Comparison

Fierce45 2.0 vs Core Progression

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

Head to head
About

Fierce45 2.0

Experience a highly efficient full-body workout combining resistance machine exercises and bodyweight movements. This app offers high-intensity Pilates designed for cardio, strength, and muscle toning, all within a 45-minute session. Get ready to sweat and feel the difference with a focus on alignment and mindful movement.

Highlights
  • High-intensity Pilates
  • Full-body workouts
  • Resistance machine training
  • Bodyweight exercises
  • Cardio and strength building
  • Muscle toning
  • Mindful movement focus
Features
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We have perfected the art of high-intensity Pilates to bring you the best, most efficient full-body workout ever. Fierce utilizes our one-of-a-kind resistance machine, The FierceFormer™, and bodyweight exercises, to provide the most effective cardio, strength, and muscle toning movements possible. With heart-pumping music that matches your sky-high heart rate - and your #fiercefam sweating next to you - your body and mind will drop into a meditation in no time. Fierce45® is Colorado’s best, most efficient High-Intensity Pilates full-body work out in the least amount of time, offering small group fitness classes on a one-of-a-kind resistance machine, The FierceFormer™. Fierce Movement® classes are unlike anything you've ever experienced. It's a calorie blaster full of compound movements focused on the fundamentals of alignment, breath, and mindful movement - with zero stress to your joints or spine. You will sweat, your muscles will tremble, and you will experience the Fierce45® difference. Fierce Movement® is High-Intensity Pilates that incorporates slow, controlled, continuous tension, quick transitions, and effective range of motion to burn through slow and fast-twitch muscle fibers. You will work your entire body with 45-minutes of strength, endurance, cardio, balance, and flexibility exercises on our custom FierceFormer™ resistance machine. The goal is to keep you in the fat-burning zone for the duration of the class to create long, lean muscles. Give us THREE classes to show you how strong your body is and how quickly you will see and feel Fierce results.

About

Core Progression

This app provides personalized workout programs and tracks your fitness journey. Monitor workouts, nutrition, habits, and measurements with coach guidance. Connect with communities and earn badges for achievements.

Highlights
  • Access training plans and track workouts
  • Follow exercise and workout videos
  • Track meals and food choices
  • Monitor daily habits
  • Set and track health goals
  • Message your coach in real-time
  • Connect with digital communities
Features
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With the Core Progression App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

Screenshots

Fierce45 2.04 screens
Core Progression4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fierce45 2.0 at 100% against Core Progression's 0%. Fierce45 2.0 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (908 vs 3). Core Progression's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Fierce45 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fierce45 2.0 has 908 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fierce45 2.0's written reviews are positive against 0% of Core Progression's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fierce45 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, Core Progression every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fierce45 2.0 versus Core Progression: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFierce45 2.0Core Progression
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (908 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings908 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFIERCE45 HILLTOP LLCCore Progression LLC

Customer experience

Fierce45 2.0

All ratings908 ratings
Positive99.4%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Core Progression

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fierce45 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Core Progression

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fierce45 2.0 free?
Fierce45 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Core Progression free?
Core Progression is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fierce45 2.0 or Core Progression?
Fierce45 2.0 is rated higher. Fierce45 2.0 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 908 ratings, while Core Progression averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Fierce45 2.0 or Core Progression have ads?
Neither Fierce45 2.0 nor Core Progression shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fierce45 2.0 or Core Progression?
Fierce45 2.0 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Core Progression every 2 months. Most recently, Fierce45 2.0 was updated on October 12, 2026 and Core Progression on September 24, 2026.

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