Genova vs STRIVN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Genova
This app offers intelligent workout tracking with AI-powered programming, detailed set logging, and recovery insights. It helps users train smarter with features like a rest timer, progress analytics, and cardio tracking. Seamlessly syncs with Apple Watch for comprehensive fitness management.
- AI-powered workout programming
- Detailed strength and cardio logging
- Muscle recovery and readiness estimation
- Progress analytics and insight cards
- Apple Watch integration
- Social features and progress sharing
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Genova is the intelligent workout tracker for lifters who want more than a logbook. It brings together precise strength logging, AI-powered programming, Apple Watch support, muscle recovery, Training Score, insight cards, cardio tracking, body measurements, social features, and progress analytics — everything you need to train smarter with more clarity and consistency. Track every set with weight, reps, RPE, rest time, warm-up sets, drop sets, and custom exercises. A built-in rest timer with Live Activities keeps you on pace without touching your phone, while estimated 1RM and personal records update automatically. Plan your training week from the redesigned Workout tab. Schedule strength and cardio sessions ahead, follow active programs, review targets, browse your exercise library, and jump into training faster. Genova supports workout programs, template management, weekly planning, and post-workout summaries. The AI coach helps you create workouts, build periodized programs, ask technique questions, analyze weak points, and get recommendations based on your training. The AI overlay lets you ask contextual follow-up questions from supported screens without leaving the flow. You stay in control with AI consent, memory, and data preferences. Recovery and readiness are built in. Genova estimates when muscles are ready using training volume, RPE, age, and feedback. Training Load and recovery signals help you spot fatigue and adjust before overtraining. Training Score summarizes your consistency, balance, recovery, and progress, while insight cards surface useful signals. See your progress. Track exercise stats, muscle group trends, cardio performance, template progress, Training Score, VO2 Max, muscle balance, Training Load, plateau detection, smart weight recommendations, and training heatmaps. Clear charts and shareable summaries show what is improving and what needs attention. Track any cardio type with duration, distance, calories, and heart-rate data when available. Use interval cardio for HIIT sessions with configurable high and low phases, then review clearer post-cardio summaries after each session. With Apple Watch, you can start and track workouts from your wrist, see live workout metrics, log strength and cardio sessions, and keep your phone in your pocket. Genova syncs training, recovery, progress, and dashboard data between iPhone and Apple Watch, with Apple Watch complications for quick access. Stay connected with friends through the activity feed, comments, reactions, friend profiles, and profile sharing. Share workout, cardio, goal, streak, profile, and heatmap summaries as polished images. Beyond workouts, Genova tracks body weight, arms, chest, waist, and more over time. Set goals for body weight, measurements, or one-rep max and follow your progress with clear visual charts. Genova includes Live Activities, Dynamic Island support, home screen widgets, Apple Health integration, notification preferences, app icon customization, accessibility settings, metric and imperial units. Your data stays flexible. Genova supports offline training, cloud sync across devices, import and export tools, account management, privacy controls, AI data controls, and full data deletion options. Genova is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian. Start training smarter today. Genova Pro unlocks AI coaching, advanced recovery insights, recovery personalization, interval cardio, plateau detection, advanced statistics, muscle balance details, AI exercise descriptions, RPE prediction, drop sets, warm-up sets, app icon customization, unlimited workout templates, unlimited goals, and expanded body measurement tracking. Subscription pricing and terms are shown at time of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://genovasport.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://genovasport.app/privacy
STRIVN
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STRIVN — AI Strength Coach Most fitness apps record what you did. STRIVN tells you what to do next. Powered by GPT-4o and built on exercise science principles, STRIVN is the only strength training app that adapts your program week to week — based on your actual performance, recovery data, and training history. No generic plans. No passive logging. A coach that learns. —— AI-GENERATED PROGRAMS Tell STRIVN your goal, experience level, and how many days you can train. It builds a complete, periodised program — compound movements first, volume calibrated to your level, rep ranges matched to your goal. Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body, or custom. ADAPTIVE DAILY COACHING Every morning, your AI coach reviews your Apple Watch recovery data — HRV, sleep, resting heart rate — and adjusts today's session accordingly. Peak recovery day? Push harder. Low HRV? Volume is pulled back automatically. The program responds to your body, not a calendar. AUTO-PROGRESSION Hit the top of your rep range on every set? STRIVN increments your weights automatically for next session. Progressive overload without the spreadsheet. WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT Every week, GPT-4o analyses your training, nutrition, and recovery data together — identifying strength trends, volume landmark status, plateau warnings, and correlations between your diet and performance. The kind of insight a £100/hour coach would give you. VOLUME LANDMARK TRACKING Built on MEV/MAV/MRV theory. See exactly where each muscle group sits — below minimum effective volume, in the optimal adaptive range, or approaching your maximum recoverable volume. Train smarter, not just harder. NUTRITION LOGGING Log meals manually, scan barcodes, or photograph your food — GPT-4o Vision identifies it instantly. Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Your nutrition data feeds directly into the AI coaching layer. APPLE WATCH Log sets from your wrist. Real-time heart rate, rest timer, and workout controls — all without touching your phone. RECOVERY INTELLIGENCE HRV, sleep quality, resting heart rate, and steps synced automatically from Apple Health. Your recovery score is recalculated daily and informs every AI recommendation. —— FREE — Unlimited workout logging — AI program generation — Progress tracking and personal records — Apple Watch support — Nutrition logging PRO — £9.99/month or £29.99/year — Daily AI session adaptation — Weekly intelligence report — Volume landmark analysis — Correlation intelligence — Plateau detection and deload recommendations —— Subscriptions are optional. Workout logging, program generation, and progress tracking are free, with no time limit. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getstrivn.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getstrivn.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STRIVN at 16.0 against Genova's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Genova sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and STRIVN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Genova ships an update every 5 days, STRIVN weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Genova | STRIVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KIRILL HUNDORYN | Caleb Downes |
In-app purchases
Genova
- GymUp Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- GymUp Pro3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- GymUp Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
STRIVN
- STRIVN Pro$9.991 Month
- STRIVN Pro$29.991 Year
- STRIVN Pro – Lifetime Access$79.99









