Comparison

SugarWOD vs Gains in Progress

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

Gains in Progress

Features
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Gains in Progress tells you exactly what to lift, and how, for the goal you have today. BUILD A FULL WORKOUT Pick your time (20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes), your training style (Strength, Hypertrophy or Endurance), a body part and your equipment. You get a complete session: warm-up, main lifts and accessories, with sets, reps, rest and an estimated session length. FIND THE RIGHT LIFT Building strength, building muscle, losing fat, improving mobility, training for sport, or just staying healthy? Answer a couple of questions and get the 2-3 lifts that matter most, plus alternates. 50 WORKOUT GOALS From your first pull-up to a 225 bench, pick a goal and get a plan built to reach it. LOG EVERY SET Track weight and reps as you go, check off finished sets, and use the built-in rest timer. Switch between lb and kg anytime. KNOW HOW TO DO EVERY LIFT A library of 200+ lifts. Tap any exercise to see how to perform it and which muscles it works. BUILT-IN SAFETY Heavy squats and deadlifts stay at lower reps in every style and progress by adding weight, never by chasing high reps. If your equipment can't fill the time you picked, the app tells you honestly instead of padding the workout. GAINS IN PROGRESS PRO An optional one-time purchase. No subscription. Everything above is included without it. - Per-lift progress graphs and the one-rep max chart - Workout calendar of lift and rest days, color-coded by body part - Progress tracking for all 50 goals, with one pinned to your Home screen - Unlimited saved custom workouts (1 included without Pro) - Add your own

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Gains in Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SugarWOD at none against Gains in Progress's 1. SugarWOD also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Gains in Progress's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Gains in Progress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SugarWOD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, Gains in Progress every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SugarWOD versus Gains in Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODGains in Progress
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings91K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCDane Bonnigson

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

Gains in Progress

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gains in Progress

One-time1
  • Gains in Progress Pro$9.99

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gains in Progress free?
Gains in Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SugarWOD or Gains in Progress have ads?
Neither SugarWOD nor Gains in Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Gains in Progress?
SugarWOD ships an update fortnightly, and Gains in Progress every 6 days. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on November 11, 2026 and Gains in Progress on November 6, 2026.

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