Comparison

MyTrainPal vs TrainingSelf

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

Head to head
About

MyTrainPal

This app provides a professional-grade AI coaching platform for endurance athletes. It adapts training plans based on real-world life events and offers expert methodologies from a marketplace. Athletes can choose their training philosophy and receive logic-driven adaptations from an AI coach.

Highlights
  • AI-powered adaptive training plans
  • Expert methodology marketplace
  • Logic-driven schedule adaptation
  • Approval-based workout modifications
  • Contextual memory for athlete preferences
  • Multi-sport data analysis
  • Advanced load tracking (ATL, CTL, TSB)
Features
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MyTrainPal is an AI coach for cyclists, runners and triathletes. It builds your training plan, adapts it to your life and explains every session with your own data. When it's time to ride indoors, MTP Ride turns your workouts into 3D roads you ride with your smart trainer. AN AI COACH THAT KNOWS YOU • Ask anything in plain language: "How is my fitness building?", "Should I train today?", "How did my intervals go?" • Get answers from your own data, with charts right in the chat: fitness and fatigue trends, weekly load by sport, power and heart rate for any ride. • Your coach remembers your goals, schedule, injuries and preferences across conversations. A PLAN THAT ADAPTS TO YOU • Build a plan for your goal event on proven training methodologies, from base to build, peak and taper. • Busy week, short night or heavy legs? Your coach proposes the change. • Nothing changes without you. Every proposal waits for your Approve or Reject. MTP RIDE: YOUR WORKOUTS IN 3D • Pair your smart trainer over Bluetooth: Tacx, Wahoo, Elite and other FTMS trainers. • ERG mode holds the target power of every interval. On free rides your trainer follows every gradient. • Ride the Costa Blanca, the mountains, winter, the coast or the suburbs, at morning or sunset light. • Import any GPX and ride it in the world you choose. • Race your past self on the same course, or ride in a group of AI riders. • Pick your kit and bike, from road KNOW WHEN TO PUSH • A daily readiness score from your sleep, HRV, resting heart rate and training load. • Fitness, fatigue and form trends sbuilding or overreaching. • Home screen widgets and Apple Watch sync. EVERY SESSION, ANALYSED • Power, heart rate, cadence and paccurve. • Planned vs. actual for every structured workout. • Ask your coach to review any active. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR • Strava, intervals.icu, Apple Health, Wahoo, Polar, Ultrahuman and Hevy. • Garmin, COROS, Suunto, Zwift, Whools.icu. • Activities and health data sync automatically. ONE PLAN FOR EVERY SPORT Cycling, running, swimming and stren for a gran fondo, a marathon or a triathlon. FOR COACHES MyTrainPal Coach adds an athlete triummaries per athlete, direct messaging and scheduling in plain language. START FREE Every core feature is included for free to explore the full experience. MTP Ride is free with your MyTrainPal account. Upgrade to MyTrainPal Plus for a higher AI allowance for daily coaching. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account. Terms of Service: https://mytrainpal.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://mytrainpal.app/privacy-policy

About

TrainingSelf

Features
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TrainingSelf is a science-based training analytics app with an AI coach that knows your body. Built for cyclists and endurance athletes who train with power, heart rate, and HRV data. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT • Normalized Power (NP), Intensity Factor (IF), Training Stress Score (TSS) • Performance Management Chart: CTL (fitness), ATL (fatigue), TSB (form) • Power Profile radar — know your strengths as a cyclist (sprint, attack, climb) • Power and heart rate zones (Coggan 7 / Karvonen 5) AI TRAINING COACH • Personalized recommendations based on your real biometric data • "Should I train hard today?" — answered with science, not guesswork • AI-generated periodized training plans with compliance tracking • Structured workouts with zones, intervals, and nutrition guidance • Dynamic plan adjustment based on your progress and recovery RECOVERY & READINESS • Readiness Score (0-100): HRV + Sleep + Resting HR + Training Balance • HRV trends with 7-day moving average and baseline range (Plews et al.) • Garmin Connect integration: Body Battery, stress, sleep phases, respiration • Science-backed recovery monitoring (Manresa-Rocamora et al., 2021) DATA INTEGRATIONS • Apple HealthKit — HR, HRV, sleep, workouts, calories • Strava — Activities with power streams, GPS maps • Garmin Connect — Nocturnal HRV, Body Battery, stress, detailed sleep • File import — GPX, TCX, FIT from any device iOS WIDGETS • PMC widget with CTL/ATL/TSB chart • HRV widget with 7-day average and baseline status • Readiness Score widget BUILT ON SCIENCE Every algorithm is backed by peer-reviewed research: Coggan & Allen (TSS/NP), Banister (CTL/ATL/TSB), Plews et al. (rMSSD recovery), and meta-analyses on HRV-guided training and post-exercise nutrition. Free trial: 3 months with 10 AI consultations/day. Subscription plans available after trial.

Screenshots

MyTrainPal4 screens
TrainingSelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrainingSelf at none against MyTrainPal's 3. 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. MyTrainPal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TrainingSelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MyTrainPal versus TrainingSelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTrainPalTrainingSelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof KosteckiARTURO DIAZ DELGADO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MyTrainPal

Subscriptions2
  • MyTrainPal PLUS Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • MyTrainPal Coach Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • MyTrainPal 1000 AI Credits$9.99
None

TrainingSelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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