Comparison

MD Strength Training App vs Flash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MD Strength Training App

Features
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Transform your fitness journey with our Training App! Access our expertly designed programs tailored for all fitness levels. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced athlete, our app provides comprehensive training plans to help you achieve your goals. Features include: * Unlimited access to all programs * Step-by-step video tutorials * Customizable workout schedules * Progress tracking tools Sync your account with HealthKit to effortlessly track all your health and fitness data in one place including nutrition, steps and bodyweight. Join our community and start your transformation today!

About

Flash

This app provides structure for climbers to plan and execute their gym training sessions. Build custom workouts from scratch or use pre-made templates, combining on-wall and off-wall exercises. Adjust your routine on the fly to match your daily performance.

Highlights
  • Build custom training sessions
  • Library of climbing-focused defaults
  • Mix on-wall and off-wall training
  • Broad exercise library (strength, calisthenics, flexibility)
  • Precise set, rep, load, and rest time settings
  • Edit routines mid-session
Features
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You show up to the gym, don't have a plan, do a short warm-up, and go straight to projecting. Sound familiar? Flash Forward changes that. Flash Forward is for climbers who want to bring structure to their training. Whether you're following a coach's program, a published plan, or your own system, the app gives you a simple way to build sessions once and execute them in the gym. Open the app, hit start, and follow your plan. Build sessions from scratch or customize from a library of climbing-focused defaults. Mix on-the-wall and off-the-wall training in the same session, and pull from a broad exercise library covering strength, calisthenics, and flexibility. Set sets, reps, load, rest times, and RPE as precisely as you want, or keep it simple. Flash Forward is the only climbing training app where you can combine warm-up, strength, flexibility, and on-wall routines in a single session. Edit reps, sets, load, or swap exercises mid-session, without stopping or restarting. Just adjust on the fly based on how you feel that day. Train with purpose. Climb higher.

Screenshots

MD Strength Training App4 screens
Flash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flash at 13.0 against MD Strength Training App's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MD Strength Training App ships an update every 8 days, Flash every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MD Strength Training App versus Flash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD Strength Training AppFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark Derrick Strength & ConditioningStudio Foam

In-app purchases

None

MD Strength Training App

No in-app purchases

None

Flash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MD Strength Training App free?
MD Strength Training App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash free?
Flash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MD Strength Training App or Flash have ads?
Neither MD Strength Training App nor Flash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MD Strength Training App or Flash?
MD Strength Training App ships an update every 8 days, and Flash every 2 weeks. Most recently, MD Strength Training App was updated on October 3, 2026 and Flash on September 28, 2026.

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