SugarWOD vs Underground Athlete Coaching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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." -----------------
Underground Athlete Coaching
Track your workouts, meals, and progress towards fitness goals with personalized guidance from your coach. Schedule sessions, manage nutrition, and monitor body measurements. Stay motivated with real-time messaging and reminders.
- Workout and meal tracking
- Progress monitoring
- Nutrition management
- Real-time coach messaging
- Body measurement tracking
- Push notification reminders
- Wearable device integration
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With the Underground Athlete Coaching App, you can start tracking your workouts and meals, measuring results, and achieving your fitness goals, all with the help of your personal trainer. - Access training plans and track workouts - Schedule workouts and stay committed by beating your personal bests - Track progress towards your goals - Manage your nutrition intake as prescribed by your coach - Set health and fitness goals - Message your coach in real-time - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect to wearable devices like Apple Watch (synced to Health app), Fitbit and Withings to sync body stats instantly Download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SugarWOD at 91K against Underground Athlete Coaching's 24. SugarWOD also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Underground Athlete Coaching's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SugarWOD against 4.9 for Underground Athlete Coaching. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, Underground Athlete Coaching every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SugarWOD | Underground Athlete Coaching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (91K ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daxko LLC | Underground Athlete |
Customer experience
SugarWOD
Underground Athlete Coaching
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
Underground Athlete Coaching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SugarWOD
No in-app purchases
Underground Athlete Coaching
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SugarWOD free?
Is Underground Athlete Coaching free?
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