PT Distinction vs Beyond Barriers
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.
Beyond Barriers
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Lifestyle and Bodybuilding Coaching based in experience, biometric and collected data, aimed at helping you build the best physique and lifestyle possible. Covering: ~General, Bodybuilding and Diabetes Coaching ~Progressive and Custom Training Programs ~Personalised and Effective Nutrition, Focused on Optimal Nutrients and Results * 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
PT Distinction and Beyond Barriers are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
PT Distinction ships an update every 4 weeks, Beyond Barriers every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | PT Distinction | Beyond Barriers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (119 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PT Distinction Ltd | Aaron Pollini |
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)
Beyond Barriers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PT Distinction
No in-app purchases
Beyond Barriers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PT Distinction free?
Is Beyond Barriers free?
Do PT Distinction or Beyond Barriers have ads?
Which is updated more often, PT Distinction or Beyond Barriers?
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