Comparison

The Retrieve vs Hooper Adaptive Coaching

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

Head to head
About

The Retrieve

Log and track all your dog's training sessions and hunts. Monitor retrieve rates, performance trends, and health metrics like weight and diet. Organize your memories with custom hashtags and share moments with beautiful session summaries.

Highlights
  • Log training sessions with notes
  • Record hunts with results
  • Search sessions by keyword/hashtag
  • Organize with custom hashtags
  • Session summaries with photos/stats
  • Track retrieve rates and trends
  • Manage multiple dogs and health logs
Features
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Remember every moment in the pursuit of the retrieve. Every retriever lives for the moment the bird falls and the retrieve begins. The Retrieve helps you remember the hunts, the training, and the dogs that made those moments unforgettable. Log every training session, record every hunt, and see your dog improve over time with clear, simple tracking. Features: Log training sessions with notes, weather, and duration Record hunts with results and conditions Search your sessions instantly by keyword or hashtag Organize sessions with custom hashtags like #mallard or #AKC Beautiful session summaries with photos, stats, and notes at a glance Share training and hunt moments with the perfect photo Weekly training recap notifications to keep you on track Track retrieve rates and performance trends Track your dog's health with weight logs, diet tracking, and vaccine reminders Manage multiple dogs View your dog's full history in one place Built for serious handlers who want better insight into their dog's progress.

About

Hooper Adaptive Coaching

This AI-powered training app creates personalized daily workout plans that adapt to your recovery, performance, and available equipment. Get instant feedback on your technique with video analysis and ask an AI coach programmed with elite athlete methodology for programming, nutrition, and recovery advice.

Highlights
  • Adaptive daily training plans
  • AI coach chat for questions
  • Form Check video analysis
  • Exercise library with demos
  • Workout logging
  • Nutrition tracking
  • Progress dashboards
Features
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Train like the World's Strongest Man. Hooper Adaptive Coaching is the official training app from Mitchell Hooper — 2023 World's Strongest Man, two-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion, and one of the most analytical strength athletes on the planet. This is the same training philosophy he uses to compete at the highest level, distilled into an AI coach that adapts to you. The plan that adjusts to your life. Most training apps hand you a static spreadsheet. Hooper Adaptive Coaching doesn't. Every day, your plan reacts to how you're actually recovering, what you logged yesterday, what equipment you have, and where you are in your training block. Slept four hours? Your session adjusts. Crushed yesterday's squats? Today pushes harder. Built around an AI coach trained in Mitchell's voice. Ask your coach anything — programming questions, nutrition advice, exercise substitutions, recovery strategy. The AI has been built around Mitchell's methodology and answers the way he would: direct, evidence-based, and grounded in elite-level practice. Key features • Adaptive daily training plans that evolve with your recovery, performance, and goals • AI coach chat for programming, nutrition, and recovery questions, 24/7 • Form Check video analysis — get instant feedback on your technique • Exercise library with demonstrations, cues, and substitutions • Workout logging with sets, reps, weights, RPE, and notes • Nutrition tracking with daily targets that adapt to your training load • Progress dashboards for strength, body composition, and recovery trends • Whoop integration — your recovery and strain inform tomorrow's plan • Withings integration — weight, body composition, and sleep flow in automatically • Dark mode, clean design, no clutter Who it's for Strongman athletes, powerlifters, bodybuilders, hybrid athletes, and anyone serious about getting stronger. Whether you're chasing your first 500 lb deadlift or preparing for a national-level meet, the app meets you where you are and pushes you forward. What makes it different • Real adaptation, not just a template. Plans rewrite themselves based on actual data. • Built by an active world-class competitor, not by marketers. • Honest AI — when it doesn't know, it tells you and points you to a qualified professional. • No fluff, no streaks, no gamification. Just training that works. Important Hooper Adaptive Coaching is for general fitness and training guidance and is not a medical device. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting any new exercise program. Always train safely and within your limits.

Screenshots

The Retrieve4 screens
Hooper Adaptive Coaching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hooper Adaptive Coaching at none against The Retrieve's 1. Hooper Adaptive Coaching also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. The Retrieve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hooper Adaptive Coaching asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Retrieve against 5.0 for Hooper Adaptive Coaching. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hooper Adaptive Coaching has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Retrieve ships an update every 5 weeks, Hooper Adaptive Coaching weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Retrieve versus Hooper Adaptive Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe RetrieveHooper Adaptive Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamantha BohlmanTeam Moose, Hooper Coaching Systems Inc

Customer experience

The Retrieve

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hooper Adaptive Coaching

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Retrieve

One-time1
  • The Retrieve: Premium Upgrade$4.99
None

Hooper Adaptive Coaching

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Retrieve free?
The Retrieve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hooper Adaptive Coaching free?
Hooper Adaptive Coaching is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Retrieve or Hooper Adaptive Coaching?
The Retrieve and Hooper Adaptive Coaching are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do The Retrieve or Hooper Adaptive Coaching have ads?
Neither The Retrieve nor Hooper Adaptive Coaching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Retrieve or Hooper Adaptive Coaching?
The Retrieve ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hooper Adaptive Coaching weekly. Most recently, The Retrieve was updated on September 9, 2026 and Hooper Adaptive Coaching on September 14, 2026.

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