Comparison

PoolFit vs Ability Fix

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

Head to head
About

PoolFit

Engage in a variety of low-impact water exercises and in-home fitness routines led by expert instructors. Access over 225 workouts, download them for offline use, and create custom playlists to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Over 225 water and in-home workouts
  • Workouts for all fitness levels
  • Downloadable videos for offline use
  • Customizable workout playlists
  • Led by certified fitness instructors
  • Low-impact exercises
Features
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Exercise in your own pool. Advanced to beginner, achieve your fitness goals with a wide variety of low-impact, challenging water workouts led by top instructors. OVER 225 POOL & IN-HOME WORKOUTS PoolFit currently has over 225 water exercise workouts to choose from. There are also in-home fitness workouts for when you can’t get in the pool. Two to three new videos are posted each month. Select from a wide variety of at-home water workouts, including water aerobics, deep water fitness, aqua boot camp, pool HIIT workouts, aqua arthritis, water walking, aqua Pilates & yoga, as well as pool workouts with noodles, foam dumbbells, Aqualogix equipment, webbed gloves and more. DOWNLOAD & GO Select your daily pool workout video, download to your device and then head to the pool and follow along with water fitness classes led by trained experts. NEW! You can now create a playlist of your favorite workouts that will play consecutively. Visit the PoolFit Mobile App page and watch some short video tutorials on how to use the Poolfit App features and resources, along with tips for exercising poolside with mobile & tablet devices, as well as Chromecast and Airplay enabled TVs. TOP WATER FITNESS INSTRUCTORS All PoolFit videos are led by certified fitness professionals, many of whom educate water fitness instructors across the globe. PoolFit is all about water exercise workouts for all fitness levels and we strictly adhere to safety and industry guidelines. TRY THE APP FOR FREE You can subscribe and receive a 7 day free trial. Just want to dip your toes into PoolFit? You can try out 8 sample workouts for FREE before subscribing for the trial period. SUBSCRIPTION/7 Day Trial & PRICING TERMS PoolFit offers two auto-renewing options: $15.99 monthly $159.99 yearly (12 months for the price of 10, or $13.34/month billed annually ) These prices are for subscribers in the USA and pricing may vary in other countries due to currency conversion. The subscription will automatically renew after your trial period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time in your iTunes Account Settings. You must cancel at least 24 hours before your next renewal date to avoid charges. Read more about our terms of use here: Terms & Conditions: https://poolfit.tv/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://poolfit.tv/privacy-policy

About

Ability Fix

This app offers personalized water exercise routines tailored to your fitness and mobility level. It provides instructional videos and audio cues for each exercise, allowing for custom workout creation or pre-designed plans. Share routines with others and track progress within a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Adaptive Ability Levels (AL) for all fitness levels
  • Customizable workout playlists
  • Pre-designed workouts and 'Plan It For Me' feature
  • Instructional videos and audio cues
  • Community sharing and progress tracking
  • Caregiver-friendly workout creation
Features
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Your Fitness Level is Not like ANYone else’s so why should your water exercise workout be like theirs? Your personal fitness/mobility level should determine what degree of difficulty your exercises should be. All the exercises and workouts in this app are presented in 5 different levels. We call these our Ability Levels (AL). AL 1 is adaptive exercise for mobility challenged individuals; AL 5 is high intensity exercise for highly fit individuals. The Ability Levels in between are gradients thereof. If you can get into a pool we’ve got the right workout for you. This free version allows full access for the first 2 weeks, then if you don't subscribe you will not be able to play full workouts or cast. You can continue to use the app without these features for life. Our approach to this fitness app is different in several ways. 1. The exercises in our app are created for your fitness/mobility level. We’ve taken the muscular benefits of an exercise and broken it down so that each fitness level can do and benefit from the exercise at their level. Thus there is no guesswork on exactly how to do the exercise correctly at your fitness level. 2. Our exercises are designed much like a music app. Exercises are recorded as individual components that can be queued up into a workout in a way that makes sense to you, similar to a music playlist of your favorite songs. This gives you an unlimited combination of exercises to put into your workout. 3. We’ve pre-designed many workouts for you to get started with or for a randomized approach we’ve included a Plan It For Me feature to help you change up your workout as often as you like. 4. Take full control and design a workout specifically for your needs or create one for people you care about. 5. Instructional videos are available for every exercise. We use a metronome to show you at what pace each exercise should be done to maximize its efficiency for your level in water. 6. Cues are designed to be heard. Don’t worry about not being able to see the exercise as it’s being done. All of our verbal cues are designed to be heard and not necessarily watched. We feel that it’s tough to be in the water and watch the workout on your device so we’ve spoken the cues in such a way as to make it easy for you to follow along. Just listen and follow along as an Aqua Pro guides you through each exercise on your bluetooth speaker or waterproof headset. Of course, if you’ve got a screen at your pool and want to cast to it, feel free to do that. 7. Community built in. Schedule your workout and be reminded when it’s time. Share your workout routines with your friends, family, or Ability Fix community. Invite them to exercise with you. See how your friends are doing. Discuss your progress, or lack thereof, in our forum. 8. Caregiver friendly. If you’re a caregiver to a client or ailing family member you can create, or find, a workout for someone who might be technologically challenged and follow their progress. For instance, if you’re a healthcare professional and want to create follow up exercise routines, you can do so and easily share them via email. Members are then able to track their compliance, if they wish. For more info visit our website www.abilityfix.com For End User License Agreement, click this link https://www.abilityfix.com/Home/EULA

Screenshots

PoolFit4 screens
Ability Fix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoolFit at 97% against Ability Fix's 0%. PoolFit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Ability Fix's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PoolFit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month and Ability Fix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoolFit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoolFit has 457 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of PoolFit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ability Fix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoolFit ships an update every 2 weeks, Ability Fix every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PoolFit versus Ability Fix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolFitAbility Fix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (457 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings457 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB307 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitmotivation Inc.Hair Studio Inc

Customer experience

PoolFit

All ratings457 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%

Ability Fix

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PoolFit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing during workouts
  • Incompatibility with older devices or operating systems
  • Difficulty downloading or accessing certain videos

Requested features

4 requests
  • More high-intensity cardio options
  • Ability to easily browse and organize workouts
  • Support for Apple TV or other smart TV platforms
  • Shorter warm-up and cool-down options

Ability Fix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PoolFit

Subscriptions2
  • PoolFit Monthly7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • PoolFit Annual7 Days trial$159.991 Year
2 purchases

Ability Fix

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$120.991 Year

Questions

Is PoolFit free?
PoolFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ability Fix free?
Ability Fix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PoolFit or Ability Fix?
PoolFit is rated higher. PoolFit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 457 ratings, while Ability Fix averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do PoolFit or Ability Fix have ads?
Neither PoolFit nor Ability Fix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoolFit or Ability Fix?
PoolFit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ability Fix every 2 months. Most recently, PoolFit was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ability Fix on September 17, 2026.

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