# Workout Planner - Heavy — user reviews > 149 indexed App Store user reviews of Workout Planner by PixelArmour LLC, rated 4.28/5 from 1,130 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/workout-planner-heavy/id6477320808/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/workout-planner-heavy/id6477320808.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 798 · 4★ 111 · 3★ 65 · 2★ 43 · 1★ 110 ## What do users think of Workout Planner? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great app - 🚀 Awesome app - 👍 Intuitive and effective - 🚀 Workouts with ease - 👍 Helpful for beginners **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy - 🚫 Not the real RP app - 💰 Expensive for what it offers - 🤔 Confusing and hard to use - 🚫 Deceptive branding **Commonly reported bugs** - Workouts not recording properly - Unable to edit or remove exercises - Inconsistent exercise recommendations - Syncing and login issues - Unreliable app performance **Most requested features** - Ability to backdate workouts - More exercise options and customization - Sync across devices - Free trial before purchase - Better workout tracking and progress logging ## Newest reviews (14 of 149) ### 3/5 — Needs a lot of work *2026-01-09, version 2.1.8* Great concept but lots of frustrating bugs. Suggests the same exercise twice for two different muscle groups. Resets workout on section of mid workout option. Other bugs too. ### 3/5 — Needs a lot of work *2025-10-04, version 1.7.5* Great concept but lots of frustrating bugs. Suggests the same exercise twice for two different muscle groups. Resets workout on section of mid workout option. Other bugs too. ### 2/5 — Great beginners *2025-09-20, version 1.7.5* I’ve been using this app for about three weeks now and as a beginner it felt like worth the money but you cannot change anything on this app. You want do something different than your lower half of your body. You can’t change it. It’s a day-to-day program. it’s good to start off with but it’s not worth The US$59 if use this Program use the month and tryout. ### 1/5 — Needs a complete redesign *2025-09-15, version 1.7.5* This is one of the least useful apps I have ever used. Not at all user friendly. I’d like to just be able to look at a list of exercises. Even when I try to add specific exercises, they don’t show up in the 5 day plan. I add 10 leg exercises and then see 0 leg exercises in the plan. There’s so little ability to customize anything. It’s nearly useless. ### 1/5 — Deceiving *2025-09-03, version 1.7.5* Deceiving App pretending to be RP Hypertrophy ### 1/5 — Barely works and is pretending to be something else *2025-08-30, version 1.7.5* It’s taking advantage of being named after a quality product and isn’t nearly as good as the original. Seriously want a refund. ### 3/5 — Not always the greatest suggestions, some helpful features *2025-08-24, version 1.7.5* I’ve just begun using this app and the suggested targets can be really off base. The weight suggestions for a beginner female are way over. Hopefully it’s just a glitch. I do however really appreciate the attached videos to help me learn new ways to exercise specific muscle groups. The workouts seem short no matter how long I change my workout routine but I am just starting out so maybe that is part of the process. ### 4/5 — Trusting the process *2025-08-21, version 1.7.5* Easy and straightforward to follow. It’s a different concept than what I’m accustomed to. Details are lacking like misspelled words . Some demo videos link Rick Astley which is annoying. Dr Mike has a great sense of humor but I don’t think that’s what he is after ### 3/5 — Good but could be better *2025-08-11, version 1.7.5* I have been using this for about a year. The app is great but it needs a few things. Some days I finish all the exercises and have time left but I can’t add more. Also I want to be able to add extra sets. Let’s say the exercise is feeling really good and want to push harder. I do it but it’s not tracked. Also I want to be able to add an exercise I really want to do that day. Then it needs to be able to take in consideration what hurts. I hurt my left knee and I wish I could put a joint that hurts so it will pick exercises that will avoid that joint. ### 3/5 — Needs more features but works well *2025-08-11, version 1.7.5* Would love to see a spot to write notes on each exercise. Example- had to modify a movement due to injury today. Or- concern about form etc. I refer to notes later in these aps to help me remember how things went for next time ### 1/5 — Not from Renaissance Periodization *2025-08-05, version 1.7.5* It made me do very basic body weight exercises as I chose strength training for callisthenics. It’s a joke. Note this is not the RP Hypertrophy app by Dr Mike Israetel. ### 2/5 — Not the real RP *2025-08-05, version 1.7.5* Can I please have my money back?! I went all in with an annual subscription, thinking this was the reputable Renaissance Periodization app. Same brand colors and everything. It’s not. In this app the RP stands for reverse pyramid. I got duped. This app is not all bad. I like that it provides video instruction. I like that you can switch the exercise if you don’t have access to the equipment or it’s not feeling good with your joints. However I don’t see where it’s tracking my progress. (Please know even though my user name is megafart, this is legit.) I wouldn’t recommend this app to even beginners. Can I have my money back? ### 1/5 — NOT Dr Mike’s App *2025-07-30, version 1.7.5* Annoyingly simplistic. Terrible workouts. I’m angry they make this look like Dr Mike’s app when this is total garbage. ### 1/5 — When it works it is great *2025-07-26, version 1.7.5* Great idea Terrible execution The app is constantly forgetting your progress. Forgets weights. Forgets reps. Why are we entering all this information if the app can’t remember. Why don’t i go back to 1996 and use an excel doc? This app is such a shame. Not worth typing more words. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Shady *2026-05-07, version 2.8.6* It appears Renaissance Periodization have distanced themselves from this app entirely and instead of notifying their users about the transfer they sold off the scraps and let the new owners scrape up the revenue from all the lapsed subscribers. ### 1/5 — Never use it *2026-04-30, version 2.8.6* 1 year subscription and I was not able to use the app reliably or with purpose it was confusing and frustrating didn’t know where to start didn’t help me at all , I don’t want excuses from developers I want my money back. ### 1/5 — Didnt get to use it *2025-12-22, version 2.0.3* I was want to use the app but i had to literally uninstall and reinstall the app multiple times. I was really disappointed because I was looking forward to using the app at the gym. ### 1/5 — Update Crashed App *2025-12-20, version 2.0.3* Can’t open the app since it required account linking. ### 1/5 — Useless App *2025-11-04, version 1.7.5* Would not recommend. It doesn’t work right. It never ups the volume, you can’t break down compound exercises. Really a huge waste of money ### 1/5 — All content paywalled and poorly implemented app *2025-11-02, version 1.7.5* In order to even see the workouts this app might generate for you, you have to sign up for a subscription, and if you perhaps signed up for the free trial months ago and forgot you had, the app will NOT tell you that you are no longer eligible for the free trial (though Apple has APIs for this - just one example of the amateurish development of this app). Apple also refused to refund the subscription I accidentally added as a result of this poor implementation. ### 1/5 — No update in a year! *2025-10-24, version 1.7.5* Don’t bother with this app. They don’t put any effort into improving even after recommendations! ### 1/5 — NOT Dr Mike’s app!!! *2025-10-20, version 1.7.5* App immediately did NOT work as advertised - reached out to support team and they asked for access to my Apple ID email. HUGE red 🚩🚩🚩 flag!! Also wouldn’t let me make review until I initially changed rating to five stars. Sketchy! ### 1/5 — Pay up, baby *2025-10-02, version 1.7.5* First it’s “in app purchases” — but after a longish Q&A by the app, guess what? $$$$$$ ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2025-09-25, version 1.7.5* The time and effort just put into this app.. it seems like chat gpt made this and it’s a money grab. A much better alternative is fitbod. I know there isn’t a way to get my money back on this ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Absolute best perfection achieved *2025-11-08, version 1.7.5* This is amazing. The best of 4 I’ve tried. And I cannot say enough. It’s so SMART!! It designed the workout around my own weights preferences for types of exercises and it is just perfect. Everything about it makes me happy and slightly aroused. ### 5/5 — Getting fit for 60th birthday!!! *2025-10-05, version 1.7.5* Wasn’t sure what to do in the gym. Until, Until I got this APP. Day 1 complete, it just gave me confidence what I was walking thru the gym doors to do. Warm ups included, I was done with my workout in 38 min. To me this is a game changer. At the minimum it gives me confidence. Thank you Gerald L ### 5/5 — Motivating *2025-09-04, version 1.7.5* I’ve used the app for a few months and it really motivates me to work harder and seems to be a pretty good predictor of what exercises would benefit next. They even let me make inputs as a tester. Not sure if I was that helpful but a sure sign of respect and continuous to improvement ### 5/5 — Excellent App from Great Creators *2025-08-09, version 1.7.5* I’ve really come to depend on this for my daily workouts. It’s been a boon to my fitness goals. ### 5/5 — Outstanding Upgrades! *2025-08-08, version 1.7.5* Incredible additions to the app! I love it! ### 5/5 — The workouts *2025-07-26, version 1.7.5* Are understandible directions are easy to follow I’m an ACE certified personal trainer ### 5/5 — Love it. *2025-07-11, version 1.7.5* I can’t think of a single way to make this app better. It’s so simple and it just helps you keep track of your workouts. That’s exactly what I wanted. As a person that has tried many apps for fitness I can say this app loads really fast and is so easy to use at the gym. Really nice user experience which means I’ll be using it a lot. I’m stoked. ### 5/5 — Great app needs connectivity *2025-03-30, version 1.7.5* The app is amazing only thing it is missing is a duo or more workout option where it can sync your current workout with your friends. ### 5/5 — HTG *2025-02-06, version 1.7.5* Great app! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-01-31, version 1.7.5* The app is easy o follow and if you go to RP on YouTube your given a complete tour of the app and how to fully utilize it to benefit your workouts. Between that and subscription to the YouTube videos your will learn some of the newest and most best techniques to be using while building muscle or just getting healthy --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*