Comparison

Fit19 vs character.trainer

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

Head to head
About

Fit19

This app helps you track workouts, measure progress, and achieve fitness goals with guidance from a certified personal trainer. It offers personalized training plans, real-time coach messaging, and integration with wearable devices.

Highlights
  • Access training plans
  • Track workouts and progress
  • Schedule workouts
  • Message coach in real-time
  • Track body measurements
  • Connect to wearable devices
Features
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With the Fit19 App, you can start tracking your workouts, measuring results, and achieving your fitness goals, all with the help of your certified personal trainer. - Access training plans and track workouts - Schedule workouts and stay committed by beating your personal bests - Track progress towards your goals - Set health and fitness goals - Message your coach in real-time - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect to wearable devices like Apple Watch (synced to Health app), Fitbit and Withings to sync body stats instantly Download the app today!

About

character.trainer

This app uses your phone's camera and AI pose detection to provide real-time feedback on your exercise form. Choose from anime-style coaches, track your progress, and customize your avatar. Unlock more features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time pose detection
  • AI anime-style voice coach
  • Automatic rep counting
  • Form correction
  • Avatar customization
  • Workout streak tracking
Features
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character.trainer turns your phone's camera into a personal trainer that actually watches your form — using real-time pose detection and an anime-style voice coach who reacts as you train. HOW IT WORKS Set up your camera, pick an exercise, and start moving. character.trainer tracks your body in real time, counts your reps automatically, and checks your form as you go. No wearables, no guessing. SUPPORTED EXERCISES Squats Push-ups Crunches Plank holds YOUR AI COACH Choose from a roster of anime-style personality coaches, each with their own voice and vibe. Your coach reacts live as you train, calling out your form and hyping up your streaks. BUILD YOUR AVATAR Customize your own character with hair, eyes, outfits, and accessories. Earn tokens through your workouts to unlock new looks, or create and share your own designs with the community catalog. STAY CONSISTENT Track your daily streak and watch it grow every time you finish a workout. GO PRO Unlock extended daily coaching and more voice lines with a Pro subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fit194 screens
character.trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: character.trainer at 100% against Fit19's 21%. character.trainer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Fit19's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (927 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. character.trainer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Fit19 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

character.trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fit19 has 927 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Fit19's written reviews are positive against 100% of character.trainer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fit19 versus character.trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFit19character.trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (927 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings927 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEndo Fitness LLCSebastian Cauilan

Customer experience

Fit19

All ratings927 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral0.6%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative74.4%

character.trainer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fit19

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to login with correct credentials
  • App gets stuck on 'downloading system branding' screen
  • Step tracking not syncing correctly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Copy and paste workouts to different days
  • Restore ability to add membership card to wallet

character.trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fit19

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

character.trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Fit19 free?
Fit19 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is character.trainer free?
character.trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fit19 or character.trainer?
character.trainer is rated higher. Fit19 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 927 ratings, while character.trainer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fit19 or character.trainer have ads?
Neither Fit19 nor character.trainer shows ads.

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