Comparison

TRAIN vs Hova

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

Head to head
About

TRAIN

This app allows users to discover and create personalized workout plans from a global community. Track your progress, beat your personal records, and share your own routines with others. It's designed to be accessible for everyone, regardless of fitness level or goals.

Highlights
  • Discover user-created workouts
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Share workouts globally
  • Track personal records
  • Fitness plans for all goals
Features
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FITNESS FOR EVERYONE No matter your age, gender or ambitions, TRAIN has workouts from users around the world who want to help YOU achieve your goals. PREPARE TO SUCCEED Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. You need a plan to reach your goal. Find your plan on TRAIN. CREATE AND SHARE Make your own workouts and share them with users across the world. BEAT YOUR BEST TRAIN saves your records, so you can beat them every time your workout. FREE FOR ALL There is no paid plan or in app purchases. TRAIN is free for everybody.

About

Hova

Design personalized fitness routines for any goal, whether at home or in the gym. Track your progress with a simple interface and build consistency. This app offers full customization without distractions or locked features.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts
  • Design routines for various goals
  • Guided workout interface
  • Track progress over time
  • Works with or without equipment
  • Beginner-friendly and scalable
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Hova is a guided workout app that turns your iPhone into a personal coach — for home, the gym, or anywhere you've got a few square feet. Build a workout once, press play, and Hova counts you through every rep and rest out loud, so you can keep your eyes on the workout instead of the screen. No gym required. No guesswork. Just press play. GUIDED, HANDS-FREE • Big on-screen countdowns and audio cues call out the final seconds and every rep • Automatic rest timers between moves and rounds — add +5s on the fly • A clear "up next" so you always know what's coming • "Each side" exercises with a switch cue at the halfway point BUILD WORKOUTS YOUR WAY • Create custom routines from timed holds, rep counts, weighted sets, and go-to-failure "max reps" • Group exercises into sets and loops with automatic rest • Set it up once — Hova handles the timing forever • Or generate one in seconds — pick body parts, equipment and time, and Hova builds it TABATA & INTERVALS • A built-in Tabata timer — 20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds • Pin a single movement, or run it as a pure interval timer TRAIN ANYWHERE, WITH OR WITHOUT EQUIPMENT • Bodyweight workouts you can do at home with zero gear • Or add dumbbells, kettlebells, barbell, and bands • 170+ exercise library with step-by-step instructions — or add your own READY-MADE WORKOUTS • Explore workouts for full body, upper body, chest, back, arms, abs, legs & glutes, cardio and mobility • Each one sticks to one focus and one piece of equipment, so it all makes sense • Switch off the warm-up and cool-down when you're short on time • Animated figures show you how the moves are done REMINDERS & SHARING • Choose your training days and time, and Hova reminds you • Put a reminder on any workout, then tap it to start • Share a workout with a 6-character code, or import one shared with you STAY CONSISTENT • Build daily streaks and hit a weekly goal • A weekly calendar and activity history keep you coming back • Track workouts, minutes, calories, and reps over time with detailed stats HOVA PRO Unlock unlimited workouts, workout generation, every exercise type, the full 170+ library, custom rep tempo, and your complete history. Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, and Romanian. Whether you're starting from your living-room floor or training hard in the gym — build it, press play, and Hova keeps time.

Screenshots

TRAIN4 screens
Hova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRAIN at 100% against Hova's 50%. TRAIN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hova sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. TRAIN asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRAIN ships an update fortnightly, Hova every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TRAIN versus Hova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRAINHova
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTHOMAS MARK CURNOWKlemen Andrasic

Customer experience

TRAIN

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hova

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TRAIN

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Hova

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly PRO3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly PRO$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly PRO1 Year trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly PRO3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is TRAIN free?
TRAIN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hova free?
Hova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TRAIN or Hova have ads?
Neither TRAIN nor Hova shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TRAIN or Hova?
TRAIN ships an update fortnightly, and Hova every 3 weeks. Most recently, TRAIN was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hova on October 30, 2026.

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