Foam Roller Techniques vs Staka Ski for SkiErg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foam Roller Techniques
Learn effective muscle release techniques with a comprehensive video library. This guide offers over 190 videos demonstrating how to use a foam roller for injury prevention, management, and performance enhancement. Suitable for all fitness levels, it provides offline access to exercises for various muscle groups.
- 190+ video demonstrations
- Exercises for 55+ muscle groups
- Offline video access
- Variations for all skill levels
- Grouped by muscle and activity
- Injury prevention and management
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Dr. Ryan Emmons has brought his popular Roll Release® foam roller techniques to your iPhone and iPad. In 190 videos Dr. Emmons himself shows you the most effective way to use your roller. Rolling is a highly effective, proven method for releasing muscles for people of all skill and fitness levels. ● This is a comprehensive app with up to 4 videos per muscle including easier and harder variations. ● Have this rolling guide with you when you need it at the gym, while traveling, and at home. ● The videos are all in the app for fast viewing offline, no Internet connection required. ● Exercises are grouped by muscle with easier and harder variations to match your requirements. ● New in 1.1 - exercises by activity and injury ● 190 videos over 55 muscle groups covering the neck, back, hips, legs, feet, shoulders, chest, arms, and hands. “After working with these exercises and with Dr. Emmons for just over a year, I was able to achieve peak performance and had my top finish ever at the World Championships—second place, one spot away from the world title. I can’t wait to see what another year of training will produce! I highly recommend Roll Release® techniques to anyone serious about meeting and exceeding their own expectations as an athlete and looking to achieve their personal best.” - Lisa “Longball” Vlooswyk, Reigning Eight-Time Canadian Long Drive Golf Champion, Runner-up 2009 World Long Drive Championships, Canadian Tour Player To combat muscle tightness, excessive muscle tightness or muscle or soft-tissue injury, Roll Release™ Techniques are utilized for myofascial release. Rolling is a therapeutic technique and can be strategically used for both injury prevention and injury management. Further rolling can improve athletic performance by maximizing the capability of the musculature. ● Cost effective ● Complements treatment and accelerates healing ● Manage muscle soreness ● Manage a recent injury ● Accelerate recovery time ● Loosen tight muscles ● Improve flexibility ● Improve joint mobility ● Increase power “You must realize that you are an athlete in your own right; you want to perform your best with hopes of the greatest outcome. You strive to perform better in the activities of your everyday life, you pride yourself in your physical accomplishments, and you attempt to do these without injury. When placing work on the body, it can break down and injury may occur. A strategy to dealing with these injuries is imperative. The goal of the Release Revolution® and this app is to educate and empower you, the athlete, to make better decisions to optimize your physical state, ability and capability while keeping the associated risk at a minimum. The hope is to enlighten you on the tremendous benefits of myofascial release.” - Dr. Ryan Emmons, BAKin, DC For more information read the book Roll Release Foam Roller Techniques by Dr Emmons, available at the iTunes Store. 'Roll Release' and 'Release Revolution' are ® registered trademarks of Roll Release Inc.
Staka Ski for SkiErg
Explore virtual ski trails at your own pace or compete in timed races. Track your performance metrics like power, pace, and heart rate zones to improve your ranking. This app is free to use.
- Explore virtual ski trails
- Compete in timed races
- Track power, pace, and heart rate
- Improve your rank
- Free ski mode
- Interval training races
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But someone else may be faster than you. Compete for KOMs. Free ski. Race to improve your rank. FREE SKI Explore the trail network at your own pace, or chase the segment records. WORKOUTS The sessions nordic skiers actually do. Intensity 1, threshold intervals and sprints, guided on screen with power targets based on your FTP. Find yours with a 20-minute test. TRAIN Every session ends with the numbers. Power, pace, heart rate zones and your peak efforts. RACE About ten minutes per race. Run them back to back like intervals to improve your rank. Races go off every 15 mins. Staka is free. WHAT YOU NEED A SkiErg, and an iPhone or iPad. A heart rate strap is optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Staka Ski for SkiErg at Free against Foam Roller Techniques's $2.99. Staka Ski for SkiErg also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Foam Roller Techniques's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
Staka Ski for SkiErg is free to download; Foam Roller Techniques costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Staka Ski for SkiErg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Foam Roller Techniques's written reviews are positive against 100% of Staka Ski for SkiErg's.
Foam Roller Techniques ships an update every 2 weeks, Staka Ski for SkiErg every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foam Roller Techniques | Staka Ski for SkiErg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ryan Emmons Professional Corporation | Staka, LLC |
Customer experience
Foam Roller Techniques
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In-app purchases
Foam Roller Techniques
No in-app purchases
Staka Ski for SkiErg
No in-app purchases
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