ATAC vs IMG Academy+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATAC
This app offers elite-level training programs designed by top athletes to help you achieve your sport-specific goals. It includes personalized workouts, cardio, agility, flexibility, and mindset practices, alongside nutrition and recovery tools. Compete on leaderboards and track your progress to reach peak performance.
- Sport-specific training programs
- Personalized weight, rep, and set programming
- Cardio, agility, and flexibility workouts
- Mindset and mental performance training
- Custom meal plans and hydration tracking
- Sleep and recovery tracking
- Monthly and weekly challenge leaderboards
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VIDEO GAME STATS, MEETS REAL LIFE TRAINING What's Your ATAC Rating? CHAMPIONS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE MADE. This is not your typical training app; this is built to help you reach your sport specific goals. PRO & TOP D1 LEVEL TRAINING This is the same training the best athletes in the world use to excel and reach peak performance. Follow training programs of top athletes like Jordan Burroughs, Reece Humphrey & Trent Hidlay. WORKOUTS Every weight, rep & set specifically programmed for each individual. Cardio workouts for different endurance systems. Agility & Flexibility Training. Demonstration videos for all movements. MINDSET All great champions share a winning mindset. Daily practices to help you compete at your best. ESSENTIALS Custom meal plans created for each user. Hydration tracking. Full recovery activities. Sleep tracking. COMPETE TO SEE WHO'S THE BEST Monthly & Weekly Challenge Leaderboards. Teammate Leaderboards. Team vs Team Leaderboards. YOUR COMPETITION IS TRAINING TO GET BETTER. DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND. ATAC requires a monthly or yearly subscription. All subscriptions come with a 7-day free trial. If you cancel before the end of the trial you will not be charged. Terms of Use: https://atac.app/terms-of-use/
IMG Academy+
Enhance your mental game and nutrition with expert-led training. Learn techniques for focus, confidence, and stress management. Connect with a personal coach for tailored guidance and access online group courses.
- Mental performance training
- Nutrition guidance
- Expert-led courses
- Personalized coaching
- Breathing exercises
- Session notes and resources
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Train smarter, build confidence, and reach your goals with IMG Academy+. IMG Academy+ brings world-class athlete development directly to your phone. Access expert coaching, personalized guidance, and a growing library of training resources designed to help student-athletes perform at their best. Work One-on-One with a Personal Coach Get personalized support from IMG Academy mental performance and nutrition coaches. Schedule live coaching sessions, create a customized development plan, and stay connected with expert guidance between sessions. Every Personal Coach purchase includes full access to Essentials. Explore Essentials Discover an expanding library of athlete development content, including: - Mental performance - Sports nutrition - Leadership development - Injury prevention - College recruiting - NIL education - Financial literacy - High-performance parenting - Sport-specific drills and training resources Learn from the same experts and methodologies trusted by athletes and families around the world. Personalized for Your Journey Whether you're building confidence, improving performance, preparing for college recruiting, or developing healthy habits, IMG Academy+ helps you find the coaching, content, and resources that fit your goals. Download IMG Academy+ and take the IMG Academy experience wherever you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ATAC at 77% against IMG Academy+'s 20%. ATAC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). IMG Academy+'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. ATAC sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and IMG Academy+ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IMG Academy+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of ATAC's written reviews are positive against 20% of IMG Academy+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ATAC ships an update every 3 weeks, IMG Academy+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATAC | IMG Academy+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (174 ratings) | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advanced Training Athletic Club | NCSA Athletic Recruiting |
Customer experience
ATAC
IMG Academy+
Bugs and requests
ATAC
Reported bugs
14 issues- Nutrition feature needs improvement
- Custom food catalog is limited
- Setting reverts to default state
- Workout bugs, difficult to understand
- Difficulty entering custom weights/reps
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- Workout bugs, can't start baseline tests
- App consistently freezes after turning phone off then opening
- Very difficult to use and not intuitive
- Food logging has limited options
- App asks for stats again after initial entry
- App freezes if phone is turned off and reopened
- No available goals for certain sports
- Videos won't load
- Some bugs exist
Requested features
12 requests- Add custom foods and adjust macros
- Add custom foods as catalog
- Add more stats in rating
- Add Fencing
- More flexibility for multi-sport athletes
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- Allow custom weight/rep schemes
- Provide specific workouts
- Improve nutrition tracking
- Add sliced Turkey, ham, and creatine
- Make app free as advertised
- Add dark mode
- Allow creating own goals for sports
IMG Academy+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ATAC
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
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- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
IMG Academy+
- MVP Subscription$99.001 Year
