Comparison

Helix Training vs Calistx

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

Calistx

This app delivers personalized calisthenics programs built by your coach. Track workouts, log progress, and access skill tutorials. It also facilitates direct communication with your coach and includes nutrition logging.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily workout plans
  • Workout logging with rest timer
  • Progress and personal record tracking
  • Video submission for form review
  • Calisthenics skill breakdown library
  • Direct coach messaging
  • Nutrition and macro tracking
Features
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Calistx is the training app for Control Theory Calisthenics coaching clients. Your coach builds your program. Calistx puts it in your pocket — the exact workout for today, the sets and holds to hit, and one place to log every rep. TRAIN • Your coach's program, laid out day by day on your calendar • Log sets, reps and hold times as you go • A rest timer between sets so you're not watching the clock • Personal records and skill progress tracked as you train CHECK-INS • Upload form clips and skill videos for your coach to review • Log bodyweight, measurements and progress photos • Book your 1-on-1 call and read your weekly recap before you get on it THE VAULT • A full library of calisthenics skill breakdowns — planche, front lever, handstand, muscle-up and more • Step-by-step progressions, filmed and explained COMMUNITY • Channels to post wins, get form checks and ask training questions • Message your coach directly, any time NUTRITION • Log food and track calories and macros against your targets Calistx is for active coaching clients of Control Theory Calisthenics — you'll need an invite from your coach to create an account. Questions? Email 801calisthenics@gmail.com

Screenshots

Helix Training4 screens
Calistx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Calistx at 15.1 against Helix Training's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helix Training ships an update every 5 days, Calistx weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Helix Training versus Calistx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelix TrainingCalistx
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitrii GumennikovHunter Stein

In-app purchases

None

Helix Training

No in-app purchases

None

Calistx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Helix Training free?
Helix Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calistx free?
Calistx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Helix Training or Calistx have ads?
Neither Helix Training nor Calistx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helix Training or Calistx?
Helix Training ships an update every 5 days, and Calistx weekly. Most recently, Helix Training was updated on October 10, 2026 and Calistx on October 9, 2026.

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