FitConsole vs iC+Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FitConsole
This app connects to PAFERS-enabled fitness machines via Bluetooth to track your workouts. It offers various training programs, syncs data to the cloud, and allows social sharing of your progress.
- Bluetooth connectivity to PAFERS machines
- Workout tracking (time, distance, calories, speed, incline/resistance)
- 20 training programs
- Cloud sync with PAFERS ID
- Social media sharing
- Multi-language support
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**** FitConsole now supports PAFERS-enabled fitness machines (Treadmills/Bikes/Ellipticals). **** FitConsole App tracks your workouts and helps you reach your goal -- whether you're running on a treadmill or cycling with a bike or elliptical. Welcome to the world’s greatest PAFERS-enabled Bluetooth Fitness community. ----------------------------------------- CONNECT AND GO FitConsole is the simplest fitness app can connect to PAFERS-enabled fitness machines with Bluetooth technology. Let you enjoy the exercises with your PAFERS-enabled fitness machines. TRACK WORKOUT NUMBERS FitConsole tracks your workouts, including time, distances, calories, speeds, incline/resistance levels. TRAINING PROGRAMS FitConsole has not only Quick Start mode. It also comes with 20 training programs for treadmill or bike exercises. SYNC WITH CLOUD FitConsole can sync your workout history with PAFERS ID cloud services. You can track your workout results every month. SOCIAL SHARE You can share your workout records with your friends via social media includes Facebook, Twitter, WeChat and Sina Weibo. MULTIPLE LANGUAGE FitConsole supports English, Simplified Chinese so far. We are working hard to support more languages. (Please feel free to let us know which language we should support by sending us a message at www.pafers.com/en/support ) ----------------------------------------- Please note that PAFERS-enabled fitness machines must be purchased separately. (PAFERS-enabled fitness machines or equipments is/are NOT included in this app.) Need help? Get support at www.pafers.com/en/support
iC+Training
Enhance your fitness routines with detailed training data and an easier training mode. This app integrates with Apple Watch to act as a heart rate monitor and display workout information, even when running in the background. It also supports standard BLE heart rate monitors and requires compatible fitness equipment.
- Detailed training data
- Easier training mode
- Apple Watch integration
- Heart rate monitoring via Apple Watch
- Background workout data viewing
- HealthKit data fetching
- Standard BLE HRM support
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iConsole+ Training is a new generaiton application for iConsole. It provides more detailed training data, easier training mode and integrated with Apple Watch. With application on Apple Watch, you may have Apple Watch as your Heart Rate Monitor and view workout data while running app at background, the app will use HealthKit for fetching your Heart Rate recording from Apple watch. iConsole+Training also supports standard BLE HRM. This app must work with a compatible fitness bike, elliptical or treadmill with a built-in Bluetooth Low Energy,BLE, receiver. Train with iConsole equipments and enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iC+Training at 4.4 against FitConsole's 1.9. iC+Training also leads on ratings volume (128 vs 7) and review sentiment (23% vs 11%). FitConsole's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price 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.
iC+Training holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iC+Training has 128 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of FitConsole's written reviews are positive against 23% of iC+Training's.
FitConsole ships an update every 6 weeks, iC+Training every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FitConsole | iC+Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PAFERS TECH Co., Limited | iConsole |
Customer experience
FitConsole
iC+Training
In-app purchases
FitConsole
No in-app purchases
iC+Training
No in-app purchases
