Comparison

Thenics vs Movement by Ape Co

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

Head to head
About

Thenics

This app guides users through learning impressive calisthenics skills and building functional strength. It offers step-by-step progressions for various movements, from basic to advanced, with detailed technique explanations. Personalized workout plans are available to help users achieve their specific fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Calisthenics skill learning
  • Step-by-step progressions
  • Technique explanations
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Functional muscle building
  • Skill-based training
Features
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Thenics helps you to achieve impressive Calisthenic skills and functional muscles. There are a lot of trend sports (Street Workout, CrossFit) and Calisthenics Movements (Bar Brothers, Barstarzz) where you will see these skills. Free Skills: * Muscle Up * Planche * Front Lever * Back Lever * Pistol Squat * Handstand Push Up * V-Sit Thenics Pro Skills*: * One Arm Pull Up * Human Flag * One Arm Push Up * One Arm Handstand * Shrimp Squat * Hefesto * Dragon Flag Thenics will guide you with descriptions and technique explanation of the skills and progressions. Every skill is divided into several progressions which include different workouts. Thereby you are able to learn skills step by step adapted to your current level. How is Thenics different to other fitness apps? Your goal isn't just to lift more weight or execute more reps. The Workouts and Progressions lead you to achieving new impressive skills. Additionally you will gain strength and get lean functional muscles! THENICS COACH* How to plan your workouts? - Can I work on multiple skills in parallel? - How long should I rest? - How to combine basic workouts with skill training? A good answer to that highly depends on your specific goals and conditions. The THENICS COACH will generate personalized Workout plans for you, adapted to your goals and conditions. *(only available with Thenics Pro) Terms of use: https://thenics.de/TermsOfUse.html

About

Movement by Ape Co

This app offers video programs and guidance for improving strength, mobility, and various physical skills like handbalancing and acrobatics. It provides free introductory content and subscription-based access to structured programs for building foundational fitness and advanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Strength and mobility programs
  • Skill development videos
  • Handbalancing training
  • Athletics and ground movement
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline sync
Features
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Hello! We are Ape Co Movement School and we are a group of passionate, loving people who know a thing or two about how humans can move their bodies. Welcome to our Movement app! In this app we give videos and programs for getting stronger and more mobile, as well as for developing skills in many areas including handbalancing, athletics, ground movement, soft acrobatics, gymnastics and a bit of most things. We believe that the greatest practice comes from generalizing our capabilities as our bodies are designed to do so much. Lifting heavy weights, moving in complex and expressive ways, fighting, dancing, holding postures, playing games, these things are all normal, good and exciting and because of that the practice is just called Movement. It covers everything because we do a little bit of everything. We want to help you learn how to move your body and reach your goals. In this app we have some free programs and follow-along videos that are meant to get you started and give you a taste of what having a movement practice is like. Once you purchase our Foundations membership plan you'll gain access to our 3 main programs that are designed to build your foundation in strength, mobility, handbalancing, ground movement, spine work, and overall body awareness. Once you've developed those areas a bit we have more advanced content to take you to the next level of your movement capabilities. Gaining competency in the gym, mastering skills on your hands and feet, knowing how to take care of yourself as injuries arise in the future; these are skills you can expect to gain when you work with us. So whether your goal is getting stronger, trying something new, recovering from an injury, just having fun exercising or anything in between we've got you covered. This app is an adaptation of our in-person school curriculum. We started as a small studio in Boulder, Colorado, expanded to Denver and now we're in your pocket. Come be a part of our thriving community and see that progress together is bigger, faster, stronger than progress alone. Coaching wherever you go, take your practice anywhere! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Movement by Ape Co is free of charge. No free trial offered. Should you use Movement by Ape Co app to access in-app content via available subscription(s), a payment will be charged to your credit card through your App Store account . A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscription(s) can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Thenics4 screens
Movement by Ape Co3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thenics at none against Movement by Ape Co's shown. Thenics also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (993 vs 1). Movement by Ape Co's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Thenics sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Movement by Ape Co sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Movement by Ape Co holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thenics has 993 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Thenics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Movement by Ape Co's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thenics ships an update every 3 weeks, Movement by Ape Co every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Thenics versus Movement by Ape Co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThenicsMovement by Ape Co
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (993 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings993 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInnothenics GmbHBoulder Movement Collective LLC

Customer experience

Thenics

All ratings993 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%

Movement by Ape Co

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Thenics

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workout screens getting cut off on some devices
  • Inability to go back to previous exercises
  • Workout coach recommendations not always realistic

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exercise variations and progressions
  • Implement custom workout builder
  • Integrate with fitness tracking apps/devices
  • Provide more detailed workout history and progress tracking
  • Add support for mobility and flexibility exercises

Movement by Ape Co

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Thenics

Subscriptions2
  • Thenics Pro14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Thenics Pro14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Thenics Pro$89.99
  • Thenics Pro$99.99
1 purchases

Movement by Ape Co

Subscriptions1
  • Foundations$10.001 Month

Questions

Is Thenics free?
Thenics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Movement by Ape Co free?
Movement by Ape Co is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thenics or Movement by Ape Co?
Movement by Ape Co is rated higher. Thenics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 993 ratings, while Movement by Ape Co averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Thenics or Movement by Ape Co have ads?
Movement by Ape Co shows ads; Thenics does not.
Which is updated more often, Thenics or Movement by Ape Co?
Thenics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Movement by Ape Co every 5 months. Most recently, Thenics was updated on October 27, 2026 and Movement by Ape Co on October 16, 2026.

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