Comparison

CHALK VIP vs CompTrain

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

Head to head
About

CHALK VIP

Access personalized health, fitness, and lifestyle coaching. Receive customized workout and nutrition plans designed to fit your schedule and goals. Track your progress, habits, and measurements with real-time coach support and community motivation.

Highlights
  • 1-1 Health, Fitness, and Lifestyle Coaching
  • Customized workout programs
  • Flexible nutrition plans
  • Workout and nutrition tracking
  • Habit tracking
  • Real-time coach messaging
  • Digital communities
Features
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With the Chalk VIP App, you will have access to 1-1 Health, Fitness and Lifestyle Coaching. Learn how to get maximum results in less time with minimal effort. Customized workout programs are designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals and seamlessly fit inside YOUR schedule! Customized, flexible nutrition plans teach you how to eat the foods you love without sacrificing results and with no restrictive dieting. 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 Get REAL with your goals and download the app today!

About

CompTrain

This app offers a complete training methodology to build strength, conditioning, and capacity for athletes of all levels. It provides tailored programming, progress tracking, and a supportive community to help users train smarter and achieve peak fitness without burnout.

Highlights
  • Complete Training methodology
  • Daily conditioning workouts
  • Strength progressions
  • Progress tracking
  • Supportive community
  • Coaches' Notes with video demos
  • Mindset video library
Features
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For those who want to train smarter and be athletic forever. Whether you train at home or at a gym, CompTrain is pioneering a Complete Training methodology, designed to build strength, conditioning, and capacity—no matter where you are in your fitness journey. WHERE CAN WE TAKE YOU? For two decades, we’ve shaped some of the fittest humans on Earth, including 10 CrossFit Games world champions, so we understand the toll high-intensity training can take on the body. We believe fortune favors the fit, so we've evolved our unique approach beyond the sport, to create a well-rounded program for athletes who have no off-season. Our proven training program builds strength, endurance, and capacity all while avoiding burnout. You will get incredibly fit today without fearing tomorrow. With programming tailored to your schedule and tools to track progress, the CompTrain app is your ultimate training guide with a supportive community pushing in the same direction. UPGRADE TO BASIC TO UNLOCK: - Daily conditioning workouts to build consistency and momentum. - Score tracking to help you stay accountable. - A supportive community through the worldwide leaderboard. - Strength progressions and personalized tools to improve faster. - Coaches' Notes with scaling guidance and daily video demos to guide your workouts. - Smarter, balanced training in just 30 minutes a day. UPGRADE TO PRO TO UNLOCK: - Full access to all training modules, including competitors’ training. - Warm-ups, advanced accessory & skill work to fine-tune your performance. - Plan ahead and view programming 7-days in advance - Mindset video library to sharpen mental and physical performance. With Complete Training, you’ll build balanced all-around fitness in optimized time-adjusted training that fits into any schedule. Start today and see what’s possible with CompTrain. This application is licensed under Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CHALK VIP4 screens
CompTrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

CHALK VIP and CompTrain both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of CompTrain's written reviews are positive against 0% of CHALK VIP's. CompTrain also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.5). CHALK VIP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. CompTrain sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. CHALK VIP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CHALK VIP against 4.6 for CompTrain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 49 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of CHALK VIP's written reviews are positive against 52% of CompTrain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CHALK VIP ships an update every 2 months, CompTrain fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CHALK VIP versus CompTrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCHALK VIPCompTrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (40 ratings) — better4.6 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews51.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4049 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGym Ryan LLCCompTrain

Customer experience

CHALK VIP

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CompTrain

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative44.2%

Bugs and requests

CHALK VIP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CompTrain

Reported bugs

52 issues
  • App goes to splash screen and says something went wrong
  • App remains at subscribe page after subscribing
  • App doesn't work
  • App doesn't work, no support replies
  • No free version anymore, no access without paying
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  • App keeps getting worse and worse
  • Content that was free is now behind a paywall
  • Recent update put previously free info behind subscription
  • Can't sign in or see anything
  • App no longer lets me sign in
  • App is full of bugs
  • Can't log workouts for months
  • Glitches everywhere, can't use app
  • App has too many issues, little improvement
  • Doesn't save workout history
  • Doesn't consistently calculate percentages
  • New app doesn't work
  • Emails back and forth are time consuming
  • Frustration of not speaking to someone knowledgeable on the phone
  • Glitch with IT has happened multiple times
  • Access issues to paid content while up to date on payment
  • Same issues everyone else is having
  • Getting locked out, app not loading, needing to restore purchases
  • App is not worth the hassle
  • Double billed for months, ineffective customer service for refunds
  • Showing locked out of programming despite resubscribing
  • UI is glitchy and not intuitive
  • Needs a workaround for subscription recognition
  • Completed buttons on workouts don't work
  • Doesn't recognize new training day without closing and reopening
  • App freezes a lot
  • Loading screen loops that can't be backed out of
  • App acts like you're not paying for subscription
  • Doesn't do a good job of tracking lifts
  • Visual black theme is not readable
  • Entering scores is long
  • Not intuitive
  • Customer service is catastrophic
  • Loading bubble for scores
  • App doesn't load properly, often have to close and reopen
  • Takes a long time to load
  • Function of the button in the middle with the CT logo is unnecessary
  • Failed to allow proper access to subscription features
  • No response from customer support
  • PRs and height/weight sections reset or don't save data
  • App is becoming painful
  • Payment isn't working for Pro
  • Still says free in account after payment
  • Have to keep signing in every time app is closed and reopened
  • Sign in feature was broken
  • App keeps crashing
  • Can't open camera roll or take a picture

Requested features

6 requests
  • Adjustable timer for workouts (e.g., Tabata)
  • Explanation for CrossFit terminology for non-CrossFitters
  • Transfer PR weights from older app
  • Dark mode option
  • More intuitive UI
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  • Easier navigation for past workouts

In-app purchases

None

CHALK VIP

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CompTrain

Subscriptions6
  • BASIC Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • PRO Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • 3 MONTHS PRO OFFER - Monthly3 Months trial$39.991 Month
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  • BASIC Subscription - Yearly7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription - 6Months14 Days trial$214.996 Months
  • PRO Subscription - Yearly7 Days trial$399.991 Year

Questions

Is CHALK VIP free?
CHALK VIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CompTrain free?
CompTrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CHALK VIP or CompTrain?
CHALK VIP is rated higher. CHALK VIP averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while CompTrain averages 4.6 from 49 ratings.
Do CHALK VIP or CompTrain have ads?
Neither CHALK VIP nor CompTrain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CHALK VIP or CompTrain?
CHALK VIP ships an update every 2 months, and CompTrain fortnightly. Most recently, CHALK VIP was updated on November 3, 2026 and CompTrain on November 12, 2026.

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