Comparison

SugarWOD vs Selection

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

Selection

Access personalized workout programs and track your fitness journey. Monitor workouts, nutrition, habits, and measurements with coach guidance. Achieve goals with milestone badges and real-time messaging.

Highlights
  • Access training plans
  • Track workouts and meals
  • Follow exercise videos
  • Monitor daily habits
  • Set and track goals
  • Message your coach
  • Connect wearable devices
Features
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With the Selection App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Selection4 screens

Verdict

The call

SugarWOD and Selection both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Selection's written reviews are positive against 51% of SugarWOD's. Selection also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). SugarWOD's advantage is ratings volume (91K vs 18) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). 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

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 Selection. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 18, 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 Selection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, Selection every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SugarWOD versus Selection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODSelection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings)5.0 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB159 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCDad Unit LLC

Customer experience

SugarWOD

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

Selection

All ratings18 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

Selection

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

None

Selection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Selection free?
Selection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SugarWOD or Selection?
Selection is rated higher. SugarWOD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Selection averages 5.0 from 18 ratings.
Do SugarWOD or Selection have ads?
Neither SugarWOD nor Selection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Selection?
SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, and Selection every 6 weeks. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on September 25, 2026 and Selection on September 2, 2026.

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