Muscle View vs ORC Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Muscle View
Visualize muscle activation levels in real-time using wearable EMG sensors. Track and export session data with audio and haptic biofeedback. Connect up to six devices simultaneously for comprehensive analysis.
- Real-time EMG readings
- Bar and chart visualization
- Session data logging
- Audio and haptic biofeedback
- Supports up to 6 devices
- Bluetooth connectivity
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Display EMG reading (muscle activation level) from M40 Muscle Sense wearable EMG muscle sensors by ANR Corp. Uses Bluetooth for device connections. Displays realtime values, bars and charts. Datalog entire sessions for viewing and export. Audio and haptic biofeedback. Supports up to 6 devices simultaneously.
ORC Performance
Track your runs with live stats and GPS mapping. Connect with a community for live cheers and challenges. Analyze your performance with detailed analytics and manage your running gear.
- Live run tracking with Apple Watch integration
- Live cheers and voice messages from community
- Detailed run analysis and 3D replays
- Club routes and route planning
- Leaderboards and performance challenges
- Running shoe mileage tracking
- Privacy controls for runs and profile
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ORC Performance is a private running club, joined by application and built on one standard: consistency. TRACK EVERY RUN Start a run on your phone and your Apple Watch joins on its own. Road, trail, track or treadmill, steady or intervals, with live pace, heart rate and a Lap button for reps. Your run shows on the lock screen while you move. Walks, hikes, rides and gym workouts track too. LIVE RUNS AND CHEERS Let friends, followers, the club, or anyone with your link follow your run live, and hear their cheers and voice messages in your ears as you run. Share a race day ahead so cheers are waiting at the start. SEE THE WHOLE RUN Every run gets a map, splits, heart rate zones, elevation and best efforts. Replay it as a 3D flyover. MAPS AND ROUTES Find club routes near you, fly a route in 3D before you run it, or ask for a loop of any distance that starts and ends where you are. LEADERBOARDS AND CHALLENGES See where you rank against the club this week, this month, this year and all time. Take on club challenges and watch your progress on Home. ANALYTICS Weekly and monthly mileage, streaks, pace and heart rate trends, training load, PR progression and a race predictor. YOUR CLUB Club chat, events and group runs, member profiles, achievements, and likes and comments on every run. APPLE WATCH AND APPLE HEALTH Live heart rate from your wrist, and pause, finish or discard without touching your phone. Runs saved to Apple Health come in on their own, so you never type one in. SHOES Every mile counts into the right pair. See when each pair is due, cost per mile, and get a heads-up before they wear out. YOUR PRIVACY Choose who sees each run: Everyone, Followers or Only me. Make your profile private and approve who follows you. This isn't a casual run club. Membership is earned, not given. You put in the work or you don't belong here. Membership is by application. Apply in the app or at orcstandard.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ORC Performance at every 5 days against Muscle View's every 3 months. ORC Performance also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Muscle View against 5.0 for ORC Performance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Muscle View ships an update every 3 months, ORC Performance every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Muscle View | ORC Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applied Neural Research Corp | Frank Claridge |
Customer experience
Muscle View
ORC Performance
In-app purchases
Muscle View
No in-app purchases
ORC Performance
No in-app purchases
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