Comparison

Documentary Channel vs iMuscleMap

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

Head to head
About

Documentary Channel

This app is a streaming service dedicated to independent documentaries, offering a curated selection of films with added context and community features. Discover new voices and perspectives from around the world, anytime, on any device.

Highlights
  • Home of independent documentaries
  • Curated film selection
  • Filmmaker interviews and context
  • Over 1000 new documentaries annually
  • 31 different documentary categories
  • Community discussion features
  • Available on multiple devices
Features
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Documentary Channel: Home of the Independent Documentary. LIFE. CAMERA. ACTION. Documentary Channel™ is the home of the independent documentary, showcasing new voices, new visions, and new perspectives. Documentary Channel will stream the best documentaries, curated by the best documentary filmmakers… and invite the world to join the discussion. Each year, thousands of high-quality documentaries are produced. The Academy of Motion Pictures routinely gets hundreds of submissions every year. Sundance and other film festivals get thousands of submissions, but they only show on average 3%. The others disappear because there is no place for them to be seen. There is no “home” for documentaries anywhere. There are “homes” for news, movies, original scripted content, nostalgia, food, travel, and every other genre, but not for documentaries. Until now. Documentary Channel™ is a new streaming service that will find the world’s best documentaries, organize them, provide context, and allow viewers to see them anywhere, anytime, on any device for a very low cost. If you like documentaries, Documentary Channel is a must-have. Top documentary filmmakers, historians, and aficionados in the industry will sift through the thousands of documentaries in the market to present the most interesting, engaging and groundbreaking documentaries, both recent and classic. Documentary Channel™ will offer valuable context for the films with brief interviews by the filmmakers and producers, critics, and others. Each year, the Documentary Channel will offer over 1000 new documentaries, with 31 different categories featuring every genre and length, ranging from rare classics to the latest cutting-edge films you hear about but can never see. The catch words for the Documentary Channel™ are ENGAGEMENT and COMMUNITY. Documentary Channel™ will engage the viewers with great films, context, discussions, town halls, premieres, DocClubs, DocNews, and many other features no other streaming service of any kind offers. There will be a documentary for everyone. We let the audience decide what they want to watch, and we have a simple requirement: each documentary has to be the best. Truth takes a front seat at the Documentary Channel. Documentary Channel: LIFE. CAMERA. ACTION.

About

iMuscleMap

Track your strength training progress with a visual muscle map. Monitor muscle recovery, identify weak areas, and access structured training plans and an exercise library. Log workouts in real-time and gain insights into your progress.

Highlights
  • Visual Muscle Map
  • Structured Training Plans
  • Exercise Library
  • Real-time Workout Logging
  • Recovery and Progress Insights
  • Supports Gym, Home, and Bodyweight Workouts
Features
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Muscle Map is a strength training and workout tracker built around a visual muscle map. Instead of only logging sets, reps, and weight, Muscle Map helps you see how every workout affects your body. Track trained muscles, monitor recovery, spot weak areas, and plan your next session with more confidence. Key features: • Visual Muscle Map See the status of 14 major muscle groups across your chest, back, shoulders, arms, core, glutes, and legs. • Structured Training Plans Choose plans based on your goal, experience level, and training setup, including beginner full-body training, push pull legs, dumbbell hypertrophy, fat loss, and bodyweight workouts. • Exercise Library Browse strength exercises with target muscles, step-by-step instructions, common mistakes, recommended sets, and alternatives. • Workout Logging Track weight, reps, RPE, completed sets, and workout duration. During a session, Muscle Map shows which muscles you are training in real time. • Recovery and Progress Insights Review muscle intensity, recovery status, weekly progress, training volume, muscle coverage, and personal records. • Built for Different Training Setups Use Muscle Map at the gym, at home with dumbbells, or with bodyweight-only workouts. Muscle Map is designed for lifters who want more structure, better muscle balance, and a clearer view of their training progress. Note: Muscle Map provides workout tracking and fitness reference information only. It is not medical advice. Please train according to your own health and fitness level. Apple Official User Documentation (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Documentary Channel4 screens
iMuscleMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Documentary Channel at 5.0 against iMuscleMap's 1.0. Documentary Channel also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 26.0). iMuscleMap's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Documentary Channel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and iMuscleMap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Documentary Channel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Documentary Channel ships an update fortnightly, iMuscleMap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Documentary Channel versus iMuscleMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocumentary ChanneliMuscleMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKatapyNaihe Hu

Customer experience

Documentary Channel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iMuscleMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Documentary Channel

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$1.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
3 purchases

iMuscleMap

Subscriptions2
  • MonthlyPro$1.991 Month
  • YearlyPro$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Documentary Channel free?
Documentary Channel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iMuscleMap free?
iMuscleMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Documentary Channel or iMuscleMap?
Documentary Channel is rated higher. Documentary Channel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iMuscleMap averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Documentary Channel or iMuscleMap have ads?
Neither Documentary Channel nor iMuscleMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Documentary Channel or iMuscleMap?
Documentary Channel ships an update fortnightly, and iMuscleMap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Documentary Channel was updated on October 7, 2026 and iMuscleMap on October 16, 2026.

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