Purple Patch vs TrainingPeaks Hub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purple Patch
Book fitness classes, view schedules, and find performance center locations. This app offers a structured and fun group fitness experience focused on endurance, strength, nutrition, and recovery for busy individuals.
- Book fitness classes
- View class schedules
- Find performance center locations
- Review existing reservations
- Coached, structured, progressive workouts
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The official App of Purple Patch Fitness. Download the App today to find and book your Purple Patch classes. From the App, you can view the performance center location, class schedules, and review existing reservations. Join us today at Purple Patch to bring a new level of performance in your time-starved life via our pillars of endurance training, functional strength, nutrition, and recovery. We don't do random classes at Purple Patch -- as that guarantees random results -- we promise a customized experience within a group fitness environment with every part of your experience, coached, structured, progressive and most importantly fun. Discover more at www.purplepatchfitness.com or @purplepatchfitness on Instagram or check out the Purple Patch Podcast on Apple Podcasts
TrainingPeaks Hub
This companion app enhances your virtual cycling experience by providing live ride stats and in-game chat. Browse upcoming events, join races, and remotely control your avatar and app functions.
- Live ride stat tracking
- In-ride chat with teammates
- Event browsing and details
- Race joining
- Remote avatar control
- App control
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Your key to unlocking a better TrainingPeaks Virtual ride! TrainingPeaks Hub is the companion app for TrainingPeaks Virtual that lets you easily chat, explore events, and live-track your ride stats during any Virtual cycling ride—right on your phone. Use the TrainingPeaks Hub to: - Chat with your teammates and other racers in the Virtual world - See your training stats live as you ride - Browse and see details for upcoming events - Join future races that fit your training calendar - Remote control for your in-game avatar and app controls - More features added regularly! Notes: To use the chat and live ride-tracking features in TrainingPeaks Hub alongside TrainingPeaks Virtual, your devices must be on the same WiFi network and you must be on an active Virtual ride. Log in to both the Hub and Virtual using the same athlete account information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Purple Patch at 100% against TrainingPeaks Hub's 23%. Purple Patch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). TrainingPeaks Hub's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purple Patch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Purple Patch's written reviews are positive against 23% of TrainingPeaks Hub's.
Purple Patch ships an update every 3 weeks, TrainingPeaks Hub monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purple Patch | TrainingPeaks Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better | 2.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Purple Patch Fitness Inc | Peaksware, LLC |
Customer experience
Purple Patch
TrainingPeaks Hub
In-app purchases
Purple Patch
No in-app purchases
TrainingPeaks Hub
No in-app purchases
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