Dumbbell Workouts vs Efort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumbbell Workouts
This app helps users achieve fitness goals like gaining muscle and losing fat through structured workouts. It offers video exercises, training plans, progress tracking, and a workout log to make training more effective and challenging.
- Video exercise library
- Full-body training plans
- Personal best tracking
- Workout streak builder
- Digital training log
- Detailed progress charts
- Custom routine creation
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Join more than 500,000 athletes already training with FitKeeper. Discover the fastest and most effective way to gain muscle, lose fat and push your limits with every workout. With FitKeeper, you'll turn every workout into a personal challenge, breaking records and reaching your best version of yourself. Download it now and transform your way of training! Tired of not seeing results? FitKeeper gives you all the tools you need to train smart, improve each session and make your results visible. - Discover the best selection of exercises in video. - Access dozens of training plans based on the latest research to gain muscle mass, strength and lose fat. - Beat your personal bests. FitKeeper alerts you every time you increase weight or reps in an exercise. - Create the habit of training. Increase your streak every week with at least 3 completed workouts. - Forget about paper and log your training in seconds. - Follow your evolution in each exercise and muscle with detailed charts. Turn your training into a challenge Every repetition counts. Start training with a real strategy. FitKeeper helps you with: - Real-time comparison with your last workout. - Integrated timer to optimize your breaks between sets. - Automatic kcal. recording and synchronization with Apple Health. - Free mode, creation of custom routines and plans. Make every workout count and reach your goals faster. Ready to train better than ever? Download FitKeeper and take your progress to the next level. Subscription details: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscription will automatically renew unless you deactivate it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for the renewable subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your account settings at any time. Terms, conditions and privacy policy: http://www.fitkeeperapp.com/terms-conditions-privacity/ Thank you for trusting us. We keep working to offer you the best.
Efort
This application is designed for powerlifting athletes to enhance their performance. It offers custom program creation, performance insights, and optional integration with coaches.
- Custom program creation
- Performance insights
- Optional coach integration
- 100% free
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Efort: Powerlifting Training Efort is built for powerlifting athletes aiming to optimize performance—whether you work with a coach on Efort Coach or craft your own program. It’s 100% free. Key Features • Custom Programs • Performance Insights • Optional Coach Integration Take your powerlifting to the next level—download Efort and train like the best! Contact Us • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/efortapp • Email: info@efortcoach.com
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Verdict
Dumbbell Workouts and Efort both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Efort's written reviews are positive against 44% of Dumbbell Workouts's. Efort also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15). Dumbbell Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 16). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Dumbbell Workouts sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Efort asks for nothing beyond the download.
Efort holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumbbell Workouts has 1.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Dumbbell Workouts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Efort's.
Dumbbell Workouts ships an update every 2 weeks, Efort every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dumbbell Workouts | Efort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | FitKeeperApps | EFORT SYSTEMS S.L. |
Customer experience
Dumbbell Workouts
Efort
Bugs and requests
Dumbbell Workouts
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to log in or create account
- Subscription and payment problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to move past beginner workouts
- More advanced workout programs
- Better data syncing and backup
Efort
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dumbbell Workouts
- PRO User (1 Month)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- PRO user$9.997 Days
- Pro User$12.991 Month
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- PRO User 1 Year$24.991 Year
- Pro User$27.993 Months
- PRO user 1 year$34.991 Year
- Pro User2 variants$59.991 Year
- PRO User 1 year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Man Beginner I - Gain muscle$11.99
- Woman Beginner I - Gain muscle$11.99
- Man Beginner I - Burn fat$11.99
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- Woman Beginner I - Burn fat$11.99
- Intermediate - Build muscle 4D$11.99
- Lifetime - PRO$119.99
Efort
No in-app purchases
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