Comparison

Method vs ENGN Hybrid Race Training

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

Head to head
About

Method

This app allows users to create custom strength and cardio training programs, log workouts with detailed metrics, and track progress with advanced analytics. It integrates with Apple Health and offers offline functionality for uninterrupted logging.

Highlights
  • Custom workout program creation
  • Detailed workout logging (sets, reps, weight)
  • Cardio workout integration with Apple Health
  • Advanced training analytics
  • Offline workout logging
  • Rest timers with Lock Screen support
Features
Read full description

Method is a workout planner and gym tracker for athletes who prefer to direct their own training. Build structured strength and cardio programs, organise the week ahead, and keep an accurate record of every session in one place. PLAN BEYOND TODAY Create your own training programs and schedule strength or cardio sessions across the week. Adjust the plan as your training develops without losing the history behind it. LOG WITHOUT LOSING MOMENTUM Record sets, reps, weight, RIR, notes and supersets with previous performance close at hand. Rest timers continue on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. When reception drops out, Method keeps working offline and syncs when you are connected again. KEEP CARDIO IN THE SAME RECORD Bring supported runs, rides, rows and other workouts from Apple Fitness, Apple Watch and apps connected to Apple Health into Method. Cardio completed in Method can be written back to Apple Health when you choose. UNDERSTAND WHAT CHANGED Review your training history and advanced analytics across strength and cardio. Method keeps the evidence organised so you can make better decisions about what comes next. METHOD PRO Unlock advanced analytics and your complete training history with a subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Service: https://methodapp.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://methodapp.net/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ENGN Hybrid Race Training

Features
Read full description

ENGN builds a training plan for your next hybrid fitness race, then changes it as you go. Most plans are a PDF that stops being true the moment life gets in the way. ENGN watches what you actually train and adjusts what comes next. BUILT AROUND YOUR RACE Pick your event and your goal time. ENGN builds every week from today through to race day, structured in build and recovery blocks, and tapered so you arrive fresh. A REAL RACE PLAN, NOT JUST A PREDICTION Most apps guess your finish time. ENGN tells you how to hit it. Every run and every station in race order, with the time you can afford on each, and a target for the transitions where most athletes quietly lose two or three minutes. IT ADAPTS TO WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO Log a session, or let it sync from your watch, and ENGN recalculates your recovery demand and adjusts the sessions that follow. Missed a week? Move, resize or skip any session and the plan works around it. WORKS WITH YOUR WATCH Apple Watch, Garmin, Coros, Polar, Suunto and Wahoo all sync through Apple Health. Finish a session on your wrist and it appears in ENGN on its own. You can also import FIT, GPX and TCX files, read a workout straight off a screenshot, or log it by hand. A COACH THAT ACTUALLY CHANGES THINGS Ask in plain language. Move a session, cut your load when you are run down, log a workout, record a test. It proposes the change, you approve it, and only then does your plan move. Nothing happens behind your back. TRAINING THAT FITS REAL LIFE Already go to a class or train with a coach? Add your own sessions and ENGN plans around them instead of replacing them. Set your rest day, your long run day, how many sessions a day you can handle, and how much you can genuinely sustain. KNOW YOUR ENGINE Test your running and your stations. ENGN turns those results into your training paces, your predicted finish, and the specific station costing you the most time, then puts work for it into your sessions. MORE THAN RUNNING Running matters, but joints have a limit. ENGN can add Zone 2 riding to build your aerobic base without the pounding, the way experienced hybrid athletes create room to keep improving. WHAT YOU GET - A full plan from today to race day - Race day pacing for every run, station and transition - Automatic watch sync through Apple Health - A coach that can change your plan, with your approval - Predicted finish time that sharpens as you test - Training paces calculated from your own results - Progress tracking across weeks and tests - A race week checklist ENGN is an independent training app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to HYROX or its organisers. ENGN provides general training guidance, not medical advice. Always train within your limits and seek medical advice where appropriate. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Method4 screens
ENGN Hybrid Race Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ENGN Hybrid Race Training at none against Method's shown. ENGN Hybrid Race Training also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Method's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Method sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ENGN Hybrid Race Training sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Method versus ENGN Hybrid Race Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMethodENGN Hybrid Race Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCooper RaeJason Invernon

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Method

Subscriptions4
  • Method Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Kiron Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Method Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Kiron Pro Monthly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Method Pro Lifetime$89.99
2 purchases

ENGN Hybrid Race Training

Subscriptions2
  • ENGN Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • ENGN Pro7 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Method free?
Method is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ENGN Hybrid Race Training free?
ENGN Hybrid Race Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Method or ENGN Hybrid Race Training have ads?
Method shows ads; ENGN Hybrid Race Training does not.
Which is updated more often, Method or ENGN Hybrid Race Training?
Method ships an update every 5 days, and ENGN Hybrid Race Training every 5 days. Most recently, Method was updated on October 25, 2026 and ENGN Hybrid Race Training on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons