Workout Buddy vs Hero WOD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workout Buddy
This app provides audio cues for workout timers, allowing users to track exercise durations without needing to look at their screen. It announces time intervals and high scores through audio prompts, ideal for intense physical activity.
- Audio cues for workout timing
- Spoken time intervals
- High score notifications
- Hands-free operation
- Designed for intense exercise
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Can't see the screen of your phone while doing a difficult exercise, don't worry! Workout Buddy 's got you covered. Just add the exercise, put your AirPods in and start the timer. Workout Buddy will call out the time every five seconds and also when you achieve a new highscore. Icons made by Freepik ("https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik")
Hero WOD
Generate personalized workouts based on available equipment and skill level. Track progress, time exercises, and plan your training schedule. Access a variety of workout types and helpful tools to stay fit anywhere.
- Customizable workout generation
- Equipment and skill filters
- Integrated workout timer
- Workout history and review
- Training calendar
- Progress tracking
- Unit converter
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Need a WOD or a Functional workout? Train like a HERO with thousands of workouts. Set the equipment you have available, set your training skills and start training everywhere: either you are traveling or you are at home there's always the opportunity to stay fit. Every workout shows exactly all the stuff you need to execute it and can be immediately performed with our timer (or download our complete timer app - Hero Timer) What else? - Save your favorite workouts - Time your workouts with a super timer - Review your workouts and repeat them as many times as you want - Go back to the previous workouts if you skipped some by mistake - Warm up with our collection of Warmup WODs - Track your records over time with a RM Tracker - Track your time, reps, rounds or weights over the time for every WOD with our WOD Tracker - Plan your Training with our Calendar We also provide: - Unit Converter from KG to LB - Open Workouts Generator - Benchmark/Girls WODs Generator - AMRAP WOD Generator - EMOM WOD Generator - FOR TIME WOD Generator - TABATA WOD Generator - Equipment Filters - Movement/Skill Filters - Round counter for AMRAP and FOR TIME workouts Is it enough? Be a HERO Enjoy our lovely Icons taken from "Freepik", "Pixel perfect", "turkkub", "Nikita Golubev", "ultimatearm", "Darius Dan", "xnimrodx", "Becris", "iconixar", "Kiranshastry" and "Smashicons" on flaticon.com Our beautiful screeshots are taken from https://screenshots.pro/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hero WOD at 4.7 against Workout Buddy's 3.0. Hero WOD also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). Workout Buddy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Workout Buddy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hero WOD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hero WOD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero WOD has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workout Buddy | Hero WOD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 91.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Levente Vig | Francesco Miscia |
Customer experience
Workout Buddy
Hero WOD
In-app purchases
Workout Buddy
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
Hero WOD
- Hero Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hero Premium Annual$17.991 Year
- Hero Premium Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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