Comparison

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises vs SOFReady

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

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About

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises

Access authentic Navy SEAL-style fitness instruction with over 115 exercise videos. Build elite strength, endurance, and conditioning with expert guidance on form and technique. Includes specialized swimming and underwater training.

Highlights
  • Authentic Navy SEAL-style fitness instruction
  • Over 115 exercise videos with expert demonstrations
  • Detailed instruction on form and technique
  • Core, upper body, lower body, and full-body exercises
  • Specialized swimming and underwater training
  • Optional structured training plans
Features
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Train with Stew Smith, a former Navy SEAL Lieutenant and one of the most respected tactical fitness coaches in the world. This app gives you the exact exercises, techniques, and training methods Stew has used to prepare candidates for BUD/S and other elite programs since 1997. RECOMMENDED FOR • Navy SEAL, SWCC, EOD, and military candidates • Police, firefighters, and tactical professionals • Anyone who wants to train with purpose and get into the best shape of their life FREE PST CALCULATOR & TRACKER Enter your 500 yard swim, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and 1.5 mile run, and the app scores your Physical Screening Test using Stew Smith's own grading system. • One score, graded against the real standards, including the tighter officer line • See your weakest event and exactly what it costs you in points • Every event measured against minimum and competitive standards • Step-by-step instructions to run the test yourself, including rest periods between events • Log every retest and watch your score improve on the progress chart 117 FREE EXERCISE VIDEOS Every movement demonstrated and explained by Stew Smith, with clear instruction on form, pacing, and proper technique: • Core, arms, and upper body • Legs and lower body • Full body conditioning • TRX exercises • 10+ push-up variations and 5+ pull-up variations • Sit-up, crunch, and ab variations Plus exclusive swimming and underwater training content, including SEAL-style swim techniques and the Survival Swim (drown-proofing) modeled on the conditioning required at BUD/S. GO FURTHER WITH ONE UPGRADE A single one-time purchase, no subscription, unlocks: • The Daily Trainer: 24 weeks of progressive daily workouts, 168 in total, from base building to peak • 50+ detailed PT routines covering swimming, running, calisthenics, and full body sessions • Your PST results point you to the exact weeks of the program that target your weakest event Try a full week of the Daily Trainer and 4 PT routines free before you decide. ABOUT STEW SMITH Stew Smith is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a former Navy SEAL Lieutenant, and the author of several bestselling fitness books, including The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness, Maximum Fitness, The Special Ops Workouts, and SWAT Fitness. He has trained thousands of candidates for the Navy SEALs, Special Forces, SWAT, FBI, and other demanding professions. His work has been featured in National Geographic's Fight Science, The Washington Post, Men's Health, and Sports Illustrated. Navy SEAL style training is intense. Train with a partner, use safe exercise practices, and listen to your body as you progress.

About

SOFReady

This AI-powered app creates personalized strength training programs based on your goals, equipment, and schedule. It adapts as you progress and includes features like workout tracking and nutrition guidance. Designed for high performers, it helps you train like the best.

Highlights
  • AI-generated personalized strength programs
  • SOF-standard readiness benchmarks
  • Workout tracking and progress logging
  • Performance debrief system
  • Nutrition guidance
  • Workout reminders
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Complete hybrid athlete programming — hybrid, strength, power, engine, tactical. For the weight room, the trail, the start line or selection. 7-day free trial. Built for people with real obligations and no spare time who stay hard anyway. A job. Kids. A business. Forty-five minutes in a garage before anyone else is up. Written by a strength coach and laid out week by week. Not a list of workouts — a plan that goes somewhere, progressing off what you actually logged. THE TRACKS Hybrid — strength and conditioning together, in the order that lets both improve. Barbell work, kettlebells, calories on the bike, running that stays real running. Strength — heavy push, pull and legs. Every muscle group twice a week, loads climbing on percentages, tested at the end. Power — learning to produce force fast. Olympic lifts and derivatives, sprint work, jumps and throws. Engine — running as the point and everything in support of it. Threshold pace, running economy, and the ability to hold pace when it stops being fun. Tactical — built around a report date. Rucking, running, strength and the durability work that keeps you in it. Or build your own and the app writes a program around your goal, your schedule and the equipment you actually have. STARTING FROM BEHIND Coming back after time off, the four-week on-ramp gets you training properly before your real program starts. Submaximal, RPE-based, no max lifts required. When it's done you go straight into day one of the track you picked. STANDARDS AND TESTS Track the numbers that matter and watch them move — squat, bench, deadlift, the mile, the ruck, work capacity. Military standards are in here too: ACFT, PFT, SFAS and RASP preparation for anyone pointed that way. WHAT YOU GET Every session logged — sets, reps, load, time, distance, calories — carried forward into the next one. A weekly debrief that reads your training and tells you what to adjust. Nutrition guidance and recipes built around the training load. Progress photos, PRs and a record book that stays yours. A community in Discord and a founder who answers. Subscription required after the trial. Monthly or annual. Consult a physician before beginning any training program. SOFReady is training preparation and does not represent undisclosed selection standards.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Navy SEAL Training & Exercises at free with in-app purchases against SOFReady's subscription. Navy SEAL Training & Exercises also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 7). SOFReady's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Navy SEAL Training & Exercises sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and SOFReady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Navy SEAL Training & Exercises has 6.2K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Navy SEAL Training & Exercises's written reviews are positive against 75% of SOFReady's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises ships an update every 8 months, SOFReady every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Navy SEAL Training & Exercises versus SOFReady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNavy SEAL Training & ExercisesSOFReady
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.2K ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.2K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShred Apps, LLCReady Apps, LLC TN

Customer experience

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises

All ratings6,171 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative2.9%

SOFReady

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Videos not working after iOS 14 update
  • Purchased content not accessible

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free workout plans
  • Audio instructions for exercises
  • Progress tracking and workout history

SOFReady

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Navy SEAL Training & Exercises

One-time9
  • Weeks 1 through 4$3.99
  • Weeks 5 through 8$3.99
  • Weeks 9 through 12$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Weeks 13 through 16$3.99
  • Weeks 17 through 20$3.99
  • Weeks 21 through 24$3.99
  • Unlock All Training Weeks$19.99
  • Unlock PT Routines$19.99
  • Unlock PT And Daily Trainer$29.99
2 purchases

SOFReady

Subscriptions2
  • SOFReady Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • SOFReady Premium3 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Navy SEAL Training & Exercises free?
Navy SEAL Training & Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SOFReady free?
SOFReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Navy SEAL Training & Exercises or SOFReady?
Navy SEAL Training & Exercises is rated higher. Navy SEAL Training & Exercises averages 4.9 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while SOFReady averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Navy SEAL Training & Exercises or SOFReady have ads?
Neither Navy SEAL Training & Exercises nor SOFReady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Navy SEAL Training & Exercises or SOFReady?
Navy SEAL Training & Exercises ships an update every 8 months, and SOFReady every 4 days. Most recently, Navy SEAL Training & Exercises was updated on September 25, 2026 and SOFReady on September 21, 2026.

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