Comparison

SugarWOD vs Torrance Training Lab

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. Coaches can manage programming, monitor members, and connect with their community. It offers performance tracking, prep videos, and social features like comments and "fist bumps" to foster engagement.

Highlights
  • Workout tracking and PR recording
  • Performance and progress monitoring
  • Community engagement with comments and 'fist bumps'
  • Programming management for coaches
  • Movement prep videos
  • Leaderboards and friend activity feeds
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

Torrance Training Lab

Manage your membership for a fitness facility. Reserve spots in classes, sign up for gym events, and handle account details like updating your profile picture and payment information.

Highlights
  • Reserve class spots
  • Sign up for gym events
  • Purchase product pre-orders
  • Update profile picture
  • Manage payment information
  • General account management
Features
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For members of Torrance Training Lab to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, purchase product pre-orders and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Torrance Training Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

SugarWOD and Torrance Training Lab both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Torrance Training Lab's written reviews are positive against 51% of SugarWOD's. Torrance Training Lab also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 18.0). SugarWOD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (91K vs 21). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. 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 5.0 for Torrance Training Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 21, 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 100% of Torrance Training Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, Torrance Training Lab monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SugarWOD versus Torrance Training Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODTorrance Training Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better21
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB89 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCHAGIYA BASKETBALL, LLC

Customer experience

SugarWOD

All ratings90,921 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative39.6%

Torrance Training Lab

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Torrance Training Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

None

Torrance Training Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Torrance Training Lab free?
Torrance Training Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SugarWOD or Torrance Training Lab?
Torrance Training Lab is rated higher. SugarWOD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Torrance Training Lab averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do SugarWOD or Torrance Training Lab have ads?
Torrance Training Lab shows ads; SugarWOD does not.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Torrance Training Lab?
SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, and Torrance Training Lab monthly. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on November 5, 2026 and Torrance Training Lab on November 3, 2026.

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