Intensity+ vs Parallel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intensity+
This app combines a professional interval timer with guided workouts for effective training. It offers home-based routines requiring no equipment, suitable for all fitness levels. Track progress and earn achievements with Apple Watch and Game Center integration.
- Professional interval timer
- Curated guided workouts
- Zero-equipment home workouts
- Workouts for all fitness levels
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Game Center achievements
- Customizable basic timers
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BURN FAT. BUILD MUSCLE. GET SHREDDED. With Intensity+, you can be in the best shape of your life. Intensity+ combines a professional interval timer with a library of curated, guided workouts to help you train smarter. WORKOUT ANYWHERE: Intensity+ workouts are built to fit your life, your space, and your ability. Intensity+ has workouts that you can do at home with zero equipments or gym machines needed. Intensity+ works wherever you do. So, no more excuses. ALL FITNESS LEVELS: Whether you are a beginner starting out your fitness journey or an advanced ninja, Intensity+ has workouts for every fitness level. FOCUSED WORKOUTS: Intensity+ has select catalogs and workouts that isolate specific target areas like Abs, Arms, Legs, or even specialty training such as Calisthenics. APPLE WATCH COMPATIBLE: View your timer and monitor workout status directly on your wrist, keeping your phone out of the way. GAME CENTER INTEGRATION: Collect Game Center achievements and badges as you hit milestones and complete challenging workouts. Intensity+ also helps you show-off your durations by helping you track your workouts. BETTER BASICS: Even if you have your own workouts, with Intensity+ you can create and save simple, basic timers for your HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and AMRAP workouts.
Parallel
Record and analyze your squat form to improve depth and consistency. Get instant feedback on your angle and rep count. Optimize your training with detailed insights.
- Squat depth analysis
- Rep counting
- Consistency scoring
- Form angle measurement
- Quick analysis
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Film and analyze your squat. Get back your depth angle, rep count and consistency score in under a minute.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Parallel at 5.0 against Intensity+'s 4.4. Parallel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Intensity+'s advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Parallel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intensity+ has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Intensity+ ships an update monthly, Parallel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intensity+ | Parallel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kedar Gadge | KRISTIN,WARLTIER AUSTIN |
Customer experience
Intensity+
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In-app purchases
Intensity+
No in-app purchases
Parallel
No in-app purchases
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