Comparison

Split Workouts vs Progressive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Split Workouts

Track high-density workouts with timed blocks to push your limits. This app helps you work harder and faster towards your fitness goals, potentially cutting workout time in half. It offers guided timers, easy rep tracking, and performance charts.

Highlights
  • Guided timer for high-density workouts
  • Fast and easy reps tracking
  • Customizable workouts
  • Performance charts
  • Detailed history
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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GET STRONGER. GET LEANER. IN HALF THE TIME Split Workouts is the only app built specifically for high density training — including EDT (Escalating Density Training) — where you race the clock in timed blocks to move faster, work harder, and get more done in less time. Beyond the muscle-building benefits, high density workouts also deliver: - Higher VO2 max - Better cardiovascular health - Greater fat burning from the sustained high-intensity effort BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY TRAIN: - Guided timer designed specifically for high density workouts - Fast, frictionless rep logging so you never lose focus mid-set - Fully customizable workouts, exercises, and settings - 10 ready-to-go exercises, plus unlimited custom ones - Performance charts for every single exercise - Detailed workout history - Apple Health integration WHY TACK WITH SPLIT WORKOUTS? - It knows what you did last - It tells you what to do next - It shows you exactly how far you've come If you're serious about getting stronger and leaner, faster — Split Workouts is the app that keeps you accountable to it, workout after workout.

About

Progressive

This app helps you track your strength training progress with a focus on progressive overload. It allows you to log sets, reps, and weight, visualize trends, and maintain clarity during workouts. Built for consistent, trustworthy progress.

Highlights
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Exercise history review
  • Track top set weight, volume, reps
  • Visualize strength trends
  • iCloud data sync
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Progressive is a workout tracker designed for progressive overload. Train with focus and keep your progress grounded in real sessions. Progressive helps you stay oriented during training and turn completed effort into clear, per-exercise progress—so you always know where you are and what to improve next. With Progressive, you can: • Stay oriented during training with clear, up-to-date context • Capture sets, reps, and weight naturally as you train • Review complete history for every exercise • Track top set weight, total volume, and total reps separately • Visualize strength trends over weeks and months • Sync your data securely with iCloud Built for lifters who want clarity, consistency, and progress they can trust.

Screenshots

Split Workouts4 screens
Progressive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Progressive at 100% against Split Workouts's 55%. Progressive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Split Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Split Workouts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progressive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Progressive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Split Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Progressive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Workouts ships an update every 3 weeks, Progressive weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Split Workouts versus Progressive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit WorkoutsProgressive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBanti, IncVignesh Iyer

Customer experience

Split Workouts

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

Progressive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Split Workouts

One-time1
  • Unlock Features$0.99
None

Progressive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Workouts free?
Split Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressive free?
Progressive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Split Workouts or Progressive?
Progressive is rated higher. Split Workouts averages 3.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Progressive averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Split Workouts or Progressive have ads?
Neither Split Workouts nor Progressive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Workouts or Progressive?
Split Workouts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Progressive weekly. Most recently, Split Workouts was updated on October 24, 2026 and Progressive on October 21, 2026.

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