Comparison

SugarWOD vs Comal Active

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

Comal Active

Manage your fitness journey with this app designed exclusively for members. Track workouts, RSVP for classes, connect with gym buddies, and stay updated on gym news and events. Future updates will include head-to-head challenges.

Highlights
  • RSVP for classes
  • Track workout performance
  • Graph workout data
  • Private and group chat
  • Gym announcements
  • Head-to-Head challenges (coming soon)
Features
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For Comal Active members only! Manage your classes, workouts, scores, PRs, gym buddies, and more: * RSVP for classes * Score, track, and graph performance of your workouts and individual movements * Private and group chat * Latest announcements on what's happening at the gym and on our adventures! * Coming later this year: Head-to-Head!

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Comal Active4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SugarWOD at 91K against Comal Active's 5. Comal Active's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SugarWOD against 4.8 for Comal Active. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of SugarWOD's written reviews are positive against 67% of Comal Active's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SugarWOD versus Comal Active: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODComal Active
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB35 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCBox Command LLC

Customer experience

SugarWOD

All ratings90,642 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews454 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative39.6%

Comal Active

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

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

Comal Active

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

None

Comal Active

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comal Active free?
Comal Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SugarWOD or Comal Active?
SugarWOD is rated higher. SugarWOD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Comal Active averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do SugarWOD or Comal Active have ads?
Neither SugarWOD nor Comal Active shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Comal Active?
SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, and Comal Active fortnightly. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on October 15, 2026 and Comal Active on October 4, 2026.

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