Comparison

Treadmill Trails vs atZone

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

Head to head
About

Treadmill Trails

Experience immersive virtual workouts on your treadmill, bike, or elliptical. Explore stunning real-world locations like Hawaii and national parks while listening to your own music. Enjoy a 30-minute escape with each video, yours to keep forever.

Highlights
  • Immersive virtual trail videos
  • Supports treadmill, bike, elliptical
  • Use with your own music
  • Explore diverse global locations
  • 30-minute workout videos
  • Downloadable content
Features
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Take a 30-minute vacation on your treadmill, bike, elliptical, step deck - or your floor. While you listen to your own music. Walk, run or cycle along beautiful trails in Hawaii, in National Parks, big cities, ancient hill towns. On the beach, up a mountain, across a canyon. 99 cents for each 30-minute video. Yours forever. On your iPhone or iPad. Preview and download some right now in the free Treadmill Trails app. Don't miss the 30-minute Free Sampler. Start your music. Start your trail. Start moving. Forward. In a great place. Happy Trails!

About

atZone

This app offers immersive and inspiring home workouts across various disciplines like running, cycling, and strength training. It features personalized training plans, on-demand classes, virtual journeys, and advanced motion tracking for guided strength sessions.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • On-demand fitness classes
  • Virtual exercise journeys
  • HIIT workouts (Sprint 8)
  • Motion tracking for strength training
  • Workout data syncing
  • Progress tracking
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Now you can get a complete workout at home that’s as immersive as it is inspiring, whether you love a great run, a smooth elliptical workout, an exhilarating ride, strength training or a little bit of everything. With Horizon Fitness equipment featuring @Zone, you can take on workouts personalized to your unique goals, redefine your body with HIIT, access on-demand classes, take on guided strength training with our advanced motion tracking system or race through exotic virtual journeys. You can even sync your workout data to third-party apps, connect wearables and chart your progress against the top @Zone users worldwide. Download the app today, and make sure your next workout is in the zone. MOVE YOUR WAY Whether you’re passionate about running, cycling, strength training or cross-training, @Zone has you covered. With support for multiple workout formats, you can keep your routine exciting and perfectly tailored to your fitness goals. GET RESULTS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIRROR Count on transformative results with scientifically validated Sprint 8 HIIT. Sprint 8 uses high-intensity interval training to stimulate a natural human growth hormone, burning fat and building muscle in ways fads can’t. Best of all, anyone can fit the short, 20-minute workouts into their schedule, and they can be done right in your home on your treadmill, indoor cycle, exercise bike or elliptical. EXPERIENCE THE STUDIO AT HOME With a range of on-demand fitness classes and motivating trainers at your fingertips, you’ll always be able to access an inspiring studio experience right for your goals and schedule, right in your home. No matter how you like to get your heart pumping, you’ll discover workouts that pair perfectly with your home cardio and strength equipment. EXPLORE THE WORLD AT HOME Our Virtual Active exercise program transports your home workout to exotic locales all over the world. Shot on location by professional film crews, the HD footage speeds up or slows down to match your workout, and incline varies to match the terrain, making you feel like you’re really there. You can even race against your own best performances, motivating you to beat your own avatar to the finish line. MEET YOUR NEW COACH Get personalized training plans designed around your specific objectives — be it improving heart health, burning calories or building muscle — with our versatile and goal-oriented training assistant. With built-in programs for tracking time, distance, calories and heart rate, @Zone makes sure you’re always on the path to success. CAPTURE EVERY REP & SET Our unique motion tracking system detects the position of your skeleton for guided strength training workouts. Not only will @Zone help you refine your form on a wide variety of exercises for better results, it will also keep track of your reps and sets when using dumbbells and kettlebells for a more streamlined experience. STAY ON TRACK FOR YOUR GOALS A home workout history feature consolidates exercise data and lets you review your fitness progress from workout to workout and by weeks, months and years. You can even access the worldwide leaderboard to see how your performance compares to the top users of @Zone. CONNECT & SYNC If you’re using a third-party app like Apple Health, Fitbit or others to exercise, @Zone will automatically sync your workout data across platforms and devices so you can see everything in one place. You can even connect your smart watch to put complete control of strength workouts on your wrist.

Screenshots

Treadmill Trails1 screens
atZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treadmill Trails at 84% against atZone's 17%. Treadmill Trails also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). atZone's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Treadmill Trails sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and atZone sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Treadmill Trails holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 353 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Treadmill Trails's written reviews are positive against 17% of atZone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Treadmill Trails ships an update every 2 months, atZone monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Treadmill Trails versus atZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreadmill TrailsatZone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better4.3 (353 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better353
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetter Cheaper Slower, Inc.JOHNSON HEALTH TECH CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Treadmill Trails

All ratings974 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.4%

atZone

All ratings254 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral21.7%
Negative61.7%

User reviews

Treadmill Trails

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent video quality
  • 👍 Variety of trails
  • 💡 No monthly subscription
  • 👍 Affordable individual trail purchases
  • 👍 Motivating narration and music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Trails disappearing from downloads
  • 🐛 Login/account issues after inactivity
  • 🐛 Storage issues with downloading new trails
  • 🔇 Lack of nature sounds option
  • 🔇 Repetitive narration

atZone

From 353 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔗 Seamless integration with Apple Watch and Strava
  • 📊 Excellent progress tracking for calories, intensity, and duration
  • ⛰️ Great for incline training workouts
  • 🎬 Nice outdoor scenery and graphics in virtual workouts
  • 🚀 Quick auto-connection to Horizon treadmills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnection from Apple Watch and Bluetooth devices
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes during workouts
  • 📉 Inaccurate calorie and distance calculations
  • 💰 Expensive virtual currency (Z-Points) system with poor value
  • 🔌 Fails to connect to Horizon and Matrix equipment

Bugs and requests

Treadmill Trails

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Trails not staying downloaded
  • Login issues after period of inactivity
  • Storage errors when downloading new trails

Requested features

5 requests
  • More 60-minute trail options
  • Trail search filters (e.g., sunny, winter)
  • Trail location maps
  • Integration with fitness tracking
  • More international trail locations

atZone

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App disconnects from Apple Watch during workouts
  • Heart rate data fails to collect or display
  • Target heart rate mode doesn't auto-reduce treadmill speed
  • Bluetooth connection drops frequently
  • App crashes on Sprint 8 workouts
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  • Calorie calculations show 20-30% discrepancy between live and summary
  • Distance tracking stops short of target (0.5-1 mile)
  • Timer, resistance, and cadence freeze during video playback
  • App freezes on Apple Watch Ultra 2
  • Workout data not recording or deleted without user action
  • Double workout logging to Apple Health and Apple Watch
  • November 2024 update broke Horizon treadmill pairing
  • App stops recording without notification
  • Incorrect stats pushed to Apple Health
  • Height selection shows feet instead of standard height format
  • Email login rejects addresses with numbers
  • Virtual resistance changes don't match landscape elevation
  • App ignores device orientation changes
  • Workout continues past completion time without indication
  • Heart rate monitor data not sent back to treadmill console
  • Fitbit sync stops working after initial connection

Requested features

18 requests
  • Custom workouts with more than 10 segments
  • Ability to save custom workout templates
  • Incline control for individual workout segments
  • Average heart rate display per segment in workout summary
  • Data export functionality for verification
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  • Incline and elevation gain data in Strava syncs
  • Pace/split information synced to Strava
  • TrainingPeaks integration
  • Norwegian 4x4 workout option for treadmill
  • AI-powered interval adjustments based on progress
  • More running training programs and interval plans
  • Landscape mode support on iPad
  • Ability to change workout type from run to walk
  • Average watts display in workout summary
  • Free trial or test mode for workouts
  • Interval program compatibility with app
  • User-adjustable warm-up and interval speeds
  • In-app Z-Points purchase option

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Treadmill Trails

One-time16
  • 30-Minute FREE SAMPLERFree
  • Central Park$0.99
  • Hanakapiai Falls$0.99
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  • Amphitheater Lake Trail$0.99
  • Beach Walk Wake-Up$0.99
  • Beautiful and Strange in Bryce$0.99
  • Angels Landing$0.99
  • Appalachian Trail in Autumn Colors$0.99
  • Greatest Hits: Kaua’i, Hawai’i$0.99
  • Big Trees: Giant Redwoods, CA$0.99
  • Safari Trail In Africa- Run With The Herds$0.99
  • California Coastal Bluff Trail$0.99
  • Glaciers! The Grinnell Glacier$0.99
  • Big Sur$0.99
  • Grand Canyon, 60 minutes R2R$1.99
  • Yosemite:Valley-Summit 60mins$1.99
3 purchases

atZone

One-time3
  • Z Point 120$1.99
  • Z Point 240$2.99
  • Z Point 480$4.99

Questions

Is Treadmill Trails free?
Treadmill Trails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is atZone free?
atZone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Treadmill Trails or atZone?
Treadmill Trails is rated higher. Treadmill Trails averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while atZone averages 4.3 from 353 ratings.
Do Treadmill Trails or atZone have ads?
Neither Treadmill Trails nor atZone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Treadmill Trails or atZone?
Treadmill Trails ships an update every 2 months, and atZone monthly. Most recently, Treadmill Trails was updated on October 23, 2026 and atZone on October 29, 2026.

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