Intervals.icu Companion vs TrainWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intervals.icu Companion
This companion app visualizes your fitness, fatigue, and form trends using data from Intervals.icu. It offers configurable widgets for desktop and home screens, along with Apple Watch faces, to provide quick access to your key metrics and automatic data updates.
- Interactive Fitness, Fatigue & Form Graph
- Apple Watch App for data viewing
- Multi-Platform Widgets (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS)
- Vitals Tracking (HRV, readiness, sleep)
- Automatic Data Updates via notifications
- Sports Summary Widget for goal tracking
- Customizable Data Settings
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Intervals Companion is a powerful third-party companion app for Intervals.icu, bringing your training data to iOS, watchOS, and macOS with beautiful widgets, deep Apple Health integration, and advanced analytics. Two-Way Apple Health Sync Automatically sync workouts recorded on Apple Watch or iPhone to Intervals.icu, and push Intervals.icu activities back to Apple Health to close your Activity Rings. Sync daily health metrics like HRV, sleep scores, and readiness scores between Apple Health and Intervals.icu, keeping all your data in one place. Apple Watch Workout Sync Convert planned workouts from your Intervals.icu calendar and send them directly to Apple Watch so your structured sessions are ready to go when you are. FIT File Import Manually import FIT files to Intervals.icu and/or Apple Health. Bring in workouts from any device or platform with a few taps. Metrics & Custom Charts Build personalized charts and widgets across all fitness and health metric fields. Visualize the data that matters most to you, your way. Library Browse your Intervals.icu workout library and add workouts directly to your training calendar from your phone. Training Analytics - Interactive Fitness, Fatigue & Form graph with drag-to-inspect for past activities and planned workouts - Predict future form based on your scheduled training load - Vitals tracking: HRV, readiness & sleep scores, resting and sleeping heart rates - Distance splits and pace zone charts on activity detail screens Chat & Community - Send and receive private messages with coaches and athletes directly from your phone - View and post comments on activities to stay connected with your training community - Push notification alerts for new messages and activity comments Widgets & Watch - Home screen widgets for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Apple Watch app and watch face complications - Sports Summary widget: weekly goal rings for distance and time with customizable colors - Silent push notifications trigger automatic updates when new activities or wellness data arrive on Intervals.icu Intervals Companion is an independent hobby project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Intervals.icu. Fitness metrics and scores are for informational purposes only — not a substitute for professional medical or coaching advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TrainWise
This app uses AI to create personalized running and swimming workout plans, including warm-ups, intervals, and cooldowns. It syncs directly with Apple Watch for easy tracking and analysis of your performance to help you train more effectively.
- AI workout creator
- Running and swimming plans
- Apple Watch synchronization
- Smart weekly training organization
- Performance progress tracking
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Transform your training with AI-powered workout planning! Create structured workouts for running and swimming with warm-ups, intervals, drills, and cooldowns. Sync seamlessly with Apple Watch and track your progress like a pro. Key Features: - AI Workout Creator – Generate custom training plans instantly - Multi-Sport Training – Running and swimming workouts - Apple Watch Sync – One-tap workout delivery - Smart Planning – Organize your weekly training sessions - Progress Tracking – Analyze performance and improve Get started today and train smarter with TrainWise!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrainWise at none against Intervals.icu Companion's 4. TrainWise also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Intervals.icu Companion's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Intervals.icu Companion sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. TrainWise asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Intervals.icu Companion against 5.0 for TrainWise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intervals.icu Companion has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Intervals.icu Companion ships an update every 3 weeks, TrainWise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intervals.icu Companion | TrainWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | McEwen Labs LLC | Luis Souza |
Customer experience
Intervals.icu Companion
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In-app purchases
Intervals.icu Companion
- Yearly Supporter$9.991 Year
- Tip$9.99
- Support Tip$19.99
- Tip$19.99
TrainWise
No in-app purchases
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