Comparison

myETraining vs Stages Studio+

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

Head to head
About

myETraining

Transform your device into a personal trainer for managing home trainer sessions. Enjoy immersive cycling experiences with real videos and automatic resistance adjustments. Track your progress, create custom programs, and share data with popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • RealVideo and myRealVideo training
  • Automatic resistance adjustment for hometrainers
  • GPS course recording and simulation
  • Cloud-based data storage and sharing
  • Custom training program creation
  • Data export to Strava and MapMyRide
Features
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Turn your smartphone or tablet into a personal trainer: ELITE's myETraining App is a new and exciting way to manage ELITE hometrainers and structure training sessions. Free Level Training Option. A 1 year subscription for € 19.99 (prices may vary by country) activates all myETraining options. myETraining Features: - RealVideo and myRealVideo training: Chose from among the many RealVideo available for purchase or download some of the many user-created myRealVideos. The video of the course adjusts to match your speed* to create an immersive cycling experience. Use with Interactive Hometrainers: myETraining automatically adjusts the resistance for an even more realistic cycling simulation. You're free to choose how and where to start on-video training; pick any location on the map to begin. - Compatible with Smart Bluetooth sensors. (if it's supported by the hometrainer you're using) - Compatible with the ELITE Misuro Blu and ELITE Misuro B+ sensors. These ELITE sensors are not directly applied on the bicycle but on the trainer, so assembling hometrainers is even faster. (if it's supported by the hometrainer you're using) - ANT FE-C and Bluetooth Support for ELITE Hometrainers. - Compatible with ANT+ or Bluetooth Smart power measuring sensors (ergometers) (compatibility may depend on the device used). - Cloud-based Data: Your training data can be directly stored by your cloud account and shared between your personal devices. - New, simple procedure to create training programs. - Video or audio playlist creation. - Road race GPS course recording to later relive your training sessions with myETraining maps. - Data export to Strava and MapMyRide. You'll be able to display power, cadence, heart rate, speed, time and distance data directly on your smartphone or tablet iOS. 
myETraining is compatible with the following ELITE hometrainers and rollers: Real Turbo Muin, Turbo Muin, Digital, Hydromag, Fluid and Magnetic technology-compatible hometrainers and many more. Please check the configuro.elite-it.com site to verify compatibility. AVAILABLE OPTIONS Basic Training: choose from constant power, levels or preset programs as your training mode. Training Test: create a monthly program based on your previous test results. Map races: create tracks anywhere in the world on Maps and simulate them with your hometrainer. Track recording with Maps: take your smartphone with your and record the GPS track, you'll then be able to simulate it with your hometrainer any time you want even when it rains or snows outside ** History: save your training data to analyse your progress later on. Save, share and export all your training data to evaluate your performance and improvements. Export your data directly to Strava with just one click. Check configuro.elite-it.com to see if you need additional hardware to use myETraining. * only on hometrainers and electronic rollers ** continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Stages Studio+

This app allows home users to participate in fitness classes streamed from commercial studios. Connect your indoor cycle or heart rate monitor, sign into a class, and follow live instructors, pre-recorded videos, and intensity profiles.

Highlights
  • Stream fitness classes from home
  • Connect indoor cycle
  • Connect heart rate monitor
  • Live instructor streams
  • Pre-recorded video content
  • Intensity profile guidance
Features
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The Stages Studio+ app will be an extension to the Stages Studio web products and is designed to provide commercial fitness studios with an app that will allow home users to take fitness classes from home. The home user will log into the Stages Studio+ app, be able to connect their indoor cycle or heart rate monitor, sign into a class, and then take the class. Class content includes a combination of live stream instructor, pre-recorded video, and intensity profile (target exercise zone) that is streamed to the app.

Screenshots

myETraining4 screens
Stages Studio+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: myETraining at 4.1 against Stages Studio+'s 3.0. myETraining also leads on ratings volume (504 vs 20) and review sentiment (28% vs 14%). Stages Studio+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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. myETraining sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Stages Studio+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myETraining holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myETraining has 504 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of myETraining's written reviews are positive against 14% of Stages Studio+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myETraining ships an update every 2 months, Stages Studio+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myETraining versus Stages Studio+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyETrainingStages Studio+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (504 ratings) — better3.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings504 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElite srlSPIA Cycling Inc

Customer experience

myETraining

All ratings504 ratings
Positive77.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews484 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative61.6%

Stages Studio+

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

myETraining

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Bluetooth/ANT+ connection failures
  • Inaccurate power and resistance readings
  • Inability to calibrate trainer properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Strava integration
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Provide more free training content
  • Enhance user interface and customization options

Stages Studio+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

myETraining

One-time9
  • Annual subscription$8.99
  • Pedaling Analysis$8.99
  • Video Ride$12.99
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  • Video Ride$13.99
  • Video Ride$16.99
  • Video Ride2 variants$17.99
  • Annual subscription$19.99
  • Video Ride$21.99
  • Video Ride$99.99
None

Stages Studio+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myETraining free?
myETraining is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stages Studio+ free?
Stages Studio+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myETraining or Stages Studio+?
myETraining is rated higher. myETraining averages 4.1 out of 5 from 504 ratings, while Stages Studio+ averages 3.0 from 20 ratings.
Do myETraining or Stages Studio+ have ads?
Neither myETraining nor Stages Studio+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myETraining or Stages Studio+?
myETraining ships an update every 2 months, and Stages Studio+ monthly. Most recently, myETraining was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stages Studio+ on September 25, 2026.

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