# Anneal: Progressive Overload — Progressive Overload Trainer

> Progressive Overload Trainer (iPhone/iPad app by Joseph Ting.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anneal-progressive-overload/id6796992685 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joseph Ting](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775193825)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 120 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anneal-progressive-overload/id6796992685/reviews.md

## What is Anneal?

Anneal is the strength trainer whose engine actually progresses you, and shows its work.

Most workout apps plateau you quietly. They generate a program, then go silent the moment you build your own workout, ignore how recovered you actually are, and never explain why a weight moved. Anneal is built the other way.

EVERY WORKOUT PROGRESSES, EVEN THE ONES YOU BUILD YOURSELF
A deterministic, evidence-based engine (double progression, linear, DUP) drives every set, whether it is a generated program or one you wrote from scratch. Watch your e1RM curve climb and see exactly why it moved.

IT ADAPTS TO HOW RECOVERED YOU ACTUALLY ARE
Connect Apple Health and Anneal reads your heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and sleep to estimate today's readiness, then adjusts load and volume to match. This data never leaves your device.

NO BLACK BOX, EVER
Tap any prescribed set and see the rule that fired and the data behind it. The readiness card names its inputs and shows exactly what changed. If a number moved, you can always see why.

MID-SESSION, NOT JUST BETWEEN SESSIONS
Rate a set and the rest of the session adjusts. Flag pain and get a substitution with a reason, not a shrug. Pause, resume, and reorder freely.

YOUR DATA IS YOURS
Use the full logger with no account, ever. Training data stays on your device by default. Export to CSV or JSON is free, unlimited, and always available, never a feature you have to pay to unlock.

IT WORKS WITH THE GYM YOU ACTUALLY HAVE
Build a profile for your home, commercial, or travel gym with your real plate and dumbbell inventory. Get a coverage report showing which muscle groups and movement patterns you can fully train, plus a ranked advisor for what to buy next if you want to close a gap.

PROVEN PROGRAMS, AUTO-REGULATED
A library of well-known training templates (GZCLP-style, 5x5, push/pull/legs, upper/lower, and more) with progression and readiness layered on top, not generation-only guesswork.

BUILT AGAINST BURNOUT, NOT STREAKS
No daily streak to protect, no guilt copy, no reset to zero for a missed day. Set a weekly target and engine-prescribed rest days count toward it. A single, proportional finish-line moment marks a real completed workout. Nothing is scored or compared between sessions.

APPLE WATCH COMPANION
A haptic rest timer, a Done button, and your next set on your wrist, free for every tier.

HONEST PRICING
Free forever: the full logger, one actively progressing program, 90 days of analytics history, and unlimited export. Pro adds workout generation, readiness auto-regulation, full unbounded analytics history, and optional cloud account sync across your devices, with a 14-day free trial on both the monthly and annual plan, or buy once with a lifetime option. Cancel any subscription in two taps, right from Settings.

Anneal does not use AI to write your program. It runs a published, testable set of rules, the same ones every time, that you can inspect at any point. If an app has ever plateaued you, stopped explaining itself, or held your own data hostage, this is the alternative.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://anneal-trainer.netlify.app/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $8.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $149.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-13

Added illustrated, animated exercise guides for dozens of exercises across strength training -- replacing static stock photos with custom artwork that matches your body-map preference and shows the full movement, not just a single pose. No functional changes in this release.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-11

More custom artwork and a couple of small motion touches: illustrated achievement icons, an illustrated empty state for workout history, and the weekly ring and badge case now animate when they update instead of snapping instantly. No functional changes in this release.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-11

Custom artwork throughout, replacing generic system icons: a launch screen, illustrated badges, home-gym art for profiles without a photo, and a redesigned Pro screen. No functional changes in this release.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-10

No release notes.

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All apps by Joseph Ting: https://appshunter.io/developer/6775193825

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