Comparison

SYNCT vs STRIVN

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

Head to head
About

SYNCT

This app allows users to track gym workouts with friends, discover new training routines, and join communities. It offers features for building structured workouts, live logging with timers and notes, and progress analytics. Share your fitness journey and train together.

Highlights
  • Social workout feed
  • Discover workouts and users
  • Join communities and challenges
  • Build structured workouts
  • Live logging with timers
  • Progress analytics
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fitness is better shared. SYNCT is the social workout tracker where you train with your mates. Think Strava, but built for the gym. Tired of screenshotting workouts off Instagram or scrubbing through YouTube to copy a session? There's a better way. THE SYNC BUTTON See a workout you like on your feed? Hit Sync and it lands in your library, ready to train. Follow your coach, your training partner, your strongest mate, and actually do their workouts, not just watch them. TRAIN TOGETHER - A home feed of real workouts from only the people you follow - Discover others who train like you do - Join communities with shared plans, timetables, leaderboards and challenges - Group chats for your club, your team, your gym club BUILT FOR REAL TRAINING This isn't a basic gym logger. Powerlifting, Olympic lifting, or functional formats like AMRAP, EMOM and For Time. SYNCT adapts to how you train. - Build structured workouts, or log on the fly with Quick Log - Create a session by voice, or scan one in from a photo - Live logging with rest timers, supersets, RPE and notes - Live Activities and your music, right through the session SEE YOUR PROGRESS — Analytics Hub: training analytics, recovery and daily stats — Apple Health for sleep, steps and heart rate — Streaks, milestones and shareable progress cards — Collect SYNCT Objects as your lifetime volume climbs — A Sync Counter showing how many people train your workouts Sharing your progress here isn't awkward, it's the whole point. SYNCT is free. Never train alone.

About

STRIVN

Features
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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

Screenshots

SYNCT4 screens
STRIVN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SYNCT at none against STRIVN's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. STRIVN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SYNCT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SYNCT ships an update every 2 weeks, STRIVN weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SYNCT versus STRIVN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSYNCTSTRIVN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSYNCTCaleb Downes

In-app purchases

None

SYNCT

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

STRIVN

Subscriptions2
  • STRIVN Pro$9.991 Month
  • STRIVN Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • STRIVN Pro – Lifetime Access$79.99

Questions

Is SYNCT free?
SYNCT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STRIVN free?
STRIVN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SYNCT or STRIVN have ads?
Neither SYNCT nor STRIVN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SYNCT or STRIVN?
SYNCT ships an update every 2 weeks, and STRIVN weekly. Most recently, SYNCT was updated on October 31, 2026 and STRIVN on October 28, 2026.

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