Comparison

AF App vs Team Mel

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

Head to head
About

AF App

This app provides personalized fitness plans and virtual coaching to help you achieve your health goals. Monitor progress, connect with coaches and the community, and access workouts and advice anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Personalized fitness plans
  • Virtual coaching and support
  • Progress monitoring
  • Community forums
  • Fitness, recovery, and nutrition advice
  • Digital workouts
  • Health data syncing
Features
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Experience personalized coaching designed with your goals in mind at your fingertips. The AF App offers so much more than just workouts: • Monitor your progress as you work towards your goals • Connect with Anytime Fitness Coaches virtually and get the support you need when you need it • Connect with the Anytime Fitness community and get the answers to your questions from expert coaches and members • Find practical advice and tips on everything from fitness, recovery and nutrition—and everything in between. It all starts with a plan. Answer a few questions about your goals and what’s important to you and we’ll take it from there. You’ll receive a plan including workouts, tips for making progress in your journey and weekly challenges that will move you towards your goal. Access workouts around the clock—anytime, anywhere. Our digital workouts can be done anywhere you are, helping your goals stay within reach and keep you on track wherever life takes you. You can modify your workouts by duration, location, and intensity plus you’re able to connect with a coach via video chat or messaging making your fitness journey a group effort between you and our team. Stay connected on your health journey. With the AF App you can also connect with other Anytime Fitness members and join in on the conversations that matter most to you! Interested in learning about sleep health? Want more info on active recovery? Or maybe you are looking for advice on how to get over a performance plateau—it’s all happening on the AF App. Get answers from expert coaches and members alike and prepare to be inspired by the magic that our community brings. Share your fitness stats your coaches. Connect the AF App with the Apple Health App to share your fitness stats with your coach. Now you can automatically keep your coach up-to-date on your daily activity levels, sleep, resting heart rate and more.

About

Team Mel

Access personalized workout programs, track your progress, and manage your nutrition and lifestyle habits with the guidance of a coach. Connect with digital communities for motivation and receive reminders for your activities.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout programs
  • Workout and exercise video tracking
  • Meal tracking and food choices
  • Daily habit monitoring
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Real-time coach messaging
  • Digital community support
Features
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With the Team Mel App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of digital communities to meet people with similar health goals and stay motivated - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

Screenshots

AF App4 screens
Team Mel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: AF App at 15K against Team Mel's 1. AF App also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). Team Mel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Team Mel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AF App has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AF App ships an update every 10 days, Team Mel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
AF App versus Team Mel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAF AppTeam Mel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB169 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnytime Fitness, LLCTeam Mel Coaching Ltd.

Customer experience

AF App

All ratings14,586 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews481 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative50.9%

Team Mel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AF App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Workout time resets when app loses focus
  • Weights/reps not saved between workouts
  • Workout progress not tracking properly
  • Login issues and constant re-authentication
  • Busy meter not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to customize workouts
  • Retain previous workout data and weights
  • Add timer audio/voice features
  • Integrate with fitness apps like MyFitnessPal
  • Add option to exclude certain exercises
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  • Allow transferring workouts from old app
  • Show busy status for all gym locations

Team Mel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AF App

No in-app purchases

None

Team Mel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AF App free?
AF App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Team Mel free?
Team Mel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AF App or Team Mel?
Team Mel is rated higher. AF App averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Team Mel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AF App or Team Mel have ads?
Neither AF App nor Team Mel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AF App or Team Mel?
AF App ships an update every 10 days, and Team Mel every 6 weeks. Most recently, AF App was updated on October 18, 2026 and Team Mel on October 9, 2026.

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