Comparison

LADDER Strength Training Plans vs CrewFit+

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

Head to head
About

LADDER Strength Training Plans

This app provides structured, coach-built daily workout plans for strength training, suitable for home or gym. It offers in-ear coaching, video demonstrations, and progress tracking to eliminate guesswork and guide users towards their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Daily coach-built workout plans
  • In-ear coaching
  • Video demonstrations
  • Progress tracking journal
  • Variety of workout styles
  • Home and gym flexibility
Features
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Try Ladder COMPLETELY FREE for 7 days. NO PAYMENT collected during trial. LADDER IS THE #1 APP FOR STRENGTH TRAINING Apple's 2025 App of the Year Finalist Apple's Editors Choice Award Women's Health 2026 Best Overall CNET 2026 Best Strength Training App Ladder gives you a structured, coach-built workout plan for every day — new each week, easy to follow, and designed for home or gym. No more guesswork, no more showing up not knowing what to do. A NEW WORKOUT PLAN EVERY DAY — Structured progressive overload programs created by expert coaches, matched to your goals. BUILT FOR STRENGTH TRAINING — In-ear coaching, video demonstrations and a built-in timer. TRAIN ON YOUR SCHEDULE — Workouts that fit your life and can be done from anywhere. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS — Use the Ladder Journal to visualize your rep and weight progress over time. WORKOUT STYLES INCLUDE: Yoga Strength Pilates Strength Training Interval Strength Training Push Pull Training Kettlebell Strength Workouts HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Bodybuilding Bodyweight Workouts Explosive Power Strength & Conditioning Functional Fitness Endurance Strength PROGRAMS & COACHES: ALIGN (Sasha Hanway) — Power Vinyasa meets strength training to build balance and full-body strength. ASCEND (Aria Vince) — Traditional bodybuilding with a focus on glutes, shoulders and back using barbells, dumbbells and machines. BODY & BELL (Lauren Kanski) — Functional, high-intensity kettlebell workouts. CREWS CONTROL (Andre Crews) — High-intensity functional fitness for strength and athleticism. DEFINE (Maia Henry) — The 3-2-1 method: three days strength, two days Pilates, one conditioning day with daily core work. ELEVATE (Elise Young) — Fast-paced HIIT workouts designed to maximize your time. EMBODY (Allegra Paris) — Low-impact Pilates and strength training focused on full-body movement, glute development and core strength. ENDURE (Jennifer Jacobs) — Progressive overload strength combining smart programming, intentional recovery and sustainable intensity. EVOLVE (Samantha Lindauer) — Balanced hypertrophy and structured progression in under 45 minutes a day. FORGED (Corey Perkins) — Structured bodybuilding focused on hypertrophy and progressive strength development. FORMATION (Robin Barrett) — High-tempo combination circuits for strength and endurance in 30 minutes a day. LIMITLESS (Kelly Matthews) — Traditional strength, high-intensity conditioning and steady state cardio for total athleticism. MAXIMUS (Bobby Maximus & Joe Cebula) — No-frills, garage-style HIIT for strength and conditioning. MOVEWELL (Nicole Winter) — High-energy, minimal equipment strength workouts in just 30 minutes a day. PROJECT ALPHA (Sam Tooley) — Hybrid circuit and HIIT training engineered for results. RESILIENT (Neen Williams) — Kettlebell and barbell training for explosive power and speed. THRIVE (Nairee Kiana) — Glute and core-focused, dumbbell-only progressive overload with functional strength and Pilates-inspired core work. TRANSFORM (Shelby) — Strength and conditioning combining heavy lower body work with upper body training and mobility. VERSA (Abbie Dennison) — Hybrid strength training blending resistance work with cardiovascular conditioning for peak performance. VITALITY (Brian Pruett) — Minimal-equipment functional bodybuilding in 30-45 minutes a day. TERMS OF SERVICE https://joinladder.com/terms Love Ladder? We would love to hear from you! Rate and review us in the App Store or drop us a note at hello@joinladder.com!

About

CrewFit+

This app offers tailored fitness solutions for airline crew, adapting workouts to available hotel gym equipment. It includes GPS-mapped running routes and nutrition tracking designed for those on the go.

Highlights
  • Strength workouts tailored to hotel gym equipment
  • GPS-mapped running routes near hotels
  • Daily calorie, macro, and water tracking
  • Set-by-set logging with video demos
  • Workout compression for short turns
  • Earn points for free subscription months
Features
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CrewFit+ is built for airline crew. You land in a new city every few days, sleep in a different hotel, and get 45 minutes in whatever gym is downstairs. CrewFit+ plans your workout around that gym. YOUR HOTEL, YOUR WORKOUT • 1,500+ crew hotels, tagged with the equipment in their gyms • CrewFit+ finds the hotel you're staying in and builds full body, upper body and lower body workouts from what's there • Short Turn cuts any workout to 30 minutes • Video demos and instructions, plus your numbers from last time • Machine taken? Swap in an alternative • Not flying? Add your home gym and get three workouts built for it RUN FROM THE LOBBY • GPS routes mapped by crew, starting at your hotel • Turn-by-turn alerts while you run a route • Record a run, map a new route and share it with other crew • Running plans with run and walk intervals, outdoors or on a treadmill FUEL EVERY TIME ZONE • Track calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber and water • Fasting timer, meal plans and meal prep recipes • Performance Nutrition sets your macros for lifting, running or rest days • Rather not count calories? Turn on no-calorie mode TRAIN WITH YOUR CREW • 250 badges to earn as you train • Friends-only leaderboard and activity feed • Earn Crew Points for mapping routes and adding foods. 100 points buys a free month. • Refer a friend. When they start a paid plan, you get a free month. ONE PLAN, EVERYTHING INCLUDED • CrewFit+ Monthly: $9.99 per month • CrewFit+ Annual: $99.99 per year New subscribers get a 14-day free trial. Both plans include workouts, runs, nutrition and badges. Prices are in US dollars. Apple bills your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Terms: https://crewfitplus.com/terms Privacy: https://crewfitplus.com/privacy Built by personal trainer Ben Gustafson.

Screenshots

LADDER Strength Training Plans4 screens
CrewFit+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CrewFit+ at none against LADDER Strength Training Plans's shown. CrewFit+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). LADDER Strength Training Plans's advantage is ratings volume (217K vs 7) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. LADDER Strength Training Plans sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and CrewFit+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LADDER Strength Training Plans against 5.0 for CrewFit+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LADDER Strength Training Plans has 217K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of LADDER Strength Training Plans's written reviews are positive against 100% of CrewFit+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LADDER Strength Training Plans ships an update every 8 days, CrewFit+ every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LADDER Strength Training Plans versus CrewFit+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLADDER Strength Training PlansCrewFit+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (217K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB56 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLadder Technologies, Inc.Crew Health LLC

Customer experience

LADDER Strength Training Plans

All ratings214,868 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews4,751 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.3%

CrewFit+

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LADDER Strength Training Plans

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workout data loss during app crashes
  • Syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • Inconsistent audio levels during workouts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to repeat past workouts
  • More exercise modifications and progressions
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Expanded equipment-free workout options
  • Nutrition and meal planning features

CrewFit+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

LADDER Strength Training Plans

Subscriptions8
  • PRO$29.991 Month
  • PRO+$34.991 Month
  • ELITE$44.991 Month
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  • ELITE+$49.991 Month
  • PRO Annual2 variants$179.991 Year
  • PRO+ (Annual)$329.991 Year
  • ELITE Annual$449.991 Year
  • ELITE+ Annual$479.991 Year
5 purchases

CrewFit+

Subscriptions4
  • CrewRun1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • CrewNutrition1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • CrewFit+ Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • CrewFit+ Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • CrewFit+ Lifetime$499.00

Questions

Is LADDER Strength Training Plans free?
LADDER Strength Training Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrewFit+ free?
CrewFit+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LADDER Strength Training Plans or CrewFit+?
CrewFit+ is rated higher. LADDER Strength Training Plans averages 5.0 out of 5 from 217K ratings, while CrewFit+ averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do LADDER Strength Training Plans or CrewFit+ have ads?
LADDER Strength Training Plans shows ads; CrewFit+ does not.
Which is updated more often, LADDER Strength Training Plans or CrewFit+?
LADDER Strength Training Plans ships an update every 8 days, and CrewFit+ every 10 days. Most recently, LADDER Strength Training Plans was updated on November 4, 2026 and CrewFit+ on October 31, 2026.

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