The Lyss Method V2 vs Empace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Lyss Method V2
This comprehensive training app offers integrated plans for lifting, running, and cardio. It helps users achieve strength, muscle gain, and endurance goals through science-backed, personalized training programs and community support.
- Integrated lifting, running, and cardio plans
- Hybrid training for strength and endurance
- Race training programs (5k to ultra-marathons)
- Non-running cardio options
- In-app community access
- Resource library
- Coaching staff access with video feedback
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The Lyss Method is an all-in-one training app that houses lifting, running and cardio plans all in one. Our goal is to help you find a hybrid style of training on your terms. Combining strength and endurance -- we help people get strong, gain muscle, run farther, or do cardio the smarter way alongside their training. With our all new The Lyss Method Training app V2 (updated 1/2023) you can: • Join any of our lifting programs • Add on running or cardio of choice based on your goals to any lifting plan* • Follow a race training program to get you to the finish line of a 5k all the way to ultra-marathons • Find a cardio plan that isn't running, but supports your health and fitness goals • In app community access* • In app resource library* • Access to our coaching staff for questions, video feedback & more* • Optional: Sync with Health app to update your metrics instantly Get beautiful workouts delivered straight to your phone. All your training data on the go. Take us into the gym with you and remove the guess work from training for good. Join us! Let's train smarter, with science, together! Find out more at www.doclyssfitness.com
Empace
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An AI running coach that actually knows you. Sign in with Strava and your coach immediately understands your pace, your volume, and your typical week. No onboarding quiz. No manual logging. Just a coach that picks up where your training left off. "Surprised how nice it was to chat with! Got a few good suggestions for how to train with my injury." - Robert Wrehammar, ultra marathoner KNOWS YOUR RUNNING THE MOMENT YOU CONNECT Connect Strava once. Your coach reads your history, recognizes your patterns, and starts coaching from run one. REMEMBERS WHAT NO OTHER APP TRACKS Injuries, preferences, schedule, what motivates you, how you felt after last Sunday's long run. Your coach builds a picture of you over time, so every run is built around your life, not a template. COACHES YOU TOWARD YOUR NEXT PB Aerobic efficiency. Load ratios. Recovery patterns. The app surfaces what matters in your numbers and tells you what to do about them. Not another dashboard. Actual coaching. TREATS REST LIKE A SKILL Taking a rest day when you need it is a skill. Recovery is where adaptation happens, and your coach celebrates the days off as much as the hard sessions. CHAT WITH YOUR COACH Ask anything: pacing for tomorrow's run, how to train through a niggle, what your last week says about your fitness, how to taper for race day. Your coach has the context to answer. WHY THIS APP - Built on your Strava history, not a generic plan - Remembers your injuries and goals across conversations - Surfaces aerobic efficiency, load, and recovery trends - Adapts when life gets in the way - Honest about rest, not a "more is better" coach GETTING STARTED 1. Download the app 2. Sign in with Strava 3. Start chatting with your coach EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Lyss Method V2 at none against Empace's 4. The Lyss Method V2 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Empace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Lyss Method V2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Lyss Method V2 ships an update monthly, Empace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lyss Method V2 | Empace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Little Lyss Fitness, LLC | Marcus Hojvall |
In-app purchases
The Lyss Method V2
No in-app purchases
Empace
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Plus Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
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- Pro Plus Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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