Best Apps for Personal Trainers and Online Coaches in 2026
The best app for personal trainers is the one your clients actually open: it delivers the workout, logs sets and reps without friction, and gives you an easy way to message and check in. Trainerize, TrueCoach, Everfit, My PT Hub, PT Distinction, Kahunas, FitBudd, Hevy Coach, CoachRx, Coachway and Scraler all do this differently, at different prices.
- This guide covers the day-to-day app: workout delivery, logging, messaging, check-ins and progress. A separate guide compares full online coaching platforms. For what the full software stack should do, see personal trainer software, and for health and nutrition coaches, best coaching apps.
- Among the competitors, the cheapest paid plans run from $10 to $35 a month (Scraler starts at USD 49 for up to 50 clients); most cap or charge per client above a set number.
- A branded app under your own name is rarely included at the entry price. It usually sits on a higher plan, or costs a separate add-on.
- Free trials range from 14 days to 30 days, and a couple of apps keep a permanently free plan for a handful of clients.
- Scraler bundles workouts, nutrition, check-ins, chat and (from Premium) payments in one client app, with a white-label app on Ultimate.
What should you look for in an app for personal trainers?
A "personal training app" bundles a dashboard for building programmes with a client-facing app for iOS and Android. The dashboard matters, but the client app decides whether people keep training. A few things separate the apps below. Before picking software, the personal trainer income calculator shows what actually reaches you after the gym takes its cut.
- Client app on both stores, not a web page dressed up as one, plus whether the coach gets a dedicated app too.
- Workout delivery and logging. How the client sees the day’s training plan and logs sets, reps and weight.
- Messaging and check-ins, including a recurring check-in form reviewed on a schedule, not a live call every time.
- Progress tracking. Charts for weight, measurements and lift progress over time, the same numbers a one rep max calculator tracks for a single lift.
- Payments, if you take them, and what they cost on top of the base plan.
- Branded app and its real cost. Whether it is included, an add-on, or gated to a top plan.
- Pricing model. A flat cap, per-client overage, or client-count tiers add up very differently as your roster grows.
Trainerize: a large platform with tiered branded apps
- Cheapest plan
- $10/mo (Grow, 2 clients)
- Clients included
- 2 (Grow)
- Payments
- $10/mo add-on (Grow, Pro)
- Branded app
- $169 one-time (Pro); own listing (Studio)
Trainerize, part of ABC Fitness, is the largest platform here, with a free Basic plan for a single client. Pro scales by client seats as the roster grows, best for an established, feature-heavy platform, though that scaling pushes a full roster well past its entry price.
- Pro scales by client seats, so a full roster costs far more than the $25 entry price
- Stripe payments are a $10 a month add-on on Grow and Pro
- The Pro branded app sits on the shared Trainerize Apple listing
- Free plan for 1 client and a 30 day trial with no card
- Branded app at two price points: $169 one-time on Pro, own store listing on Studio
- AI workout builder, meal planner and MyFitnessPal sync
TrueCoach: strength coaching with a flat payment fee
- Cheapest plan
- $29.98/mo (Starter, 5 clients)
- Clients included
- 5 (Starter)
- Payments
- Stripe, flat 5% fee
- Branded app
- Included from Standard
TrueCoach targets strength, bodybuilding, CrossFit and physical therapy coaches, best for a coach comfortable with a flat payment fee instead of standard processing rates. The catch: that fee's geographic limits are the trade-off against the video library and habit tracking on every plan.
- Payments cost a flat 5 percent of the invoice total, including tax
- TrueCoach Payments only works in the US, UK, Canada and Australia
- Starter has no branded app, and meal plans are documents rather than a planner
- Branded app included from Standard, no extra fee
- Drag-and-drop builder with 3,500+ exercise videos
- Habit tracking and progress photos on every plan
Everfit: a free tier before you pay anything
- Cheapest plan
- Free (Starter, 5 clients)
- Clients included
- 5 (Starter)
- Payments
- $9/mo add-on
- Branded app
- Custom branding on Pro; white label on Enterprise
Everfit keeps a forever-free Starter plan for a small roster, best for starting free and adding paid modules as the business grows. The catch: meal plans, payments and a real white-label app are all separate add-ons, not part of the core price.
- Meal plans cost from $39 a month extra
- Payments and packages cost from $9 a month extra
- A true white-label app is Enterprise only, on a 500-client Studio plan
- Free forever for up to 5 clients
- Pro at $19 a month includes an AI workout builder and habit coaching
- 30 day trial on paid plans, no card required
My PT Hub: unlimited clients and a large food database
- Cheapest plan
- EUR 25/mo (Starter, 3 clients)
- Clients included
- 3 (Starter)
- Payments
- Not published
- Branded app
- EUR 95 one-time; EUR 145/mo (Premium) or included (Ultimate)
My PT Hub prices in EUR by default, per its pricing page, best for unlimited clients once past the entry plan. The catch: the AI builder and automated check-ins only unlock at Premium, and a real white-label app is a recurring cost, not a flat fee.
- The AI builder and automated check-ins only unlock at Premium
- Your own store listing is EUR 145 a month on top of Premium
- Starter is capped at 3 clients, 50 workouts and 50 nutrition plans
- Premium at EUR 59 removes the client, workout and nutrition plan caps
- 8,000+ exercise videos and a 650,000+ food database with barcode scanning
- Branded app as a EUR 95 one-time add-on
PT Distinction: per-client pricing that scales down
- Cheapest plan
- $19.90/mo (Basic, 3 clients)
- Clients included
- 3, then $6.00 each extra
- Payments
- PayPal native; Stripe via Zapier
- Branded app
- Pro & Master, no extra fee (pages conflict)
PT Distinction charges a base fee plus a per-extra-client rate that falls at each tier, best for a solo trainer on a tight budget whose roster grows slowly. The catch: a branded-app conflict between the pricing and features pages is worth confirming directly.
- The pricing and features pages disagree on which plans include a branded app
- Basic covers 3 clients, then $6.00 per extra client
- Stripe needs Zapier; only PayPal is native
- Per-extra-client rate falls as you grow, to $1.60 on Master
- Branded apps on Pro and Master at no extra fee
- One month free, and nothing to pay if you cancel inside it
Kahunas: unlimited clients and a branded app on one plan
- Cheapest plan
- $35/mo (Essentials, 25 clients)
- Clients included
- 25 (Essentials)
- Payments
- Stripe or PayPal, no commission
- Branded app
- Ultimate only ($99/mo), own dev accounts needed
Kahunas has three tiers, climbing from Essentials through Growth before Ultimate removes the client cap entirely, best for a coach who wants unlimited clients and a branded app in one plan. The catch: the trial runs shorter than most here, and MyFitnessPal is not supported.
- The branded app is Ultimate only and needs your own developer accounts
- No MyFitnessPal integration, per its own help centre
- The trial is 14 days, shorter than most here
- Ultimate at $99 covers unlimited clients
- Your own iOS and Android listings on Ultimate
- Stripe and PayPal with no platform commission
FitBudd: a low entry price, white label from Super Pro
- Cheapest plan
- $15/mo (2 clients) + $4/extra
- Clients included
- 2, then $4 each extra
- Payments
- Not published
- Branded app
- Super Pro $149/mo + $75 setup
FitBudd's Pro plan adds custom app theming, a branded website and 1:1 video calling at a higher per-seat rate, best for the lowest entry price here with a clear upgrade path to white label. The catch: the white-labelled app needs Super Pro plus its setup fee and your own developer accounts.
- A fully white-labelled app needs Super Pro at $149 plus a $75 setup fee
- Every plan charges per extra client on top of the base price
- Several features are separate $50 a month add-ons
- Lowest entry price in this guide at $15 a month
- A 1 million+ food library with barcode scanning
- 30 day trial with no card required
Hevy Coach: for coaches whose clients already use Hevy
- Cheapest plan
- $25/mo (1 to 10 clients)
- Clients included
- 1 to 10
- Payments
- Paddle.com (coach only); clients pay nothing
- Branded app
- None on any tier
Hevy Coach prices purely by client count, per its pricing page, on monthly billing only, rising through nine tiers as the roster grows. Clients train inside the consumer Hevy app with a complimentary Hevy Pro upgrade, best for a coach whose clients already use it. The catch: no dedicated check-in or habit feature, and no annual discount.
- No white-label app on any tier
- No dedicated check-in or habit feature listed
- Monthly billing only, with no annual discount
- Every tier has the same feature set, so you only pay for client count
- Clients train in the Hevy app they may already use, with Hevy Pro included
- Clients pay nothing
CoachRx: the same features on every tier
- Cheapest plan
- $29/mo (1 to 5 clients)
- Clients included
- 1 to 5
- Payments
- Stripe + 2% on top of fees
- Branded app
- None found; custom theming only
CoachRx, branded OPEX CoachRx, prices by client band with every plan sharing the same feature set, best for a coach who wants one feature set regardless of plan, paying purely by client count. The catch: no branded app with its own store listing is found on its site.
- Payments add 2 percent on top of standard Stripe fees
- No branded app with its own store listing found on its site
- The pricing page sends you to support instead of listing prices
- Same feature set on every plan, priced by client band
- 2,000+ exercise videos and 60+ programme templates
- Custom theming included on every plan
Coachway: one price per client, every feature included
- Cheapest plan
- EUR 69/mo (5 clients)
- Clients included
- 5, then EUR 9 each extra
- Payments
- Own Stripe account, 2.4% fee
- Branded app
- Logo & colours; no store listing stated
Coachway prices in EUR with no tiers, so every feature is on that one plan, best for a coach with a small roster who wants everything without picking a tier. The catch: the price climbs fast as the roster grows, and no own store listing is stated. See Coachway alternatives for what it costs at 50 clients.
- EUR 9 per client after the first five adds up quickly on a full roster
- No own store listing stated on the site
- The trial needs a card, and payments cost 2.4 percent on top of Stripe
- One plan with every feature, nothing gated behind a tier
- Client app carries your logo, colours and email templates
- Payments run through your own Stripe account
Where does Scraler fit?
- Cheapest plan
- $49/mo (Plus, 50 clients)
- Clients included
- 50 (Plus)
- Payments
- Stripe, from Premium ($69)
- Branded app
- White label from Ultimate ($109)
Scraler is coaching software with a dashboard for the coach and an app for the client. Plus, the entry plan, bundles a workout and programme builder, meal plans, recipes, nutrition tracking (many trainers start clients on a macro calculator-based target), check-ins, habit tracking, chat, scheduling and a branded subdomain.
- Payments start at Premium, not on the entry plan
- The white-label app is Ultimate only
- Newer and smaller than Trainerize or Everfit, and the trial needs a card
- Workouts, nutrition, check-ins, habits and chat included from the entry plan
- Up to 50 active clients on Plus, and archived clients do not count
- White-label app, custom domain and studio management on Ultimate
Premium adds AI meal-plan and workout generation, a client community and payments through Stripe, and Ultimate scales further, adding a white-label app, a custom domain and studio management. Best for a coach who wants workouts, nutrition, check-ins, messaging and, from Premium, payments in one app. The catch: Scraler is newer and smaller than Trainerize or Everfit; see pricing for the full breakdown.
Workouts, nutrition, check-ins, messaging and progress on one client profile, with your own branded app on iOS and Android on Ultimate. Free 14-day trial, card required, not charged until it ends.
Start free trialHow do these apps compare on price and branded apps?
Exercise.com also competes here, with custom-branded iOS, Android and web apps for gyms, studios and trainers, but publishes no pricing, only a quote request, so it is left out of the table rather than guessed at.
Prices checked on 22 September 2026 on each company’s own pricing page; they change, so confirm before you buy. Figures are monthly billing.
- Best for
- A large platform with tiered branded apps
- Cheapest paid plan
- $10/mo (Grow, 2 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 30 days, no card, plus a free Basic plan (1 client)
- Branded app
- Pro: $169 one-time (shared Trainerize Apple listing). Studio: own listing included
- Best for
- Strength and CrossFit-style coaching
- Cheapest paid plan
- $29.98/mo (Starter, 5 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 14 days, no card
- Branded app
- Yes, from Standard, no extra fee
- Best for
- Starting free, adding paid modules later
- Cheapest paid plan
- $19/mo (Pro, 5 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- Free Starter plan (5 clients), 30 day trial on paid
- Branded app
- Custom branding on Pro; white label Enterprise only
- Best for
- Unlimited clients from Premium
- Cheapest paid plan
- EUR 25/mo (Starter, 3 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 30 days, no card
- Branded app
- EUR 95 one-time; EUR 145/mo white label on Premium
- Best for
- A small, slow-growing roster
- Cheapest paid plan
- $19.90/mo (Basic, 3 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 1 month, cancel free
- Branded app
- Yes, from Pro ($59.90/mo)
- Best for
- Unlimited clients with a branded app included
- Cheapest paid plan
- $35/mo (Essentials, 25 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 14 days
- Branded app
- Yes, Ultimate only ($99/mo)
- Best for
- The lowest entry price here
- Cheapest paid plan
- $15/mo (Starter, 2 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 30 days, no card
- Branded app
- Yes: Super Pro $149/mo + $75 one-time
- Best for
- Clients already training in the Hevy app
- Cheapest paid plan
- $25/mo (1 to 10 clients, monthly only)
- Free trial / plan
- 30 days, no card
- Branded app
- None found on its site (team name and logo only)
- Best for
- One feature set on every tier
- Cheapest paid plan
- $29/mo (1 to 5 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 14 days, full access
- Branded app
- No own listing found; custom theming on every plan
- Best for
- Every feature on one plan, priced per client
- Cheapest paid plan
- EUR 69/mo (up to 5 clients, then EUR 9 each, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 14 days, card required
- Branded app
- Client app with your branding; no own store listing stated
- Best for
- Workouts, nutrition, check-ins and payments in one app
- Cheapest paid plan
- $49/mo (Plus, up to 50 clients, monthly)
- Free trial / plan
- 14 days, card required, not charged until trial ends
- Branded app
- Yes, Ultimate only
The lowest advertised price is rarely what a real roster pays: per-client fees, add-ons or a higher tier are usually needed for payments, meal plans or a branded app. Check each vendor’s pricing page against your own client count.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best app for a personal trainer with a small client list?
- Look at the cheapest paid plan, not the headline price: Trainerize Grow ($10/mo, 2 clients), FitBudd Starter ($15/mo, 2 clients) and Everfit’s free Starter plan (5 clients) are the lowest entry points. Check what each excludes at that tier, such as payments or a branded app.
- Which personal training apps include a branded app in the price?
- None include one on their cheapest plan. TrueCoach (from Standard), PT Distinction (from Pro) and Kahunas (Ultimate) include it in the plan price with no extra fee listed. Trainerize, My PT Hub and FitBudd add a one-time or monthly fee on some plans, Everfit's own-listing app is an Enterprise quote, and Scraler's is on Ultimate.
- Do personal training apps take payments from clients?
- Most do, usually through Stripe or PayPal; Hevy Coach is the exception, with no client billing. TrueCoach charges a flat 5 percent per transaction; CoachRx adds 2 percent to Stripe fees; Kahunas and FitBudd state no platform commission; Trainerize and Everfit charge a monthly add-on. In Scraler, payments are a Premium-plan feature, not included at Plus.
- What happens to my existing clients and workouts if I switch apps?
- It depends on the vendor; most expect you to rebuild manually. Scraler’s switch page is a free service that rebuilds clients, workouts and meal plans from an export of your current platform, including Trainerize, TrueCoach, Everfit and My PT Hub.
- Is there a free app for personal trainers?
- Trainerize keeps a permanently free Basic plan for 1 client, and Everfit keeps one for up to 5. Beyond those caps, every app here is paid; the rest offer a free trial instead.
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