Comparison

BarBase vs Helix Training

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

Head to head
About

BarBase

Find and save outdoor workout locations, track your fitness progress, and set custom reminders. This app is designed for calisthenics athletes and outdoor fitness enthusiasts to enhance their training experience.

Highlights
  • Discover workout spots
  • Save favorite parks
  • Track progress
  • Custom reminders
  • Outdoor fitness companion
Features
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BarBase is the ultimate companion for calisthenics athletes and outdoor fitness enthusiasts. Discover new workout spots, save your favorite parks, track your progress, and stay motivated with custom reminders — all in one place.

About

Helix Training

Features
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Train yourself like you have a coach. Helix is an app for self-coached athletes: AI builds a plan for your goal, workouts go straight to your Apple Watch, and your results, sleep and heart data sync from Apple Health on their own. One picture of your load: running, cycling, swimming, strength, HYROX. WHAT YOU GET • An AI plan for your goal. A 4-week plan built around your race, HYROX event or hybrid goal and your schedule. Generated in a minute — then make it yours. • One load score. A single load scale across every activity type, including strength work. Actuals close themselves from Apple Health (Strava connects too) — so you finally see how hard you really trained this week. • Fitness and fatigue. ATL, CTL and readiness show whether you're building form or digging a hole. Readiness accounts for sleep, resting heart rate and HRV from Apple Health. In plain language, not a chart you have to decode. • An AI assistant. Ask “why is my readiness 54?” or have it swap tomorrow's run for an indoor ride. The assistant knows your data and proposes every change as a before → after card — you apply it. YOUR PHONE AND WATCH DO THE ROUTINE FOR YOU • Apple Health syncs itself: type, time, distance, heart rate — and your morning data feeds straight into readiness. • Plans go to Apple Watch: intervals, alerts for your heart-rate zones, strength steps — in the native Workout app, no separate watch app needed. • Notifications that matter: your plan in the morning, your result logged after the workout. • All your analytics in your pocket: ATL/CTL, readiness, plan vs actual, weekly volume. Requires iOS 17+. Privacy policy: https://helixtraining.ai/en/privacy

Screenshots

BarBase4 screens
Helix Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Helix Training at none against BarBase's shown. BarBase's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarBase ships an update every 2 days, Helix Training every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BarBase versus Helix Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarBaseHelix Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDESMOND TRUE BUCKYDmitrii Gumennikov

In-app purchases

None

BarBase

No in-app purchases

None

Helix Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarBase free?
BarBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helix Training free?
Helix Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BarBase or Helix Training have ads?
BarBase shows ads; Helix Training does not.
Which is updated more often, BarBase or Helix Training?
BarBase ships an update every 2 days, and Helix Training every 5 days. Most recently, BarBase was updated on October 6, 2026 and Helix Training on October 10, 2026.

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