LINK_O vs Thruster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
LINK_O
This app simplifies CrossFit box membership registration and class booking. It allows users to manage exercise records, track body composition, and discover local CrossFit events. Stay connected with your fitness community and streamline your gym experience.
- Quick CrossFit box registration
- Instant class reservation
- Exercise and WOD record management
- Body composition tracking
- Event discovery and participation
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Describe the simplicity of "Link Coach" β CrossFit Box Registration: Do you register as a member every time? I'm done registering in 5 seconds! β Class reservation: You can book classes at the gym right away. β Exercise records management: WOD provided to the gym and Design and record your own exercise. β Body care: Weight that changes with exercise I can record the body fat percentage. β Participate in the event: Check out various crossFit competitions every month at a glance and participate. Any time you have a problem or feedback, Please contact help@link-soft.io :)
Thruster
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A free, drift-proof workout timer for AMRAP, EMOM, For Time, Tabata and intervals. Thruster is the most advanced AI training app. It writes your training, checks your form, warms you up and tracks your progress towards the goals you set. An AI coach for every way you train Seventeen ways to train β MetCon, Gym, HIIT, Calisthenics, Running, Mobility, Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Strongman, Kettlebell, Hyrox, Rowing, Cycling, Swimming, Boxing, Yoga and Bodybuilding β each with its own page, its own kit and its own goals. Tell the coach how long you have and it writes today's session from your logbook: your maxes, your recent sessions and how hard they were, the movements you still scale, and the equipment you actually own. Every session says which of your goals it moves. Form check: AI video analysis of your technique Film a set from the side. Thruster's AI watches your reps and tells you what to fix, where in the rep it happens, why it matters and a drill to correct it. Up to a minute, no sound. AI warm-ups for the session ahead Whatever you're about to do β a session the coach wrote, a benchmark, or the workout on your gym's whiteboard β Thruster writes a warm-up for those exact movements and loads. A training plan on your calendar Pick your days, what you want to train and a goal. Thruster lays out weeks of training with deload weeks built in, and writes each day's session on the day, from how your training is actually going. It tracks your progress Set goals that match how you train: a heavier lift, a faster benchmark, a 5 km time, strict pull-ups, a longer hold, sessions a week. Progress is measured from where you started. Log a result and Thruster tells you when it's a PR β Rx against Rx, scaled against scaled β and keeps your Rx rate on every movement. Scan the whiteboard Photograph the workout on the board and Thruster reads it into a timer and a log entry. It shows you what it read before anything is saved. A timer you can trust For Time, AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, intervals and rest, with voice and haptic cues, and a clock that keeps exact time with the screen off. Built for real training 160 movements with Rx standards and scaling, 17 benchmarks, hero workouts and the Open, a strength log with estimated 1RM, and a plate calculator. In English, Deutsch, EspaΓ±ol, FranΓ§ais, Italiano, PortuguΓͺs and Χ’ΧΧ¨ΧΧͺ. Free and Pro Free forever: the timer, unlimited logging, goals and progress, the full benchmark and movement library, 90 days of charts and 3 form checks a week. Every new account gets 7 days of Pro. Thruster Pro unlocks the AI coach (10 sessions a day), AI warm-ups, the whiteboard scanner, training plans, 4 form checks a day and your whole history in the charts. --- Thruster is not affiliated with or endorsed by CrossFit, LLC. Benchmark workout names are used descriptively. Training is exercise. The workouts and form feedback and training-load figures in this app are not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a new programme, and scale to what you can actually do today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LINK_O at none against Thruster's 2. LINK_O also leads on ads (none vs shown). Thruster's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Thruster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LINK_O asks for nothing beyond the download.
LINK_O ships an update every 8 days, Thruster every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LINK_O | Thruster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIVIS.inc | yuval dror |
In-app purchases
LINK_O
No in-app purchases
Thruster
- Thruster Pro$4.991 Month
- Thruster Pro$39.991 Year









