BJJ Roadmap vs Ground CTRL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BJJ Roadmap
Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu effectively with this app. It breaks down complex techniques and positions, helping you understand the 'why' behind each move. Master grappling strategies and avoid common mistakes to progress faster.
- Master BJJ positions and transitions
- Understand technique fundamentals
- Learn effective submissions and escapes
- Video instruction for techniques
- Navigate BJJ concepts clearly
- Avoid common training mistakes
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Do you want learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu the right way? Then grab the BJJ Roadmap app and let the pieces of the puzzle immediately start coming together for you. BJJ is the most effective grappling system in the world, but it can be very confusing for your first couple of years of training. But BJJ can, and should, make sense! The BJJ Roadmap app is the perfect tool for getting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu right, right from the start. - Master the sense of overwhelm so you can confidently navigate your way among the different techniques and submissions in BJJ - Learn exactly how the different ground positions fit together so that you never feel lost on the mat again - Find out what exactly you should do next to get better at grappling - Discover the missing components you need to get your techniques to work in a real life sparring situation Using high quality video instruction this app will give you the strategies, tactics, techniques and training methods you need to get good at BJJ as fast as possible. WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE FREE SECTION OF THE APP - A complete overview of the major BJJ positions and how they fit together - A detailed breakdown of the Closed Guard, Open Guard and Half Guard positions - Guard sweeps that take you from the bottom to the top - Guard passes you can use to cut your way through your opponent's defences - How to avoid the most common mistakes made on the top and the bottom WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE PAID SECTION OF THE APP - Four more positions to round out your BJJ game, including Side Mount, Knee Mount, Rear Mount and the Turtle Position - Advanced details to take your game to the next level quickly and easily. - The best transitions to improve your position so you can keep your opponent continually on the defensive. - Effective escapes you can use even if your opponent is bigger than you - Overviews of the most common, most effective submissions from each position - How to avoid the mistakes that can lead to injury or months of wasted time and effort as you do the wrong thing again and again. This app covers a complete system for learning BJJ. It starts with the Roadmap concept so that you get the complete big picture of the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (along with the concepts, techniques and strategies used by almost every advanced player). I want you to know the ‘why, where, when, who and what’ of everything you learn in BJJ, which is why in this app we cover: - Why certain techniques work better than others. - Where your arms and legs MUST be to avoid giving your opponent an easy submission!f - When is the best time for trying specific moves? - Who is best suited for certain positions and submissions? - What the critical take-home details are, without which your technique just won’t work! Many BJJ students never end up learning the fundamentals of the art properly because these basics are so ‘obvious’ to their instructors that they don’t bother to pass them on to their students. But if the concepts, strategies and tactics of BJJ get laid out for you in a clear, concise and interesting manner (instead of you having to figure it all out through trial and error) then your skills will literally jump to a new level overnight. ABOUT STEPHAN KESTING Stephan Kesting is a BJJ black belt and an instructor in Combat Submission Wrestling. In addition to his grappling certifications he also has a Black Belt in Kajukenbo Karate and is a certified Instructor in Dan Inosanto’s Filipino Martial Arts, Majaphait Silat and Jun Fan JKD. With his series of best-selling apps, DVDs, and instructional programs he has helped tens of thousands of martial artists lift the level of their grappling game.
Ground CTRL
Upload your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rolls for AI-powered analysis. Get detailed feedback, personalized drills, and track your progress towards your next belt. Improve your skills between classes with precision coaching tailored to your performance.
- AI Roll Analysis
- 7-section coaching breakdown
- Personalized drills
- Belt-level curriculum
- Progress tracking
- Strength & conditioning programming
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Upload your rolls. Discover why you're losing. Ground CTRL is your personal BJJ coach that never misses your mistakes. Film your rolls, upload the footage, and get an AI-powered 7-section coaching breakdown with timestamps, techniques, and actionable feedback. The fastest way to improve between classes. HOW TO USE GROUND CTRL: Film your roll or competition match Answer a few quick questions about your roll — outcome, starting position, gi or no-gi, and what happened Upload the footage and let our AI analyze it in seconds Get a 7-section coaching breakdown — performance summary, positional analysis, submissions, transitions, defense, recommendations, and questions to ask your coach Use your personalized drills to sharpen your weak spots Most apps give you generic technique videos. Ground CTRL builds your coaching from YOUR rolls. Our AI doesn't just watch your footage — it breaks down every position, every transition, and every submission attempt to identify exactly what's holding you back. Then it gives you specific drills designed to fix it. This isn't random advice. It's precision coaching built from your actual rolling. Every session moves you closer to your next belt. Features: AI Roll Analysis — Upload videos and receive detailed 7-section breakdowns Belt-Level Curriculum — Structured lessons from white to black belt Progress Tracking — XP system, belt progression, and session logging Strength & Conditioning — Personalized programming tailored to grapplers Mental Game — Daily priorities to sharpen your focus on the mats CTRL Pro Subscription: 10 AI roll analyses per month $9.99/month or $79.99/year Additional analysis packs available Privacy Policy: https://ground-ctrl-policy.replit.app/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ground CTRL at weekly against BJJ Roadmap's every 8 months. Ground CTRL also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). BJJ Roadmap's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 7). On price, rating, 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. BJJ Roadmap sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Ground CTRL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for BJJ Roadmap against 3.9 for Ground CTRL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJJ Roadmap has 62 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of BJJ Roadmap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ground CTRL's.
BJJ Roadmap ships an update every 8 months, Ground CTRL weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BJJ Roadmap | Ground CTRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (62 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grapplearts Enterprises Inc. | Michael DerGarabedian |
Customer experience
BJJ Roadmap
Ground CTRL
Bugs and requests
BJJ Roadmap
Reported bugs
8 issues- Videos won't load or play (recurring across multiple iOS versions)
- No audio/sound in videos on iPhone and iPad
- Error loading video messages
- Blank white or black screens preventing video playback
- App incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 18
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- E-book delivery failure after email signup
- Video playback issues after iOS updates
- App crashes on reinstall attempts
Requested features
4 requests- Auto-play transition between videos
- In-depth submission explanations
- Self-defense curriculum integration
- Offline video downloading capability
Ground CTRL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BJJ Roadmap
- Side Mount$3.99
- Knee Mount$3.99
- Full Mount$3.99
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- Rear Mount$3.99
- Turtle$3.99
- Get Them All$13.99
Ground CTRL
- CTRL Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- CTRL Pro Annual - Special$49.991 Year
- CTRL Pro Annual$69.991 Year
- 5 Extra Analyses$2.99









