Hyperice vs UpGym
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyperice
Enhance your physical performance and recovery with personalized routines guided by expert advice and your own health data. This app connects to your smart devices to offer customized workouts and insights, helping you move better and achieve your fitness goals.
- Personalized routines powered by HyperSmart™
- Syncs with health and fitness data (Strava, Apple Health, Garmin)
- Control Hyperice Bluetooth® devices
- Automated speed control for select products
- Expert-guided warmup, maintenance, and recovery routines
- Wellness insights from health professionals
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Transform the way you move and do more of what you love with the Hyperice App. Powered by HyperSmart™, the Hyperice App helps you get the most out of your Hyperice products through expert guidance, personalized routines, and the added motivation you need to unlock the best version of yourself. The ultimate personal trainer HyperSmart™ syncs your physical and digital activity to create an experience entirely customized to you. It combines advice from our team of scientific advisors with information from your daily activity and other health and fitness data, including Strava, Apple Health, and Garmin, to create personalized recommendations that are fully in tune with your body’s needs. Operate your Hyperice Bluetooth® devices Pair your Bluetooth® connected Hyperice devices, start a routine, and let HyperSmart™ do the thinking. Control your devices from your phone, tap into curated routines, unlock pro-level features with the Normatec 3 remote, and enjoy automated speed control for select products in the Hypervolt and Vyper lines. Knowledge and insights from the world’s best Tap into warmup, maintenance, and recovery routines from the world’s best athletes and follow along as they guide you step-by-step. Get wellness insights from leading health professionals, including physical therapists, sports medicine professionals, and elite trainers, all designed to help your body and mind be at their best.
UpGym
This app allows users to log into their preferred gym, monitor gym activities, and register for group fitness classes. It provides a convenient way to stay connected with your gym's offerings and schedule.
- Log in to your gym
- Track gym activities
- Sign up for group classes
- Access favorite gym
- Monitor gym happenings
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Log in to your favorite gym, track what's happening and sign up for group classes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hyperice at 3.9 against UpGym's 1.0. Hyperice also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). UpGym's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hyperice holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyperice has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hyperice ships an update every 3 weeks, UpGym every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hyperice | UpGym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.1K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyper Ice, Inc | Vedad Sose |
Customer experience
Hyperice
UpGym
In-app purchases
Hyperice
No in-app purchases
UpGym
No in-app purchases
