AR Strength vs Solstice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Strength
This app allows members to manage their gym accounts, including booking classes and signing up for events. Users can also update personal information and payment details.
- Reserve class spots
- Sign up for gym events
- Update profile information
- Manage payment methods
- General account management
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For members of AR Strength to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
Solstice
Track your recovery journey with a private sobriety journal and self-check-ins. Practice guided breathing exercises to build steadier days. An optional AI Coach is available via a separate subscription.
- Private sobriety tracking
- Local journal entries
- Daily self-check-ins
- Guided breathing exercises
- Optional AI Coach (subscription)
- Device-local data storage
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Quit anything. Stay quit. Alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, or whatever you're done with. Solstice counts the days and helps you get through the hard ones. YOUR STREAK, LIVE Days clear, money saved, and the next milestone you're walking toward. SEE YOUR BODY RECOVER 26 milestones from day one to year one, so you can see what's changing inside you while you wait for it to feel easier. RIDE OUT THE URGE Guided breathing with haptic pacing. Two minutes to get past a craving instead of giving in to it. CHECK IN DAILY Ten seconds a day. The habit that keeps the streak alive. WRITE TO YOUR FUTURE SELF A private journal. Leave yourself something on a good day, read it back on a hard one. TRACK ANYTHING Dozens of substances, and more than one at a time. SUPPORT AT 10PM An AI coach that knows your history and answers when the craving does. Available with an optional Solstice Plus subscription. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No cloud. Your trackers, journal, and coach conversations stay on your phone, and you can delete all of it whenever you want. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy-site-blush-omega.vercel.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Strength at none against Solstice's 2. AR Strength also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Solstice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Solstice sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AR Strength asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AR Strength against 5.0 for Solstice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
AR Strength ships an update every 2 months, Solstice every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Strength | Solstice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AR Fitness LLC | William Redfern |
Customer experience
AR Strength
Solstice
In-app purchases
AR Strength
No in-app purchases
Solstice
- Solstice Plus$2.991 Month
- Solstice Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
