Embrace North vs The Retreat Programs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embrace North
Book sauna and ice bath sessions, rentals, and products directly through the official app. Manage reservations, view schedules, and handle all your account needs. Purchase retail items conveniently within the application.
- Book sauna sessions
- Book ice bath sessions
- Rentals and products
- View locations and schedules
- Manage reservations
- Account management
- Purchase retail
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The official App of Embrace North. Download the App today and you can book sauna & ice bath sessions, rentals, & products. You will be able to see locations, schedules, reservations, purchase retail and handle all account management. Discover more @EmbraceNorth on Instagram
The Retreat Programs
This app supports clients of specific fitness coaches by sending reminders for healthy habits and allowing them to track progress. It integrates with Apple Health to pull activity and step data automatically.
- Healthy habit reminders
- Yes/No compliance questions
- Coach-assigned prompts
- HealthKit integration
- Activity and step data sync
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The The Retreat Programs app is designed for clients of trainers who have enrolled in the The Retreat Programs program. The app will send push notifications and prompt clients to answer yes/no question in regards to comply with healthy habits sent by your coach. WHO CAN USE THE APP Clients can only use the app if they are working with a The Retreat Programs coach. If you are a The Retreat Programs client, please contact your coach to receive your invite and login credentials to be able to use this app. The The Retreat Programs app allows access to HealthKit, allowing clients to automatically pull in their activity and steps data from Apple Health to their app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Retreat Programs at none against Embrace North's shown. The Retreat Programs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Embrace North's advantage is ratings volume (809 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Embrace North against 5.0 for The Retreat Programs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Embrace North has 809 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Embrace North ships an update every 3 weeks, The Retreat Programs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embrace North | The Retreat Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (809 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 809 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tres Sports LLC | The Retreat Strength Gym |
In-app purchases
Embrace North
No in-app purchases
The Retreat Programs
No in-app purchases
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