Protocol AI vs Physically
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protocol AI
This app acts as a personal training partner, offering intelligent recovery tracking and personalized workout plans. It helps users train smarter, recover effectively, and achieve fitness goals faster by providing insights into body readiness and performance metrics.
- Intelligent recovery tracking
- Personalized workout plans
- Body Battery readiness indicator
- Workout logging with rest timers
- Performance and sleep insights
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Unlock Your Full Potential with Protocol Protocol is your personal training partner, combining intelligent recovery tracking with goal-driven workout plans to help you train smarter, recover better, and hit your goals faster. Core Features: Know When to Push or Rest Your Body Battery shows exactly how charged you are, so you can plan intense sessions or take a recovery day with confidence. Personalised Training Plans From muscle gain to recomposition, Protocol builds bespoke 8–24 week programmes based on your goals and fitness level. Track Every Workout Log sets, reps, and weight with built-in rest timers, and see your progress week after week. Performance Insights Get a clear view of your recovery, sleep, strain, and activity to stay on track and avoid burnout. Train with purpose. Recover with precision. Achieve your best. Requires accurate Apple Health data. We recommend Apple Watch for best results, but any device that records heart rate, HRV, sleep, etc. into Apple Health will work.
Physically
This app offers structured programs for physical rehabilitation, mobility, strength training, and intermittent fasting. It provides guided exercises with video demonstrations for various body areas and fitness goals. Users can also explore prehab routines and flexibility-focused workouts.
- Structured rehab programs
- Rehab for specific body areas
- Mobility, stretching, and flexibility routines
- Strength and resistance training
- Prehab and ongoing fitness
- Intermittent fasting plans
- Guided exercises with video demonstrations
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FREE TO DOWNLOAD Get started with Physically’s core experience. Some rehab programs, workout programs, routines, and premium features require an auto-renewable subscription (In-App Purchase). Pricing is shown in the app before you buy. Build mobility, strength and confidence with structured, self-guided rehab, prehab and fitness programs for everyday activity and training. Physically brings physical rehabilitation, mobility, strength training, stretching, exercise and intermittent fasting together in one structured experience. Follow a rehab program, build strength, improve mobility or explore guided fitness routines with a clear path forward. STRUCTURED REHAB PROGRAMS Follow organized rehab programs designed to make self-guided physical rehabilitation easier to follow. Physically provides structured programs with guided rehab exercises, sets, reps and video demonstrations so you can progress step by step. REHAB FOR SPECIFIC BODY AREAS Explore rehabilitation programs for areas including the knee, ankle, back and shoulder. Select a body region, narrow down the area you want to focus on and find structured programs relevant to your needs. Choose guided programs for common body regions such as knee, ankle, back and shoulder rehab. Physically helps organize guided exercises around specific areas of the body. MOBILITY, STRETCHING & FLEXIBILITY Explore mobility routines, stretching exercises and flexibility-focused workouts. Choose a focused routine or follow a structured program over time. Work on mobility, flexibility, balance and range of motion with guided exercises that fit into your broader fitness routine. STRENGTH & RESISTANCE TRAINING Build strength with resistance training routines, strength training exercises and workout programs for different goals, fitness levels and equipment. Progress from rehab-focused exercise toward strength training and broader fitness programs as you're ready for more. PREHAB & ONGOING FITNESS Use prehab, mobility, stretching and strengthening exercises as part of your ongoing routine. Continue building mobility, strength and flexibility beyond a rehabilitation program while supporting everyday activity, exercise and training. ROUTINES & WORKOUT PROGRAMS Explore routines across mobility, stretching, balance and resistance training. Filter routines and workout programs by goal, fitness level, equipment and exercise type. Choose a focused workout when you want something simple or follow a structured program for a longer-term approach. INTERMITTENT FASTING Explore intermittent fasting plans with fasting schedules for different lifestyles and experience levels. Choose from Balance Window, Circadian Start, Gentle Step, Power 16, Focus 18 and Precision 20. Start with beginner fasting plans or progress toward longer fasting windows. Track your fasting progress and adjust based on how you feel, with beginner, intermediate and advanced options. GUIDED EXERCISES & CUSTOM WORKOUTS Follow video demonstrations and written exercise guidance with starting positions, key movement points, sets and reps. Use the custom workout builder to create workouts around the exercises you want to include, alongside Physically's rehab, mobility, strength, stretching and fitness programs. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Schedule program days, follow active routines and track workouts and fasting progress in one place. Keep your prehab, physical rehabilitation, mobility, strength training, stretching, flexibility, exercise routines, fitness programs and intermittent fasting plans organized in one place. FROM REHAB TO EVERYDAY ACTIVITY & TRAINING Start with structured rehab when that's what you need. Build mobility and strength as you progress, then explore exercise, resistance training, stretching and broader fitness programs as part of your routine. Rehab. Build strength. Improve mobility. Keep moving forward. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Physically at 100% against Protocol AI's 0%. Physically also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Protocol AI's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Protocol AI sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Physically sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Physically holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Protocol AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Physically's.
Protocol AI ships an update every 4 days, Physically every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protocol AI | Physically |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WARREN JAMES DAY | Physically LLC |
Customer experience
Protocol AI
Physically
In-app purchases
Protocol AI
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited access$14.991 Month
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- Unlimited access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Unlimited access$39.991 Year
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlimited access$59.991 Year
Physically
- Level 1 Monthly$9.991 Month
- Level 2 Monthly$19.991 Month
- Level 1 6-Month$49.996 Months
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- Level 1 Annual$99.991 Year
- Physically Level 2 6-Month$99.996 Months
- Level 2 Annual$199.991 Year









