TrainHeroic vs Gnarmaste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainHeroic
This app helps users track gym workouts, plan training sessions, and monitor progress. It offers exercise demo videos, coaching points, and features to celebrate achievements like personal records and total volume lifted.
- Workout tracker and log
- Workout planner and library
- Exercise demo videos
- Progress tracking and PRs
- Readiness insights
- Global leaderboards
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Transform your fitness journey with our powerful workout tracker and fitness planner - the best personal training app for anyone serious about making gains in the gym! Whether you're into bodybuilding, powerlifting, weightlifting, strength training, or you just want to stay strong, TrainHeroic is designed to elevate your workouts and help you achieve your fitness goals anywhere, anytime. Key Features: Workout Tracker: Effortlessly monitor your gym sessions with our intuitive workout tracker and workout log. Record every exercise and build a comprehensive workout log so you can analyze your performance over time. Use TrainHeroic as your personal gym log and fitness journal anywhere you go and anytime you train. Workout Planner and Library: Planning your workouts just got easier. TrainHeroic is your anytime fitness planner, allowing you to build your sessions before hitting the gym. Make your upcoming workout routines simpler and save custom workout programs and exercises in one place with your library. Move strength training sessions on your calendar and manage your recovery with Readiness Insights. Strength Training With Expert Guidance: Whether you're a beginner or an experienced lifter, every exercise you log in the gym is complete with a demo video and coaching points, so you feel confident in your movements. Looking for more expert help? Work with a professional coach and purchase a training plan designed to help you smash your goals. Celebrate Your Progress: View PRs and graph your progress as you make gains and build muscle. Track your total volume lifted, total reps, hours trained and progress along your workout plan. Take a look at global leaderboards and see how your lifts stack up to other athletes like you. Additional Features: - Built-in training calculator and smart timers in the app - Customized training profiles - Join other athletes of the highest caliber in the TrainHeroic Millionaire’s club by cumulatively lifting over 1M lbs Download TrainHeroic and experience the difference a seriously strong workout tracker makes in hitting your goals. Elevate your fitness journey with TrainHeroic, your trusted partner for planning your strength and weight training workouts and reaching your definition of excellence. Read the Privacy Policy here: https://legal.trainheroic.com/privacy-policy.html Read the Terms of Use here: https://legal.trainheroic.com/terms-of-use.html
Gnarmaste
Enhance your surfing performance with tailored fitness programs. This app focuses on improving wave riding skills and overall well-being for surfers.
- Surfing-specific fitness programs
- Performance enhancement
- Well-being improvement
- Skill development for wave riding
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Introducing Gnarmaste, the mobile application for surfers who are passionate about taking their wave riding skills to the next level. Gnarmaste goes beyond the ordinary fitness app, offering a comprehensive suite of programs meticulously crafted to enhance every aspect of a surfer's performance and well-being. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gnarmaste at 100% against TrainHeroic's 43%. Gnarmaste also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). TrainHeroic's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 25). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. TrainHeroic sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Gnarmaste sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gnarmaste holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainHeroic has 1.8K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of TrainHeroic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gnarmaste's.
TrainHeroic ships an update every 8 days, Gnarmaste every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainHeroic | Gnarmaste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.8K ratings) | 4.9 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TrainHeroic, LLC | Ryan Becknell |
Customer experience
TrainHeroic
Gnarmaste
Bugs and requests
TrainHeroic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Workout data not saving properly
- Weights/reps not registering correctly
- Calendar issues and incorrect session dates
- Inability to cancel subscriptions
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch integration
- Ability to rearrange exercises
- Customizable rest timers
- Improved exercise search functionality
- Syncing with Apple Health
Gnarmaste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TrainHeroic
- Athlete Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- THRIVE7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Cal Strength Club7 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Ripped and Ready7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- HAMR Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Jacked Street7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Bedrock7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Lean and Able Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Yoke Squad7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Catalyst Club7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Athlete Pro$29.991 Year
Gnarmaste
- Gnarmaste Subscription$19.991 Month
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