Project LeanNation vs IBfit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project LeanNation
Easily order healthy, prepared meals, shakes, and supplements for local pickup. Access personalized nutrition coaching, track your progress, and earn rewards with every purchase. Achieve your health and fitness goals with convenient, expert-guided support.
- Order healthy prepared meals for pickup
- Customize meal orders
- Personalized 1-on-1 nutrition coaching
- Progress tracking and accountability
- Shop protein shakes and supplements
- Earn loyalty rewards
- Locate nearby stores
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Your local home for healthy, goal-driven nutrition. Ordering your meals, shakes, and supplements is easier than ever with the Project LeanNation app, where local convenience meets personal transformation. Order Ahead & Pick Up Local: Grab & go healthy prepared meals designed to fit your goals and schedule. Browse your local store menu, customize your order, and pick up in minutes. Join PLN+ for Personalized Coaching: Unlock 1-on-1 coaching, progress tracking, and accountability from real nutrition experts. Your goals, your plan, your coach — all in one app. Shop Snacks, Shakes & Supplements: Fuel your routine with protein shakes, healthy snacks, and performance supplements available for pickup in-store. Earn Rewards as You Go: Join our loyalty program to earn points with every purchase. Redeem rewards on meals, shakes, and PLN+ benefits that keep you on track. Track Progress. Stay Motivated: Log check-ins, set goals, and celebrate milestones with your PLN+ coach. Your results are always within reach — and in your pocket. Find a Store Near You: Locate your nearest Project LeanNation, view hours, and order ahead for fast local pickup. Download the Project LeanNation app today — your path to better health, simplified.
IBfit
This app provides personalized workout plans, habit tracking, and nutrition coaching from certified coaches. Athletes can log workouts, track food intake with a barcode scanner, access recipes, and communicate with their coaches and other users. It integrates with smartwatches for seamless data synchronization.
- Custom workout programming
- Habit and nutrition coaching
- Live progress tracking
- Food logging with barcode scanner
- Recipe library with macros
- Coach and client communication
- Smartwatch integration
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The IBfit app delivers a unique experience to each athlete by combining custom workout programming with habit and nutrition coaching. IBfit coaches have the ability to track client progress live and communicate with clients through messenger and video. IBfit coaches can confidently manage client progress from anywhere, giving you even more access! On the client side, athlete’s pursue their habit and fitness goals daily and receive feedback from their coaches, track workouts live, log food directly inside the app, participate in group challenges, and so much more to stay motivated. Clients can connect their apple watch to the app and data shows up on their profile. The IBfit app is for anyone who is participating in an IBfit online program. Clients must have a current program running with an IBfit coach or attending the IBfit gym to have access. Features of the app You receive your own calendar that contains your scheduled workouts, habits and nutrition goals to check off each day. Your coaches can build custom workout programs for you and can share master programs with you for challenges. You can record your workout progress live or later on. Your workouts contain video demos of movements. You can log your food directly in the app. The app features a barcode scanner to make tracking calories and macronutrients easier and faster. You have access to a full library of recipes with macros. You can also receive meal plans custom from your coaches or built from the app. You can communicate with other clients in the group chat on the app and can communicate with your IBfit coaches. You can connect your smart watch to the app so your data reflects in the app and coaches can watch you reach your fitness goals and celebrate wins! You can store your progress pictures directly in the app. You can book your spot in a workout or book a virtual meeting with your coaches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: IBfit at free against Project LeanNation's free with in-app purchases. Project LeanNation's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (524 vs 42). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Project LeanNation against 5.0 for IBfit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project LeanNation has 524 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Project LeanNation ships an update fortnightly, IBfit every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Project LeanNation | IBfit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (524 ratings) | 5.0 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 524 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Project LeanNation Franchising Inc. | Incredibly Bulk |
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Project LeanNation
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In-app purchases
Project LeanNation
No in-app purchases
IBfit
No in-app purchases
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