Comparison

Loaded vs Frami

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

Head to head
About

Loaded

This app serves as a comprehensive workout journal for strength and weightlifting. It allows users to create custom routines, track progress with detailed statistics, and monitor exercises with features like live activities and rest timers. It integrates with the Health app and offers extensive exercise customization.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Track progress with statistics
  • Predefined and custom exercises
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen tracking
  • Superset and RPE support
  • Rest timer with notifications
  • Health app integration
Features
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Loaded is a workout journal for strength training and weightlifting, built to be simple to use and yours for life with a single one-time purchase. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, Loaded makes logging every workout with weights fast and clear. Why choose Loaded? • No subscription: One purchase unlocks everything, for life. • Clean interface: No unnecessary clutter, just focus on your training. • Apple Watch: Follow your workout and control the rest timer right from your wrist. • Live Activities: Track your progress and rest timer straight from the Lock Screen. • Large exercise library: Choose from 400+ exercises, or create your own. • Custom programs: Build your own workout programs with your favourite exercises. • Advanced features: Full support for supersets and RPE based on RIR (Reps in Reserve). • Flexible logging: Record both strength training (sets/reps) and cardio (time/distance). • Health integration: Syncs seamlessly with the Health app. • Short on time? Start an empty workout on the fly and add exercises as you go. • Smart details: Built-in rest timer with notifications, plus notes and your own images on exercises. • Full control: Detailed statistics, graphs and a calendar overview of everything you've lifted. • No data loss: The app saves continuously as you train. You won't lose anything if your battery dies. • Data export: Export your workouts straight to Excel. • 100% anonymous: Use the app entirely without creating an account if you prefer. Try it free. One app for life The app is fully functional for your first three workouts. After that, you can unlock unlimited logging forever with a one-time payment. No monthly subscriptions, no hidden costs. Loaded is designed for you. We genuinely appreciate feedback, questions and suggestions! Feel free to email us at contact@getloadedapp.com if there's anything on your mind.

About

Frami

This platform motivates users to stay active through a gamified rewards program. Earn points for activities, connect wearables, and redeem rewards in the store. It supports individual use without an employer community.

Highlights
  • Gamified rewards program
  • Wearable integration (Garmin, Polar, Fitbit)
  • iOS HealthKit integration
  • Manual activity registration
  • Social bonus points
  • Reward store with coupon codes
Features
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A B2B2C employee engagement platform that motivate everyone to remain active through a powerful gamified rewards program. The app can be used by anyone and it doesn't require you to have an employer community to register against. We have integration with wearables, such as Garmin, Polar, Fitbit where we let users connect their respective accounts so we can get activity data from those applications. The data we collect is exercise data. We also have IOS healthkit integration where we collect exercise data and store on the user profile and in the relevant challenges and communities. Users will be given points for every activity they register (either manual registration or through a connected wearable). It is possible to add participants to your ativities which can lead to Social Bonus Points as long as the participant accepts. These points can be used in the reward store to get coupon codes from different partners of Frami.

Screenshots

Loaded4 screens
Frami4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frami at none against Loaded's 1. Frami also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Loaded's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Loaded sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Frami asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loaded ships an update weekly, Frami every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Loaded versus Frami: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoadedFrami
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKim HafrFrami Activity AS

Customer experience

Loaded

All ratings43 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Frami

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Loaded

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
None

Frami

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loaded free?
Loaded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frami free?
Frami is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loaded or Frami have ads?
Neither Loaded nor Frami shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loaded or Frami?
Loaded ships an update weekly, and Frami every 4 weeks. Most recently, Loaded was updated on September 17, 2026 and Frami on July 7, 2026.

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