WO/AB(C) vs Penhold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WO/AB(C)
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Diese App des Tischtennis-Verbandes Niedersachsen e.V. beinhaltet sämtliche für den Spielbetrieb in Niedersachsen wichtigen Bestimmungen wie die Wettspielordnung, die Ausführungsbestimmungen, die Internationalen TT-Regeln oder die Satzung des Verbandes. Die App bietet eine Volltextsuche, mit der Schlüsselbegriffe schnell gefunden werden können. Aktualisierungen erfolgen im Rhythmus der amtlichen Mitteilungen. Durch die bequeme Handhabung und die Zugriffsmöglichkeit auch ohne bestehende Internetverbindung ist die App ideal für Staffelleiter, WO-Coaches und Schiedsrichter, aber auch für interessierte Spieler und Mannschaftsführer. Neben dem Dauerterminkalender mit allen wichtigen Terminen zum Spielbetrieb, enthält die App Videotutorials zu wichtigen Abschnitten der Wettspielordnung und Ausführungsbestimmungen. Diese können sowohl in der Videoübersicht aufgerufen werden als auch direkt an den entsprechenden Stellen aus dem Text heraus.
Penhold
Enhance your table tennis skills with animated drills and personalized training plans. Build custom sessions or let the app generate them based on your goals and available time. Track progress and access exercises offline.
- Animated exercise diagrams
- Customizable session builder
- Automated session generation
- Weekly and monthly training plans
- Run mode with timer
- Filterable exercise catalogue
- Offline functionality
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Penhold is the app for focused table tennis training: exercises from coaches and active players, each with an animated diagram. Plus a session builder that automatically puts a training session together from your filters. Or you put it together yourself. Penhold is a paid app: try it free for 14 days, then as a monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A SESSION AT THE TAP OF A BUTTON Choose what you want to work on (footwork, consistency, opening, defense or match play, several at once if you like) and how many exercises you have time for. If you want, only easy, medium or hard exercises, only forehand or backhand, regular or irregular. Penhold builds your session from that. Prefer to pick yourself? Then put your session together in the catalogue. EVERY EXERCISE AS A PICTURE Every exercise comes with an animated diagram: ball paths, stroke order, forehand and backhand, placement. What takes three sentences in text is clear at a glance, for your training partner too, just hand them the phone. TRAINING PLAN FOR THE WEEK AND MONTH Choose the days you train and tick off what you've done. Move single exercises or whole sessions to another day with a tap. RUN MODE WITH TIMER During training, Penhold shows one exercise after another, with timer, sound and vibration. Swipe for the next one. The screen stays on while you train. CATALOGUE WITH FILTERS AND FAVOURITES All exercises, filterable by goal, difficulty, pattern and side, plus favourites for the ones you like. The catalogue grows with every update. IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN Switch the language in the settings. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Penhold needs no sign-in and works in the sports hall without a connection. Your training plan, favourites and ticks stay on your device. PENHOLD PRO After the free trial, the chosen subscription automatically becomes paid. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can cancel at any time in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment with no renewal. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ttbene.de/datenschutz-en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WO/AB(C) at none against Penhold's 3. WO/AB(C) also leads on ads (none vs shown). Penhold's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, 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. Penhold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WO/AB(C) asks for nothing beyond the download.
WO/AB(C) ships an update every 5 months, Penhold every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WO/AB(C) | Penhold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tischtennis Verband Niedersachsen e.V. | Benedict Meeske |
In-app purchases
WO/AB(C)
No in-app purchases
Penhold
- Penhold Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Penhold Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Penhold Lifetime$69.99







