Comparison

TNF Coaching vs BarTrace

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

Head to head
About

TNF Coaching

Features
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Online fitness coaching app. Tailored nutrition plans Workout plans Supplementation advice. Weekly check ins Unlimited updates Coaching support * App access requires paid coaching plan Terms of use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy

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BarTrace

Features
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BarTrace turns your Apple Watch into a barbell sensor. Start a set on the watch, lift, and your iPhone returns the numbers for that set: rep count, depth, tempo, bar velocity and velocity loss. It is built for lifters who already train to a plan and want measurement instead of estimation. Powerlifters, strength athletes, and anyone running velocity-based or autoregulated training who does not want to buy a dedicated bar tracker. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose squat, bench press or deadlift on the watch and tap record. 2. Lift. Recording runs inside a workout session, so it continues with your wrist down and your phone in your bag. The session is saved to Apple Health. 3. Stop the set. It transfers to your iPhone automatically and is analyzed there. WHAT YOU GET FOR EVERY SET Rep count, detected from the motion signal. Range of motion in centimeters, so you can check depth consistency rep to rep. Tempo, split into eccentric and concentric duration. Bar velocity in meters per second. Velocity loss across the set, the standard cue for ending a set before form degrades. Sticking points: the moment mid-ascent where the bar slows sharply, marked on the rep. WHAT YOU CAN LOOK AT A bar path chart for each rep, plotting vertical against fore and aft movement. A velocity curve across the rep. Rep comparison, to see how the last rep of a set differed from the first. Workout history, grouped by day. Trends per lift over time. ACCURACY, STATED PLAINLY Rep count, depth, tempo and velocity are the metrics to rely on. The bar path shape is a reconstruction from wrist motion, not a camera measurement and not an absolute reading. Use it to compare reps against each other, within a set and between sessions, rather than as a precise record of where the bar was in the room. BarTrace is a training tool. It is not a medical device and it does not give medical advice. PRIVACY Everything is recorded, processed and stored on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Nothing is sent to a server, because there is no server. No account, no sign-up, no advertising, no tracking, no third-party analytics. Workout sessions are written to Apple Health, where they stay under your control. REQUIREMENTS iPhone running iOS 17 or later and an Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later. An Apple Watch is required to record. The iPhone app does the analysis and holds your history.

Screenshots

TNF Coaching3 screens
BarTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BarTrace at none against TNF Coaching's 1. TNF Coaching's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. TNF Coaching sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $499.99 per month. BarTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
TNF Coaching versus BarTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTNF CoachingBarTrace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size52 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerstefanie reidLinda Hoeberigs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TNF Coaching

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Coaching$499.991 Month
None

BarTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TNF Coaching free?
TNF Coaching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarTrace free?
BarTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TNF Coaching or BarTrace have ads?
Neither TNF Coaching nor BarTrace shows ads.

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