Comparison

SecondStrength vs Herself

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

Head to head
About

SecondStrength

This fitness app is designed for women over 40 to build muscle, improve mobility, and support weight loss. It offers guided strength training and mobility routines tailored for perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause stages.

Highlights
  • Guided strength training workouts
  • Menopause-friendly fitness plans
  • At-home and gym workout options
  • Core, glute, mobility, and full-body training
  • Beginner-friendly exercise guidance
  • Progressive plans to build strength
Features
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Second Strength is the fitness app built for women entering their strongest chapter. Designed for women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond, Second Strength helps you build muscle, improve mobility, support weight loss, and feel confident in your body through simple, effective strength training. Whether you’re in perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause, or simply ready to get stronger, Second Strength gives you guided workout plans that fit your body, your goals, and your schedule. Inside the app, you’ll find strength workouts, mobility routines, core training, glute exercises, full-body plans, and progressive programs designed to help you move better, feel better, and build real strength over time. Second Strength helps you: Build lean muscle Improve strength and stability Support healthy weight loss Increase energy and confidence Improve mobility and flexibility Train safely at home or in the gym Stay consistent with structured plans Feel strong through menopause and beyond Our workouts are designed to be approachable but effective. No extreme routines. No confusing gym culture. Just clear, guided strength training created for women who want to feel capable, athletic, and powerful again. Second Strength includes exercises for your full body, including glutes, legs, core, arms, back, chest, and shoulders. You can follow structured workout plans, learn proper form, and progress at your own pace. This is not about “getting your old body back.” It’s about building your next one. Features include: Guided strength training workouts Programs for women 40+ Menopause-friendly fitness plans At-home and gym workout options Core, glute, mobility, and full-body training Beginner-friendly exercise guidance Progressive plans to build strength over time Workout library with clear exercise visuals Fitness routines designed for consistency Second Strength is ideal for women looking for strength training, menopause workouts, perimenopause fitness, postmenopause exercise, weight loss workouts, mobility training, home workouts, gym workouts, glute workouts, core workouts, and full-body fitness plans. Start building your second strength today. View our terms for any questions / concerns view our terms here: https://terms.a2apps.co/

About

Herself

This app helps you build confidence and calm by creating personalized audio scenes. Record yourself speaking for 15 seconds, and an AI voice will generate a one-minute scene where your goals have already been achieved. Receive weekly chapters and daily affirmations.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI voice scenes
  • Daily affirmations
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable scene sentences
  • Weekly chapter updates
  • Voice recording for AI generation
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Your inner critic has had the mic long enough. Answer a few questions, read aloud for 15 seconds, and hear a one-minute scene where your moment has already gone well, read by an AI voice made from your recording. Start with 7 days free. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell Herself what you want: to believe in yourself, love, calm about money, a new job, a home of your own. A few taps and a line in your own words. 2. Read a short text aloud for 15 seconds. 3. Listen to a one-minute scene of your moment going well, in an AI voice made from yours. Play it in the morning, before the big conversation, or at night. WHAT YOU GET • Your first chapter right away, the second on day 4, then a new chapter every week, built from what changed for you. • Your line of the day on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widget. • A 20-second version of your own lines, on repeat, for right before the hard moment. • Change any sentence of your scene for free, and re-voice it once within an hour. • Want more than one a week? Extra chapters are one-time purchases while your plan is active, and they never expire. YOUR VOICE STAYS YOURS • You read a fresh 15 seconds before each chapter. The recording is deleted right after your voice copy is made. • The voice copy is deleted within an hour after your scene, and it only ever reads your own scenes. • Your scenes stay on your iPhone. You can delete them and withdraw consent anytime in Settings. GOOD TO KNOW Herself is a self-practice tool for calm and confidence. It's not therapy or medical care, and it doesn't promise results. For adults 18+. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (US) or your local emergency number. SUBSCRIPTION Herself Plus is an auto-renewing subscription: • Weekly: 7-day free trial for new subscribers, then $7.99 per week. • Yearly: $39.99 per year, no free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Extra chapters are one-time purchases. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Herself Terms: https://love8ko.github.io/herself/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://love8ko.github.io/herself/privacy.html

Screenshots

SecondStrength4 screens
Herself4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Herself at 100% against SecondStrength's 50%. Herself also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). SecondStrength's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. SecondStrength sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Herself sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Herself holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SecondStrength's written reviews are positive against 100% of Herself's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SecondStrength versus Herself: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecondStrengthHerself
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1225 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperA2 Apps IncValeriy Loveyko

Customer experience

SecondStrength

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Herself

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SecondStrength

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Annual Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year
4 purchases

Herself

Subscriptions2
  • Herself Plus Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Herself Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 Extra Chapter$4.99
  • 3 Extra Chapters$12.99

Questions

Is SecondStrength free?
SecondStrength is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herself free?
Herself is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SecondStrength or Herself?
Herself is rated higher. SecondStrength averages 3.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Herself averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do SecondStrength or Herself have ads?
Neither SecondStrength nor Herself shows ads.

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