Calisthenics Mastery vs Simple Calisthenics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calisthenics Mastery
This app helps users achieve their fitness goals with monthly workout plans and a library of exercises. It offers a free version with core features and a pro upgrade for advanced content and modes.
- Monthly workout plans
- Extensive exercise library
- Workout player with timers
- Progress tracking
- Exercise videos
- Workout modes (Tabata, Bring Sally Up, Deck of Cards)
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Nail your 2025 Fitness Goals! This app is the best tool to keep you on track with new exercises and a workout plan for each month. Try the free app with plenty of free content, then go pro with one in-app-purchase. The Free Version contains 50 exercises in 5 categories, with full functionality. -You can explore and use the full potential of Calisthenics Mastery through the free content. -You can unlock Advanced Exercises, Easy-to-use Workout Plans and Motivating Workout Modes as you progress in Calisthenics. Free Features: - Routines, to group your reps the way You want. - Schedule, for creating flexible and powerful Workout Plans - Workout Player, to count time, tick your reps and show whats next - Log, to see your past activity - Progress Percentage, to follow your progress - Animating workout icons to help you executing the exercises - Rest Timer - Workout Notifications - Exercise descriptions and progression levels - Muscles Worked by Exercises are listed with Work Intensity - Exercise Videos from YouTube - Workout Days Streak Counter - Integration with the Health app: Your workouts and burned calories will be visible in the Health app. - Chat, Personal Messages & open part of the Forum FREE version includes all the Basic Moves to start Bodyweight Workout: - Pushups - 10 Exercises - Squats - 10 Exercises - Pullups - 10 Exercises - Leg Raises - 10 Exercises - Bridges - 10 Exercises More exercises can be purchased as extra content: - Handstand Push-ups - Forearm Exercises - Human Flags - Neck Training - Lower Leg Training - Planks - Dips - Front Lever - Active Stretching - Planche - Muscle Up - Cardio Purchase Pro upgrade to access the following features: Auto Progress, to increase reps automatically after workout Adjustable Progression Standards Fun, Challenging and Motivating Workout Modes to keep you on track: -Tabata -> An essential tool to create high intensity interval trainings with a few taps. - Bring Sally Up -> This workout challenge is so fun and challenging at the same time it will make you want to do it everyday - Deck of Cards -> Set an exercise to each suit and go through a shuffled deck performing them according to the point value of the card. Workout Plans: Try how easy it is to apply a new workout plan with the 2 plans included for free. The routines and your scheduled is created for you automatically, you just set the difficulty, and start working out. You never get bored of working out if you switch between plans every now and then. Access to the restricted part of the forum. Save your data to iCloud, or to get it as a file and restore it later through iTunes.
Simple Calisthenics
This app provides personalized calisthenics workout programs tailored to your fitness level, goals, and schedule. It offers interactive workout guidance, a comprehensive exercise library, and detailed progress tracking to help you build muscle, gain strength, and master calisthenics skills.
- Personalized workout programs
- Interactive workout player
- Audio and video instructions
- Extensive exercise library
- Detailed exercise guides
- Workout builder
- Training statistics
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Simple Calisthenics offers the most personalized and customizable calisthenics workout programs. Whether you want to build Muscle, Gain Strength, achieve impressive Calisthenics Skills, improve your Mobility, or other goals, Simple Calisthenics has you covered! Suitable for all levels and continuously adapting the program to progress together with you! PERSONALISED WORKOUT PROGRAMS -> Based on your current level, whether you are a total beginner or an advanced athlete -> Optimized to achieve your goals, such as gaining strength, building muscle, or learning calisthenics skills such as Handstand, Muscle Up, Front Lever, Planche, and many more -> Tailored to your personal schedule: Define how often and when you want to work out -> Using your available equipment: Train with weights, in a gym, at home or while traveling -> Highly customizable: you can edit each workout in detail to fit your exact preferences INTERACTIVE WORKOUT PLAYER -> Audio- and Video Instructions: focus on your workout while always knowing what to do -> Automated Exercise & Rest Times -> Repetition & Weight Tracking to keep track of your progress -> Record your Workouts and Exercises to analyze your form and correct mistakes without switching apps. LEARN EVERYTHING YOU NEED ABOUT CALISTHENICS -> Exercise Library with over 1.000 exercises: a large database of Calisthenics Exercises with progressions for all levels -> Detailed Exercise Guides about execution, tips, and common mistakes for all Calisthenics exercises, and progressions. -> Basic Lectures: learn about important topics such as Nutrition, Regeneration, Rep Ranges, Intensity, and more STATISTICS ABOUT YOUR TRAINING -> Analyze your progress using detailed statistics from your workouts -> Track your improvements in Repetitions and Weights over time with charts that plot your progress -> Save logs of every single Workout to jump back in time and see how your workouts have changed -> View previous Workout Recordings to learn how your execution of exercises has improved and where you can still improve on -> Learn about your records in repetition and weights for every exercise or your average values WORKOUT BUILDER -> Create your own workouts exactly to your preferences in minor detail -> Edit existing workouts to fit your preferences -> Select exercises from a large database or create your own exercises Start your Calisthenics Journey now or bring your current training to a whole new level! Website: https://www.simple-calisthenics.com Privacy Policy: https://www.simple-calisthenics.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.simple-calisthenics.com/tos Support: https://www.app.simple-calisthenics.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Calisthenics at 4.8 against Calisthenics Mastery's 4.4. Simple Calisthenics also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (95% vs 73%). Calisthenics Mastery's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Calisthenics Mastery sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Calisthenics sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Calisthenics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 205 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Calisthenics Mastery's written reviews are positive against 95% of Simple Calisthenics's.
Calisthenics Mastery ships an update monthly, Simple Calisthenics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calisthenics Mastery | Simple Calisthenics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (136 ratings) | 4.8 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zoltan Ferke | Jonas Wallmann |
Customer experience
Calisthenics Mastery
Simple Calisthenics
Bugs and requests
Calisthenics Mastery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Calisthenics
Reported bugs
8 issues- Fails to move from one workout to the next
- Progression resets frequently
- Preview videos are faulty and incomplete
- Exercise doesn't always switch to the next one
- Cannot save workouts or update plan
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- Cannot change workout time and equipment at the top of daily workout
- Previous bug preventing functionality is now fixed
- App sometimes gets stuck
Requested features
13 requests- Add more preview images for next exercise
- Apple Watch app integration
- Easier starting points/progressions for some moves
- Ability to go back within an exercise
- Automate weight increases weekly
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- Add supersets, trisets, drop-sets
- Incorporate cardio
- Add more nutrition options
- Improve UI for fewer taps
- Better integration of kettlebells
- Music playback during workouts
- More detailed statistics display
- Option to play music during workouts
In-app purchases
Calisthenics Mastery
- 4+1 Exercise Pack I$4.99
- Pro Package with Price Reductions for your previous purchases$6.99
- Pro Package$14.99
Simple Calisthenics
- Monthly Premium Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- 3 Month Premium Membership7 Days trial$24.993 Months
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- Annual Premium Membership7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Premium Membership7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Simple Calisthenics Lifetime$109.99
Questions
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