Stretch Mode vs Progressive Overloader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stretch Mode
This app offers guided stretching and mobility programs designed by physical therapists. It features daily video classes, on-demand sessions for specific body parts and goals, and personalized assessments to improve flexibility, reduce pain, and enhance performance.
- Doctor-designed stretching methods
- Daily 10-20 minute video classes
- 1500+ on-demand sessions
- Personalized virtual mobility assessment
- Custom routine builder
- Progress tracking
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Stretch Mode takes the guesswork out of stretching and mobility. Our 10-20 minute daily video classes and guided mobility programs are designed by top Doctors of Physical Therapy to help you move better, fix your pain, prevent injury, improve your performance, and keep doing what you love. WHY STRETCH MODE Doctor of Physical Therapy-designed method: Active stretching + muscle activation exercises + targeted muscle and fascia release techniques, sequenced to create long lasting flexibility and mobility results. Fast results you can feel: Our effective active stretching method will improve your mobility fast. Short sessions, clear cues, and progress you can measure in re-tests and daily life. Personalized to you: A Virtual Mobility Assessment scores your joints and movement. WHAT YOU GET ⊕ Daily Class: A new full-body mobility class every day (10–20 min) with precise coaching and modifications using our effective active stretching method. ⊕ 1500+ On-Demand Sessions: Hips, hamstrings, calves, T-spine, shoulders, ankles, wrists, and more organized by body part, sport, and goal. ⊕ Complete Programs: Expert designed multi-week programs such as our: 16-week low back program, 8-week neck program, 8-week shoulder program, 8-week knee pain program, 8-week plantar fasciitis program, 8-week hypermobility program, and 8-week beginner stretching program. ⊕ Pre-Workout & Recovery: Prime your lifts, runs, and rides; restore deeper after training or long days. ⊕ Desk-Friendly Routines: Quick resets to counter sitting and screen time (no special equipment or outfit needed). ⊕ Custom Routine Builder: Drag-and-drop exercises to create your perfect flow and save favorites for one-tap access. ⊕ Exercise Library: The largest stretching and exercise library out there ⊕ Progress Tracking: Streaks, total mobility time, completed sessions, assessment scores, and re-test snapshots to see what’s improving. ⊕ Low-Equipment Options: A mat is enough. Foam roller or mobility ball optional. Bands/dumbbells available in select classes. ⊕ Virtual Mobility Assessment: Our Virtual Mobility Assessment will help you identify the areas of your body that you need to work on by generating a personalized total mobility score and a separate mobility score for each major joint in your body. Built for busy schedules: 10-20 minutes beats “I’ll start next week.” Built for real bodies: beginner to advanced, tight to flexible. We have classes and programs for you. BENEFITS ⊕ Improved flexibility & mobility: in your daily life activities and in with your lifts ⊕ Improved joint stability: at end ranges of motion ⊕ Less pain and stiffness: in your back, neck, hips, shoulders, knees, and ankles ⊕ Decreased injuries: Less compensation and joint wear and tear due to your improved mobility ⊕ Improved posture: Fix your rounded upper back, rounded shoulders, and forward neck posture. ⊕ Improved balance, and coordination: that carries into your daily activities, the gym and in your sport ⊕ Enhanced recovery: that helps you feel less sore, and helps you get back after it ⊕ Improved Performance: better warmups, achieving better positions in your lifts, more efficient movement BUILT FOR EVERYONE Beginner to advanced, desk-worker to athlete. Choose body-part classes, sport-specific warmups, or follow a complete multi-week program. Clear coaching points, time-boxed sessions, and scalable progressions make it easy to stay consistent. FEATURED IN Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Nike, Runner’s World, WebMD, Healthline, and more. Join thousands who’ve made mobility a daily habit with Stretch Mode. Start with your Virtual Mobility Assessment. Do your first Daily Class. Feel the difference. See why we have been called “The most effective stretching and mobility app” Terms and Conditions: https://stretchmode.co/tos Privacy Policy: https://stretchmode.co/privacy-policy We love your feedback. Contact support@stretchmode.co
Progressive Overloader
This app helps you plan, execute, and track your strength training progress. It offers a straightforward, ad-free experience for logging your lifts and monitoring your development over time.
- Strength progression planning
- Lift execution guidance
- Progress monitoring
- Ad-free experience
- No-nonsense lift logging
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Strength progression planner, executor, and monitor. This app was created by the need for an ad-free, no-nonsense lift log.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progressive Overloader at none against Stretch Mode's 4. Progressive Overloader also leads on ads (none vs shown). Stretch Mode's advantage is ratings volume (294 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Stretch Mode sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Progressive Overloader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Stretch Mode against 5.0 for Progressive Overloader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stretch Mode has 294 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Stretch Mode's written reviews are positive against 100% of Progressive Overloader's.
| Parameter | Stretch Mode | Progressive Overloader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (294 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stretch Mode LLC | TIMOTHY ERIC BURTELL |
Customer experience
Stretch Mode
Progressive Overloader
Bugs and requests
Stretch Mode
Reported bugs
4 issues- My assessment wouldn't progress past the 1st of 14 movements
- The daily class did not stay up to date
- Unable to use additionally on my IPad and the support feature in the app's Setting tab does not work
- Whenever I try to do screen mirroring onto my television it is blurry
Requested features
4 requests- Specific tracks like splits, increase hamstring mobility, increase thoracic mobility programs
- Where is the knee pain program
- Please add duration to the About the Class metrics
- Please make an app for Amazon Fire
Progressive Overloader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stretch Mode
- Individual Plan Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Gym Plan Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Individual Plan Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
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- Gym Plan Yearly7 Days trial$239.991 Year
Progressive Overloader
No in-app purchases
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