Elite Trainr vs Arcus Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elite Trainr
This app connects athletes with their personal trainers, providing real-time access to workout programs, meal plans, and supplement protocols. It allows users to track progress with photos and measurements, monitor workout details, and communicate directly with their trainer for enhanced fitness accountability and motivation.
- Workout Programs
- Meal Plans
- Supplement Protocols
- Progress Tracking
- Workout Logging
- Direct Trainer Communication
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Elite Trainr is a personal training management platform connecting athletes with their trainers. The Elite Trainr application gives athletes real time access to: • Workout Programs • Meal Plans • Supplement Protocols • Cardio Programs Additional Features include: 1) Track your progress by checking in regularly and uploading progress pictures as well as body measurements. 2) Improve your workouts week to week by tracking sets, weights and reps. 3) Communicate directly with your trainer and get answers to your programs questions quickly. Elite Trainr promotes fitness accountability and motivation by keeping you connected to your goals and fitness plan.
Arcus Train
Log your weightlifting sets and reps to automatically track personal records. Create shareable workout summaries and connect with a community of lifters for motivation and friendly competition. Form clubs, run challenges, and celebrate each other's achievements.
- Log sets and reps
- Automatic PR tracking
- Create shareable workout cards
- Connect with other lifters
- Form clubs and run challenges
- Focus on heaviest weight x reps
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Lift, log, share. Arcus turns your workouts into share-card moments and connects you to lifters chasing the same PRs. Arcus is the social network for friend, family, and coworkers. Hold each other accountable and share your progress. • Log every set and rep — Arcus tracks your PRs automatically as you train. • Drop a post after the lift — pick from 15+ premium templates that turn your numbers into share-card moments. Save for IG Stories or post to your Arcus feed. • Follow lifters chasing what you're chasing. Hooray each other's PRs. Talk shop in the comments. • Form clubs with your training partners. Run challenges. Compete on real lifts, not vanity metrics. Arcus is built around the language of lifting — top sets, working sets, e1RM, PR moments. Volume isn't a number we celebrate. Heaviest weight × reps is. Free to use. No ads. No tracking. Terms and Conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arcus Train at 100% against Elite Trainr's 38%. Arcus Train also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Elite Trainr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (315 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Arcus Train sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Elite Trainr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arcus Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elite Trainr has 315 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Elite Trainr's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arcus Train's.
Elite Trainr ships an update every 6 days, Arcus Train weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elite Trainr | Arcus Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (315 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 315 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bond Seidel | Merick Evans |
Customer experience
Elite Trainr
Arcus Train
In-app purchases
Elite Trainr
No in-app purchases
Arcus Train
- Arcus Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Arcus Pro Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
