UltraTrainer vs Stronger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UltraTrainer
This app offers a revolutionary interval timer with traditional and randomized action intervals. It acts as a virtual coach, calling out exercises or actions at random times to improve reflexes and reaction speed for various training disciplines.
- Traditional interval timer
- Randomized action intervals
- Virtual coach functionality
- Timer Exchange community
- Timer Group sequencing
- Direct timer sharing
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Description UltraTrainer is your virtual coach, trainer, and training partner. It is a revolutionary timer which was not available previously on any mobile device. There are two types of intervals which can be mixed in UltraTrainer: - Traditional Intervals - Randomized Action Intervals In a traditional interval, the interval is a specified duration. This is what you would normally expect from an interval timer. Routines such as Tabata, HIIT, etc, are incredibly easy to setup and modify. The Randomized Action Intervals is where UltraTrainer truly breaks new ground. UltraTrainer will call out Actions for you to perform in random order AND at random times that you control. For example, if you are shadow boxing or hitting the heavy bag, you would normally think of a combination of punches and throw them. Instead of consciously coming up with the combination, UltraTrainer can tell you what punches to throw. It can call out 'JAB!', then a second later 'JAB CROSS!', then a second and a half later, 'CROSS HOOK!', until the interval ends. This is how UltraTrainer can be your virtual coach/trainer/training-partner: you can not train reactionary reflexes without somebody or something telling you what to do in random order and at random times. Martial artists can work on reflexes by creating timers that randomize movement ("Forward!", "Backwards!") and actions ("Sprawl!"). Cyclists can simulate mountain road courses by setting up intervals that randomize pedaling speed. Crossfit athletes make HEAVY use of timers for quick high-intensity workouts. The sample timer "Fight Gone Horribly Wrong" is based on "Fight Gone Bad" but with a twist. Each of the 5 stations is called out in random order and the duration at each station is randomized between 20 seconds and 1 minute. The result? A franticly paced workout because you never REALLY know when the next station will be called out so you have to try to completely exert yourself at the current station. For a complete workout, you can set up a Timer Group which will play individual timers back to back. Start out with your favorite Warm Up timer, then run through your favorite Training timer, and end with a Stretching timer. UltraTrainer will run you through your full workout automatically. Exclusive to our products, users can browse the Timer Exchange, a community where people freely exchange timers. Search, browse, and download timers that other users have uploaded. If you want, you can upload your own timers to share with others. You can also trade timers directly with a friend using E-mail, or the clipboard to transfer them other ways. UltraTrainer can be used for martial arts, mma, boxing, bjj, circuit training, interval training (Tabata, HIIT), Crossfit, yoga, meditation, cycling, running / sprinting, swimming, time-management, multi-stage recipes for cooking, weight lifting, stretching, and anything else you might be able to think of. As you can see, UltraTrainer can be used in all sorts of situations. Features in UltraTrainer: - Timer Exchange community - Runs in the background - Random interval actions - Copy/Paste Intervals and Actions - Rearrange intervals - Delayed start time - Over 70 included sounds - Record your own sounds - Large portrait or landscape countdown timer display - Help system explains each option on the current screen - iPod music playback control lets you pause/play the current track or move to the next track from the countdown timer screen - Pause the timer to temporarily halt the activity - Timer state is saved if interrupted - Will still run if screen is locked - Intuitive setup
Stronger
This fitness tracker automatically progresses your exercises after each workout, helping you build strength consistently. Customize sets, reps, and weights for linear or exponential progression without needing spreadsheets. See your progress over time and achieve your fitness goals.
- Automatic exercise progression
- Customizable sets, reps, and weights
- Linear and exponential progression options
- No spreadsheets required
- Track workout history and statistics
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No frills fitness tracker, with a focus on automatic progression. After finishing a workout session, every exercise is automatically progressed based on each exercise's Progression settings. If you stay consistent and continue to work on these exercises, you will get stronger. In time it'll be hard to believe how far you've come. Exercises are customizable. Can do time based sets, rep based sets, weighted or not and you can progress exercises based on time, reps or weight. Progression can be linear or exponential. No more fussing with spreadsheets. Just set up your routines and keep at it and you'll see results. Exercise history, graphs, statistics and more coming soon. Any questions, bugs, suggestions or feedback please don't hesitate to email at feedback@strangemesa.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stronger at Free against UltraTrainer's $2.99. Stronger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). UltraTrainer's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Stronger is free to download; UltraTrainer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stronger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UltraTrainer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | UltraTrainer | Stronger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plain and Simple Software | Strange Mesa |
Customer experience
UltraTrainer
Stronger
Bugs and requests
UltraTrainer
Reported bugs
29 issues- Crashes when recording audio
- App closes when trying to add new drills
- Unlabeled buttons in timers (Voiceover issues)
- Bug preventing setting time for actions
- Minute and second parts go to zero
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- Preloaded programs set intervals to zero
- Minimum/maximum duration goes to 0
- Randomized intervals not working as described
- App opens in portrait on iPad when landscape
- No final buzzer or alarm
- Unable to write in exercise title/description boxes
- Glitchy with sound levels
- Crashing and multiple glitches after update
- Cannot access stored routines after upgrade
- Crashes immediately after update
- App crashes on iPod 4
- App crashes on iPhone 6 or iPad Air
- Broken on iPod running iOS 6
- No longer works with iOS 6
- Cannot add new timers or pictures after update
- Change old timers not working after update
- App crashes a lot
- Music dimming issues
- Bluetooth export/import not working
- App slows down and refuses to open with large timers
- Pause is broken, crashes on resume
- Music volume control is random
- Sound unreliable, often not playing after 15 min
- Crash when pausing and resuming
Requested features
24 requests- Apple Watch support
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Connect to Apple Music
- Fix orientation issues
- Add round numbers at start of each round
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- Specify attack rounds
- Integrated heart rate monitor
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Easier deletion of actions/intervals
- Lock orientation
- Global on/off for sounds
- Allow repetitions of Actions
- Portrait and landscape mode for the application itself
- Respond to emails
- Color picker for background colors
- Stopwatch with delayed timer
- More boxing/kickboxing workouts
- Pre-loaded or downloadable total body workouts
- Easier insertion of actions/intervals
- Use custom sounds from sound files
- Built-in training log
- Include individual pics or video clips in actions
- Larger buttons
Stronger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UltraTrainer
No in-app purchases
Stronger
No in-app purchases









