Comparison

TrainingPeaks vs INTVL

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

Head to head
About

TrainingPeaks

This platform helps athletes and coaches plan, track, and analyze training for endurance events. It offers flexible planning, actionable insights, and integrated strength training to maximize performance. Connect with coaches or load plans to optimize your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Flexible training planning
  • Actionable data insights
  • Integrated strength training
  • Virtual indoor training
  • Seamless device syncing
  • Advanced coaching tools
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The world’s most complete training platform for coaches and athletes to plan, lift, and train. Use TrainingPeaks to maximize your potential. Connect the ability to plan, lift, and train for your endurance events and adventures. Whether you are training to run a half marathon, finish a Gran Fondo, or complete a full-distance triathlon, TrainingPeaks provides the ultimate tools you need for your journey. Simply connect with your coach or load a training plan to fill your schedule and get started. TrainingPeaks for Athletes • Flexible planning to fit your life: Easily adjust your schedule and sync your training with your daily routine. • Actionable Insights to keep you on track: Data-driven feedback that helps you understand your progress and stay motivated. • Build strength to be unbreakable: Integrated strength training plans designed to improve durability and performance. • Ride inside on TrainingPeaks Virtual: Experience world-class indoor training and ride with a global community. • Any sport, any device, any time: Seamlessly sync with your favorite wearable or head unit, ensuring your data is always where you need it. TrainingPeaks for Coaches • Advanced tools for planning: Annual season planning and individual workout creation tools to make planning clear and quick. • Time-Saving Tools to Streamline Your Coaching: Keep your athletes on track with powerful performance dashboards, easy-to-understand compliance scores, notifications, and in-workout commenting. • Look pro. Feel pro. Manage payment, athlete groups, schedules and communication all in one streamlined tool. • Any sport, any device, any time: Athletes seamlessly sync with your favorite wearable or head unit, ensuring data is always where you need it. Build community and engagement on TrainingPeaks Virtual: Keep athletes engaged year-round with the only indoor cycling platform designed for coaching. Go to trainingpeaks.com to sign up for your coach account. Trusted Partner of: USA Cycling, USA Triathlon, British Cycling, British Triathlon, AusTriathlon, Road Runners Club of America, INEOS Grenadiers Cycling Team and more Privacy Policy: https://home.trainingpeaks.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://home.trainingpeaks.com/terms-of-use

About

INTVL

Transform your walks, runs, and bike rides into a real-world game where you claim territory by completing routes. Compete globally or locally, win real prizes, and connect with a community of athletes. Integrates with popular fitness devices and Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Claim real-world territory by completing routes
  • Compete on global and local leaderboards
  • Win real prizes through competitions
  • Join clubs for team-based play
  • Social feed to follow other players
  • Integrates with Garmin, Fitbit, Apple Health, and more
  • Gamified fitness experience
Features
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INTVL: The World Is the Game. INTVL turns every walk, run or bike ride into a game played on the real world globe. The idea is simple. When you run or ride in a loop, the ground inside that loop becomes your territory. The bigger, smarter and more tactical your routes, the more of the map you hold. Claim your territory Every loop you complete claims real space. Other players are out there doing the same thing, so the map is always moving. You can take a new route to take new ground, or go back over an area to defend what's already yours. Play it your way Some people want to be the best in the world, so they chase the global leaderboard. Others care more about home turf and work to become the territory leader of their own suburb or city. Both are worth playing for, and you can switch focus whenever you want. Hold ground, win real prizes Every bit of the map you hold earns you entries into our competitions, where the prizes are real. The more territory you hold at the end of the competition, the better your odds. Run and ride with clubs Join a club and play as a team. Your territory adds to your club's total, so a good capture from you helps everyone you're playing alongside. A feed built around the game INTVL has a social feed where you can follow other players, see their activities, and cheer them on. It's a good way to find people around you and stay connected to other athletes around the world. Bring your own gear INTVL works with the devices you already train on, so your activities sync straight into the game: - Garmin - Suunto - Polar - Coros - Fitbit - Hammerhead - Wahoo We built INTVL to give a new meaning to fitness. Movement without stakes is just exercise. The world is the game. Take it. This app integrates with Apple Health (HealthKit) to show insights about your activity, including steps, heart rate, and previous runs. Privacy Policy: https://www.intvl.com.au/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TrainingPeaks4 screens
INTVL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TrainingPeaks at none against INTVL's shown. INTVL's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. TrainingPeaks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and INTVL sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TrainingPeaks against 4.7 for INTVL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 5.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of TrainingPeaks's written reviews are positive against 83% of INTVL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainingPeaks ships an update fortnightly, INTVL every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
TrainingPeaks versus INTVL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainingPeaksINTVL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings)4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better5.7K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#101#86 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeaksware, LLCINTVL PTY LTD

Customer experience

TrainingPeaks

All ratings12,767 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,165 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative26.5%

INTVL

All ratings5,668 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,630 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative12.3%

User reviews

TrainingPeaks

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great training tool
  • 📊 Comprehensive data and analytics
  • 🤝 Seamless integration with other apps
  • 🗓️ Useful for planning and tracking training
  • 💪 Helps improve performance and fitness

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable app experience
  • 🤔 Complicated and not very user-friendly
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Limited functionality in mobile app
  • 🕰️ Slow sync and data processing

INTVL

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Truly innovative running app
  • 👍 Good fun app
  • 👍 Perfect for unmotivated runners
  • 👍 Love the community aspect
  • 👍 Motivating

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing user interface
  • 🐛 Buggy app with crashes
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with other apps/devices
  • 🐛 Unreliable GPS tracking
  • 🐛 Cheating concerns with the Terra feature

Bugs and requests

TrainingPeaks

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inconsistent sync between mobile app and web version
  • Workout data not always accurately recorded or displayed
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Login problems and password reset difficulties
  • Incompatibility with certain devices and platforms

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create and customize training plans
  • Improved user interface and navigation
  • Better integration with Apple Health and other fitness apps
  • Dark mode option
  • More affordable subscription tiers

INTVL

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Runs not recording properly
  • App crashing during runs
  • Issues with syncing and manual review

Requested features

5 requests
  • Revise the 200m Terra rule
  • Add biking support
  • Ability to set a starting location in Terra
  • Allow creating and joining local run clubs
  • More detailed Terra features and competitions

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TrainingPeaks

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly Premium Subscription$48.993 Months
  • Annual Premium Subscription$134.991 Year
One-time2
  • One Month Premium Subscription$19.99
  • One Year Premium Subscription$119.99
9 purchases

INTVL

Subscriptions9
  • INTVL1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • INTVL7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • INTVL7 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • INTVL7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • INTVL$12.991 Month
  • INTVL1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • INTVL7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • INTVL7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • INTVL Annual Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TrainingPeaks free?
TrainingPeaks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is INTVL free?
INTVL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TrainingPeaks or INTVL?
INTVL is rated higher. TrainingPeaks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while INTVL averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do TrainingPeaks or INTVL have ads?
INTVL shows ads; TrainingPeaks does not.
Which is updated more often, TrainingPeaks or INTVL?
TrainingPeaks ships an update fortnightly, and INTVL every 6 days. Most recently, TrainingPeaks was updated on November 5, 2026 and INTVL on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, TrainingPeaks or INTVL?
TrainingPeaks currently peaks at #101 in the App Store charts, and INTVL at #86. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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