Empower Club vs Train Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Empower Club
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Welcome to Empower Club β Where Strength Meets Community Our journey began in 2007, and with nearly 20 years of industry experience behind us, weβve built something special. Empower Club is more than just a gym β itβs a home for high-performance training, personal growth, and a community thatβs got your back. At the core is our training model, forged over two decades. Itβs innovative, constantly evolving with the times, yet grounded in the rock-solid fundamentals that have always made us who we are. Whether youβre chasing performance goals, mental clarity, or just want to feel bloody unstoppable β this is your people. Weβre not about egos or mirrors. Weβre about showing up, lifting each other up, and pushing boundaries together. With expert coaching, high-energy group sessions, and a culture that actually cares, Empower Club is your one-stop shop for feeling strong, supported, and fired up β inside and out. And this app? Itβs your ticket to tap into all of the above β to book sessions, track progress, and most importantly, stay connected with the people and energy that make this place what it is. Come for the workouts. Stay for the people. Grow into the best version of yourself. This is Empower Club. Letβs move. Letβs grow. Letβs go.
Train Smart
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Train Smart is the program elite athletes get, built for you. Your whole week β gym, running, prehab and recovery β planned around your sport and your season, with the weight to put on the bar on every set. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING β a real program for your sport, not a generic split with its name on it. Periodised to your season, every working set written out: sets, reps, tempo, cues and the weight in kilos. CONDITIONING & RUNNING β goal-driven plans (2km, Yo-Yo, Bronco, repeat-sprint, 5k to marathon and more) that set this week's pace from where you are, and get quicker as you do. PREHAB, MOBILITY & REHAB β prehab and mobility matched to what your sport breaks. If something goes, rehab is woven into the program instead of replacing it. NUTRITION β calorie and macro targets from your training load, turned into a real week of food with a prep list and a shopping list. YOUR WATCH, THROUGH APPLE HEALTH β Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP, Oura and more write to Apple Health. Train Smart reads your sleep, HRV and resting heart rate to set how hard today's session is, and your runs to track heart-rate recovery, threshold pace and aerobic fitness. Plus an Apple Watch app for interval runs with haptic cues. TESTING & PROGRESSION β test on your sport's own battery every eight weeks; the results re-price your weights and reset your paces. Can't do a test? Swap it for one that measures the same thing. COACHES, CLUBS AND FRIENDS β train with a real coach and message or call them in the app, run your club's program, or train with friends and share sessions to the feed. 15 sports and styles, 554 exercises, 24 fitness tests. Train Smart Membership: one month free, then a monthly subscription billed to your Apple ID. Cancel any time in Settings β your name β Subscriptions. Train Smart is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. It gives general training and nutrition guidance only. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice, and follow your physio or doctor during any rehab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empower Club at none against Train Smart's 1. Train Smart's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Train Smart sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Empower Club asks for nothing beyond the download.
Empower Club ships an update every 5 weeks, Train Smart every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empower Club | Train Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Xoda Pty Ltd | JACK L NOONAN |
In-app purchases
Empower Club
No in-app purchases
Train Smart
- Train Smart Membership1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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