House of Grapplers vs BJJBuddy
BJJBuddy is $5.99/month.
House of Grapplers is $0.
BJJBuddy is an established BJJ tracker with HealthKit integration, $5.99/mo or $39.99/yr, English-only, and a known buggy history view. House of Grapplers is free forever, voice-to-log, ships a 120-tech Pokédex + Roll Log + Submission Log, community, lineage, and a coach tier — on web, iOS, and Android.
House of Grapplers
$0
Free forever
Journal, roll log, submissions, Pokédex, community, Wrapped, coach tools. Everything included. No credit card.
BJJBuddy
$5.99/mo · $39.99/yr
iOS · HealthKit integration · English-only · buggy history
You pay them every month forever, OR a one-time fee for a feature set we beat on every dimension below.
Voice-to-log
Talk through training; transcript auto-fills and the AI parser pulls out partners, subs, and duration. BJJBuddy is type-only.
Reliable history
Your roll log, journal, submissions, and Pokédex all live in one queryable history that doesn't drop entries. BJJBuddy's history view is the #1 complaint in reviews.
Full platform, not a tracker
Community, news, athlete encyclopedia, lineage tree, coach tools, year-end Wrapped. BJJBuddy is a solo tracker.
Head-to-head
| Feature | House of Grapplers | BJJBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free forever | $5.99/mo · $39.99/yr |
| Platforms | Web + iOS + Android (PWA + push) | iOS only |
| Voice-to-log | Whisper transcription + AI parser | Manual typing only |
| Sparring log | Roll Log w/ streaks + partners + mat hours | Basic session log |
| Submission tracker | 25+ canonical types, signature + weakest defense | Basic notes only |
| Technique library | 120-tech Pokédex w/ status + drill counter | Not offered |
| Year in review | AI-narrated Wrapped | Not offered |
| Community / lineage | Threads, news, athlete encyclopedia, lineage chain | Solo only |
| Coach / gym tools | Multi-tenant academy SaaS | No coach tier |
| History reliability | Single Postgres source of truth, no entry drops | Known buggy history (App Store reviews) |
Comparison reflects publicly available features of BJJBuddy as of 2026.
Real complaints from real reviews — answered
“The history view loses entries randomly.”
Every entry is stored in Postgres and queryable from web + mobile. No drops, full audit trail.
“I want it on Android too.”
PWA installs cleanly on Android with push notifications. Same feature set as iOS.
“Why am I paying $5.99/month for a notes app?”
You're not. House of Grapplers is free forever with no paywalls.
The all-in-one platform for grapplers.
Journal, roll log, submissions, Pokédex, community, coach tools, and Wrapped — one home, free forever.