PT Distinction vs J3U Coaching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PT Distinction
This app connects clients with their personal trainers, allowing them to access training programs, assessments, and coaching. Clients can also record exercise technique videos and track their results directly within the application.
- View training programs
- Access assessments and coaching
- Track progress and results
- Record exercise technique videos
- Communicate with trainer via messages
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PT Distinction is the industry leading personal training software designed for world class personal trainers and their clients. This app is for clients of trainers who use PT Distinction to accompany their training. Clients can only use the app if they are working with a trainer who uses PT Distinction. If you're a client, ask your trainer for your account details so you can login to this app. Features - View your training programs, assessments, coaching, tracking, and messages in app. - Video your exercise technique, record results quickly and respond to messages.
J3U Coaching
This app provides a comprehensive physique coaching service led by experienced professionals. It offers tools for check-ins, workout logging, nutrition tracking, and progress review to help clients achieve their fitness goals. Access requires a paid coaching plan.
- Client check-ins
- Workout logging
- Nutrition tracking
- Progress review
- Physique coaching
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J3U Coaching, led by John Jewett and Luke Miller, sets the highest standards in physique coaching, combining experience in the field with advanced education to deliver an exceptional coaching service for all our clients. Our in app experience offers: Check-ins Workout logging Nutrition tracking Progress review and more. * App access requires paid coaching plan Terms of use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: J3U Coaching at 5.0 against PT Distinction's 4.2. PT Distinction's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (121 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. J3U Coaching sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per month. PT Distinction asks for nothing beyond the download.
J3U Coaching holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PT Distinction has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PT Distinction ships an update every 4 weeks, J3U Coaching every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PT Distinction | J3U Coaching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (121 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PT Distinction Ltd | J3 Sports RD Inc |
Customer experience
PT Distinction
J3U Coaching
Bugs and requests
PT Distinction
Reported bugs
30 issues- App randomly loses data mid-workout
- Autocorrect feature not working
- Update pop-up appears every time
- Workouts not interactive enough
- App not keeping track of workouts or giving stats
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- Impossible to sign in, password reset does nothing
- App crashes regularly, needs frequent reloading/reinstalling
- Saving meal adherence never works
- Workout data cleared when hitting back button
- App crashes mid-workout, losing progress
- App quits when switching to another app or locking phone
- Starts from Home Screen when away from app for a few seconds
- Workout tutorial videos stop phone music
- Video won't rotate from portrait to landscape on iPad
- App crashes repeatedly, unable to access workouts
- App overwrites previous set data for exercises
- App crashes when opening any Workout
- Slow open/close animation for navigation menu
- Message alerts not sent to trainer's phone
- Video sound issues, no sound on videos
- App doesn't work offline
- Customized app was a waste of money
- Reminders to clients stop being sent
- App is slow and glitchy
- Pictures and videos don't come through from clients
- App freezes when switching screens or locking phone
- Not compatible with Apple Watch
- Cannot upload videos recorded through app if more than a few seconds
- Order of inputting reps and weight seems backwards
- App doesn't allow adding items done outside the program
Requested features
25 requests- Upload photos/screenshots to workouts
- Autocorrect/spellcheck in notes
- Display previous weight and reps for exercises
- Allow uploading videos from photo library
- Offline mode for logging workouts
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- Swap workouts for clients
- Update rep number and weights for clients
- Timeline view of logs
- Make clock/timer bigger and more accessible
- Fix notes deletion issue
- Downloadable workouts for offline use
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Add dark mode
- Improve calendar view for trainers
- More in-depth tutorials
- Allow users to create workouts if trainer hasn't
- Add spellcheck to notes field
- Allow jumping ahead in workouts/circuits
- Improve color contrast and type size for WCAG compliance
- Ability to add cardio workouts easily
- Make password reset available on login screen
- Allow users to fill out forms on the app
- Make video playback compatible with phone silent mode
- Fix video rotation issue on iPad
- Improve trainer app functionality (view programs, schedules, message alerts)
J3U Coaching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PT Distinction
No in-app purchases
J3U Coaching
- Monthly$99.991 Month
