MadMuscles
MadMuscles offers effective, challenging workouts that users enjoy for their simplicity and results, but it is heavily criticized for misleading pricing, unauthorized charges, and poor customer service regarding refunds and cancellations.
MadMuscles provides pre-made workouts that many users find effective and easy to follow, leading to positive results. However, a significant number of recent reviews highlight serious issues with unexpected charges, difficulty canceling subscriptions, and unhelpful customer support.
What users like
- Workouts are effective and challenging, leading to results like weight gain and increased strength.R1R4R13R23
- The app is easy to use and provides premade workouts, making it convenient for users.R2R9R21R23
- Workouts are often short (e.g., 15 minutes) and can be done at home without weights, appealing to busy or older users.R21R36R43R67
- Some users report good initial experiences and motivation from the program.R8R26R40R51
What users complain about
- Users report misleading pricing, unexpected charges, and unauthorized subscriptions, often significantly higher than advertised.R3R7R17R22
- Canceling subscriptions and obtaining refunds is difficult, with many users reporting continued charges and unhelpful customer service.R11R20R25R28
- The app lacks basic features like searching or favoriting workouts, workout history, and the ability to restart programs from a different date.R38R55R87
- Several users experience technical issues, including video display problems (e.g., horizontal view cutting off content), lack of sound, and difficulty casting to larger screens.R10R16R18R37
- Some workouts are perceived as too fast for beginners, too easy for advanced users, or not challenging enough, with insufficient instruction on movements.R5R41R50R60
Latest update · v4.0.0
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Bug fixes and small improvements to keep the app up and running. Thank you for using MadMuscles!
Recurring themes
Who it's for
MadMuscles is for individuals looking for structured, effective, and often short home workouts, including beginners and older users who appreciate guided routines R2R6R21. It is not for users who are sensitive to unexpected charges, require robust customer support for billing issues, or need advanced customization and tracking features in their fitness app R3R20R38R55.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, primarily due to billing and customer service issues. While positive reviews praise workout effectiveness, the sheer volume and intensity of negative feedback regarding financial practices significantly impact the overall sentiment. The developer's notes mention 'bug fixes and small improvements,' but users still report significant bugs and functionality issues .
Frequently asked
Is MadMuscles free?
Can I cancel my MadMuscles subscription easily?
Are the workouts effective?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] TheAntiCommie: Very effective app. Enjoying it very much. Like having my own personal digital band
- [R4] Amazing challenge: MadMuscles app is the most amazing and challenging workout I’ve ever done! Which makes me hungry for more challenges while I’m getting in shape. I love it!! I highly recommend you download this MadMuscles app!
- [R13] 1000% recommend: I was skeptical at first but this has been great. I have always struggled to gain weight and since getting on the program and having conversations with a trainer it’s been awesome. I have seen weight gain. Right now I am averaging 3lbs a week. My target weight is inching closer. I promise you if you follow the plan you will see the results you desire!!
- [R23] Easy to Use & Worth it!: I’m constantly sore right now getting my body back in shape but these work outs are worth it and I already feel stronger and have more energy!
- [R2] Love these workouts: This app is extremely easy to use. They have workouts premade for you. You just have to follow them and it's very good.
- [R9] Madmuscle sur chaise.: Simple mais très efficace.
- [R21] I’m turning 60: Mad Muscle is keeping me motivated. I do the military calisthenics, beginner, every day. I started 28 days ago on June 1. Most sessions are 15 minutes long with 4-8 exercises that are 30 seconds to a minute and then there is a rest or sometimes there are a few in a row and then a rest. I always feel that, it’s only 15 minutes and I can do it. There are no weights needed and I do it
- [R36] Love It: I had no idea I was so out of shape. Its a quick, efficient, total muscle and cardio workout and its easy to stick with because its short durations and full of variety.
- [R43] first workout.: wow that was intense! in a short 14 min. you get so much coverage of the muscle groups.
- [R67] Bueno pero poco: Voy empezando, llevo 3 días. Pero tuve que repetir el primero dos veces por día (o sea 6 veces el ejercicio del día que solo es de 8 minutos 😬), porque me ponen dos días de descanso! Solo un día de ejercicios 😳🤦🏻♂️. Vi en el calendario de la semana que tienen un punto y creo que solo son tres días de ejercicios de solo 8 minutos por día. Se me hace demasiado poco.
- [R8] Decent start: Just did first workout. Not bad! Looking forward to seeing the next workouts.
- [R26] First Day: Feels great
- [R40] Day 1: Thank you!
- [R51] Kicking my butt in a good way: I forgot how simple exercising can be and so did my body. I just did my first lesson and can’t wait to see results. Also don’t do the same mistake I did and try to pause it to really get the exercise down. Literally repeats itself. Very helpful!
- [R3] Don’t buy this: Do not get this app. It is very misleading. There is no free trial. They charge you anyway find these workouts online yourself for free.
- [R7] Rip Off: Complete rip off. Changed my card $50 for something I never signed up for.
- [R17] Beware!: Curious to signed up for trial. When creating account you get bombarded with pop up’s and options. I clicked on one that signed me up for meal planning. Realized it when I saw $60 charge. I immediately contacted them to ask it be taken off but was repeatedly told no. Horrible customer service and all around scammy.
- [R22] Stay away save your money useless: I had a very disappointing experience with MadMuscles. I signed up because I was told I would only be charged $10. Instead, I was unexpectedly charged $90. I contacted customer support multiple times by email to explain the situation and request a refund. After a long back-and-forth, they refused to issue a full refund and only offered me $30 back. I feel the p
- [R11] Good exercises, bad company: If they wouldn’t lie upfront that this is a monthly subscription I would give it a five star review
- [R20] Fraud: Tried canceling and they keep trying to charge me. Stay away
- [R25] Impossible to get relevant support from this site.: Terrible service.
- [R28] Cancel: I’m trying to cancel I’ve tried three times and you keep sending me workouts! Cancel my subscription!
- [R38] Incomplete at best: This app has great intentions, but is incomplete in content at best. If you are looking for simple 10-15 min workouts a day that you cannot choose or switch styles of workout this will work for you. There are different styles of workouts to choose from, however, once you switch you need to start at day one of their program and cannot skip ahead and it doesn’t track your progres
- [R55] Content is good but the app lacks basic features.: The content of the workout plans appears to be sound, but that is all this has going for it. The app lacks the feature to restart your workout to a different date. I downloaded the app and paid for the workout plan, only to find out the date you open the app becomes the first workout and there is no way to change it. You can adjust the days of t
- [R87] Great program. Missing basics: Wonderful selection of workouts and videos super helpful. The basics it’s missing is to be able to either search for a workout or favorite a workout. Amazing that neither option is available. Needs a history as well. Will tell you how many times you worked out but not what you did.
- [R10] Not synced: Voice hardly matches what the person is doing. Makes it somewhat confusing to follow.
- [R16] Cast: I wish I could cast the video to a larger screen…
- [R18] No sound: I wish there was sound so I knew how long to hold movements and in the warm up and cool down she was telling what she was doing it’s hard to follow/ watxh while doing the moves
- [R37] No sound on workouts: The workouts have no sound which makes it hard to follow on a tiny screen
- [R5] Not good: Don’t really give you exercise to do
- [R41] Not suitable for beginners: The app does not spend enough time showing the movements in details. Instead it shows a cursory video in a few short seconds and starts timing you long before you are ready to start. Some exercises are simple enough but others for a beginner are too complicated and need a step by step set of instructions
- [R50] Not what I hoped for: This program is better for beginners to working out. I wanted to really see results for toning beyond my athletic build. Didn’t see that after 25 workouts. And many exercises were not challenging after a couple sessions.
- [R60] Disappointed: Much slower than expected snd someone who needs more training than I do
- [R6] Great Workout @ 53 Years Old 💪: Thanks Guys, This is a very good program for me at 53 years old. I’m feeling great. Jazāk Allāhu Khayran جزاك الله خير
- [R44] Scam: $69.99 after the trial period in the smallest writing you can imagine. Ridiculous
- [R49] Sucks: When you sign up for this program, there’s no way to stop the payments if you decide you don’t wanna do it anymore it’s kind of rip off that way
- [R57] Charges card when told not to: Won’t stop charging my card
- [R70] 0/10: Signed up for $10, one-time purchase to test the app for 1-week. Could’ve gotten all the workouts on YouTube for free. I’m then charged $40 a month later because it was apparently a reoccurring subscription, of course. They won’t refund me, either. Absolute waste of time and money. Do not recommend.
- [R110] Refund: I had requested for refund exactly one minute after my registration. You r confusing issue and still waiting for refund. I am out of station now , once return, I will go to social media to ensure your refund policy is crape Zia Malik
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store