Comparison

COTACOL vs Coachbox Mobile

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

Head to head
About

COTACOL

Features
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COTACOL is the digital version of the Encylopédie COTACOL, a legendary belgian reference work describing 1000 climbs for cyclists.

About

Coachbox Mobile

Features
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Coachbox is the training platform for endurance coaches and their athletes. Plan and follow workouts, analyze training data and keep every conversation in one place, from your phone. Used by 3,000+ coaches and 25,000+ athletes in 15+ countries, across running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, rowing, HYROX and personal training. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Check your training calendar and see what is planned, wherever you are • Open a workout and view its full structure, intervals and targets • Follow strength and core workouts with video demonstrations • Analyze logged activities: heart rate, power, pace, cadence, laps and time in zones • Track progress towards goals, milestones and upcoming races • Plan and edit events and races in your season calendar • Give feedback on workouts and send notifications to your athletes • Message an athlete, a group or your team without switching to email or WhatsApp • Give feedback directly on the workout your athlete just completed FOR COACHES Coach from the track, the pool or the side of the road. Review what your athletes did this morning, leave feedback on the workout itself and adjust the plan before you are back at your desk. Everything you write syncs with the Coachbox web app. FOR ATHLETES See your week at a glance, know exactly what today's session looks like and check how your training is trending. Your questions land with your coach, not in a chat app where they get lost. YOUR DEVICES KEEP WORKING Workouts flow in automatically from Garmin, Polar, Wahoo, Suunto, COROS, and Fitbit. Train the way you always do, the data takes care of itself. BUILT WITH COACHES, BACKED BY SCIENCE The Coachbox training load and fitness trend were developed with Ghent University, so the numbers you act on are more than a pretty graph. WHO USES COACHBOX Running, cycling, swimming and triathlon coaches, rowing and HYROX coaches, personal trainers, clubs and teams, and athletes who train with a coach or on their own. Questions or feedback? Reach us at coachbox.app/en/help-center. We read everything.

Screenshots

COTACOL4 screens
Coachbox Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COTACOL at none against Coachbox Mobile's 5. Coachbox Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coachbox Mobile sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. COTACOL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COTACOL ships an update every 5 weeks, Coachbox Mobile every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
COTACOL versus Coachbox Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOTACOLCoachbox Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppayaCoachbox

In-app purchases

None

COTACOL

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Coachbox Mobile

One-time5
  • 5 credits$46.99
  • 20 credits$159.99
  • 50 credits$399.99
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  • 100 credits$499.99
  • 250 credits$999.99

Questions

Is COTACOL free?
COTACOL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coachbox Mobile free?
Coachbox Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do COTACOL or Coachbox Mobile have ads?
Neither COTACOL nor Coachbox Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COTACOL or Coachbox Mobile?
COTACOL ships an update every 5 weeks, and Coachbox Mobile every 6 days. Most recently, COTACOL was updated on September 13, 2026 and Coachbox Mobile on September 15, 2026.

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