Comparison

Compex Mini vs Activ5

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

Head to head
About

Compex Mini

This app connects to a wireless muscle stim device to aid in fitness, recovery, and pain relief. It offers mobile-connected functionality for use at home, in the gym, or on the go.

Highlights
  • Wireless muscle stimulation
  • Mobile-connected via Bluetooth
  • Fitness enhancement
  • Recovery aid
  • Pain relief management
  • TENS machine functionality
Features
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Fitness, recovery and pain relief for everybody. Wireless, mobile-connected muscle stim device. Connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth, the Compex Mini wireless muscle stim device and TENS machine was created to help everybody embrace their fitness, recovery and pain management, whether on the go, in the gym or at home.

About

Activ5

This app coaches you through personalized isometric strength training workouts using a portable device. It measures your strength, tracks progress, and provides detailed stats to help you identify weaknesses and prevent injury. Achieve a full-body workout in minutes, anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized isometric workouts
  • Strength measurement
  • Progress tracking
  • Workout of the day
  • Muscle group stats
  • Exercise streak tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Get in a great workout anywhere with the new Activ5 app! Activ5 is an innovative, portable strength training device and companion application that coaches you through personalized workouts, measures your strength, and tracks your progress over time. Utilizing isometric exercises, Activ5 lets you achieve a full body workout in a matter of minutes. At home, at work, or on-the-go, Activ5 offers a fun, effective and convenient, exercise routine designed to keep you active every day. Activ5 provides you with:: - A workout of the day - Professionally designed, personalized workouts - Automatically adjusted effort levels ensuring the right workout for your strength level - Detailed stats on every muscle group and muscle symmetry, allowing you to easily identify areas of weakness to prevent injury - Exercise streak tracking - Apple Healthkit integration Activ on social media? Keep up with us here: - facebook.com/Activbodies/ - twitter.com/Activbody_ - instagram.com/Activbody_ - linkedin.com/company/activbody-inc. What our users are saying: "I'm used to lifting weights only. I added this into my routine and what a difference. And now, with this virus going around and gyms not open, it's worth its weight in gold to me" - Brian Lacey "Love the program. Easy to use effectively; the App is helpful and encouraging. I think this will really help with strength without getting injured." - Jonathan Schochor

Screenshots

Compex Mini4 screens
Activ54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Compex Mini at 67% against Activ5's 44%. Compex Mini also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Activ5's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Activ5 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Compex Mini's written reviews are positive against 44% of Activ5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compex Mini versus Activ5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompex MiniActiv5
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (20 ratings)4.1 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better43.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2044 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJKH HEALTH CO., LTD.Activbody, Inc.

Customer experience

Compex Mini

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Activ5

All ratings41 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

Compex Mini

No in-app purchases

None

Activ5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compex Mini free?
Compex Mini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Activ5 free?
Activ5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Compex Mini or Activ5?
Activ5 is rated higher. Compex Mini averages 3.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Activ5 averages 4.1 from 44 ratings.
Do Compex Mini or Activ5 have ads?
Neither Compex Mini nor Activ5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compex Mini or Activ5?
Compex Mini ships an update every 2 months, and Activ5 every 2 months. Most recently, Compex Mini was updated on September 21, 2026 and Activ5 on October 7, 2026.

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