# NextLift: Barbell Tracker — Log lifts, load the bar

> Log lifts, load the bar (iPhone/iPad app by Ross Poulton.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextlift-barbell-tracker/id6780114731 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ross Poulton](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779510942)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: $0.99 (on sale, was $2.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextlift-barbell-tracker/id6780114731/reviews.md

## What is NextLift?

NextLift is the no-fuss way to track your barbell training. Open the app, record your sets, and get on with your workout. No accounts, no subscriptions, no clutter. Just a clean logbook for the lifts you do.

IMPORTANT: NextLift is a tracker, not a coach. It does not recommend weights, write programs, or give training, medical, or fitness advice. Nothing in the app is a recommendation to lift any particular weight. Lifting carries a risk of injury — always train within your ability, use proper technique, and work with a qualified coach or medical professional.

BUILT FOR THE BARBELL
• Set up your gear once: your bar weight and the exact plates you own.
• Track the classics out of the box: Bench Press, Barbell Back Squat, Overhead Press, Bent Over Row and Deadlift Add your own lifts anytime!

EFFORTLESS LOGGING
• The first time you do a lift, set a starting weight and the increase you want to use.
• Every session after, keep last time's weight, add your increase, or deload in a tap - then log your sets and reps.
• Weights are limited to what your plates can actually load, so you never plan a number you can't make.

GUIDED WORKOUTS
• Plan a whole session, then run it with a large on-screen rest timer between sets.
• Warm-up sets are built for you from your working weight, and everything saves to your history automatically.
• Live activities on your lock screen (compatible devices only) so you can lift without interruption.

SEE YOUR PROGRESS
• A clean home screen shows your recent workouts and your likely next lift.
• Chart any exercise over time (top set or total volume) to see your numbers move.

KNOW WHICH PLATES TO LOAD
• The built-in bar visualizer shows exactly how to load any weight, plate by plate, per side.
• Enter any number and NextLift tells you the loadout... or tells you straight if your plates can't make it work.

KILOGRAMS OR POUNDS
• Pick kg or lb and switch anytime. Your history is never altered.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• All your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, nothing sent to a server.

NextLift keeps the tracking simple so you can focus on the work. Set up your bar, log your lifts, and watch your progress add up - one session at a time.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-08-05

NEW! Live activities are here. Your current set shows on your lock screen, and between sets you'll see a timer with next bar set-up. Available on compatible iPhone devices.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-04

- Refreshed user interface
- Improvements to workout management
- Save starting & incremental weight for exercises without logging a workout.

### 1.2 — 2026-07-04

- Feature: Do similar workouts regularly? Save workout groups for future re-use. I use this for my 'Leg Set' and 'Arm Set' repeated workouts.
- Feature: After a workout, get a text summary to save in your workout app or share with your coach (I use this for my run coach to see my actual reps & weights)
- Feature: iPad support, for those wanting a larger screen in their gym
- Improvement: Between-set timer shows your progress through the workout, how to load your next set, and a summary of the sets in the rest of your workout
- Improvement: On the lifting screen, your current set progress is clearer
- Bugfix: "+15sec" on timer screen works properly now

### 1.1 — 2026-06-19

Introducing WORKOUTS! NextLift now lets you set up a workout session in advance - including exercises, weights, sets, and reps. It then prompts you through your workout with automatic timers and logging

• Added warmup sets with gradual increase in weight (set up your warmups in settings)
• Guided workouts with a built-in rest timer (defaults to 90 seconds, edit in settings)
• Your rest timer shows how to load the bar for your next exercise!

Remember, NextLift is a tracker, not a coach — it never recommends weights or gives training advice.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-18

No release notes.

## More apps by Ross Poulton

- [NextCall: Call Reminders](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextcall-call-reminders/id6779510940)
- [NextTreat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nexttreat/id6784648879)

All apps by Ross Poulton: https://appshunter.io/developer/6779510942

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