Pulse Access vs Pure Strength
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulse Access
Access your gym or fitness center directly from your phone. Check in, schedule classes, book personal training sessions, and manage your account details, including billing and visit history.
- Mobile gym check-in
- Class scheduling and reservation
- Personal training appointment booking
- Account management
- Visit history review
- Billing management
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The Pulse Access app gives you mobile access to your gym or fitness center. Gym Check in No more worrying about key tags or barcodes. You can pull up access right on your phone for scanning when you check in at your local gym. Class Scheduling Scan available classes, find your favorite one, and reserve your spot. No need to login to a website or call the gym. Personal Training Book your personal training appointment at a time that is convenient for you. Search for available times and select your preferred trainer for your workout. Your Account Update your email or mailing address, review your visit history, pull documents from your account, and even manage your billing. Access to all this, right at your fingertips. Download the Pulse Access app today and enjoy your workout!
Pure Strength
This comprehensive fitness platform helps athletes, lifters, and coaches track workouts, manage nutrition, and access educational resources. It offers tools for building custom routines, monitoring food intake, and facilitating client coaching, all within an organized, ad-free interface.
- Custom workout builder
- Food and macro tracking
- Training program guidance
- Client coaching management
- Nutrition planning tools
- Educational resources
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Pure Strength is an all-in-one fitness performance platform for athletes, lifters, and coaches. Build custom workouts, track food and macros, follow training programs, and manage client coaching all in one ad-free app. Designed for simplicity and performance, Pure Strength combines workout building, nutrition tracking, educational resources, calculators, and coaching tools into one focused experience. Coaches can connect with clients, review food logs and workouts, build meal plans, send messages, and manage unlimited check-ins. Whether you’re training for strength, physique, or overall performance, Pure Strength helps you stay organized and consistent. Privacy Policy: https://purestrengthperformance.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pure Strength at 100% against Pulse Access's 19%. Pure Strength also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Pulse Access's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pure Strength sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Pulse Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pure Strength holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pure Strength has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Pulse Access's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pure Strength's.
Pulse Access ships an update every 2 months, Pure Strength every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulse Access | Pure Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paramount Acceptance | Pure Strength Performance LLC |
Customer experience
Pulse Access
Pure Strength
In-app purchases
Pulse Access
No in-app purchases
Pure Strength
- Monthly Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Coaching Monthly1 Month trial$49.991 Month
- Yearly Premium1 Month trial$149.991 Year
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- Coaching Yearly1 Month trial$539.991 Year
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