SDE Method vs The Lyss Method V2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SDE Method
Access curated workout routines, instructional videos, and monthly program updates. Monitor your fitness journey and progress.
- Curated workouts
- How-to videos
- Monthly program updates
- Fitness progress tracking
- The Mindful Collective integration
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Enjoy curated workouts, how-to videos, and programs updated monthly. Track your fitness progress with The Mindful Collective app.
The Lyss Method V2
This comprehensive training app offers integrated plans for lifting, running, and cardio. It helps users achieve strength, muscle gain, and endurance goals through science-backed, personalized training programs and community support.
- Integrated lifting, running, and cardio plans
- Hybrid training for strength and endurance
- Race training programs (5k to ultra-marathons)
- Non-running cardio options
- In-app community access
- Resource library
- Coaching staff access with video feedback
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The Lyss Method is an all-in-one training app that houses lifting, running and cardio plans all in one. Our goal is to help you find a hybrid style of training on your terms. Combining strength and endurance -- we help people get strong, gain muscle, run farther, or do cardio the smarter way alongside their training. With our all new The Lyss Method Training app V2 (updated 1/2023) you can: • Join any of our lifting programs • Add on running or cardio of choice based on your goals to any lifting plan* • Follow a race training program to get you to the finish line of a 5k all the way to ultra-marathons • Find a cardio plan that isn't running, but supports your health and fitness goals • In app community access* • In app resource library* • Access to our coaching staff for questions, video feedback & more* • Optional: Sync with Health app to update your metrics instantly Get beautiful workouts delivered straight to your phone. All your training data on the go. Take us into the gym with you and remove the guess work from training for good. Join us! Let's train smarter, with science, together! Find out more at www.doclyssfitness.com
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Verdict
SDE Method and The Lyss Method V2 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of SDE Method's written reviews are positive against 71% of The Lyss Method V2's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.5 for SDE Method against 4.5 for The Lyss Method V2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of SDE Method's written reviews are positive against 71% of The Lyss Method V2's.
SDE Method ships an update every 3 weeks, The Lyss Method V2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SDE Method | The Lyss Method V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 419 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gameplan Apps, Inc | Little Lyss Fitness, LLC |
Customer experience
SDE Method
The Lyss Method V2
In-app purchases
SDE Method
No in-app purchases
The Lyss Method V2
No in-app purchases
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