Comparison

CoachCat vs Chain Wax

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

Head to head
About

CoachCat

This AI-powered cycling coach analyzes your ride data instantly to provide personalized feedback. It integrates with a custom training plan builder and a comprehensive training library for various cycling disciplines. Connect with popular fitness trackers for a holistic view of your performance and recovery.

Highlights
  • AI-powered ride data analysis
  • Instant coaching feedback
  • Custom training plan builder
  • Extensive training library
  • Integration with fitness trackers
  • Sleep and HRV data analysis
  • Daily training recommendations
Features
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Tell CoachCat what you want to get out of your riding and how many hours you have. Get a training plan built around both, starting today. FasCat has coached endurance cyclists for 20+ years, from first-time gravel riders to national champions. We invented Sweet Spot training, the method that made structured base building work whether you have 6 hours a week or 16. CoachCat puts that coaching on your phone. // WHAT COACHCAT DOES • Builds your plan around you• Training for a race, chasing a fitness number, or just want to get stronger on the bike. Tell CoachCat the goal and the hours you actually have, and it builds the plan. Not sure what your goal is? Answer a few questions and CoachCat will tell you what to work on. Road, gravel, mountain bike, cyclocross, multisport and more. Unlimited access to FasCat's 5-star plan library, with Sweet Spot base, intervals, strength training and everything in between. • Adjusts the plan as your life changes• Miss a week. Travel. Get sick. Change your goal. CoachCat reworks the plan instead of leaving you to catch up on your own. This is where most training plans fall apart, and it is the reason people quit them. • Tells you what to do today• Open the app and your workout is there, with the reason behind it. No deciding, no guessing, no building your own week. Just ride what it says. • Coaches you after every ride• Upload a ride and ask anything. Why your power faded in hour 3. Whether that interval set did what it was supposed to. What to change on Saturday. You get a straight answer built on your data, not a generic article. • Knows when to push and when to back off• CoachCat pulls sleep and HRV from your wearable and scores your recovery every morning. Green means go. Red means rest. Your plan responds to that instead of ignoring it. • Handles the fueling• FuelTrix™ reads the duration and intensity of every workout on your calendar and gives you a carbohydrate target in grams per hour, then converts it to bottles and gels. Plus meal plans and recipes for the eating you do off the bike. • Shows you whether it is working• Fitness, fatigue and form over time. Your FTP. Your consistency. The numbers that tell you the training is doing something. // WHO IT IS FOR Riders with a race on the calendar. Riders who just want to be faster, fitter and stronger on the bike. Riders who want real structure without a 1-on-1 coaching budget. Riders who would rather be told what to do than build their own training week. Riders who have started a plan before and quit because life happened and nothing adjusted. // WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Apple Health, Garmin, Wahoo, Strava, Zwift, Hammerhead, Whoop, Oura, Rouvy, Fitbit and more. // TRY IT FREE First week free. No credit card required. After that, $34.99 per month, or $210 for the year, which works out to $17.50 per month. // 6-WEEK IMPROVEMENT GUARANTEE Train with CoachCat for 6 weeks and hit 80% green days. If you have not improved, we refund you in full and set you up with a complimentary consultation with a FasCat coach. // SUBSCRIPTION CoachCat is available as a monthly subscription at $34.99 or an annual subscription at $210. Payment is charged to your Apple Account upon purchase co. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase. // APPLE HEALTH CoachCat reads sleep, heart rate variability and workout data from Apple Health to score your daily recovery and adjust your training. Your health data is never sold or shared with advertisers. Train smarter. Recover better. Ride faster. Terms of Use: https://fascatcoaching.com/pages/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://fascatcoaching.com/pages/privacy-policy/

About

Chain Wax

Automatically track your bicycle chain's mileage and receive timely notifications for rewaxing. Integrates seamlessly with Strava to monitor distance since your last wax, offering custom settings for various riding conditions.

Highlights
  • Strava integration for automatic mileage tracking
  • Push notifications for rewaxing alerts
  • Real-time distance since last wax
  • Customizable intervals for ride conditions
  • Quick link usage tracking
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Keep your bike's chain in peak condition. No manual logging required. Chain Wax connects to Strava, automatically tracks your mileage, and tells you exactly when it's time to rewax. Key Features • Strava Integration Sync your bikes and mileage automatically. Just connect once and start tracking. • Push Notifications Get notified after every Strava ride when your chain needs attention. No need to open the app. • Automatic Tracking See your distance since last wax update in real time. Always know where you stand. • Ride Conditions & Custom Intervals Presets for normal, extended, gravel, wet/muddy, and indoor trainer riding. • Quick Link Tracking Track how many times you've opened your chain's quick link. Manage per bike. • Wax History See every past wax with date, distance, and quick-link count. Per bike. • Chain Rotation Rotate up to four chains per bike. See which chain is on and what each spare did last time, and record every swap. • Quick Setup Authorize Strava and start tracking in seconds. • Dark Mode Support Clean design that fits right in on iOS.

Screenshots

CoachCat4 screens
Chain Wax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chain Wax at 4.9 against CoachCat's 4.3. Chain Wax also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). CoachCat's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. CoachCat sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Chain Wax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chain Wax holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoachCat has 81 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of CoachCat's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chain Wax's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoachCat ships an update every 2 weeks, Chain Wax every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CoachCat versus Chain Wax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoachCatChain Wax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (81 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFascat Coaching LLCTap-It Labs

Customer experience

CoachCat

All ratings81 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative16.7%

Chain Wax

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CoachCat

Subscriptions6
  • CoachCat Basic Month$7.991 Month
  • CoachCat Month$34.991 Month
  • Optimize Monthly Subscription$34.991 Month
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  • CoachCat Basic Year$47.991 Year
  • CoachCat Year$209.991 Year
  • Optimize Subscription$299.991 Year
None

Chain Wax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoachCat free?
CoachCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chain Wax free?
Chain Wax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CoachCat or Chain Wax?
Chain Wax is rated higher. CoachCat averages 4.3 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Chain Wax averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do CoachCat or Chain Wax have ads?
Neither CoachCat nor Chain Wax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoachCat or Chain Wax?
CoachCat ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chain Wax every 3 weeks. Most recently, CoachCat was updated on October 25, 2026 and Chain Wax on October 24, 2026.

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