Comparison

MATS vs The Rocket Racing

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

Head to head
About

MATS

This AI-powered training platform creates personalized weekly plans for running, cycling, and triathlon. It dynamically adjusts your schedule based on daily life changes, illness, or illness, and integrates with your personal calendar and smart trainers.

Highlights
  • AI-driven weekly training plans
  • Dynamic schedule adjustments
  • Smart trainer control
  • Strength and mobility workouts
  • Workout calendar and analysis
  • Coach collaboration features
Features
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MATS is your AI coach for running, cycling, and triathlon. It plans your training week by week, checks your training load every day, and rebuilds your plan when your daily life changes. Behind the AI coach are real elite coaches. Their training philosophy is built into every plan it creates for you. Do you train with your own coach? Then you can work together in MATS, with your calendar, chat, and all your data in one place. And if you simply want to record and analyze your training, youโ€™ll find everything you need in the same app. ### AI COACH - Tell it what changes: two extra hours on Sunday, a business trip, an illness. It checks your training load and adjusts your week accordingly. - Add your races. It plans your base, build, and peak phases around them, all the way through your taper. - Your readiness, based on HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and your daily feedback, is factored into every recommendation. SMART TRAINER - Control your smart trainer directly from MATS - on your smartphone, tablet, or in your browser. Your intervals run at the planned power target without the need for a second app. You can even connect your Core sensor. STRENGTH & MOBILITY - Choose from a large exercise library with instructions and videos, or train with ready-made workouts. Your strength sessions are scheduled where they best fit into your endurance training week. CALENDAR & ANALYSIS - All your workouts in one calendar, synced with Garmin, Apple, COROS, Suunto, Zwift, and other platforms. You can also factor weather data and availability into your planning. - Connect MATS to your personal calendar. This lets you see training, work, and family commitments in one place and schedule your workouts around your actual week. - Track your threshold power, training intensity distribution, and training load with the MATS Score. - Determine your performance parameters conveniently from home with the diagnostic protocol. FOR ATHLETES WITH THEIR OWN COACH - Your coach plans directly in your calendar. You can communicate via chat, comment on workouts and events, and receive push notifications whenever something changes. KNOWLEDGE HUB - Articles on training science and MATS features, linked directly to the relevant areas of the app. Try MATS free for 14 days. EULA: https://mats.coach/en/eula/

About

The Rocket Racing

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Inside the The Rocket Racing app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MATS4 screens
The Rocket Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Rocket Racing at none against MATS's 10. MATS's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MATS sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.00 per month. The Rocket Racing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MATS ships an update every 9 days, The Rocket Racing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
MATS versus The Rocket Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMATSThe Rocket Racing
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews84.6% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size106 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMATS GmbHEmily Sudduth

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MATS

Subscriptions10
  • Premium monthly subscription$17.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Kukla (Month)$39.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Kukla (Year)$39.001 Year
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  • AI Coach - Seipp (Month)$39.001 Month
  • AI Coach - Tilbury-Davis (Month)$39.001 Month
  • Premium yearly subscription$129.991 Year
  • AI Coach - Eriksson (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Seipp (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Tilbury-Davis (Year)$350.001 Year
  • AI Coach - Schoemburg-Heuck (Year)$350.001 Year
None

The Rocket Racing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MATS free?
MATS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Rocket Racing free?
The Rocket Racing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MATS or The Rocket Racing have ads?
Neither MATS nor The Rocket Racing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MATS or The Rocket Racing?
MATS ships an update every 9 days, and The Rocket Racing every 3 weeks. Most recently, MATS was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Rocket Racing on November 8, 2026.

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