Coach App (MyStrengthBook) vs Laneside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coach App (MyStrengthBook)
This app helps personal trainers manage their clients' data, log workouts, and communicate in real-time. It allows for on-the-spot program modifications and easy access to reports and check-ins, streamlining the coaching workflow.
- Client data management
- Workout logging
- Program modifications
- Real-time communication
- Reports and check-ins
- Group chat
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Manage Clients Anywhere with the MyStrengthBook Coaching App Streamline your coaching experience by accessing and managing your clients' data from your mobile device. Whether you're on the go or in the gym, MyStrengthBook empowers you to stay connected and provide personalized support. In-Person Training: Log workouts for your clients during sessions so they can focus on their training, not their phones. Reports & Check-Ins: Access client data, reports, and check-ins with ease to stay organized and informed. Program Modifications: Adjust your clients' plans on the spot to fit their evolving needs. Real-Time Communication: Chat one-on-one or in group settings with your clients directly through the app. Coaching has never been more efficient. Simplify your workflow with MyStrengthBook.
Laneside
This app connects track and field coaches with their athletes, providing tools for workout programming, practice management, and readiness tracking. Athletes can access daily training plans, log nutrition, and communicate with their team. Coaches gain insights into squad readiness and can manage team schedules and sessions.
- Workout programming
- Practice management
- Athlete readiness tracking
- Nutrition logging
- Team chat
- Live practice timing
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Laneside is home for coaches and athletes. Track and field, cross country, sprints, hurdles, distance, jumps, throws, and the performance coaches who build them. You write the week. Your athletes show up ready. Everybody sees the same work. No more group texts, lost spreadsheets, or splits scribbled on your hand. The plan, the practice, the film, and the conversation all live in one place. FOR ATHLETES Train • Today's workouts, practices, and meets in one feed • Log sets, reps, loads, splits, and notes as you go • Jump into live practice when your coach runs the session • Training history and personal bests that keep themselves up to date • Progress charts for every movement • Save workouts, run them again, or share them with friends • Export your workout history to CSV • Learn from the videos, articles, and PDFs your coach shares Readiness and health • Morning check-in for sleep, soreness, energy, mood, and stress • Sync Oura, Whoop, or Fitbit for sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, recovery, and steps • Health trends across Sleep, Body, Fuel, and Mind • Sleep schedule and consistency • Food log with macros, plus fluid tracking • Daily habits Film • Every clip your coach sends, in one library • Frame by frame playback with drawing tools • Times right on the clip Team • Team channels and direct messages with coaches and teammates • Add friends and swap workouts • Notifications for new work, messages, and feedback • Find a coach and book sessions or classes Tools • Reaction time test and CNS tap test • Pace calculator • 100m and 110m hurdle split calculators • 30m fly targets • Max velocity drill and wicket spacing FOR COACHES Plan the season • Program builder for seasons, phases, weeks, and days • Reusable library of workouts, blocks, schemes, and movements • Strength work with sets, reps, and loads right next to your track work • Assign programs to a team, a group, or one athlete with a start date • Import programs from Excel or Google Sheets • Sandbox spreadsheets for notes and planning • Calendar for practices, meets, and events, with repeats • Sync with Google Calendar, Google Sheets, and Apple Calendar • Tasks and to-do lists Run practice • Live sessions with the whole group • Sprint timing with splits, velocity, and drop-off from the session best • Distance sessions with pace targets by segment • Freelap import, so you never retype a split • Log the whole squad in one table • Session reports you can share Know who's ready • Dashboard with readiness across the squad before warmup • Athlete profiles with timeline, PBs, logs, programs, and video • Analytics on how your program moves readiness and velocity Film • Upload clips and share them with a team, a group, or one athlete • Frame by frame analysis with drawing tools and times on the clip Talk to your team • Team channels and direct messages • Share workouts and library pieces right in chat • Learning library of videos, articles, and PDFs • Custom forms your athletes and clients fill out Toolbox • Pace, hurdle splits, 30m fly chart with athlete overlay, and wicket spacing Business, for private coaches, clubs, and facilities • Your own storefront link • Sell sessions, classes, programs, and subscriptions • Session packs and recurring weekly booking with your working hours • Coupons and referrals • Intake forms and waivers • Customers, subscribers, and orders in one view • Payouts straight to your bank through Stripe Your workspace • Assistant coaches on one account • Teams and rosters, with CSV roster import • Metric or imperial units • Light and dark themes • Turn features on or off to fit how you coach Athletes use Laneside free. Coaches subscribe on the web for their organization (no in-app purchases). Not medical advice. Training and readiness data are for coaching only. Laneside is operated by Rooted Performance Systems LLC. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Coach App (MyStrengthBook) at every 5 days against Laneside's every 6 weeks. Coach App (MyStrengthBook) also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for Coach App (MyStrengthBook) against 5.0 for Laneside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
Coach App (MyStrengthBook) ships an update every 5 days, Laneside every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coach App (MyStrengthBook) | Laneside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | My Strength Book Inc | Rooted Performance |
Customer experience
Coach App (MyStrengthBook)
Laneside
In-app purchases
Coach App (MyStrengthBook)
No in-app purchases
Laneside
No in-app purchases
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