Comparison

SugarWOD vs Sweat Deck

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

Sweat Deck

This app transforms a standard deck of cards into an endless variety of fitness routines. Assign exercises to suits and draw cards to determine your workout, with options for added challenges and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Exercise assignment to card suits
  • Random card drawing for workouts
  • Joker cards for extra challenge
  • Deck and rep multipliers
  • Workout statistics and history
  • Custom exercise creation (Pro)
Features
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Sweat deck is the deck of cards workout that will help you mix up your fitness routine with an endless combination of simple & effective workouts! It's simple: Assign an exercise to each suit & perform them as cards are drawn from the deck. Do you have what it takes to make it through an entire deck of cards? Sweat Deck features: - Built in list of common exercises to choose from with demonstration videos - Joker cards for adding extra challenge - Deck & rep multipliers for higher intensity workouts - Cards can be read out to you - Workout stats & sharing Upgrade within the app to Sweat Deck Pro and get you these additional features: - Bigger list of built in exercises for more variety - Add your own custom exercises - Time your workouts - Save and load exercise sets - See your workout history to track your progress - Free future exclusive features Sweat Deck also optionally integrates with the Health app. Enable it in the app settings to save your workout minutes to the Health app. Website: http://www.rubbledev.com/app/sweat-deck

Screenshots

SugarWOD4 screens
Sweat Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SugarWOD at none against Sweat Deck's 1. SugarWOD also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (91K vs 2.1K). Sweat Deck's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Sweat Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SugarWOD asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Sweat Deck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SugarWOD has 91K ratings behind it against 2.1K, 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 84% of Sweat Deck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, Sweat Deck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SugarWOD versus Sweat Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSugarWODSweat Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91K ratings) — better4.8 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews83.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaxko LLCBrent Chionh

Customer experience

SugarWOD

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

Sweat Deck

All ratings2,136 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.6%

User reviews

SugarWOD

From 91K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Comprehensive features
  • 💡 Positive community engagement
  • 🤗 Motivational feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and loading times
  • 🔍 Inconsistent user experience
  • 🔧 Poor customer support

Sweat Deck

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable workouts
  • 🚀 Convenient for on-the-go exercise
  • 💡 Unique card-based workout concept
  • 👍 Variety of exercises
  • 👍 Helpful voice prompts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable shuffle algorithm
  • 🔒 Limited features in free version
  • 🐛 Unresponsive card tapping
  • 🐛 Inconsistent card counting
  • 🐛 Music playback issues

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

Sweat Deck

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated exercises in a single workout
  • Incorrect card counting and progress display
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more exercise options
  • Ability to create custom exercise sets
  • Integrate with Apple Watch
  • Add countdown timer for exercises
  • Provide performance tracking and analytics

In-app purchases

None

SugarWOD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sweat Deck

One-time1
  • Sweat Deck Pro WOD Upgrade$9.99

Questions

Is SugarWOD free?
SugarWOD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sweat Deck free?
Sweat Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SugarWOD or Sweat Deck?
SugarWOD is rated higher. SugarWOD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Sweat Deck averages 4.8 from 2.1K ratings.
Do SugarWOD or Sweat Deck have ads?
Neither SugarWOD nor Sweat Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SugarWOD or Sweat Deck?
SugarWOD ships an update every 11 days, and Sweat Deck every 2 months. Most recently, SugarWOD was updated on September 27, 2026 and Sweat Deck on September 24, 2026.

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