Comparison

Activ5 vs SmartCuffs

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

Head to head
About

Activ5

This app coaches you through personalized isometric strength training workouts using a portable device. It measures your strength, tracks progress, and provides detailed stats to help you identify weaknesses and prevent injury. Achieve a full-body workout in minutes, anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized isometric workouts
  • Strength measurement
  • Progress tracking
  • Workout of the day
  • Muscle group stats
  • Exercise streak tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Get in a great workout anywhere with the new Activ5 app! Activ5 is an innovative, portable strength training device and companion application that coaches you through personalized workouts, measures your strength, and tracks your progress over time. Utilizing isometric exercises, Activ5 lets you achieve a full body workout in a matter of minutes. At home, at work, or on-the-go, Activ5 offers a fun, effective and convenient, exercise routine designed to keep you active every day. Activ5 provides you with:: - A workout of the day - Professionally designed, personalized workouts - Automatically adjusted effort levels ensuring the right workout for your strength level - Detailed stats on every muscle group and muscle symmetry, allowing you to easily identify areas of weakness to prevent injury - Exercise streak tracking - Apple Healthkit integration Activ on social media? Keep up with us here: - facebook.com/Activbodies/ - twitter.com/Activbody_ - instagram.com/Activbody_ - linkedin.com/company/activbody-inc. What our users are saying: "I'm used to lifting weights only. I added this into my routine and what a difference. And now, with this virus going around and gyms not open, it's worth its weight in gold to me" - Brian Lacey "Love the program. Easy to use effectively; the App is helpful and encouraging. I think this will really help with strength without getting injured." - Jonathan Schochor

About

SmartCuffs

This app pairs with specialized cuffs to enable Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training. BFR uses low-intensity exercise with reduced arterial flow to achieve results similar to high-intensity training, allowing for muscle growth and strength gains with lighter loads.

Highlights
  • Connects to SmartCuffs 4.0 devices
  • Enables Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training
  • Supports low-intensity exercise
  • Utilizes TriPressure technology
  • Offers continuous BFR
  • Offers intermittent BFR
  • Offers resting BFR
Features
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The SmartCuffs app is designed to connect to your SmartCuffs 4.0 devices. Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training is a technique in which combines low-intensity exercise under reduced arterial flow conditions. BFR is quantifiably and objectively reducing the amount of blood flow into an extremity by using a specially made medical tourniquet. BFR allows individuals to use low loads yet achieve results similar to high intensity training. The SmartCuffs 4.0 is the only wireless BFR cuff in the world that contains our TriPressure technology. This allows for 3 types of evidenced-based, research supported BFR (continuous, intermittent, and resting BFR).

Screenshots

Activ54 screens
SmartCuffs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Activ5 at 4.1 against SmartCuffs's 2.4. Activ5 also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 21%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

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

Activ5 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Activ5's written reviews are positive against 21% of SmartCuffs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, SmartCuffs monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Activ5 versus SmartCuffs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiv5SmartCuffs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (44 ratings) — better2.4 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperActivbody, Inc.Smart Tools Plus, LLC

Customer experience

Activ5

All ratings41 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative38.5%

SmartCuffs

All ratings36 ratings
Positive30.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative63.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative70.8%

In-app purchases

None

Activ5

No in-app purchases

None

SmartCuffs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activ5 free?
Activ5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartCuffs free?
SmartCuffs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Activ5 or SmartCuffs?
Activ5 is rated higher. Activ5 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while SmartCuffs averages 2.4 from 36 ratings.
Do Activ5 or SmartCuffs have ads?
Neither Activ5 nor SmartCuffs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activ5 or SmartCuffs?
Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, and SmartCuffs monthly. Most recently, Activ5 was updated on October 15, 2026 and SmartCuffs on October 14, 2026.

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