Comparison

Nextrainers vs LiftRun

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

Head to head
About

Nextrainers

Quickly generate complete training sessions with exercises, diagrams, and instructions tailored to your team's level and playing style. Analyze opponents with tactical diagrams and identify weaknesses. The app learns from your feedback to personalize future sessions.

Highlights
  • Generate complete training sessions in seconds
  • Structured training program creation
  • Exercise diagrams and detailed instructions
  • Customizable by team level, players, and style
  • Opponent analysis with tactical diagrams
  • Personalized session learning from user feedback
Features
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Nextrainers helps you plan your soccer practices. Pick your theme, age group and number of players. In 60 seconds your practice plan is ready: warm-up, drills and cool-down, with a clear diagram for every drill. Every practice adapts to your team and the way you coach. You show up to the field knowing exactly what to do. Less time planning, more time for your players. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.nextrainers.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.nextrainers.com/en/privacy

About

LiftRun

This app integrates strength training, running, and nutrition tracking in a private, offline experience. It offers features like workout creation, GPS run tracking, calorie and macro goals, and supplement checklists, all without requiring an account or sending data externally.

Highlights
  • Create and launch custom workouts
  • Fast set entry with auto-fill
  • GPS running tracking with stats
  • Calorie and macro goal setting
  • Food journal with CIQUAL database
  • Supplement checklist and streak tracking
  • Visual activity calendar and dashboard
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LiftRun needs no account and no login. All data stays on the device. What's new in 1.4 and how to test it: - Home > "Today" card: daily readiness and suggested workout. Tap it for per-area recovery. - Start any preloaded workout (Workouts tab). The timer icon at the top offers an express version (45/30/20 min); the ⟳ icon next to an exercise suggests equivalent exercises. - Run tab > Hybrid race: timed 8 × 1 km + 8 stations simulation. Run tab > Training plans > Hybrid: 8-week plan (week 1 free, full plan with the Premium in-app purchase). - Siri: "Start today's workout in LiftRun" (App Shortcuts, no setup needed). - Profile > My data: import a CSV export from another workout app, create or restore a backup file. HealthKit: LiftRun writes workouts, runs and nutrition. It reads body weight on request and, only if the user turns on Profile > Apple Health > "Enhanced daily readiness", workouts, sleep and heart rate variability, used on device to compute the readiness score. Nothing leaves the device. Location: used only while a run is being recorded (background location so the run continues with the screen locked). Notifications: end of rest timer, optional workout reminders and an optional morning briefing (at most one per day).

Screenshots

Nextrainers4 screens
LiftRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LiftRun at 100% against Nextrainers's 25%. LiftRun also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). Nextrainers's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Nextrainers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.90 per month. LiftRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextrainers ships an update every 5 weeks, LiftRun every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Nextrainers versus LiftRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextrainersLiftRun
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNextrainersPAUL OLIVIER LECOURT

Customer experience

Nextrainers

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

LiftRun

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nextrainers

Subscriptions3
  • Nextrainers Premium – Monthly$24.901 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$24.901 Month
  • Nextrainers Premium – Annual$159.001 Year
None

LiftRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextrainers free?
Nextrainers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiftRun free?
LiftRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nextrainers or LiftRun have ads?
Neither Nextrainers nor LiftRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextrainers or LiftRun?
Nextrainers ships an update every 5 weeks, and LiftRun every 8 days. Most recently, Nextrainers was updated on October 30, 2026 and LiftRun on October 8, 2026.

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