Comparison

Hero WOD vs WODwell

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout generation
  • Equipment and skill filters
  • Integrated workout timer
  • Workout history and review
  • Training calendar
  • Progress tracking
  • Unit converter
Features
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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/

About

WODwell

This app offers personalized daily functional fitness training plans designed by expert coaches. It adapts to your available equipment, skill level, and recovery needs, providing a complete session within 60 minutes. Track your progress and join a global community of athletes.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily functional training plans
  • Expert coaching integrated into sessions
  • Smart scaling for equipment and ability
  • Progress tracking and accountability
  • Global community support
  • Workout adaptation for any location
Features
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ELEMENT is WODwell’s flagship training experience for independent functional fitness athletes. Get expert coach-designed programming and AI-powered personalization that adapts to your goals, schedule, and equipment—so you can train with purpose every day. Whether you're in your garage gym, your living room, or on the road, ELEMENT delivers a complete session including daily warm-ups, workouts, skill work, strength progressions, and built-in recovery days. Adjust workouts based on the equipment you have, your current skill level, and any movement limitations to get the right challenge. Each day is designed to fit into a 60-minute session, making it easier to stay consistent without sacrificing quality or intensity. This app is focused exclusively on delivering the ELEMENT training program (not the full WOD library available on our website). It’s built for athletes who want the variance and progression to help develop broad fitness and long-term results (not those who want to create their own training program). ELEMENT members train for real-world capability, not just flatter abs or bigger biceps. The goal is functional fitness for life: strength, conditioning, and resilience. Looking better is just a nice side effect. Key Features: - Personalized daily functional training plans you can do from anywhere - Expert coaching built into every session - Smart scaling based on your equipment, ability, and recovery - Progress tracking to help you stay consistent and accountable - A global community of independent athletes for support and motivation Try ELEMENT free for 7 days and discover the training plan that adapts to you. Terms of Service: https://wodwell.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://wodwell.com/privacy

Screenshots

Hero WOD4 screens
WODwell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WODwell at none against Hero WOD's shown. WODwell also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Hero WOD's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). 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. Hero WOD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WODwell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WODwell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hero WOD has 55 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Hero WOD's written reviews are positive against 100% of WODwell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hero WOD ships an update every 2 months, WODwell every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hero WOD versus WODwell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero WODWODwell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrancesco MisciaR3R LLC

Customer experience

Hero WOD

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.9%

WODwell

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hero WOD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • WOD disappears when phone locks
  • Timer continues if WOD disappears and app resets
  • Lower portion of the page gets hidden at the bottom of the phone

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add a leaderboard
  • Add alternative movement options
  • Incorporate a strength area for tracking gains
  • Allow users to create WODs from selected exercises
  • Add more example videos for exercises
Show 2 more
  • Warmup + Workout in a single session
  • Add a French language mode

WODwell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hero WOD

Subscriptions2
  • Hero Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Hero Premium Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hero Premium Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

WODwell

Subscriptions2
  • ELEMENT Monthly7 Days trial$39.001 Month
  • ELEMENT Annually7 Days trial$279.991 Year

Questions

Is Hero WOD free?
Hero WOD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WODwell free?
WODwell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hero WOD or WODwell?
WODwell is rated higher. Hero WOD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while WODwell averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Hero WOD or WODwell have ads?
Hero WOD shows ads; WODwell does not.
Which is updated more often, Hero WOD or WODwell?
Hero WOD ships an update every 2 months, and WODwell every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hero WOD was updated on November 7, 2026 and WODwell on October 30, 2026.

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