CrossFit vs Old HSN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrossFit
Access daily workouts with scaling options, track your progress, and engage with the global community. Stay updated with the latest news, athlete stories, and coaching insights. Participate in the CrossFit Games season by logging scores and following leaderboards.
- Daily WODs with scaling options
- CrossFit Games participation and livestream
- Workout logging and progress tracking
- Newsfeed with training content and athlete stories
- Leaderboard and score submission
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What started as your home for the CrossFit Games now brings the full CrossFit experience to your fingertips: the Workout of the Day (WOD), the latest content from the CrossFit education team, and everything you need to watch and participate in the CrossFit Games season. Log your Open scores, follow the leaderboard, and watch the Games livestream. The CrossFit app is where the global CrossFit community comes together—all year round. Ready for the 2026 CrossFit Games? So are we. But this year, there’s something to come back for every day—whether you’re chasing the podium or just starting out. Inside the App: Newsfeed – Fuel your journey with fresh tips, athlete stories, coaching insights, and training content straight from CrossFit HQ. Workouts – Access the daily WOD from CrossFit.com, complete with scaling options for every fitness level. Follow it as your main program or save your favorite workouts for future inspiration. Competition – Join the CrossFit Games season from anywhere. View the schedule, complete the workouts, submit Open scores, track your rank on the leaderboard, stream events, and follow athlete profiles—all in one hub. Progress – Log your results on benchmark workouts and key lifts to see your progress and stay on track.
Old HSN
Achieve your health and fitness goals with personalized guidance from a nutrition coach. Receive customized meal plans, track your progress, and get ongoing support. Connect with a community and access valuable nutrition resources.
- Customized meal plans by Registered Dietitian
- Integration with Apple Health and MyFitnessPal
- Biometric and workout tracking
- Personal messaging with nutrition coach
- Ongoing nutrition support and tips
- Nutrition peer support group
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This application is for clients working with HSN coaches and is being phased out. All clients will be transitioned to the new Healthy Steps Nutrition app by August 2026. Whether your goal is to lose weight, improve overall health or increase performance, Healthy Steps Nutrition has the solution for you! Through the Healthy Steps Nutrition App, you work with a personal nutrition coach who will help design a customized plan to reach your health goals. Healthy Steps Nutrition App Features: - Integration with Apple Health - Integration with MyFitnessPal - Customized meal plan written by a Registered Dietitian - Biometric tracking - Ongoing nutrition support - Nutrition tips and video content - Track your workouts - Personal messaging with your nutrition coach - Nutrition peer support group Healthy Steps Nutrition and HSN Mentoring has partnered with hundreds of gyms and dietitians around the world to provide a comprehensive nutrition program for their clients. Members of HSN Mentoring use this app to help manage their personal nutrition clients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Old HSN at 87% against CrossFit's 51%. Old HSN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 1). CrossFit's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Old HSN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.8K and 900 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of CrossFit's written reviews are positive against 87% of Old HSN's.
CrossFit ships an update every 3 weeks, Old HSN every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrossFit | Old HSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (900 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 900 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrossFit, Inc. | Healthy Steps Nutrition llc |
Customer experience
CrossFit
Old HSN
User reviews
CrossFit
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient way to track progress
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 👍 Helpful for following the Open
- 🚀 Effective for submitting scores
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Leaderboards not working properly
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Unreliable score submissions
Old HSN
From 900 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for nutrition journey
- 👍 Great for accountability and progress tracking
- 👍 Excellent coaching tool
- 👍 Streamlined client management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Unresponsive and clunky app
- 🐛 Incompatible with certain devices
- 🔍 Limited macro tracking options
Bugs and requests
CrossFit
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and frequent logouts
- Leaderboard data not loading or updating
- Crashing on score submission
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Incorrect or missing workout information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to follow multiple athletes
- More customization options for leaderboards
- Percentile rankings for workouts
- Comprehensive athlete profiles
- Improved sync with website data
Old HSN
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login errors
- App crashes
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved macro tracking capabilities
- Better iPad compatibility
In-app purchases
CrossFit
No in-app purchases
Old HSN
No in-app purchases
