Comparison

TrainUpX vs Shadow Box

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

Head to head
About

TrainUpX

Features
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TrainUp – Your AI-Powered Muay Thai & Boxing Coach Smarter training, made for you. TrainUp creates personalized sessions based on your level, goals, and available time – whether it’s shadowboxing or heavy bag. AI-generated combos and training plans Voice guidance – stay focused, keep punching Power rounds to push your limits Includes warm-up and cooldown (optional) Skip or end rounds anytime Works with your own music in the background Start now. Like a gym in your pocket – but better.

About

Shadow Box

This app provides voice-guided boxing workouts for shadowboxing and bag training. It offers structured rounds with punch calls, combinations, and footwork guidance. Users can choose coach voices, paces, and workout types, with options for beginners to advanced practitioners.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided round instructions
  • Customizable coach voices and pace
  • Numbered punch calls and combinations
  • Beginner to advanced workout sessions
  • Bag workout routines for various bag types
  • Technique instruction and summaries
  • Workout tracking and calorie estimates
Features
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Shadow Box turns solo boxing practice into focused, voice-guided rounds for shadow boxing and bag training. Choose a structured workout, set your coach voice and pace, and train with clear numbered punch calls, combinations, footwork, and defensive movement. Whether you are learning the six basic punches or building longer championship-style rounds, every session gives you a purpose. TRAIN WITH A VOICE COACH • Hear round instructions, numbered punches, and complete combinations • Choose from natural coach voices • Follow clear numbered punch circles and directional movement cues • Choose number-only punches or numbered punch names for intermediate and advanced workouts • Change and save your pace with one tap from stacked buttons above the workout controls • Choose from five speeds, from Normal through Elite, for any voice-guided workout • Follow preparation cues, five-second countdowns, and timed rounds • Pause automatically when you lock the screen or switch apps CURATED SHADOW BOXING • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced sessions • Movement, defense, conditioning, HIIT, and style-study workouts • Warm-up routines designed for boxing practice • Clear workout summaries and calorie estimates • Build custom rounds with your own timing and pace • Follow four-week plans with 10, 20, or 30 minute session targets BAG WORKOUTS • 50 coached routines: ten each for heavy, speed, double-end, reflex, and uppercut bags • Dedicated heavy bag, speed bag, double-end, reflex, and uppercut bag training • Short beginner rounds that build from simple punches to combinations • Structured endurance and interval sessions with clear coach instructions • Light and quick effort changes in selected heavy bag rounds LEARN THE TECHNIQUE • Stance and all six punch fundamentals • Footwork, slips, rolls, catches, parries, and pivots • Curated YouTube instruction inside the app • Open a technique during a paused workout, then return where you left off TRACK YOUR WORK • Record completed and partial workout calories • Review today and weekly training totals • Save favorites and workout pace preferences • Share speed within Shadow boxing or one bag type, with independent settings for each group No separate Shadow Box account is required. Your workout history and preferences remain on your device. Shadow Box provides general fitness education, not medical advice or a replacement for qualified in-person coaching. Use a clear space, train at a controllable speed, and stop if you feel pain, dizziness, chest pain, loss of balance, numbness, or unusual shortness of breath. SHADOW BOX PREMIUM Access to Shadow Box requires Shadow Box Premium Monthly. Eligible new subscribers receive a 3-day free trial, then US$2.99 per month (prices vary by region). The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in Apple Account Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://shadow-box-support.bart2819.chatgpt.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TrainUpX4 screens
Shadow Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrainUpX at none against Shadow Box's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shadow Box sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. TrainUpX asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TrainUpX versus Shadow Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainUpXShadow Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB197 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerenginess GmbHSALMAN AHMED

In-app purchases

None

TrainUpX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shadow Box

Subscriptions1
  • Shadow Box Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is TrainUpX free?
TrainUpX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Box free?
Shadow Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrainUpX or Shadow Box have ads?
Neither TrainUpX nor Shadow Box shows ads.

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