Progression vs Paperworkout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Progression
This app helps serious lifters track their strength training progress by logging every set and providing data-driven insights. It offers automatic suggestions for increasing weight and clear visualizations of your performance over time. Stop guessing and start measuring your gains.
- Log sets in seconds
- Automatic weight increase suggestions
- Progress tracking with charts
- Build or select training plans
- Built-in rest timer
- Full training history
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MOTIVATION ISN'T A TRAINING STRATEGY. If you're serious about getting stronger, you measure it. Progression turns every set into data that makes you stronger – logged in seconds, clearly visualized, no clutter. Motivation gets you training. Data gets you further. Most people stall because they train blind – no plan, no numbers, no idea what they did last time. Progression remembers every set for you and shows you exactly when it's time to add weight. How it works: • Build your own training plan – or pick a program • Log every set in seconds • Get automatic suggestions for when to increase the weight • Track your progress in clear charts Everything you need: • Templates for recurring workouts • Built-in rest timer • Full training history & personal records PROGRESSION PRO The core features are free for your first workouts – just get started. With Pro, you get the most out of your training: • Unlimited training plans & workouts • All long-term charts & statistics You can start a free trial before any charge. Cancel anytime. Stop guessing. Start measuring. Questions or feedback? Reach out anytime: martin@devpie.de Terms of Use & Privacy: https://devpie.de/legal.html
Paperworkout
Track your gym workouts to monitor long-term training progress. The app offers detailed insights into muscle groups worked and automatically calculates workload. Create custom workouts from a vast library of exercises and track repetitions, weight, and more.
- Track workout progress
- Monitor muscle groups
- Automatic workload calculation
- Customizable exercises
- Track reps, weight, and RIR
- Workout templates
- Integrated stopwatch
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Mit Paperworkout kannst du deine Workouts tracken, um langfristig deinen Fortschritt im Training zu sehen. Behalte den Überblick • Übersicht der beanspruchten Muskelgruppen • Automatische Berechnung des Workloads MODULARER AUFBAU Stelle deine Übungen aus über 5.670 möglichen Kombinationen zusammen: • 50+ vorgefertigte Übungen • 7 Hilfsmittel • 6 Ausführungsarten • 3 Bewegungsarten EINFACHES TRACKING • Tracke Wiederholungen, Gewicht und RIR • Wähle aus 5 unterschiedlichen Satzarten • Mache dir Notizen zu deinem Workout • Dupliziere schnell & einfach absolvierte Sätze VORLAGEN • Erstelle deine Workouts und generiere daraus neue Vorlagen • Ein Klick und du bist startklar! STOPPUHR • Tracke mit einem Klick die Länge deines Workouts, Satzpausen und vieles mehr! Worauf wartest du? Beginne dein Workout zu tracken und sehe deine Erfolge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paperworkout at none against Progression's 4. Paperworkout also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Progression's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Progression sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Paperworkout asks for nothing beyond the download.
Progression ships an update every 9 days, Paperworkout every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Progression | Paperworkout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (161 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Pietrowski | Nicolas Proske |
Customer experience
Progression
Paperworkout
In-app purchases
Progression
- PRO$6.997 Days
- PRO7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- PRO1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- PRO$99.99
Paperworkout
No in-app purchases
