Comparison

Helix Training vs Ranik

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

Head to head
About

Helix Training

Features
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Train yourself like you have a coach. Helix is an app for self-coached athletes: AI builds a plan for your goal, workouts go straight to your Apple Watch, and your results, sleep and heart data sync from Apple Health on their own. One picture of your load: running, cycling, swimming, strength, HYROX. WHAT YOU GET • An AI plan for your goal. A 4-week plan built around your race, HYROX event or hybrid goal and your schedule. Generated in a minute — then make it yours. • One load score. A single load scale across every activity type, including strength work. Actuals close themselves from Apple Health (Strava connects too) — so you finally see how hard you really trained this week. • Fitness and fatigue. ATL, CTL and readiness show whether you're building form or digging a hole. Readiness accounts for sleep, resting heart rate and HRV from Apple Health. In plain language, not a chart you have to decode. • An AI assistant. Ask “why is my readiness 54?” or have it swap tomorrow's run for an indoor ride. The assistant knows your data and proposes every change as a before → after card — you apply it. YOUR PHONE AND WATCH DO THE ROUTINE FOR YOU • Apple Health syncs itself: type, time, distance, heart rate — and your morning data feeds straight into readiness. • Plans go to Apple Watch: intervals, alerts for your heart-rate zones, strength steps — in the native Workout app, no separate watch app needed. • Notifications that matter: your plan in the morning, your result logged after the workout. • All your analytics in your pocket: ATL/CTL, readiness, plan vs actual, weekly volume. Requires iOS 17+. Privacy policy: https://helixtraining.ai/en/privacy

About

Ranik

Features
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Ranik is the calisthenics fitness test — a clear, honest benchmark of where you actually stand. Run one guided test across the six pillars of bodyweight strength: push, pull, legs, core, static holds and mobility. Ranik turns your numbers into a Level from 1 to 10 and a radar profile that shows your real strengths and weak links at a glance. THE TEST • A short guided benchmark: max push-ups, pull-ups, rows, squats, hanging knee raises, dead hang, L-sit, handstand hold and more • Simple in-app inputs — tap to count reps, a stopwatch for holds • Your Level, your radar profile, and a shareable score-card HONEST BY DESIGN • Every standard is tied to a named, citable source • Percentiles are framed as estimates relative to our reference standards — never a fake ranking against everyone • A performance benchmark, not a health assessment TRAIN YOUR LEVEL • Weekly programs matched to your result, built on progressions (incline → standard → decline → archer push-ups, and so on) • Re-test every few weeks and watch your radar grow BUILT RIGHT • No ads, ever • No account, no sign-up — open it and test • Works offline; all data stays on your device Ranik is in early access — every program is unlocked right now. Ranik offers general fitness benchmarking and training guidance and is not a medical product.

Screenshots

Helix Training4 screens
Ranik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Ranik at 3 against Helix Training's 1. Ranik also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Helix Training versus Ranik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelix TrainingRanik
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitrii GumennikovBenedikt Heizmann

In-app purchases

None

Helix Training

No in-app purchases

None

Ranik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helix Training free?
Helix Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ranik free?
Ranik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helix Training or Ranik have ads?
Neither Helix Training nor Ranik shows ads.

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