# PlateShift: Barbell Calculator — Which plates to swap next set

> Which plates to swap next set (iPhone/iPad app by Cow Cow Technologies LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plateshift-barbell-calculator/id6771825682 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cow Cow Technologies LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/924502488)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Sports
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 1 more
- Released: 2026-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plateshift-barbell-calculator/id6771825682/reviews.md

## What is PlateShift?

PlateShift is a free barbell plate calculator that thinks about your bar the way you actually load it.

Tell it what's on the bar right now and what you want next. PlateShift finds the fewest plates to pull and add to get there. It doesn't just give you what sums to your target, it gives you the cheapest path from where you are. No more math between sets.

• Fewest-plate-swap solver — the cheapest path from your current bar, not just any combo that sums to the target
• Choose your style: fewest plate swaps, or a balanced, even-looking stack
• Works in kg or lb
• Customize the plate set you have at your gym, including odd change plates
• Bumper-color visualization so the math matches what you see on the rack
• Tells you when a target isn't reachable, and gives you the closest load that is
• Clean, distraction-free UI built for the 30 seconds you have between sets
• No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud sync. Your plate set lives on your device

Lift more, math less.

Free to download — no subscription, no account.

Made by Cow Cow Tech.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.5 — 2026-08-18

Fixes

- Clearer text on the plan screen: the "Clear" button and the "Target" prompt are both easier to read, especially in bright gym lighting.
- VoiceOver no longer announces the target field twice.
- Ad banners behave better when you leave the app and come back.

### 1.1.4 — 2026-08-12

Minor bug fixes and accessibility improvements.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-08-12

Minor bug fixes and accessibility improvements.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-02

Fixes a bug that could leave the app stuck on the loading screen when you reopened it.

Also includes minor bug fixes and accessibility improvements.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-07-18

Minor improvements and under-the-hood updates to keep Plate Shift running smoothly.

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