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Workout for Women vs Fitbod

Workout for Women 4.8★ · Free + IAP 45
Winner Fitbod
Fitbod 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Fitbod is the better choice for users seeking a reliable, customizable workout experience with consistent results, despite its higher price point and lack of a truly free tier, while Workout for Women struggles with predatory monetization and technical issues.

Full reviews: Workout for Women · Fitbod

Fitbod offers highly customizable workout plans, progressive overload, and strong user satisfaction for long-term fitness goals, though it's a paid-only app. Workout for Women, while praised for its variety, has recently shifted to an aggressive paywall model, leading to widespread user frustration, billing issues, and technical glitches.

Head to head

Features & Workout Variety edge: Workout for WomenR2R14R29R41
Workout for Women Workout for Women offers a wide variety of exercises and workout types, including pilates, wall pilates, and postpartum workouts, suitable for all levels and beginners R2R29. Users appreciate the well-thought-out structure, warm-ups, cool-downs, and demonstrations R14R41.
Fitbod Fitbod provides extensive customization, allowing users to log favorite exercises, specify available equipment, and create or import programs R65. It's praised for its ability to guide users through cuts, bulks, and strength phases, adapting to home or gym settings . However, some users find the workout generation repetitive or not ideal for progressive overload, and note missing bodyweight exercises .
Ease of Use & Customization edge: FitbodR13R19R20R21
Workout for Women Workout for Women is generally easy to follow with good music and clear demonstrations R20R29. However, some users report issues with the app's focus on weight loss, making it difficult to use without setting a weight loss goal R21. Recent updates have also made it harder to access saved workouts or previous plans without paying R13R19.
Fitbod Fitbod is lauded for its ease of tracking workouts and scaling weight, helping users see strength growth . It effectively staggers workouts for muscle groups and utilizes loaded equipment . However, recent updates have made it less intuitive to select specific muscle groups, pushing users towards guided workouts . Some users also find the app's workout generation challenging with limited equipment .
Reliability & Performance edge: FitbodR7R9R36R45
Workout for Women Workout for Women has significant reliability issues, including the app closing and opening external websites during workouts R7. Users also report being logged out and unable to access paid subscriptions R9R36. The app has also stopped recording workouts in Apple Health for some users since 2023 R45.
Fitbod Fitbod users generally find the app reliable for tracking and guiding workouts . However, some report glitches, such as getting stuck when adding exercises, slow refresh times, or crashes that cause data loss during workouts . Profile resets, leading to erased history, have also been reported .
Price & Value edge: FitbodR1R4R5R10
Workout for Women Workout for Women is heavily criticized for its aggressive shift from a free model to extensive paywalls, with many features, including previously free and saved workouts, now requiring payment R1R4R5R13. Users report being charged immediately during 'free trials' and difficulty canceling subscriptions, leading to unauthorized charges R10R22R25. The app also forces users to watch 90-second ads for free workouts, which are often difficult to close R4R27.
Fitbod Fitbod is a paid-only app, typically costing around $15/month or $95-$100/year, despite being advertised as free R61R79R82R91. Many users express frustration about the mandatory subscription after onboarding or during a 'free trial' that requires payment information upfront . However, long-term users consistently state the app is 'worth every cent' and the 'best money spent' on their fitness journey, citing significant results and continuous updates R65.
Support & Billing tieR22R25R36R46
Workout for Women Workout for Women users report severe issues with subscription management, including inability to cancel, leading to multiple unauthorized charges R22R25R46. Contacting support is difficult, with emails not receiving responses and submission forms failing R25R36.
Fitbod Fitbod users also face challenges canceling subscriptions, with some reporting continuous attempts to charge their accounts even after cancellation . While the app provides instructions for cancellation, it can be confusing for less tech-savvy users . Some users note a lack of responsiveness to feedback or feature requests .
Pick Workout for Women if

Pick Workout for Women if you are a beginner looking for a wide variety of workout types, including niche options like wall pilates or postpartum workouts, and are willing to navigate frequent ads or pay for a subscription despite reported billing issues R2R29.

Pick Fitbod if

Pick Fitbod if you want a highly customizable workout app that adapts to your equipment and goals, provides progressive overload, and you are willing to pay a premium for a consistent, results-driven experience R65.

Evidence note: Reviews for Workout for Women are heavily skewed negative due to recent changes in its monetization strategy, with many long-time users expressing disappointment over the shift from a free model to extensive paywalls and billing issues. Fitbod's negative reviews primarily focus on its paid-only nature and subscription cancellation difficulties, but its positive reviews are strong and consistent over many years.

Frequently asked

Is Workout for Women truly free?
No, Workout for Women is no longer truly free; while it offers some limited free content, most features, including previously accessible workouts, are now behind a paywall or require watching lengthy 90-second ads before every workout R1R4R19R27.
How much does Fitbod cost?
Fitbod typically costs around $15 per month or $95-$100 per year, and it does not offer a truly free version, only a free trial that requires payment information upfront R61R79R82R91.
Do these apps have issues with subscriptions and billing?
Yes, both apps have reported issues with subscriptions and billing; Workout for Women users frequently report being charged immediately during 'free trials' and struggling to cancel, leading to unauthorized charges, while Fitbod users also report difficulties canceling subscriptions and continuous attempts to charge their accounts R10R22R25R31.
Can I customize workouts in these apps?
Workout for Women offers a variety of workout types and levels to choose from, but recent changes restrict access to saved or preferred workouts without payment R2R13R47. Fitbod offers extensive customization, allowing users to log favorite exercises, specify available equipment, and adapt plans for different goals, though recent updates have made selecting specific muscle groups less intuitive R65.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Workout for Women 5/5 · US Great workouts: I’m just starting and they have all types of exercises and all types of levels so u choose the one that’s best for you
  2. [R14] Workout for Women 5/5 · US Very good!: A very good app for motivation and everything, it’s fun to do for me at least, I love the warm ups and cool downs and demonstrations. Worth the money really.
  3. [R29] Workout for Women 5/5 · US Great for beginners: I’ve been off and on with the Sweat app but it’s a lot of dedication from the start. Workout for Women from home and gym it’s great for beginners and it’s not killer or time consuming. I can fit 20 min or less anytime in between my schedule. Works out aren’t out of this world and one can sustain it for beginners. Def recommend!
  4. [R41] Workout for Women 5/5 · US The Best Workout App in the World: Update, June 24, 2026 - I’ve been using this app for a while and I like it even more than when I started. One of the rare and fantastic things about the workouts is that they are genuinely well thought out, really nicely put together. It seems a person sat down and thought this through and put the exercises in the right order and the most beneficial exercises.
  5. [R13] Workout for Women 2/5 · US Started great, then locked up: The app allows you to access almost everything at the start, and then begins to restrict. I’ve had the app for over a year now and I am unable to do anything at all. I cannot do saved workouts or any other plan that I used to be able to access after watching over a minute of ads.
  6. [R19] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Nothing but paywalls: Is there anything that is free on this app anymore?? Even workouts I had previously saved now ask you to pay. Ridiculous
  7. [R20] Workout for Women 5/5 · US The best!!: This app has everything you need to get in shape and be healthy. Very easy to follow good music and great workouts. Highly recommended.
  8. [R21] Workout for Women 3/5 · US Why is there such a string focus on losing weight?: I used to use this app for a while and it worked okay, but stopped working out and tried to redownload it. Why. Is. There. Such. A. Strong. Emphasis. On. Weight. Loss!? You can’t even log in and use the app without setting a weight loss goal! Every single exercise comes with a note on how much weight you’ll lose. I understand it’s useful if you
  9. [R7] Workout for Women 1/5 · US The SHEIN ads are out of control: While you’re working out, the app will close and the Shein website will open and this will happen multiple times without you prompting or touching your phone
  10. [R9] Workout for Women 3/5 · US Cannot access paid subscription: I was logged out of the app recently and cannot log back in to access my workouts and benefits of my paid subscription
  11. [R36] Workout for Women 3/5 · US Help - contact us emails not working: Can you access your paid subscription on your other devices. I normally used my iPhone but now I want to use my android tablet. Theres no login option on my tablet. It’s just asking me to resub. I’ve emailed for the last couple of days and noone is responding. Why is that? Can anyone help me?
  12. [R45] Workout for Women 3/5 · GB gone from apple health????: super great for doing workout at home, but have just realised none of my workout have been recorded in my health app since 2023. this is so disappointing :(( please bring this feature back!!!
  13. [R1] Workout for Women 1/5 · US capitalism ruined it: i used this app back in 2023 to lose weight i downloaded it back in 2026 EVERYTHING requires money , everything is behind a paywall.. why make a app free if you’re gonna do mini in-app purchases for everything.
  14. [R4] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Deleted after years of use: I used to LOVE this app. It allowed me to access work outs on my own time, in my own way. It was free forever, then recently required 90sec ads to do workouts, which was fine. All of a sudden I couldn’t access anything without paying an outrageous price. Apparently for them, money is more important than helping all people now. Used to be great, now is not at all.
  15. [R5] Workout for Women 4/5 · US Updates: I’ve had this app for over five years now and I’ve loved them, but hate how they kept going from completely free to charging for everything now. Really great app but not paying for it.
  16. [R10] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Free trial wasn’t free: I wanted to try the free trial, I was told in app that there would be no charge until the end of the free trial and you guys immediately charged me! Now there is just a charge pending and I can’t pay for it. I’d like the trial to be cancelled so I don’t get charged the 39.99! I’m broke as hell and this is just ruining my experience. I used to use this app for free all the t
  17. [R22] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Scam and expensive: Cancelled my subscription and then received not one but two charges in the same day totaling almost $100!!! Don’t do it! Not worth it.
  18. [R25] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Subscription: Cancelled subscription and still got charged for it. No spot in app to manage no place on website either. Went to contact support and every time I hit submit it would say the request couldn’t be submitted because it’s spam. Don’t get app it not free it will make you sign up for a subscription and not let you cancel it.
  19. [R46] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Horrible: Horrible wouldn’t let me cancel my subscription
  20. [R27] Workout for Women 3/5 · US good app but ruining it with ads: i’ve always been off and on with this app for years and i kept coming back to it bc it offered good workouts for free with no ads and now you have to watch a 90 second ad before EVERY workout unless you’d rather pay for premium. paying for subscriptions isn’t something i can just afford so i’m personally extremely disappointed they decided to add ads to the app.
  21. [R61] Fitbod 1/5 · US Nooooooooo: Horrible it told me on an add it was completely free but no over 95.00$ a year!
  22. [R79] Fitbod 1/5 · US L: Has an app purchases can’t have unless monthly purchase
  23. [R82] Fitbod 2/5 · US Requires Purchase: Free trial is great, but I’m not starting something if I have to pay abhorrent amounts to maintain
  24. [R91] Fitbod 1/5 · US waste of time: im 13. Dont have a credit or debit card. Or any online currency. Just cash and savings i cant use. I give this app all my information thinking ill finally have a nice workout schedule only to be told its 8$ a month.
  25. [R31] Workout for Women 1/5 · US Free trial SCAM: I downloaded this app yesterday and I wanted to try the 1-week free trial, but once I used the Apple Pay feature to subscribe to the free trial I was charged $29.99!? Dealing with my bank now to get my money back but it literally said I would not get charged until a week after.
  26. [R47] Workout for Women 5/5 · US Great app: Love the variety of the workouts and being able to choose different programs
  27. [R65] Fitbod 5/5 · US The only app I’ve paid for for 10 years: I’ve been using Fitbod since 2015 and it is far and away the best money I have spent on my fitness journey. I’ve shared about it on Reddit and with friends and even strangers at the gym. Whether you are new to fitness or a gym bro I promise you that you will love this app if you take the time to setup your profile and preferences. The amount of flexibility

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store