Comparison

Evolve Training App vs Stretch Strong

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

Head to head
About

Evolve Training App

This app offers an individualized strength training and nutrition tracking experience powered by advanced AI and expert insights. It creates custom training plans and adjusts macro targets to help users achieve their fitness goals affordably.

Highlights
  • Individualized training programs
  • Real-time program adjustments
  • AI-powered expert system
  • Block periodization for strength training
  • Customizable macro targets
  • Nutrition tracking
Features
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Our Coaching Application (powered by evidence-based training engine) will help users receive an individualized training experience that in real-time adjusts to the program. This platform's overall goal is to provide a totalized fitness experience that is at a fraction of the cost of 1-1 coaching. Evolve provides affordable expert coaching by uniting advanced AI (Expert System), industry-leading coaches, world-class athletes, and cutting-edge researchers to empower everyone to achieve their training goals. After taking the onboarding questionnaire you are required to set up a paid subscription before accessing the App, this unlocks the strength training and Nutrition tracking features so you can get to work! The strength training uses block periodization to create a custom plan for your needs and the nutrition will generate your macros and adjust them over time so you keep making progress towards your goals. Health Disclaimer: https://www.evolvetrainingapp.com/legal/health-disclaimer Terms of Service: https://www.evolvetrainingapp.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.evolvetrainingapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

About

Stretch Strong

Access a vast library of over 400 stretching exercises with video demonstrations and expert-led weekly workouts. Find specific stretches for your sport or needs with powerful search and filtering tools. Track your progress with an in-app journal.

Highlights
  • 400+ stretching exercises with video demonstrations
  • Expert-led weekly flexibility workouts
  • Search, filter, and substitute functions
  • Novice and experienced training tracks
  • In-app training journal
  • Tutorial videos and FAQ resource library
Features
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Unlock Your Ultimate Flexibility with Stretch Strong! Over 400+ stretching exercises and growing! With search, filtering, and substitution functions, you'll be able to explore a world of flexibility training you can't find anywhere else online! With Jon Call (@jujimufu), a flexibility expert with over 20 years of experience competing in Martial Arts, Bodybuilding, and Strength Sports, you'll get new weekly flexibility workouts created by him (that he does himself!) that you can incorporate into your training. The weekly workouts are quick and effective, demanding only 1 hour per week of total work to see improvements for even the busiest or biggest athletes out there! There are two versions of the weekly workouts: a novice version and an experienced version that you can jump between. Most flexibility apps out there are AI abominations with no link to reality or real people. Stretch Strong demystifies flexibility training and has busy people and actual athletes in mind. We make flexibility convenient but also specific. Just search the database for stretches related to your sport or need and try them out! Stretch Strong has features that help make it incredibly easy for you to continue stretching with a multitude of customizations. With the Stretch Strong app, you can: – Explore explanations and in-app video demonstrations for every movement in our exercise library of 400+ movements, many of which you've never seen anywhere else! – Navigate the exercise library with filter, substitute, and search functions to find the stretch you need when you need it quickly! – Stay updated with weekly videos and notes with the exact flexibility training focus of any given week, as well as the broader context of where we are in a flexibility training cycle. – Learn with our extensive Tutorial Video and FAQ resource library to help you understand flexibility training principles, techniques, and considerations that can affect your stretching. – Get a new week of flexibility programming every Sunday with two training tracks: Novice and Experienced. – Use an in-app training journal with references to recent performance to track your results. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Evolve Training App4 screens
Stretch Strong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Stretch Strong at free with in-app purchases against Evolve Training App's subscription. Stretch Strong also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 46%). Evolve Training App's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (433 vs 62). On price, rating, 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. Evolve Training App sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $20.99 per month and Stretch Strong sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Evolve Training App against 4.4 for Stretch Strong. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolve Training App has 433 ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Evolve Training App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stretch Strong's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Evolve Training App ships an update every 10 days, Stretch Strong every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Evolve Training App versus Stretch Strong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolve Training AppStretch Strong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (433 ratings) — better4.4 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings433 — better62
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB139 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSkynet Coaching Inc.Trainmakr LLC

Customer experience

Evolve Training App

All ratings433 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral15.5%
Negative38.0%

Stretch Strong

All ratings62 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Evolve Training App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on login
  • Workout data gets lost after updates
  • Timer issues and lack of audio cues
  • Nutrition section causes crashes
  • Inability to remove payment info

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow custom programming
  • Integrate with Apple Health/Watch
  • Add warmup weight tracking
  • Improve nutrition tracking
  • Provide weekly planning and overview

Stretch Strong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Evolve Training App

Subscriptions6
  • EvolveAI3 Days trial$20.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$20.991 Month
  • EvolveAI3 Days trial$59.993 Months
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  • Evolve AI Subscription$64.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$219.991 Year
  • EvolveAi3 Days trial$219.991 Year
3 purchases

Stretch Strong

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$25.003 Months
  • Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Evolve Training App free?
Evolve Training App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stretch Strong free?
Stretch Strong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Evolve Training App or Stretch Strong?
Evolve Training App is rated higher. Evolve Training App averages 4.5 out of 5 from 433 ratings, while Stretch Strong averages 4.4 from 62 ratings.
Do Evolve Training App or Stretch Strong have ads?
Neither Evolve Training App nor Stretch Strong shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evolve Training App or Stretch Strong?
Evolve Training App ships an update every 10 days, and Stretch Strong every 3 months. Most recently, Evolve Training App was updated on September 6, 2026 and Stretch Strong on July 5, 2026.

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