Comparison

LapTrak vs Lactate Training

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

Head to head
About

LapTrak

This app is a running activity tracker focused on speed, interval, and lap training. It offers detailed analysis of individual laps and runs, with customizable training programs and real-time feedback. Track your progress with GPS or manual input, and sync data with other fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Manual and automatic lap tracking
  • Customizable interval training programs
  • Real-time interval and run stats
  • GPS and indoor tracking modes
  • HealthKit and Strava integration
  • Detailed post-run analysis
  • Cadence training aid
Features
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LapTrak is a running activity tracker with features designed for speed, interval, and lap training. Activities can be tracked using the LapTrak iPhone or Apple Watch app. If you have an Apple Watch, you can leave your iPhone at home, with activities syncing back to the iPhone app upon completion. Integration & Compatibility: LapTrak integrates with HealthKit, Strava, and the Health & Activity apps, allowing your runs to contribute to your daily stats. You can upload activities to Strava with one tap or export them in TCX format for other platforms. Core Features: LapTrak excels at tracking and analyzing individual laps, regardless of their time or distance. You can manually track laps with the large lap button or let a training program handle it automatically. • Classic Laps: Free program for manual or auto lap tracking with customizable lap distances. Great for sprints, intervals, splits, and reminders like halfway points or gels. • Upgraded Programs: Available for purchase and fully customizable: • Lap Repeats: Fast + recovery laps by time, distance, or location. • Pyramid Laps: Intervals with increasing and decreasing durations. • Tabata: 8x 20-second sprints with 10-second recoveries. • Tempo: Target a hard pace based on your 5K time. • Yasso 800s: Predict and train for marathon goals. During the Run: LapTrak offers interval and total run stats at a glance, with optional spoken feedback. Switch between interval and overall stats mid-run with a tap. Both iPhone and Apple Watch apps include outdoor and indoor modes: • Outdoor: Tracking via GPS • Indoor Manual: Input treadmill speed yourself. • Indoor Bluetooth: Automatically track speed with compatible treadmills. LapTrak also features a cadence training aid, providing audio feedback to help you hit your target cadence. Post-Run Analysis: After your run, LapTrak provides a detailed breakdown of overall and interval stats. On the iPhone app, view summaries, interactive maps, and tables of interval splits, including pace, distance, time, elevation, heart rate, and cadence. Select intervals for deeper analysis, including pace graphs and rankings. LapTrak also highlights fast intervals, showing specific stats alongside overall results. For back-and-forth sprints or track workouts, LapTrak groups points for clearer analysis. Additional Features: • Social media sharing with detailed stat views. • KM/mile support, pause & auto-pause, heart rate tracking, and warmup/cooldown options. • Highly configurable to suit any running style.

About

Lactate Training

This intelligent training system connects your sessions, recovery, fatigue, and life stress into an AI-driven coaching platform. It helps athletes train smarter, avoid injury, and improve consistently by analyzing data and providing personalized feedback. The app offers a complete dashboard for tracking fitness, fatigue, and performance trends.

Highlights
  • AI-driven personalized coaching
  • Fitness vs. fatigue tracking
  • Daily check-ins for readiness
  • Smart training calendar with life event integration
  • Session comparison for progress analysis
  • Blood lactate integration for training zones
Features
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Lactate Training — The Operating System For Your Training Most athletes are guessing. The best athletes measure, track, and adapt. Lactate Training is your intelligent training system that connects everything — your sessions, recovery, fatigue, life stress and goals — into one powerful AI-driven coaching platform. This isn’t just another training log. It’s a complete operating system for your performance. Train smarter. Avoid injury. Improve consistently. WHY LACTATE TRAINING? Because what you’ve done doesn’t matter unless you understand what it’s doing to you. Lactate Training connects your past training, how you feel today, and what’s coming next — so you can make better decisions every single day. See your fitness build. Spot fatigue early. Adjust before injury hits. Stay consistent and keep progressing. AI COACHING THAT ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS YOU Your AI coach analyses your training, recovery, and daily check-ins to give real, personalised feedback. • Session analysis after every workout • Detect fatigue before it becomes injury • Suggest smarter training decisions • Compare similar sessions to track improvement • Identify trends in performance and recovery • Clear, simple feedback you can actually use It’s like having a world-class coach in your pocket. YOUR COMPLETE TRAINING DASHBOARD See everything in one place. • Fitness vs fatigue tracking • Training load & intensity distribution • Performance trends over time • Heart rate & pace insights • Long-term progress tracking • Clear visual dashboard with actionable insights Know when to push. Know when to hold back. Know when you’re improving. DAILY CHECK-INS THAT PREVENT OVERTRAINING The most powerful habit for staying injury-free. Your daily physical and mental check-in connects how you feel with your training load so you can adjust before problems build. • 10-second daily check-in • Physical & mental readiness tracking • Early fatigue detection • Smarter training suggestions • Build consistency with daily streaks Small habit. Massive long-term gains. PLAN YOUR TRAINING AROUND REAL LIFE Training shouldn’t ignore your life — it should work with it. • Smart training calendar • Move, edit and plan sessions easily • Add work, travel & life events • Import future sessions from Garmin & Strava • Create default sessions for quick planning • AI suggestions based on your load & recovery Your training finally adapts to your life. COMPARE SESSIONS & SEE REAL PROGRESS Tag key sessions and compare them instantly. See how you’re actually improving: • Pace vs heart rate • Power & efficiency • Cadence & biomechanics • Heat vs cool conditions • Different shoes or equipment • Fatigue vs fitness Turn every session into learning. BLOOD LACTATE & TRUE TRAINING ZONES Train with precision. Connect your blood lactate testing to unlock: • Accurate heart rate zones • True threshold data • Personalised training intensities • Smarter endurance development • Data-driven performance gains Train like the pros — with real numbers. BUILT FOR ATHLETES WHO WANT MORE Whether you run, cycle, train hybrid, or just want to improve without burnout — this app helps you stay consistent and keep progressing. No guesswork. No generic plans. No blind training. Just clear insights, smart coaching, and one connected system guiding your training every day. AI Access subscription: £9.95/month or £89.95/year, with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends. Manage/cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lactatetraining.ai/policies/privacy-policy

Screenshots

LapTrak4 screens
Lactate Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lactate Training at Free against LapTrak's $2.99. Lactate Training also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 33%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Lactate Training is free to download; LapTrak costs $2.99 up front. LapTrak sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Lactate Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lactate Training holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of LapTrak's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lactate Training's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LapTrak ships an update monthly, Lactate Training every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LapTrak versus Lactate Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLapTrakLactate Training
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard LevyBarney Reed

Customer experience

LapTrak

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Lactate Training

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

LapTrak

One-time8
  • Tabata workout programme$0.99
  • Lap Repeats Programme$1.99
  • Pyramid Laps$1.99
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  • Tempo run$1.99
  • Yasso 800s$1.99
  • Bluetooth Treadmill support$1.99
  • LapTrak programme bundle 1$4.99
  • All programmes bundle$6.99
2 purchases

Lactate Training

Subscriptions2
  • AI Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.951 Month
  • AI Access (Yearly)1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is LapTrak free?
LapTrak costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Lactate Training free?
Lactate Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LapTrak or Lactate Training?
Lactate Training is rated higher. LapTrak averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lactate Training averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LapTrak or Lactate Training have ads?
Neither LapTrak nor Lactate Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LapTrak or Lactate Training?
LapTrak ships an update monthly, and Lactate Training every 9 days. Most recently, LapTrak was updated on October 3, 2026 and Lactate Training on October 3, 2026.

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