Comparison

StrengthPals vs J3U Coaching

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

Head to head
About

StrengthPals

This app helps you track strength training workouts, connect with a fitness community, and monitor progress. It offers workout generation, AI feedback, and tools like rest timers and plate calculators.

Highlights
  • Workout tracking and generation
  • Social community and squads
  • AI-based performance feedback
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Advanced plate calculator
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StrengthPals is the social strength training app. Track every rep, get a score for your strength, and compete with your friends. Think of it as the Strava for lifters. KNOW YOUR STRENGTH • SP Score gives your total strength one number, 100 to 700, built from six movement patterns and normalized to your body • Watch your score climb, rank up through tiers, and see exactly which lifts move it TRACK WITHOUT THE FRICTION • Log sets with your voice. Say "bench, 3 sets of 10 at 185" and it's in your log • Real-time indicators show green when you beat last session and flag PRs the second you hit them • Plate calculator loads the bar for you, and Build mode works backwards from the plates you have • Custom lifting keyboard and automatic rest timer keep you moving TRAIN THE RIGHT AMOUNT • Muscle readiness map shows what's fresh, what's recovering, and what's overdue • Recovery score from your HRV, sleep, and resting heart rate • Training load tracked against your baseline so you know when to push and when to back off LIFT WITH YOUR PEOPLE • Join squads, post workouts to the feed, and climb player and squad leaderboards • Weekly volume challenges, you against your squad and your squad against everyone • See who's training live, send praise, or nudge whoever's been "resting" for a month • Team up on squad lift goals and move mountains together, literally A PROFILE WORTH FLEXING • Your history, records, streaks, and score on one page of bragging rights StrengthPals will automatically charge your iTunes Account at the end of your subscription or intro trial period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. Subscriptions renew at the original price. You can turn off auto-renew at any time and still receive full functionality until the end of your current period, but no refund can be provided for unused portions of the subscription. Any unused portion of an intro trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. By purchasing, you accept our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jlC-Q6nsZzJIViD5TT2CaEUSJnJiwABU8LwT9a5Kfrg/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lStyUsp1iEvcvsg73lyu8iz9Ie-Kuw2eoyC1YoYFYn0/edit?usp=sharing

About

J3U Coaching

This app provides a comprehensive physique coaching service led by experienced professionals. It offers tools for check-ins, workout logging, nutrition tracking, and progress review to help clients achieve their fitness goals. Access requires a paid coaching plan.

Highlights
  • Client check-ins
  • Workout logging
  • Nutrition tracking
  • Progress review
  • Physique coaching
Features
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J3U Coaching, led by John Jewett and Luke Miller, sets the highest standards in physique coaching, combining experience in the field with advanced education to deliver an exceptional coaching service for all our clients. Our in app experience offers: Check-ins Workout logging Nutrition tracking Progress review and more. * App access requires paid coaching plan Terms of use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy

Screenshots

StrengthPals4 screens
J3U Coaching3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StrengthPals at every 4 days against J3U Coaching's every 5 weeks. StrengthPals also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 1). J3U Coaching's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. StrengthPals sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and J3U Coaching sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

J3U Coaching holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StrengthPals has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrengthPals ships an update every 4 days, J3U Coaching every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StrengthPals versus J3U Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrengthPalsJ3U Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSmartFiitApp LLCJ3 Sports RD Inc

Customer experience

StrengthPals

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

J3U Coaching

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

In-app purchases

9 purchases

StrengthPals

Subscriptions7
  • StrengthPals Premium - Weekly$9.997 Days
  • StrengthPals Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • StrengthPals Premium - Monthly v2$14.991 Month
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  • StrengthPals Premium - Student$29.991 Year
  • StrengthPals Premium - Yearly v2$39.991 Year
  • StrengthPals Premium - Promo1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • StrengthPals Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • SmartFiit Premium - Monthly$9.99
  • SmartFiit Premium - Yearly$59.99
1 purchases

J3U Coaching

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$99.991 Month

Questions

Is StrengthPals free?
StrengthPals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is J3U Coaching free?
J3U Coaching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StrengthPals or J3U Coaching?
J3U Coaching is rated higher. StrengthPals averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while J3U Coaching averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StrengthPals or J3U Coaching have ads?
Neither StrengthPals nor J3U Coaching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrengthPals or J3U Coaching?
StrengthPals ships an update every 4 days, and J3U Coaching every 5 weeks. Most recently, StrengthPals was updated on October 22, 2026 and J3U Coaching on October 7, 2026.

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