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Fitness App vs Planet Fitness

Fitness App 4.7★ · Free + IAP 85
Winner Fitness App
Planet Fitness 4.9★ · Free to download 60

Fitness App is better for structured workout guidance and personalized plans, while Planet Fitness is primarily a gym membership management app with some basic workout features.

Full reviews: Fitness App · Planet Fitness

Fitness App excels in providing diverse, guided workout plans with visual cues and progress tracking, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users R5. Planet Fitness, while highly rated for its gym facilities and cleanliness, struggles with app functionality, including frequent loading issues and inaccurate crowd meters R73.

Head to head

Features & Workout Guidance edge: Fitness AppR1R5R6R9
Fitness App Fitness App offers step-by-step workout plans with videos, diverse exercises, and progress tracking, making it a strong tool for structured training R5. Users appreciate the ability to create their own programs and get visual cues for form . However, some users find the workout suggestions repetitive or not adjustable to their equipment R1R6. Meal tracking features are limited, only offering pre-programmed options R9.
Planet Fitness Planet Fitness's app provides basic workout videos and guides for using machines, free weights, and stretching R59. It allows for check-ins and some goal tracking R59. However, users report limited options for adding activities, often not including machines actually present in the gym, and no ability to add custom activities R59.
Ease of Use & Reliability edge: Fitness AppR3R5R18R19
Fitness App Many users find Fitness App easy to use and navigate, especially for following workout plans R5. However, recent updates have introduced issues like freezing, difficulty modifying workouts, and GIFs not loading R3R18R19. Some users also report the app closing on its own or requiring frequent memory clearing R19.
Planet Fitness Planet Fitness users frequently report that the app is slow, won't load, or gets stuck on the opening screen, preventing them from checking in . The crowd meter is often inaccurate, showing low numbers even when the gym is packed R54R56R73. Some find the UI confusing, with issues linking accounts or creating memberships .
Price & Value edge: Fitness AppR4R7R10R12
Fitness App Fitness App offers a free tier with basic tools and workout plans, which many users appreciate . However, advanced features like rest timers, calorie tracking, and full access to workouts are behind a paywall, with some users feeling deceived by the sudden shift to paid features after a trial R4R7R10R12. The subscription is noted as $6.99 or $7 per month R12.
Planet Fitness Planet Fitness is free to download, but its primary value is as a companion to a paid gym membership. Users report issues with membership pricing, unexpected yearly fees, and difficulty canceling memberships . The app itself doesn't offer free fitness content beyond basic guides; its value is tied to gym access and features like the Black Card Spa .
Support & Community tieR22R58R61R69
Fitness App One user reported excellent and prompt support after an update caused synchronization issues with their watch R22.
Planet Fitness Reviews for Planet Fitness primarily focus on the physical gym locations, praising staff friendliness, cleanliness, and helpfulness R58R61R69. However, there's a negative instance where staff were unbothered by a complaint, leading to a ban . The app itself doesn't have specific support reviews, but the general sentiment about the gym experience is positive.
Pick Fitness App if

You are looking for a standalone fitness app with guided workouts, visual demonstrations, and progress tracking, especially if you want a free tier for basic features R5. You need an app that helps structure your gym or home workouts .

Pick Planet Fitness if

You are a Planet Fitness gym member and need the app primarily for gym check-ins and basic information about the gym . You value the physical gym environment, cleanliness, and staff more than advanced app features R58R61.

Evidence note: Many Planet Fitness reviews focus on the physical gym experience rather than the app's functionality, which can skew the overall rating. The app-specific complaints are often about fundamental issues like loading and accuracy. Fitness App's negative reviews are heavily skewed towards recent paywall changes and technical glitches.

Frequently asked

Is Fitness App truly free?
Fitness App offers a free tier with basic workout plans and tools, allowing users to create their own programs and access demonstrations . However, many advanced features like rest timers, calorie tracking, and full workout access are behind a paywall, costing around $6.99 or $7 per month R4R7R10R12.
Does Planet Fitness app accurately show gym crowd levels?
No, Planet Fitness app's crowd meter is frequently reported as inaccurate by users, often showing low crowd levels even when the gym is packed R54R56R73.
Can I track all my exercises with the Planet Fitness app?
The Planet Fitness app has limited options for tracking activities, with users noting that it often doesn't include all machines available in the gym and lacks the ability to add custom activities R59.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Fitness App 1/5 · US Fitness: This app doesn’t give you any new workouts. It tells you the same thing and doesn’t project anything new it’s not what you think.
  2. [R5] Fitness App 5/5 · US What you’re looking for!!: Best fitness app I have tried . Step by step workout plan with videos. Easy to use
  3. [R6] Fitness App 3/5 · US Workouts: Some of the workouts are very high sets and reps for the average person, and even tho I said I don’t have a bench it won’t adjust the workouts that require a bench. Overall tho a very good app for someone who needs a free workout plane.
  4. [R9] Fitness App 3/5 · US 3⭐️: The reason why I give this app three stars is because the choices you have to choose from for like your meals. It’s very limited like I can’t put my own personal meal and say this is what I ate today or type the name in and that mail pops up there’s none of that. it’s only specific meals that’s already programmed into the app that you’ll see and you have to choose from and if you’re not havin
  5. [R3] Fitness App 3/5 · US What's with the update?: Now the exercise GIF doesn't load, the fonts have become HUGE. Do you check how it looks on different screen sizes? · translated
  6. [R18] Fitness App 3/5 · US Review: It was great until recently that it keep freezing and I have to delete and install every time now
  7. [R19] Fitness App 1/5 · US Lousy: I’ve been using it for over two years, but lately it keeps closing on its own. I have to open it every time I exercise, and it’s annoying that it keeps asking for permission to check my heart rate, something I’ve always refused. It’s stressful using it, and I hope they fix it.
  8. [R4] Fitness App 1/5 · US Unhappy: I get in a grove with this app and then next thing I have to pay for it. At least wait for a month or so I can see some results!
  9. [R7] Fitness App 1/5 · US Paywall: Used to be able to use basic features free. Now you only get 3 days.
  10. [R10] Fitness App 1/5 · US Extremely deceptive, lacks basic features: I wanted so so so badly to give this a solid 4 stars. It’s a little difficult to navigate but you can learn. It’s a little confusing to set up but you can learn. I was ready and willing to give it an easy 4-star review and start recommending it. Boy am I glad I **DIDN’T**! For the first week of using it, I could see the calories burned, could set the rest
  11. [R12] Fitness App 3/5 · US 7 bucks a month is too much.: For 7 bucks a month, it's absolutely not needed. I would buy the app for 20-25 bucks, but this way... I'm deleting it. · translated
  12. [R22] Fitness App 5/5 · US Excellent support: After the update, there was a problem with syncing to the watch. The team responded quickly and helped. · translated
  13. [R58] Planet Fitness 5/5 · US Force to every time: It’s in every location and they have been the best cleanest and more friendly ppl… every planet fitness I’ve been to
  14. [R61] Planet Fitness 5/5 · US Great environment: Clean and always helpful!
  15. [R69] Planet Fitness 5/5 · US Portsmouth NH: I’ve been coming here for years now and I’ve never had any issues or problems with anything here. Everything’s always on and working, that I can remember anyways. I’m pretty sure the same woman has been working here since I started coming here too. I’ve never had any issues issue with anything, an employee or a member either. It’s quiet, clean, and everyone is friendly. I love this
  16. [R54] Planet Fitness 1/5 · US Not very good: New to PF. Figuring out the app is infuriating. There should be a search button on the home page that actually links you to all information about each piece of equipment. I can find no operator manuals for anything I have used to date. Also, all equipment locations should be able to be found without walking down the entire facility. I have never seen the real time crowd meter over
  17. [R56] Planet Fitness 3/5 · US Could be better: I wish there was a scanner for each gym so we can see how the gym is formatee and we can know where we’re going. I’d also like to say that the crowd rate isn’t accurate most of the time, I wish we could be the ones to say whether it’s packed or not. Also the offers suck sometimes like they aren’t valid unless you’re a first time consumer of the company the offer belongs to. That’s
  18. [R73] Planet Fitness 4/5 · US Useful but not always accurate.: The app is useful for the sake of not needing to carry a card to check in @ the gym, but it’s not very accurate with the “crowd meter”, if almost never says anything over about 1/4 full even when the place is packed.
  19. [R59] Planet Fitness 3/5 · US Need more: The app is great for checking in and watching some videos for how to do different things like use the machines, free weights or just stretching. I love the idea of tracking your journey…. But there’s such limited options to add activities. I would’ve thought you’d at least be able to select the activities of the machines that are actually in the gym. There’s not even an option to add an

Synthesized from 100 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store