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Foam Roller Techniques vs Foam Roller Exercises

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

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Foam Roller Exercises

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Your body carries tension from every long day at a desk, every tough workout, and every restless night. Foam Roller Exercises - Relief gives you a clear, beautiful way to release it. Browse 36 hand-illustrated exercises organized across 10 body areas — from your neck and upper back down to your calves and core. Every exercise features detailed artwork so you can see exactly where to place the roller and how to move. No shaky phone videos. No stock photos. Just clear, elegant guides you can follow at a glance. WHAT'S INSIDE ◆ 36 foam roller exercises covering your full body ◆ 10 targeted body areas: neck, upper back, lower back, chest, shoulders, hips & glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves, and core ◆ Step-by-step illustrated guides with proper form cues ◆ Each exercise labeled by body area so you find relief fast BUILT FOR BEGINNERS Never used a foam roller? Start here. Each exercise is explained with simple language and visual cues — no fitness jargon, no confusing angles. Place your roller, follow the illustration, and feel the difference. DESIGNED FOR RELIEF Whether you're dealing with a stiff upper back from sitting all day, tight IT bands from running, or hip tension that won't quit — there's an exercise for that. Target exactly where it hurts and start rolling. WHY ILLUSTRATIONS? Video-based apps force you to pause, scrub, and squint at a small screen while you're on the floor. Our illustrated approach gives you everything you need in a single frame: roller position, body alignment, and movement direction — all at a glance. Foam rolling is one of the simplest, most effective things you can do for your body. You just need a roller and a few minutes. We'll show you exactly what to do.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Foam Roller Exercises at Free against Foam Roller Techniques's $2.99. Foam Roller Techniques's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Foam Roller Exercises 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.

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Foam Roller Techniques versus Foam Roller Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoam Roller TechniquesFoam Roller Exercises
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB102 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRyan Emmons Professional CorporationThumbstone Labs

In-app purchases

None

Foam Roller Techniques

No in-app purchases

None

Foam Roller Exercises

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foam Roller Techniques free?
Foam Roller Techniques costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foam Roller Exercises free?
Foam Roller Exercises is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Foam Roller Techniques or Foam Roller Exercises have ads?
Neither Foam Roller Techniques nor Foam Roller Exercises shows ads.

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