Comparison

Everfit for Coach vs The Client Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Everfit for Coach

This app helps personal trainers and athletic coaches manage their clients, streamline daily tasks, and enhance the client training experience. It allows for on-the-go client management, direct messaging, custom workout creation, and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Client management on the go
  • Direct client messaging
  • Custom exercise and workout creation
  • Workout assignment and logging
  • Body metric and progress tracking
  • Note taking
Features
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Everfit is all you need to manage personal training or athletic coaching. Our Fitness Intelligence Platform helps trainers save time, stay organized, streamline everyday tasks, and elevate the training experience for clients and athletes. With Everfit, trainers have more time to grow their business and focus on doing what they love. Everfit for Coach allows fitness coaches to: Manage clients on the go Direct message clients Customize exercises and create workouts Assign training and log workouts Track body metrics, progress photos, and notes Curious? Check us out and join us in reinventing your life as trainers.

About

The Client Notebook

This app allows clients to access their workout plans, record personal progress, and communicate directly with their trainers. It provides a centralized hub for all training-related information, including body assessments and scheduled appointments.

Highlights
  • View planned workouts
  • Record personal workouts
  • Track body assessments
  • Store progress photos
  • View appointments
  • In-app trainer messaging
Features
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Welcome to The Training Notebook family and is perfect for online training. We realised The Training Notebook was missing a sidekick – so we created another app just for clients. Now you can give your clients access to all their information with a click of a button. Communicate effortlessly, and enjoy easier online training. The Client Notebook gives you total control of your workouts and body assessments * View all workouts planned by your trainer * Enter your own workouts and assessments * Keep a record of body weight, body fat percentage, before and after photos * View scheduled appointments * View training session packages * In-app messaging directly to your trainer An account with The Training Notebook is required to use this app. If your trainer does not have an account tell them to download The Training Notebook app.

Screenshots

Everfit for Coach4 screens
The Client Notebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Everfit for Coach at 4.5 against The Client Notebook's 1.9. Everfit for Coach also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

Everfit for Coach holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everfit for Coach has 177 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Everfit for Coach's written reviews are positive against 17% of The Client Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Everfit for Coach ships an update every 3 days, The Client Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Everfit for Coach versus The Client Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEverfit for CoachThe Client Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (177 ratings) — better1.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings177 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverfit Technologies Inc.The Training Notebook, Inc.

Customer experience

Everfit for Coach

All ratings177 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral26.8%
Negative20.7%

The Client Notebook

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Everfit for Coach

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • App crashes when uploading exercises
  • App crashes when creating workouts
  • App crashes and workouts disappear
  • App crashes and shuts down
  • App freezes often
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  • App says no clients
  • Cannot retrieve messages
  • App takes ages to load
  • App glitches and workout is gone
  • App crashes continuously
  • App fails to load clients
  • App does not consistently or correctly show PBs
  • Workout session resets if user briefly leaves app
  • Messenger function messages get stuck or don't send
  • App crashes frequently
  • App takes a long time to log in
  • App is slow to respond
  • App prone to crashes
  • App takes a while to load
  • App refreshes and loads up again
  • App is missing features from coach POV
  • Packages not fully operational for archived clients
  • Client progress viewing is not easy
  • Video on demand only watchable on mobile
  • App won't open
  • Comments virtually inaccessible
  • Mobile layout different from tutorials
  • Client workout days not flexible
  • MFP integration hardly works
  • App cuts out when uploading videos or workouts
  • Constant loading screens and prompts
  • Transitions are extremely slow and clunky
  • Trainer app glitches and shuts down
  • Community forum option keeps disappearing
  • App crashes while making a new workout

Requested features

47 requests
  • Allow clients to move workouts within calendar
  • Instant program sync after coach edits
  • Increase exercise tracking fields
  • Extend inactivity window for workouts
  • Add optional readiness score/check-in
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  • Default coaching notes for exercises
  • Prevent screenshotting workouts
  • Create leads for marketplace
  • Manage packages/payments from app
  • Dark mode option
  • Auto-progressions for client progressions
  • Quick link and easy integration with My Fitness Pal
  • Option to have video playing while performing exercise
  • Ability to create client-created workouts
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • French version of the app
  • Allow clients to add their own exercises
  • Ability to change exercises during a workout
  • Add or delete exercise feature during workout
  • Workout library for customers
  • Add digital signature for clients
  • More versatility like the website
  • Desktop version for clients
  • Add Auto Flow or Auto Messages to mobile
  • Make app snappier and quicker
  • Add rep ranges for exercises
  • Allow clients to create their own workouts
  • Unarchive clients
  • More advanced nutrition features
  • Add a cooling off period for refunds
  • Full branding without Everfit's name
  • Improve message search functionality
  • Allow voice memo transcription
  • Add reactions to client messages
  • Improve barcode scanner for global use
  • Allow clients to see past/upcoming weeks workouts
  • Improve client workout scheduling flexibility
  • Allow editing programs on mobile
  • Add more exercises to the database
  • Improve viewing client progress
  • Allow video on demand on laptops
  • Reduce number of clicks for clients
  • Make meal tracker a true calorie tracker
  • Make app compatible with landscape on iPad
  • Add a community forum option
  • Allow coaches to make permanent notes to exercises
  • Allow interval, AMRAP, and timed workout tracking

The Client Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Everfit for Coach

No in-app purchases

None

The Client Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Everfit for Coach free?
Everfit for Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Client Notebook free?
The Client Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Everfit for Coach or The Client Notebook?
Everfit for Coach is rated higher. Everfit for Coach averages 4.5 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while The Client Notebook averages 1.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Everfit for Coach or The Client Notebook have ads?
Neither Everfit for Coach nor The Client Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Everfit for Coach or The Client Notebook?
Everfit for Coach ships an update every 3 days, and The Client Notebook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Everfit for Coach was updated on October 20, 2026 and The Client Notebook on October 12, 2026.

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