Comparison

TotalBodyIQ vs Train Smart

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

Head to head
About

TotalBodyIQ

Features
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See every workout land on your body, with a coach's notes on every exercise. Log a set and watch it light up a live muscle map, so you can see what you have trained, what you have missed and when you are ready to go again. Behind it sit 700+ curated exercises with setup, coaching cues and the mistakes to avoid, readiness built from your own history, and GPS runs, walks and rides in the same picture. All of it is free, with no account and no subscription. Pro adds planning that builds your next session from what you have actually done. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Open the Duo and TotalBodyIQ opens up with it: dashboard beside today's session, coaching beside your set logging, muscle data beside the body map, and your training record beside each run, lift and session. Every pane minimizes to the single view. Folded, it is the same one-handed app. THE MUSCLE MAP Every set you log colors the muscles it worked. See where your training is concentrated, which muscles have had less attention, and the sets, reps and weight behind the picture. LOG WITHOUT FRICTION Weight, reps and timed sets. Warm-up and working sets kept apart. A rest timer between sets, a session you can pause and pick up again, and your full history to look back on. 700+ EXERCISES, COACHED Animated demonstrations for supported exercises, with setup instructions, coaching cues and the common mistakes to watch for. Search and filter by muscle and equipment, from barbell to bodyweight. RUN, WALK, RIDE GPS tracking with route, distance and pace or speed, stored alongside your strength sessions. Heart-rate zones, Apple Health and Bluetooth heart-rate monitors all connect in. READINESS AND BALANCE A readiness estimate, weekly load and muscle balance, built from your own training history, so you know when to push and when to hold back. Free, with no wearable needed. INCLUDED FREE โ€ข Workout logging and full history โ€ข Muscle maps, muscle balance and readiness โ€ข 700+ exercise guides and rest timers โ€ข Balanced and My Plan sessions โ€ข Workout Generator: a full-body session from your time and kit โ€ข GPS runs, walks and rides No subscription or wearable is needed for any of these. TOTALBODYIQ PRO, OPTIONAL โ€ข Smart workout planning built from your training history โ€ข Generator focus, cardio and favorites โ€ข Progression tracking โ€ข Advanced statistics โ€ข Expanded progress-photo tools Choose monthly, annual, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you buy. SUBSCRIPTIONS Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase, or after any free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://www.totalbodyiq.co.uk/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Train Smart

Features
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Train Smart is the program elite athletes get, built for you. Your whole week โ€” gym, running, prehab and recovery โ€” planned around your sport and your season, with the weight to put on the bar on every set. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING โ€” a real program for your sport, not a generic split with its name on it. Periodised to your season, every working set written out: sets, reps, tempo, cues and the weight in kilos. CONDITIONING & RUNNING โ€” goal-driven plans (2km, Yo-Yo, Bronco, repeat-sprint, 5k to marathon and more) that set this week's pace from where you are, and get quicker as you do. PREHAB, MOBILITY & REHAB โ€” prehab and mobility matched to what your sport breaks. If something goes, rehab is woven into the program instead of replacing it. NUTRITION โ€” calorie and macro targets from your training load, turned into a real week of food with a prep list and a shopping list. YOUR WATCH, THROUGH APPLE HEALTH โ€” Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP, Oura and more write to Apple Health. Train Smart reads your sleep, HRV and resting heart rate to set how hard today's session is, and your runs to track heart-rate recovery, threshold pace and aerobic fitness. Plus an Apple Watch app for interval runs with haptic cues. TESTING & PROGRESSION โ€” test on your sport's own battery every eight weeks; the results re-price your weights and reset your paces. Can't do a test? Swap it for one that measures the same thing. COACHES, CLUBS AND FRIENDS โ€” train with a real coach and message or call them in the app, run your club's program, or train with friends and share sessions to the feed. 15 sports and styles, 554 exercises, 24 fitness tests. Train Smart Membership: one month free, then a monthly subscription billed to your Apple ID. Cancel any time in Settings โ†’ your name โ†’ Subscriptions. Train Smart is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. It gives general training and nutrition guidance only. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice, and follow your physio or doctor during any rehab.

Screenshots

TotalBodyIQ4 screens
Train Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Train Smart at 15.0 against TotalBodyIQ's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TotalBodyIQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Train Smart sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
TotalBodyIQ versus Train Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotalBodyIQTrain Smart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size135 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSally DabbsJACK L NOONAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TotalBodyIQ

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual1 Year trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • TotalBodyIQ Pro: Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Train Smart

Subscriptions1
  • Train Smart Membership1 Month trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is TotalBodyIQ free?
TotalBodyIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Smart free?
Train Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TotalBodyIQ or Train Smart have ads?
Neither TotalBodyIQ nor Train Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TotalBodyIQ or Train Smart?
TotalBodyIQ ships an update weekly, and Train Smart weekly. Most recently, TotalBodyIQ was updated on October 28, 2026 and Train Smart on October 28, 2026.

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