Comparison

Hyperice vs The Lab

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

The Lab

Easily book fitness classes and manage your membership on the go. Make reservations, join waitlists, and check your profile status directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes
  • Manage reservations
  • Join waitlists
  • Check profile status
  • Manage membership
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Download The Lab-FST app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, check your profile and membership status, and more – all from your device. Visit https://thelabtraining.com/ to learn more.

Screenshots

Hyperice4 screens
The Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Lab at 5.0 against Hyperice's 3.9. The Lab also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Hyperice's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). 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

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

The Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyperice has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hyperice versus The Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypericeThe Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyper Ice, IncThe Lab by TPA LLC

Customer experience

Hyperice

All ratings1,087 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative54.9%

The Lab

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hyperice

No in-app purchases

None

The Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hyperice free?
Hyperice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lab free?
The Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hyperice or The Lab?
The Lab is rated higher. Hyperice averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while The Lab averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hyperice or The Lab have ads?
Neither Hyperice nor The Lab shows ads.

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