Comparison

Steady vs ManagerGym

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

Head to head
About

Steady

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No script to memorise. Practice for whatever they say. Steady is a flight school for hard conversations. You speak out loud. Someone answers back, in a real voice, in real time. They have a position and they hold it. And you watch what your words cost while you are still saying them. START WITH A BASELINE Eight questions about how these conversations actually feel, then five minutes in a room picked for the seat you are in. The read-out puts what you said about yourself next to what the run showed: what is working, what you might not be seeing, and where to start. A STRUCTURE TO LEAN ON Five phases - pre-flight, take-off, cruise, turbulence, landing - and every run is marked against them in words, never a score. Marks read what you did. There is no script to memorise. A PLAN FOR YOUR SEAT Six weeks, built from your baseline and the conversations your seat finds riskiest. Two sessions a week on the days you choose, five to eight minutes each, ending in a proficiency check. THE ROOM You talk. She answers. She interrupts, goes quiet, gets defensive, softens. Her state is drawn above her and it moves while you speak, so you see how she takes each sentence as you say it. Choose how hard it goes and the room draws its own curveballs, hidden until they happen. If you are somewhere you cannot speak, type instead: same room, same instruments. TAKE IT BACK Pull back one beat and say it differently. The two attempts run side by side. THE FLIGHT LOG Not a grade. What worked, the moment it turned, and the sentence it turned on - scrub back and hear yourself say it. Then what they walked away thinking, in their words. PROGRESS Since your baseline: how long you take to get to the point, how often you hedge, how long you can sit inside a silence, and the blind spots closing. LEARN Eleven short courses on the conversations new managers find hardest, each with articles, talks and books picked for them. Read one, then practise it. Pass a checkride to earn the rating. OVER A HUNDRED ROOMS Feedback - the friend who was your peer last month. The one who was passed over for your job. Your strongest performer, who talks over everyone. Boundaries - 11pm Slack. A report who goes around you. Friday at five, again. Saying no - no to your boss. No promotion this cycle. Carrying a decision you did not make. More for your line of work. Or bring your own: describe the conversation you are dreading and Steady builds that room. A REAL ONE COMING UP Prepare for it, practise it, then say how it went. Steady checks in when you asked it to. PRIVACY, BECAUSE YOU ARE NAMING REAL PEOPLE Your audio is never saved. It is processed as you speak and then it is gone. Your transcripts stay on this phone, encrypted. Real names never leave it. When you name a colleague, that name is replaced with a placeholder before anything is sent. There is no account, so there is nothing of yours on a server to lose. The counterpart is played by a language model, in character, and the debrief is written the same way. What you say in a run is sent as text - names already replaced - so they have something to answer. It is not used to train anyone's model. WHAT THIS IS NOT Not therapy, not HR advice, and not a script to memorise. If what you describe needs reporting rather than practice, Steady stops and says so. STEADY PRO The baseline flight, every room, an hour of practice a week, phase marks, your plan, Progress, proficiency checks, Take It Back, Compare Runs and Drills. The self-check and the whole library are free. $59.99 a year, with the first 7 days free, or $9.99 a month. Prices in your local currency are shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms: https://steadyyy.com/terms Privacy: https://steadyyy.com/privacy

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ManagerGym

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Practice the conversations leadership requires. ManagerGym is an interactive leadership training app designed to help managers, team leads, and aspiring leaders practice difficult workplace conversations before they happen for real. Instead of simply reading about leadership, ManagerGym puts you inside realistic workplace scenarios where you choose how to respond, see how the conversation develops, and reflect on the outcome. PRACTICE REAL MANAGEMENT SITUATIONS Work through scenarios such as: • Giving difficult feedback • Addressing missed deadlines • Handling defensive employees • Setting clear expectations • Managing conflict • Responding to angry or frustrated employees • Saying no to unrealistic requests • Coaching and accountability conversations BUILD PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS Your choices are evaluated across four core leadership competencies: • Empathy • Clarity • Accountability • Assertiveness After each workout, review your Leadership Score and skill breakdown to see where you are doing well and where you can improve. FOLLOW STRUCTURED TRAINING PATHS Build capability step by step through guided training paths, including: • New Manager Foundations • Difficult Conversations • Performance & Accountability • Influence Without Authority You can also practice any available scenario individually and replay conversations to explore different approaches. BUILD A LEADERSHIP PRACTICE ManagerGym helps turn leadership development into a habit with: • Daily leadership workouts • XP and leadership levels • Practice streaks • Personal best scores • Progress tracking • Achievements • Replayable scenarios • Personalized practice goals NEW WORKOUTS OVER TIME ManagerGym can deliver new leadership workouts over time, giving you more situations to practice without changing the core experience. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ManagerGym does not require a ManagerGym account for the core experience. Your workout history, choices, scores, XP, and leadership progress are designed to stay on your device. MANAGERGYM PRO Start with selected leadership workouts for free. ManagerGym Pro unlocks additional premium scenarios and training content through an in-app subscription. BUILT FOR ManagerGym is designed for: • New managers • Team leaders • Supervisors • Project leaders • Founders managing teams • Professionals preparing for leadership roles • Experienced managers who want structured practice Leadership is easier when you have practiced it. Train. Improve. Lead. ManagerGym is an educational leadership practice tool. It does not provide legal, HR, employment, psychological, or other professional advice. Always consider your organization’s policies and applicable laws when handling real workplace situations. Terms of Use: https://mrdzyn.notion.site/managergym-terms-of-use Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steady4 screens
ManagerGym4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ManagerGym at 3 against Steady's 1. ManagerGym also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. Steady sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ManagerGym sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steady ships an update every 6 days, ManagerGym every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Steady versus ManagerGym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteadyManagerGym
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developersimbarashe KowoMike Lester Rosales

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steady

Subscriptions2
  • Steady Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Steady Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

ManagerGym

Subscriptions2
  • ManagerGym$4.991 Month
  • ManagerGym$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Steady free?
Steady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ManagerGym free?
ManagerGym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steady or ManagerGym have ads?
Neither Steady nor ManagerGym shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steady or ManagerGym?
Steady ships an update every 6 days, and ManagerGym every 4 days. Most recently, Steady was updated on October 24, 2026 and ManagerGym on October 25, 2026.

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