others in the community around the world. No matter how or where you move, all we ask is that you live out our core values in and out of the gym: SHOW UP. Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t. WORK HARD. Define success for yourself and be relentless in your pursuit of it; it’s about the process. MAKE YOURSELF PROUD. Do things with intention and set an example of HARD WORK for those around you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FLEX Stronger at none against HWPO Training's shown. HWPO Training's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HWPO Training holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HWPO Training has 3.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of FLEX Stronger's written reviews are positive against 78% of HWPO Training's.
FLEX Stronger ships an update monthly, HWPO Training every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLEX Stronger | HWPO Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kinetic Performance Technology Pty Ltd | HWPO |
Customer experience
FLEX Stronger
HWPO Training
Bugs and requests
FLEX Stronger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HWPO Training
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound issues with videos
- Workouts not loaded on time
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
6 requests- In-app timer for AMRAP and interval workouts
- Ability to adjust prescribed weights/reps
- Progression tracking for lifts and other metrics
- Ability to move between workout days without calendar
- Alternate workout options for missing equipment
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- Gymnastics progression videos and techniques
In-app purchases
FLEX Stronger
No in-app purchases
HWPO Training
No in-app purchases









