Comparison

Ovale vs Rugby Prep

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

Head to head
About

Ovale

Features
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OVALE, c'est ton rugby connecté. L'application pensée pour les joueurs, coachs, parents et clubs de rugby en France. COACH IA PERSONNALISE Génère des séances d'entraînement adaptées à ton poste, ton niveau et tes objectifs. L'intelligence artificielle crée un programme sur mesure basé sur les recommandations de la FFR. SUIVI GPS EN TEMPS REEL Suis tes courses avec le tracker GPS intégré : distance, vitesse, temps, calories. Visualise ton parcours sur la carte et progresse semaine après semaine. MATCH DAY EN LIVE Composition d'équipe, score en direct, événements minute par minute. Vivez le match comme si vous y étiez, que vous soyez coach sur le terrain ou parent dans les tribunes. COMMUNICATION D'EQUIPE Chat d'équipe, messages du coach, notifications. Restez connectés entre joueurs, coachs et parents. BIBLIOTHEQUE D'EXERCICES Des centaines d'exercices partagés par la communauté des coachs. Filtrez par catégorie, niveau et tranche d'age. PROGRAMME SALLE Programme de musculation adapté au rugby. Développe ta puissance et ta condition physique. STATISTIQUES ET PROGRESSION Suis tes performances, tes badges et ta progression au fil de la saison. ESPACE PARENT Suivez les progrès de votre enfant, consultez le planning et restez informés. OVALE s'adresse a tous les acteurs du rugby : joueurs de M6 a Séniors, coachs et éducateurs, parents et tuteurs, managers de club. Rejoins la communauté OVALE et fais passer ton rugby au niveau supérieur !

About

Rugby Prep

This app provides personalized rugby strength and conditioning programs designed by an elite coach. It offers guided sessions with technique explanations, an in-app assistant for questions, and tracks your progress to adapt future workouts.

Highlights
  • Personalized multi-week programs
  • Guided sessions with timers
  • Exercise demonstration videos
  • In-app assistant for questions
  • Progress tracking and logging
  • Calibrated to position and level
Features
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Rugby Prep's programs come from Sam Durieux, a strength and conditioning coach who specialises in rugby: a master's degree in sports performance training and optimisation, strength and conditioning coach for the LOU Rugby under-18 squad, and head of strength and conditioning at the Lyon elite youth academy, from 2022 to 2024. You are not downloading a catalogue of exercises: you are following his method, calibrated to your position, your level, and where you are in the season. THE METHOD OF A RUGBY SPECIALIST Build power without losing speed. Absorb the load of a full season. Come back stronger after a break. These principles are not improvised: they come from working with players on the ground, and they are what structures every cycle you receive. A PROGRAM BUILT FOR YOU A few questions about your position, level, goals, and point in the season, and you get a complete multi-week program: cycles, sessions, exercises, loads, and rest periods. Nothing generic — all of it calibrated for you. GUIDED SESSIONS, START TO FINISH Start your session and follow it set by set. Built-in timer, demonstration videos, and a player that stays visible even when minimized. You always know what to do, and how much. TECHNIQUE EXPLAINED, NOT JUST SHOWN For every exercise: the right movement, the common mistakes, the points to watch. That is what separates a session done from a session done well — and what keeps you off the treatment table. ANSWERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM A question about an exercise, a doubt about your technique, a session to adapt? The in-app assistant answers immediately, taking into account your program, your history, and how you have been feeling. YOUR PROGRAM FOLLOWS YOUR FORM At the end of each session you log your fatigue, how hard it felt, and your condition that day. The next cycle takes it in: the load adjusts to what your body actually absorbs, not to what a plan assumed. FULL PROGRESS TRACKING Session history, volume and intensity, physical tests (speed, power, endurance), and weight tracking. You see in black and white what you have built, week after week. BUILT FOR RUGBY, NOT ADAPTED TO IT Power, speed, agility, core strength, endurance: exercises chosen for the demands of the game, organized by blocks (strength, cardio, technique). WHY THIS APP EXISTS In Sam Durieux's own words: "After several years working in elite rugby, I chose to put what I know at the service of amateur players, with programs built for those profiles." Available in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ovale4 screens
Rugby Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ovale at none against Rugby Prep's 1. Ovale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Rugby Prep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per month. Ovale asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Ovale versus Rugby Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvaleRugby Prep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—84.6% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developernicolas BarraillerJean Durieux

In-app purchases

None

Ovale

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rugby Prep

Subscriptions1
  • Rugby Prep7 Days trial$34.991 Month

Questions

Is Ovale free?
Ovale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rugby Prep free?
Rugby Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ovale or Rugby Prep have ads?
Rugby Prep shows ads; Ovale does not.

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