Hyper vs Sona by Pelago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyper
This app acts as a personal fitness coach, creating adaptive weekly workout plans tailored to your habits and goals. It offers step-by-step guides, integrates with your smartwatch for real-time tracking, and provides 24/7 support.
- Adaptive weekly workout programming
- Personalized step-by-step workout guides
- AI coach chat for workout adjustments
- Workout personalization based on history and recovery
- Apple Watch integration for real-time metrics
- 24/7 unlimited support
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Build the body you want, anytime, anywhere. Hyper is a personal coach that helps you lose weight, build muscle, and get consistent with working out. Hyper learns your habits and builds workouts that fit your life, prioritizing progress over perfection. Why Hyper Health? + Adaptive programing every week. Each week you get a personalized plan with suggested workouts and step-by-step guides. + Chat with a coach that listens. Chat about how you're feeling or what you need. Hyper reshapes your workouts accordingly. + Built for your body. Your training history, recovery, and performance shape every session so you're always working at the right intensity. + Powered by your Apple Watch. Real-time metric tracking turn every workout into a live coaching session right from your wrist. + Unlimited support, 24/7. Whether it's morning or midnight, Hyper is ready when you are. Take control of your fitness and start working out today for free –– no trial or payment required. Terms of Service: https://hellohyper.com/terms Privacy: https://hellohyper.com/privacy
Sona by Pelago
This AI-powered coach offers a voice-first approach to mental well-being, providing a non-judgmental space to process thoughts and feelings anytime. It learns your patterns to offer personalized support for managing anxiety, building habits, and improving sleep.
- Voice-first conversations
- Personalized AI learning
- Non-judgmental listening
- Habit building support
- Anxiety management
- Sleep improvement
- Always available check-ins
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Sona is your personal AI coach — available anytime you need to talk. Life gets overwhelming. Racing thoughts at 2am. Stress before a big meeting. That nagging feeling you're not doing enough. Sona is here for all of it. Talk, don't type. Sona is voice-first. Have a real conversation — like calling a friend who always picks up. No typing, no forms, no waiting. She actually remembers you. Sona learns who you are over time. Your goals, your patterns, what's been on your mind. Every conversation builds on the last. No judgment. Ever. Sona isn't here to fix you or tell you what to do. She's here to listen, help you think things through, and support you in becoming who you want to be. Built around your life. Whether it's managing anxiety, building better habits, improving sleep, or just processing your day — Sona adapts to what matters to you. Check in anytime. 5 minutes or 15 minutes. Morning or midnight. Sona is always ready when you are. Sona uses ElevenLabs to power your voice conversations. Your voice audio and conversation text are sent to ElevenLabs for speech processing and AI responses. Your data is processed solely to deliver the conversation experience and is not used for advertising, data mining, or model training. You will be asked for explicit consent before any data is shared. For details, see our Privacy Policy. --- Sona is not a replacement for therapy or medical treatment. If you're in crisis, please contact a mental health professional or call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sona by Pelago at weekly against Hyper's every 2 months. Sona by Pelago also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Hyper's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hyper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sona by Pelago has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hyper ships an update every 2 months, Sona by Pelago weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hyper | Sona by Pelago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hyper Health, Inc. | Digital Therapeutics Ltd |
In-app purchases
Hyper
No in-app purchases
Sona by Pelago
No in-app purchases









