Dot | Connect vs ASHKICKN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot | Connect
This app syncs your workouts from Apple Health to your training calendar. It requires access to your Apple Health data and a Predictive Fitness account.
- Syncs workouts from Apple Health
- Integrates with training calendar
- Requires Predictive Fitness account
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Once access to your Apple Health data is granted, just sign in to your Predictive Fitness account and your workouts will be synced to your training calendar
ASHKICKN
This training app helps users prepare for and complete any endurance event, from 5ks to marathons and triathlons. It removes the guesswork from training, allowing users to focus on achieving their goals.
- Endurance event training
- Marathon preparation
- Triathlon training
- 5k training plans
- Expert guidance
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ASHKICKN is a training app designed to help you train for and complete any endurance event. Founded by Ashley Paulson, a professional triathlete and runner, Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon, ultramarathon champion, wife, and mother of 4. From a 5k to a marathon, or a triathlon of any distance, Ashley takes the guesswork out of your training so you can focus on crossing the finish line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ASHKICKN at 5.0 against Dot | Connect's 3.2. ASHKICKN also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Dot | Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ASHKICKN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dot | Connect has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dot | Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, ASHKICKN every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot | Connect | ASHKICKN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Predictive Fitness, Inc. | Matthew Paulson |
Customer experience
Dot | Connect
ASHKICKN
In-app purchases
Dot | Connect
No in-app purchases
ASHKICKN
No in-app purchases
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