The real numbers
How much does a personal trainer cost?
A good trainer is brilliant but expensive. Here's what one actually costs, how it stacks up against an all-in-one app, and when each is worth your money.
About 2 sessions a week. Training only. Nutrition and education cost extra.
A calorie tracker, a workout app, a habit app, a course subscription, and none of them talking to each other.
Personalised training, nutrition and courses in one app. Less than a single PT session.
Trainer and app-stack figures are typical ranges and vary by location and provider.
Where the money actually goes
A personal trainer's real value is a plan built around you, someone keeping you accountable, and the knowledge to do it right. The problem isn't the value. It's that paying per hour makes that value cost hundreds a month, and most trainers don't touch your nutrition or teach you the reasoning.
An all-in-one app gives you a plan built around you, Vic to keep you on track, and the education to understand it, without the per-session price tag and with nutrition included from the start.
When a personal trainer is worth every dollar
We'll be straight with you: an app can't watch you move. If you're brand new to lifting and want your form checked, rehabbing a specific injury, or chasing a high-performance goal, a few in-person sessions are money well spent. For most people, most of the time, a personalised app covers the rest at a fraction of the cost.
What $29.99/month gets you
- Personalised training built around your goals, schedule and equipment
- Nutrition tracking in seconds: snap a photo, get calories, macros and a health grade
- A full library of expert-led courses
- Vic, your AI coach, to log meals, build workouts and plan your day
See the full plans and pricing, or compare Visionary to MyFitnessPal and Freeletics.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a personal trainer cost?
In-person personal training typically runs around $40 to $70+ a session (less in some places, far more in major cities). At two sessions a week, that's roughly $300 to $600 or more per month, before any nutrition or education support.
Is a fitness app as good as a personal trainer?
For most everyday goals, a well-designed app gets you most of the way for a fraction of the price: a personalised plan, nutrition tracking, and the education to understand it. What an app can't do is watch your form in real time. For that specific need, a few in-person sessions can be worth it. For everything else, a personalised app is hard to beat on value.
What's the cheapest way to get a personalised plan?
An all-in-one app like Visionary, at $29.99/month for personalised training, nutrition tracking and expert courses combined. That's less than a single personal-training session, and a fraction of stacking separate apps.
Does Visionary include nutrition and training, or just one?
Both, plus courses. One subscription covers personalised training, effortless nutrition tracking with a photo food scanner, and a full library of expert-led education, with no separate apps needed.
Going deeper on cost: what a personalised fitness and nutrition programme costs in 2026 and whether a coaching app is worth paying for.
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