Train on your own.
Or with your coach.
Trainerize is built for coaches, and clients join by invitation. LiftScan has a full coaching platform too, and it also works on your own from day one.
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LiftScan vs Trainerize.
| LiftScan | Trainerize | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can start | Anyone. Start alone, or join your coach by the link or QR they send. | Clients get in only after an invite from a trainer, coach, gym or fitness studio.apps.apple.com/us/app/fitness-app-abc-trainerize/id516851502 |
| Your plan | Scan a PDF, photo or screenshot, answer four questions, build your own, or just log as you go. | Your trainer builds the program and sends it to you.trainerize.com/features/ |
| Food | Barcode, photo or a few words, checked before it saves. Calories, protein, carbs, fat. | Food logs your coach watches: meal photos, barcode, meal library. Advanced Nutrition is a paid add-on.trainerize.com/features/ |
| Health & recovery | Sleep, resting heart rate, HRV, steps and weight from Apple Health or Health Connect. Four scores. | Reads Apple Health and Health Connect: steps, sleep, calories, resting heart rate and more.trainerize.com/integrations/ |
| Coaching platform for coaches | LiftScan Coach web cockpit: day plans, meal plans, check-ins, bloodwork, one thread per client. | The core of the product. Messaging, program building and habit coaching.trainerize.com/features/ |
| Voice logging | Say the set: weight, reps and grade. Say a meal or your whole day, even from your watch. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/features/ |
| Cardio | Runs, rides and more in the same log. GPS with pace and splits, and a heart rate strap. | Manual cardio logging with time and distance; no GPS pace or splits (GPS is an open request)ideas.abcfitness.com/forums/167887-coach-trainer-abc-trainer |
| Planner and diary | A calendar of sessions, cardio and meal days. The diary shows every day in the order it happened. | Calendar of scheduled workouts and done status; no full day diary of all logsideas.abcfitness.com/forums/167887-coach-trainer-abc-trainer |
| Season and shows | Plan shows, events and peak weeks on the calendar, with a countdown to your next show. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/features/ |
| Recipes and meal plans | Import recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or a photo. Write or scan a meal plan and follow it. | Smart Meal Planner with up to 7 days of meals and a recipe librarytrainerize.com/features/ |
| Supplements | Your doses by time, with reminders. They can follow training days, rest days or set weekdays. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).help.trainerize.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037291311-How-Can-C |
| Bloodwork | Upload a lab report on the web. Every marker against the lab's own range, panels side by side. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/features/ |
| Motivation | Trophy Room: ranks, XP, quests from your own plan, a medal each month, badges to share. | Milestone badges and habit streaks, plus challenges and leaderboardstrainerize.com/features/ |
| Widgets and Lock Screen | Home Screen widgets for food, health, diary and workout. Your session live on the Lock Screen. | iOS and Android Home Screen widgets for daily tasks and habit check-offsideas.abcfitness.com/forums/167887-coach-trainer-abc-trainer |
| Sell your program | Sell your program on liftscan.app as a tracker. Keep 90% for six months, then 80%. | Paid Payments add-on: coaches sell programs and packs, also from a trainerize.me profiletrainerize.com/features/stripe-payments/ |
| Workout screen styles | Ten workout screens lay out the same session ten ways. Your own accent, themes and backgrounds. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/features/ |
| AI | Optional AI Coach tier. It answers your check-in and can build a program from a short interview. | AI workout builder or AI chat: Not listed on their site (checked 29 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/features/ |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web and Apple Watch. One account. | iOS, Android, Apple Watch and iPad. Web for the coach.apps.apple.com/us/app/fitness-app-abc-trainerize/id516851502 |
| Price for you | Train $2.99/mo, Complete $5.99/mo, AI Coach $12.99/mo. 14-day free trial. | Client price: Not listed on their site (checked 29 Sep 2026). You join through your trainer.trainerize.com/free-trial/ |
| Price for coaches | Per client seat: Free for 1 client, Starter $39/mo up to 10, Pro $119/mo up to 50, Unlimited $199/mo. | 30-day free trial, then a Free Plan for one client. Paid plans from $10/month (US, checked 29 Sep 2026).trainerize.com/free-trial/ |
Checked on 29 and 30 Sep 2026 on their own site and the app stores. Prices are US and can change by country.
What LiftScan adds.
No invite needed.
Download it and start. Scan the plan you have, answer four questions for a plan, or just log as you go. If you get a coach later, tap the join link they send.
Coach yourself.
Food, sleep, HRV, steps and weight in one place. Four scores, each against your own normal. Check-ins on the days you choose, with photos you can compare.
A full platform for coaches.
LiftScan Coach is a web cockpit. Set each day's sessions, cardio and meals, send meal plans, pick check-in days and fields. See every set, food, health and bloodwork. One thread per client.
Where Trainerize is strong.
Built for coaches.
Trainerize is a full coaching platform. Messaging, program building and habit coaching are the core of the product.
Tools to run a business.
Trainers sell their own packages to their clients through Stripe. Food logs sync with MyFitnessPal, and health data comes in from Apple Health and Health Connect.
Rated highly.
4.9 on the US App Store from about 68,000 ratings (checked 29 Sep 2026). A lot of coaches and clients use it every day.
Pick the one that fits.
Trainerize
Pick Trainerize if you are a coach who wants a big, proven platform, or your coach already uses it and has sent you an invite.
LiftScan
Pick LiftScan if you want to train on your own and keep the door open for a coach, or you coach and want the full cockpit free for your first client.
Take the program you have as a PDF, photo or screenshot and scan it. You check what LiftScan read, then start training.
LiftScan vs Trainerize: what people ask.
Can I use Trainerize without a trainer?
Their app listing says clients can only get in after an invite from a trainer, coach, gym or fitness studio. LiftScan works on your own from day one.
Is there a Trainerize for personal use?
Trainerize is built for coaches and their clients. If you want an app for yourself, LiftScan tracks training, food, sleep and check-ins with no coach needed.
Can my coach still see my training in LiftScan?
Yes. Your coach sends a join link or QR. Tap it, sign in and accept. From that day your coach sees every set, your food, health and check-ins, and can set your plan.
How much does LiftScan cost?
Train $2.99/mo, Complete $5.99/mo, AI Coach $12.99/mo, each with a 14-day free trial. If your coach pays for a seat, you pay LiftScan nothing.
Sources: apps.apple.com/us/app/fitness-app-abc-trainerize/id516851502 · play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trainerize.Trainerize · trainerize.com/features/ · trainerize.com/free-trial/ · trainerize.com/integrations/
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