Comparison

OnlyStrength vs OTA Training

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

Head to head
About

OnlyStrength

This app offers comprehensive strength training and athletic performance programs designed by expert coaches. It provides guided workouts with detailed exercise instructions, progress tracking, and automatic weight calculations to help athletes improve speed, strength, and explosiveness.

Highlights
  • Progressed and guided programming
  • Detailed exercise instructions with video demos
  • Automatic weight calculations
  • Workout history tracking
  • Metric tracking for sprint times and jump scores
  • In-app rest timer
  • Community for expert guidance
Features
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Try OnlyStrength COMPLETELY FREE with our 7 Day FREE Trial. Risk free, no payment collected during your trial! OnlyStrength is the BEST Remote Training Experience in the WORLD for Athletes of ALL SPORTS! - Programming trusted by THOUSANDS of athletes since 2016. - Designed by expert and world renowned Coach, Gerry DeFilippo. - Has guided collegiate and pro athletes from over 75 organizations and colleges. - Highly regarded by various MLB, NFL and Collegiate Performance Coaches. OnlyStength gives athletes and members year round programming COMPREHENSIVELY involving all aspects of strength training, sprinting, plyometrics, agility, mobility, conditioning and more. It is designed for athletes who want to improve their performance and athletic ability, but have no idea where to begin or start. Our system provides progressed, guided programming giving all athletes the tools they need to get faster, stronger and more explosive. Designed for athletes who need a specific program driven to improve athletic performance. Choose your program based upon your experience level or whether or not you are in-season or moving through your off-season. With OnlyStrength, you can expect: - Progressed and guided programming. - Prescribed reps, sets, rest and tempo/intensity for all exercises. - Comprehensive sprinting, agility and top speed/acceleration training. - A battery of loaded and unloaded jumps and plyometrics to build power. - Complete upper and lower body strength training to build strength and force output. - Conditioning, mobility and preparation/warm-up routines. The OnlyStrength app is designed to assist you via: - Automatic weight calculations for main lifts and strength movements. - Workout history tracking gathering and collecting all weights used for easy reference. - Video demos for EVERY exercise directly and easily accessible within all training programs. - Metric tracking for sprint times, jump scores, bodyweight and more to gauge YOUR progress. - In-app rest timer set specifically to the rest times you need depending on each exercise type. - Categorized video library of over 700 strength, speed, jump, mobility and conditioning demos to guide you. - Community where you can seek guidance and receive help from expert coach Gerry DeFilippo. Coming soon: - Special coach packages where coaches can distribute OnlyStrength programming to their teams with personalized profiles. - Artificial Intelligence technology based on and crafted after Gerry DeFilippo, at your full disposal to answer your training questions and design further personalized and custom programs for YOU! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getonlystrength.training/privacy-policy

About

OTA Training

Features
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Elevate your game with OTA Training, the premier platform created by Overtime Athletes. Trusted by thousands, it offers expert programs to build speed, strength, and explosiveness. Join OTA Coaches and the OTA Nation community to achieve elite athletic performance and dominate your sport. Terms of service: https://www.overtimeathletes.co/ota-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.overtimeathletes.co/ota-privacy-policy

Screenshots

OnlyStrength4 screens
OTA Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

OnlyStrength and OTA Training are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OnlyStrength sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month and OTA Training sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnlyStrength ships an update every 8 days, OTA Training weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OnlyStrength versus OTA Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnlyStrengthOTA Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChallenger Training Systems IncOvertime Athletes Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OnlyStrength

Subscriptions2
  • OnlyStrength Premium Monthly$34.991 Month
  • OnlyStrength Premium Annual$349.991 Year
3 purchases

OTA Training

Subscriptions3
  • OTA PRO (monthly)$29.991 Month
  • OTA PRO7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • OTA PRO (yearly)$299.001 Year

Questions

Is OnlyStrength free?
OnlyStrength is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OTA Training free?
OTA Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnlyStrength or OTA Training have ads?
Neither OnlyStrength nor OTA Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnlyStrength or OTA Training?
OnlyStrength ships an update every 8 days, and OTA Training weekly. Most recently, OnlyStrength was updated on September 3, 2026 and OTA Training on September 13, 2026.

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