Comparison

Brawn vs Stompa

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

Head to head
About

Brawn

This app helps you build a stronger gym community by tracking your strength training progress and connecting you with others. Book cost-effective personal training sessions at your home gym and participate in digital fitness challenges to compete and motivate yourself.

Highlights
  • Book small group personal training
  • Participate in digital strength challenges
  • Track training progress effectively
  • AI-supported weight recommendations
  • Connect with gym community
  • Measure progress with charts and graphs
Features
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Brawn is the strength training app for building a better gym community. Through Brawn, you can stay more consistent with your strength training over time, book cost-effective personal training services at your home gym and connect with others through digital challenges. BOOK SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING Get access to cost-effective personal training at your home gym by easily booking sessions with your chosen PT, at a time to suit your schedule. All workouts are tracked and managed in the Brawn app, so you can easily measure your progress and take part with fellow participants. TAKE PART IN DIGITAL STRENGTH CHALLENGES Connect with the rest of your gym community by taking part in fun fitness challenges, set up by PTs at your local gym. Compete against others, or simply challenge yourself. There are challenges to suit people of all abilities and scores are tracked across multiple metrics — time, rounds completed, volume lifted and intensity points. Intensity points make lifting competition fairer by giving people a points score based on the weight you lifted, age, gender and weight. TRACK YOUR TRAINING PROGRESS EFFECTIVELY Easily track your results and make faster training progress in the Brawn app with AI-supported weight recommendations. You’ll see your latest training data in easy-to-understand charts and graphs, making you feel more accomplished and motivated. CONNECT TO YOUR GYM COMMUNITY Make friends through small group coaching or by taking part in digital strength & fitness challenges. The gym can become far more enjoyable once you have people to train with and experience progress together.

About

Stompa

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Stompa turns daily steps into friendly competition with the people who actually matter. Create private groups for work, family, or mates. Invite with a code, link, or from your friends list. Each group gets its own leaderboard — today, yesterday, or this week — with live updates as steps sync. Run challenges that keep everyone moving: race to a step target, hit your daily goal, or battle for the longest streak. Watch progress update as people walk. Your day at a glance • Today’s steps, goal progress, streak and weekly rhythm on Home • Daily totals synced from Apple Health — no typing steps in by hand • Optional notifications for friend requests, group invites and challenge updates Built for real groups, not the whole internet • Private groups with their own boards and accents • Friends and family by @handle or email • Pull people into a group in a tap Stompa is for friendly competition and motivation. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Questions? Visit stompa.uk/legal/support.html or email contact@stompa.uk. By subscribing to Stompa Pro, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://stompa.uk/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Brawn4 screens
Stompa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brawn at none against Stompa's 2. Brawn also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Stompa's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads 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. Stompa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Brawn asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brawn ships an update every 2 weeks, Stompa every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brawn versus Stompa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrawnStompa
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrawn Power LtdKiefer-Joe Copp

In-app purchases

None

Brawn

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stompa

Subscriptions2
  • Stompa Pro Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Stompa Pro Yearly Plan$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Brawn free?
Brawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stompa free?
Stompa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brawn or Stompa have ads?
Neither Brawn nor Stompa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brawn or Stompa?
Brawn ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stompa every 4 days. Most recently, Brawn was updated on September 28, 2026 and Stompa on October 9, 2026.

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