Comparison

SugarWOD vs Pike13

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

Head to head
About

SugarWOD

This app helps athletes track workouts, PRs, and progress while connecting with a gym community. Coaches can manage programming, monitor performance, and engage with members. It offers prep videos and a library of workouts for a comprehensive fitness experience.

Highlights
  • Workout tracking and PR logging
  • Community leaderboards and social interaction
  • Movement prep videos
  • Program management for coaches
  • Workout library and custom workout creation
  • Performance analytics for coaches
Features
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SugarWOD is the #1 workout app for athletes, coaches and affiliates. Over 500,000 affiliate athletes use SugarWOD to track their workouts and PRs! With commenting, photo sharing and community scoreboards, you can connect with friends and coaches, inside and outside the gym. Athletes have even given each other more than 35 million fist bumps! The app also creates a better WOD experience with performance tracking, movement prep videos, and a way for your friends to support you when you get that back squat PR. CompTrain by Ben Bergeron is exclusively available on SugarWOD. 2900+ boxes use SugarWOD to grow their community and manage their programming. For affiliate owners and coaches, SugarWOD simplifies program management, with a library of over 1000 WODs and an easy-to-use programming tool. It also provides a powerful tool that supports the community at your gym—with the ability to encourage and connect with athletes inside and outside the box and analytics to make sure coaches can monitor the performance and participation of their members. With the SugarWOD mobile app athletes can: • Receive alerts when your box’s WOD is posted • Prepare for the WOD with prep videos and your personal performance history • Record your WOD results • Track your PRs and progress • Connect with affiliate athletes all over the world • See how your friends did on your daily leaderboard • Support your friends with comments and fist bumps • Record workouts done outside the gym—choose from 1000s of built-in workouts • Create and record custom workouts With the SugarWOD mobile app coaches can: • Do everything listed above and more… • Publish to a mobile Whiteboard and connect with your athletes inside and outside the box • Monitor member’s performance and participation to improve your coaching • Connect with and encourage your athletes as they publish their workout results • Access the coach’s prep planner for a consistent WOD experience for your athletes More info can be found at www.sugarwod.com ----------------- "Great app, I love it! I'm just starting out in CrossFit and I'm not sure if I'd like it as much if I didn't have SugarWOD." ----------------- "It's so easy to use, both as a coach and a user. Awesome interface, tap friendly and very intuitive." ----------------- "SugarWOD has provided there so much more cross communication between the athletes from the different classes, it's actually amazing. Fist bumps are flying all over the place!" ----------------- "I worked in the Tech industry for 16 years before starting up the Box and I know when I come across some good tech, so well done!" ----------------- "SugarWOD has been a great success, members love it and its sparked some friendly banter and fierce competition amongst everyone." -----------------

About

Pike13

Connect with your gym, studio, or school through your Pike13 account. This app allows you to stay updated and engaged with your chosen establishment. Inquire with your provider if they do not yet support this client application.

Highlights
  • Account login
  • Connect with your establishment
  • Stay updated
  • Client portal
Features
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Login with your Pike13 account to stay connected with your Gym, Studio, or School. If your Gym is not accessible through the App, please ask them to add the Pike13 Client App to their offerings so you can start using this App today.

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Pike134 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SugarWOD at 51% against Pike13's 4%. SugarWOD also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (91K vs 50). Pike13's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SugarWOD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of SugarWOD's written reviews are positive against 4% of Pike13's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, Pike13 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SugarWOD versus Pike13: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODPike13
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings) — better1.5 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews — better3.6% of reviews
Number of ratings91K — better50
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCPike13 Inc.

Customer experience

SugarWOD

All ratings90,541 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews448 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative39.5%

Pike13

All ratings50 ratings
Positive6.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative84.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive3.6%
Neutral17.9%
Negative78.6%

Bugs and requests

SugarWOD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log workouts
  • Incorrect data syncing and display
  • Unreliable notification system
  • Glitches with workout history and progress tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom workout options
  • Improve fist bump functionality
  • Integrate with fitness trackers
  • Optimize for tablet devices
  • Provide better data visualization and analytics

Pike13

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

None

Pike13

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pike13 free?
Pike13 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SugarWOD or Pike13?
SugarWOD is rated higher. SugarWOD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Pike13 averages 1.5 from 50 ratings.
Do SugarWOD or Pike13 have ads?
Neither SugarWOD nor Pike13 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Pike13?
SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, and Pike13 every 6 weeks. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pike13 on September 21, 2026.

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