If you're here, I know what you're wondering. PT Distinction Vs My PT Hub, which is best? While there's no one "best" software for every personal trainer, some software are just a cut above the rest. In this article, we'll compare the main features of PT Distinction Vs My PT Hub so that you can decide which is right for you.
Exercise Library
Personal Trainers draw on their extensive knowledge of workout routines to help their clients meet their fitness goals. However, even the most seasoned PT has gaps in their knowledge. With robust exercise libraries, both PT Distinction and My PT Hub can supplement PTs' existing knowledge and ensuring that clients get the most value from their workouts.
PT Distinction has a library of over 1,400 exercise varieties as well as the ability to add your own. It accommodates for both in-home training and gym workouts so trainers can give their clients a great exercise plan whether they're able to get to the gym or not.
It also has an extensive video library, which demonstrates the proper technique on every exercise both from the front and the side, so your clients needn't worry about their gains being compromised by poor technique.
My PT Hub also has a very extensive library of 250+ workouts as well as 6,500 exercises- each with video. Although a quick search of their librabry and you'll find a lot of duplicates so I'm not sure whether 6,500 is really an accurate number.
There's also a custom exercise builder that allows you to do just that. You can even upload your own videos from YouTube or Vimeo, demonstrating the proper technique to your clients.
The Main Difference
Online trainers find PT Distinction's exercise library better prepared for the online personal training target market, since it includes a wide range of exercises clients can do anywhere, not just in the gym.
Online trainers find PT Distinction's exercise library better prepared for the online personal training target market, since it includes a wide range of exercises clients can do anywhere, not just in the gym.
Nutrition Tracking
Tracking nutrition is imperative to ensure that clients get the optimum gain from their workouts. The easier it is for clients to track their nutrition, the more comfortable they'll find it to form better eating habits. Let's see how these platforms stack up on nutrition tracking.
PT Distinction has an easy to use dashboard which allows users to input their calorie intake and macro nutrients or add a food diary, giving trainers the data they need to make proactive changes to their clients' programs. It also has over 100 ready-to-go meal plans to suit all client needs.
PTD also integrates with the largest and arguably most popular nutrition tracking app on the planet, My Fitness Pal.
My PT Hub holds a nutrition database with over 600,000+ food items localized to the user. With that said, PT's often claim this feature to be a little buggy.
Clients can use an easy barcode scanner or search for their food items manually. To make it more user friendly, they can also choose from 'frequent' & 'recent' logged food items.
The Main Difference
When it comes to nutrition coaching, there are two main differences between PT Distinction and My PT Hub.
When it comes to nutrition coaching, there are two main differences between PT Distinction and My PT Hub.
- PT Distinction integrates with My Fitness Pal, so clients can keep tracking their meals via the app that automatically syncs to their PT Distinction account.
- On the other hand My PT Hub has an extensive database of food items built in but it is a bit buggy. It may take a bit getting used to for people who have already been using other tracking apps though.
Habit Coaching
Encouraging clients to build better habits is the essence of personal training. ONly PT Distinction offers a tailored solutions to support clients in making better food choices: logging their workouts, tracking their water intake, sleep log, body composition progress assessment (weight, inches).
The Main Difference
Habit coaching is crucial for clients whether they realise or not. PT Distinction gives you the flexibility to add any habits you'd like clients to track and check on its progress as well.
Habit coaching is crucial for clients whether they realise or not. PT Distinction gives you the flexibility to add any habits you'd like clients to track and check on its progress as well.
Program Builder
Personal trainers want to build tailor-designed programs to serve their clients' needs better. Both platforms allow PTs to build programs from their vast repertoire of exercises, including everything from workouts at home to split- hypertrophy programs.
On My PT Hub, PTs can also create custom workouts and packages of workouts from its library of 6,500 exercises- each with video.
PT Distinction does all this, too but also allows trainers to create fully automated coaching packages which they can then sell from their website for maximum profitability. They also just upgraded their program builder to meet the requirements of 2020 target markets.
The Main Difference
PT Distinction's program builder was designed, tweaked, updated and upgraded again with the online personal trainer in mind. Their team asks their clients regularly for feedback and acts on them to accommodate all the demands of those who want to become an online personal trainer.
PT Distinction's program builder was designed, tweaked, updated and upgraded again with the online personal trainer in mind. Their team asks their clients regularly for feedback and acts on them to accommodate all the demands of those who want to become an online personal trainer.
Group Training
Both My PT Hub and PT Distinction offer support for group fitness training like boot camps and others with the ability to create classes that are scalable and tracked in your calendar.
You can keep clients in the loop via group messaging. Both also have attendance tracking, so personal trainers can monitor clients who may be lacking in motivation.
The Main Difference
Again, the main difference is that My PT Hub thinks of personal trainers who run in person group sessions, while PT Distinction focuses on online group challenges and communication.
Again, the main difference is that My PT Hub thinks of personal trainers who run in person group sessions, while PT Distinction focuses on online group challenges and communication.
Results Tracking
Both platforms offer robust results tracking to help keep clients motivated.
However, PT Distinction's advanced suite of analytics is touted as the most powerful system in use today. Their systems are very complex and record multiple variables on every exercise.
However, PT Distinction's advanced suite of analytics is touted as the most powerful system in use today. Their systems are very complex and record multiple variables on every exercise.
The data they capture is translated into easy to read graphs so that trainers and their clients can both track client progress effectively.
The Main Difference
Results tracking by PT Distinction has the online coaching client in mind. When you meet your trainer regularly, it's evident whether you are making progress or not.
My PT Hub's feature is a great addition to that. When all you have is online communication, the charts and other visual presentation progress and results will become more important to keep your clients motivated.
Results tracking by PT Distinction has the online coaching client in mind. When you meet your trainer regularly, it's evident whether you are making progress or not.
My PT Hub's feature is a great addition to that. When all you have is online communication, the charts and other visual presentation progress and results will become more important to keep your clients motivated.
Pricing
In terms of pricing, there's a little difference between their basic packages. My PT Hub works out at $49 per calendar month or $42 per month on a yearly plan while PT Distinction starts at $19.90 per month.
You can try both software for free for the first 30 days. Being able to test the waters before launching your online product is hugely advantageous as it allows you to show your clients the benefit of the app without obligation.
Why not showcase for them just how easy it can make tracking their health and fitness in line with their goals, even when you're not able to accompany them at the gym or supervise their home workouts.
The Main Difference
The main difference in pricing is that PT Distinction has more tiers to accommodate for online training businesses of different sizes. My PT Hub becomes a good investment with facilities with a large number of members.
The main difference in pricing is that PT Distinction has more tiers to accommodate for online training businesses of different sizes. My PT Hub becomes a good investment with facilities with a large number of members.
Ease of Use
Both platforms have pleasant, intuitive and easy-to-use interfaces for both trainers and clients. Either of these is an excellent fit for tech-sceptic clients.
A quick look at Capterra reveals that both score highly with users on "Ease of Use". My PT Hub scores 4.45 out of 5 while PT Distinction scores 4.6. Both are also lauded for their customer support when there are teething problems.
The Main Difference
Personal trainers that have tried both software report that PT Distinction's program builder is more intuitive than My PT Hub and once the basics are set up, it's easy to combine workouts into plans.
Personal trainers that have tried both software report that PT Distinction's program builder is more intuitive than My PT Hub and once the basics are set up, it's easy to combine workouts into plans.
Support
My PT Hub utilises a support hub and blogs which are full of guides to help your navigate the complexities of their software.
PT Distinction, however, has an even more comprehensive support system built in to the foundations of the software which makes use of a more learn as you go system. They also boast a range of free marketing materials from email templates and phone scripts to tips on writing sales pages.
Besides they also have a number of paid courses to help you really focus on skills and areas of your online personal training business you feel you need to invest more.
Then there are the reviews and this is where things turn a bit dark. While My PT Hub boasts a massive list of positive reviews on Capterra, their Trustpilot account leaves a lot to be desired.
And that's not all. Search any of the popular Facebook groups for My PT Hub and you'll find horror stories from PT's who have terrible experiences with their team. Usually issues with My PT Hub renewing subscriptions without permission and then denying refunds.
The Main Difference
My PT Hub runs a great blog and newsletter to help personal trainers with their marketing trouble, but the have a really bad reputation for customer support, communications and denying refunds.
PT Distinction went to lengths to develop a free resource base via their blog, they also help members of their free Facebook support group and direct them to relevant resources when needed. If a trainer needs more expert advice, they can join the PTD University.
My PT Hub runs a great blog and newsletter to help personal trainers with their marketing trouble, but the have a really bad reputation for customer support, communications and denying refunds.
PT Distinction went to lengths to develop a free resource base via their blog, they also help members of their free Facebook support group and direct them to relevant resources when needed. If a trainer needs more expert advice, they can join the PTD University.
Your Own Branded App
Your PT Business is only ever as strong as its brand. Fortunately, both platforms allow you to create your own branded app and website to help your brand to build a powerful reputation.
The Main Difference
PT Distinction's white label app is completely tailor designed to your brand, so you can have an app that sends the right brand vision to your online clients. While you can customise your app via My PT Hub, it has its limitations.
PT Distinction's white label app is completely tailor designed to your brand, so you can have an app that sends the right brand vision to your online clients. While you can customise your app via My PT Hub, it has its limitations.
In-App Messaging
Both platforms have a strong focus on keeping as much as possible in-app. As such, they both offer their in-app messaging solutions so you can keep your clients in the loop for 1-to-1 sessions or classes.
Website Integration
Both platforms also allow for integration into your website, allowing clients to get all the features and functionalities they need without leaving your site. So you can focus everything on your brand and your messaging.
Below is a sign-up page from a client's website of our sister company, My PT Website. You can see the PT Distinction sign-up form integrates seamlessly.
Below is a sign-up page from a client's website of our sister company, My PT Website. You can see the PT Distinction sign-up form integrates seamlessly.
The Main Difference
My PT Hub encourages their clients to contact them via support@mypthub.net to get help with website integrations; you can either embed the app or link your buttons to off-site My PT Hub links.
PT Distinction provides far more extensive integration options from client login within your website, to sign-up features, like on the example above. Clients will think the whole system is a part of your business.
My PT Hub encourages their clients to contact them via support@mypthub.net to get help with website integrations; you can either embed the app or link your buttons to off-site My PT Hub links.
PT Distinction provides far more extensive integration options from client login within your website, to sign-up features, like on the example above. Clients will think the whole system is a part of your business.
App Integrations
Although both platforms focus on keeping everything in-app, they both also offer a robust range of integrations. PT Distinction integrates well with My Fitness Pal, My Zone, Fitbit and more. My PT Hub does not integrate with My Fitness Pal. However, it offers many of the same functionalities in-app.
The Main Difference
While PT Distinction also includes many in-app features, their development team is also working on discovering integrations that make their trainers, but more importantly their clients' lives easier. From My Fitness Pal, My Zone, FitBit integrations for clients to YouTube linking options for trainers within a program. My PT Hub is building features more in-app.
While PT Distinction also includes many in-app features, their development team is also working on discovering integrations that make their trainers, but more importantly their clients' lives easier. From My Fitness Pal, My Zone, FitBit integrations for clients to YouTube linking options for trainers within a program. My PT Hub is building features more in-app.
In Conclusion
When you consider some of the PT Distinction features not mentioned in this comparison, like message scheduling, exercise technique coaching, online assessments, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, forms and questionnaires and an amazing group feature that enables you to organise everything, PT Distinction has a massive edge over My PT Hub
Both of these apps are great for helping personal trainers to manage their clients' needs, build their brand and build a thriving business with a wide range of loyal clients but My PT Hub is still lacking in some essential features, upsetting a lot of clients and have a way to go in terms of fixing the bugs.
When answering the question, PT Distinction Vs My PT Hub, which is better? If you need a cheaper solution that handles the majority of your needs, My PT Hub may be a better choice.
But if you are looking for a cutting edge solution for your hybrid and online training services, I'd certainly lean towards PT Distinction.
Both of these apps are great for helping personal trainers to manage their clients' needs, build their brand and build a thriving business with a wide range of loyal clients but My PT Hub is still lacking in some essential features, upsetting a lot of clients and have a way to go in terms of fixing the bugs.
When answering the question, PT Distinction Vs My PT Hub, which is better? If you need a cheaper solution that handles the majority of your needs, My PT Hub may be a better choice.
But if you are looking for a cutting edge solution for your hybrid and online training services, I'd certainly lean towards PT Distinction.
