Comparison

VO2 Max Trainer vs Zenith

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

Head to head
About

VO2 Max Trainer

Measure, track, and improve your VO2 Max with a variety of fitness tests and personalized training plans. Features include HIIT and Zone 2 workouts, progress tracking, and integration with Apple Watch and HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Measure VO2 Max with 5 fitness tests
  • HIIT and Zone 2 training
  • Track progress and compare to leaderboards
  • Apple Watch integration
  • HealthKit integration
  • Training readiness scoring
  • Fitness age calculation
Features
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Boost your VO2 max, one of the strongest predictors of endurance performance and of how long and how well you live. Measure your true VO2 max in 15 minutes or less, raise it with Zone 2 and HIIT workouts, and beat the rest of the world on a verified global leaderboard. iPhone and Apple Watch. NEW: GHOST RACE Race a ghost during your Cooper test, Balke test or 1.5 mile (2.4 km) run. Pick your best run, your 12-week goal, the athlete 10 places above you on the leaderboard, the #1 of your age group, an Olympic record, or any VO2 max you choose. The gap shows live in meters or yards, green when you lead and orange when you chase, with voice cues when you pass or get passed. Follow the race on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on your Apple Watch, even without your iPhone. The result saves as a normal test, and you can share a "Me vs ghost" card. MEASURE YOUR VO2 MAX - Beep test 20 m and 15 m (bleep test, PACER test, multistage fitness test, Leger shuttle run) - Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery test, levels 1 and 2 (YYIR1, YYIR2) - Cooper test (12-minute run) - Balke test (15-minute run) - 1.5 mile / 2.4 km run test Results are compared with age and sex norms. FIND YOUR TRUE MAX HEART RATE AND LACTATE THRESHOLD The 220 minus age formula can be off by 10 to 20 beats per minute. Run a beep test with a heart rate monitor and the app records your real maximum heart rate and estimates your lactate threshold from how your heart rate responds as the pace rises, with no lab and no blood test. Your Zone 2 and HIIT zones are then built from your own threshold. TRAIN TO IMPROVE IT - Zone 2 training with personal heart rate limits and Apple Watch haptics when you drift out of zone - HIIT and interval workouts: Norwegian 4x4, Tabata, Gibala, 30/30, EMOM, Myoreps - Free mode to log any session - Custom workout builder: work, rest, repeat blocks, warm-up and cool-down - A 12-week training plan built from your current fitness level - An AI coach on the Plan tab that tells you what to do today and why GLOBAL LEADERBOARD WITH VERIFIED RESULTS Compare your VO2 max with athletes worldwide by age, sex, country and job. A score only reaches the leaderboard after anti-cheat checks: GPS, heart rate (Apple Watch or a chest strap), cadence and vehicle detection. Verification badges show how each result was checked. O2 POINTS AND RANKS VO2 max moves slowly, so O2 Points show the work you put in every day. Every minute with heart rate earns points, harder zones earn more, and 80/20 training, following your plan and retesting give boosts. Climb 7 ranks, from Reserve Duty to Norwegian Cyborg. LIVE ACTIVITIES AND WIDGETS Every test, Zone 2 session and interval workout shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: level, time, heart rate and zone without unlocking. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your next workout, readiness, fitness age, VO2 max progress, Zone 2 minutes, O2 rank and leaderboard position. KNOW YOUR BODY - Training readiness score (1 to 100) from HRV, resting heart rate, sleep and recent load - Fitness age, from your VO2 max and other health markers - Race time predictions from 5K to marathon - Post-workout analysis: effort score, time in each zone, pace, intervals - Editable history with monthly and yearly charts APPLE WATCH AND HEALTH Leave the phone at home: tests, Zone 2 and intervals run on the watch with haptics and audio. Workouts sync with Apple Health, and workouts from other apps can be imported. WHO IT'S FOR Athletes and runners who want to go faster for longer. Soccer, rugby, basketball and hockey players. People preparing for military, police or firefighter fitness tests, PE teachers, students and coaches. And anyone who wants a stronger heart and lungs, a younger fitness age and more healthy years. Built by one independent developer. Questions? Message me in the app. Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zenith

Features
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Know your elevation, distance, and climb on every drive, hike, walk, run, or ride. Zenith tracks your altitude in real time as you move — then logs every track with its high, low, net gain, total climb, and a full elevation profile. GLANCE, DON'T UNLOCK A Live Activity keeps your current elevation, trend, and climb on the Lock Screen while you move, so you never open the app just to check your altitude. • Lives in the Dynamic Island too • Mirrors to CarPlay and the Apple Watch Smart Stack • Current elevation, high, low, and climb at a glance PRECISE BY DESIGN Zenith fuses the barometric altimeter's responsiveness with GPS's absolute accuracy, so your current elevation reacts instantly without drifting. • Live current-elevation readout, updated as you move • High, low, net gain, total climb, average, distance, and duration • Keeps recording in the background while your phone's in your pocket • Smart idle auto-stop that always confirms — it never ends a track silently FIND YOUR WAY BACK Slide the map up mid-track and watch your route draw itself behind you. A heading marker shows which way you're facing and a compass gives you the bearing, so retracing your steps means turning around and following the line back to the flag. • Your route drawn live, from the start flag to right now • Heading marker and compass bearing for backtracking • Heading-up mode turns the map as you turn • Street or satellite, with your elevation still on screen EVERY CLIMB, IN DETAIL Open any track for its full elevation profile and the peak Zenith reached. Scrub the chart to trace your position on a route map drawn over real terrain. • Scrub-to-trace elevation chart, by distance or time • Track history with rollups: total distance, total climb, and your highest point ever • A warm, glanceable design that adapts to light and dark • Feet and miles or meters and kilometers FREE TO TRACK Real-time elevation tracking, the Live Activity and Dynamic Island, and your recent track history never cost a thing. ZENITH PRO One purchase unlocks the automatic, connected, and unlimited extras — starting with a 7-day free trial: • Automatic activity detection — Zenith knows when you're hiking, walking, running, riding, or driving, and labels each track for you • Live map with compass — see your route as it happens and find your way back • Route maps traced on real terrain, linked to the elevation profile • Apple Health export — hikes, walks, runs, and rides saved as workouts with route, distance, and elevation gain (drives stay in the app) • Apple Watch app with live heart rate — start, watch, and end tracks from your wrist • Unlimited track history Two ways to buy Pro, and either grants every feature. Zenith Pro Yearly is an auto-renewing subscription: 1 year for $9.99 per year, starting with a 7-day free trial. It renews at $9.99/year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Zenith Pro Lifetime is a one-time $24.99 purchase — not a subscription, nothing renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Zenith reads elevation on-device — your tracks stay on your iPhone unless you export them to Apple Health. Move. Glance. Climb. — Support: https://zenithelevation.app/support Privacy Policy: https://zenithelevation.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VO2 Max Trainer4 screens
Zenith4 screens

Verdict

The call

VO2 Max Trainer and Zenith are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. VO2 Max Trainer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Zenith sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
VO2 Max Trainer versus Zenith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVO2 Max TrainerZenith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin FlochSteve Smith

In-app purchases

7 purchases

VO2 Max Trainer

Subscriptions3
  • VO2_Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • VO2_Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • VO2_Annually7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • VO2_Lifetime_Upgrade$9.99
  • VO2_Lifetime_Upgrade2$14.99
  • VO2_Lifetime$19.99
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  • VO2_Lifetime2$29.99
2 purchases

Zenith

Subscriptions1
  • Zenith Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Zenith Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is VO2 Max Trainer free?
VO2 Max Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zenith free?
Zenith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VO2 Max Trainer or Zenith have ads?
Neither VO2 Max Trainer nor Zenith shows ads.

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