Comparison

CoachMePlus vs SHIELD

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

Head to head
About

CoachMePlus

This web-based solution helps strength and conditioning coaches manage, schedule, and track athletes' progress. It allows for customized fitness programs and integrates with the Health app for comprehensive data viewing.

Highlights
  • Athlete management
  • Program customization
  • Scheduling
  • Progress tracking
  • Reporting
  • Health app integration
Features
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CoachMePlus provides professional strength & conditioning coaches and fitness trainers with a web-­‐based solution for managing, scheduling, tracking and reporting the efforts of the athletes they train. CoachMePlus empowers coaches with the ability to customize fitness programs for individuals or groups with an easy-to-use interface. Use the CoachMePlus Video app to quickly add exercises to your account! Athletes can see their Training and Questionnaire data along side their other Health data through an integration with the Health app.

About

SHIELD

This app offers tactical professionals a private way to report behavioral health struggles and allows leaders to monitor department-wide status. It provides real-time statistics to help members advocate for their well-being.

Highlights
  • Anonymous behavioral struggle reporting
  • Department-wide status assessment
  • Real-time statistics access
  • Self-advocacy tools
  • Proactive behavioral health solution
Features
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SHIELD™ is a proactive solution to behavioral health that allows tactical professionals to better understand and anonymously report any behavioral struggles they’re facing, and department leads to assess the overall status of their department. With comprehensive access to real-time statistics, members can better advocate for themselves.

Screenshots

CoachMePlus4 screens
SHIELD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SHIELD at 5.0 against CoachMePlus's 3.6. SHIELD also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CoachMePlus's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHIELD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CoachMePlus has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoachMePlus ships an update every 2 months, SHIELD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CoachMePlus versus SHIELD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoachMePlusSHIELD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVIRTUVIA, llcProteam Tactical Performance LLC

Customer experience

CoachMePlus

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

SHIELD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CoachMePlus

No in-app purchases

None

SHIELD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoachMePlus free?
CoachMePlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHIELD free?
SHIELD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CoachMePlus or SHIELD?
SHIELD is rated higher. CoachMePlus averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while SHIELD averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CoachMePlus or SHIELD have ads?
Neither CoachMePlus nor SHIELD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoachMePlus or SHIELD?
CoachMePlus ships an update every 2 months, and SHIELD every 3 months. Most recently, CoachMePlus was updated on October 13, 2026 and SHIELD on October 4, 2026.

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