Weightlifting App vs Custom Workouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weightlifting App
This app helps fitness enthusiasts track, analyze, and optimize their weightlifting workouts. It offers advanced features for logging sets, visualizing progress with dynamic graphs, and comparing performance with friends. The app is completely free of ads and premium features.
- Workout tracking and logging
- Workout history visualization
- Workout templates
- Advanced workout features (supersets, equivalency chart)
- Workout analytics and progress graphing
- Personal records and achievements
- Community leaderboards and sharing
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Weightlifting App is the only weight lifting / workout app designed by workout enthusiasts, for workout enthusiasts! We love working out just as much as you do so we designed the perfect app to track and analyze your workouts so you can maximize your gains! COMPLETELY AD-FREE / PREMIUM-FREE: - The only weight lifting / workout app with absolutely no ads and no premium features! TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS: - The only high-end workout app with a colorful, information-centric workout overview display - Visualize your workout history in one of three ways: list, weekly, or calendar view - Save workouts to your templates to instantly build off of existing workouts - Use one of our many provided default templates as inspiration for your next workout - Export and import your data to switch between devices in seconds ADVANCED WORKOUT FEATURES: - The only workout app with an interactive weight lifting equivalency chart - The only workout app with QR code workout sharing - Easily superset up to five exercises and add sets to each simultaneously - 10+ distinct methods for inputing sets for maximum ease-of-use - View workout duration, volume, total sets and much more in real time - Easily print any workout, complete with QR codes and advanced statistics ANALYZE EVERY ASPECT: - The only workout app with a personalized workout summary view, including: - Workout stats, personal records, unlocked achievements, and significant milestones - Analyze workout volume, duration, muscle splits and more for every workout - View your progress on each exercise: graphed out and organized to your liking - Dozens of dynamic graphs to help you analyze every exercise - Seamlessly determine your one-rep max for any exercise - Find your favorite exercises and create custom ones - View weekly summaries prepared each week highlighting your advancements BE PART OF A COMMUNITY: - Fight your way to the top of the global experience leaderboard by completing achievements! - Compete against your friends for weight lifting glory! - Effortlessly share your workouts with friends CUSTOMIZE EVERY ASPECT: - App-wide dark mode - The only app with a customizable, machine learning-driven 'workout smart name' feature - Create, name, and categorize any exercise - Choose from one of eleven different ways to track your exercise - Add variations to individually view your progress for each type - An extensive settings menu, including: - Prevent screen sleep, extra workout analytics, shortcuts, and much more
Custom Workouts
Create and schedule personalized workout routines with custom intervals and target alerts. Sync seamlessly to your Apple Watch for a familiar workout experience. Share your creations with friends and track progress with beautiful widgets.
- Create custom structured workouts
- Add work and recovery steps with target alerts
- Sync workouts to Apple Watch native app
- Schedule workouts with Apple Calendar integration
- Access 40+ predefined workouts
- Share custom workouts with friends
- Privacy-focused, no account required
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Looking for a personalized fitness companion that puts you in control? Introducing Custom Workouts, the ultimate app that empowers you to create custom structured workouts. Sync them seamlessly to the native Workout app on your Apple Watch so you can use the familiar interface you know and love. CUSTOM WORKOUTS • Build structured workouts tailored to your goals. • Add work and recovery steps. Group them together to put on repeat. Customize each step with goals like distance and time, and set target alerts such as pace, heart rate, power, and more. • Supports all activity types that are available on Apple Watch. HIIT WORKOUTS • Use a collection of 100+ different exercises to quickly build your HIIT routines to supercharge your day. • Explore each exercise through engaging animations that highlight the muscles you'll target. Follow step-by-step instructions and delve into details like difficulty level, exercise type, focused body parts, and any necessary equipment. • Adjust exercise durations, rest intervals, and the number of rounds. • Make informed choices to optimize your training. SEAMLESS APPLE WATCH INTEGRATION • Sync workouts directly to your Apple Watch. • Kick off your routines right from the native Workout app interface. • watchOS 11 or higher is required. SCHEDULE WITH FLEXIBILITY • Plan workouts for specific dates and times that fit your schedule. • Set up recurring sessions by selecting preferred days of the week. • Sync your schedules with Apple Calendar. KICKSTART WITH PREDEFINED WORKOUTS • Access a gallery of 40+ predefined workouts to spark your fitness journey. • Perfect for beginners and those seeking new challenges. SHARE WITH FRIENDS • Share your custom workouts effortlessly with others. • Recipients can sync workouts to their Apple Watches (even without the app installed). BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS • See what is coming for Today and the completion rate for the week • Choose from small, medium, and large sizes INTERVALS VISUALIZATION • Supports time-based and distance-based workouts. • Adjusted bar height and color based on interval target value. PRIVACY-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE • No account creation is required — just download and start. • We don't collect any information, so you can focus solely on your fitness. Ready to take control of your fitness like never before? Download Custom Workouts today and craft the perfect workout routines that are as unique as you are. Your journey, your rules — let's get moving! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://alextitarenko.me/custom-workouts/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weightlifting App at none against Custom Workouts's 3. Weightlifting App also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 19). Custom Workouts's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Custom Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Weightlifting App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Weightlifting App against 4.9 for Custom Workouts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weightlifting App has 1.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Weightlifting App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Custom Workouts's.
Weightlifting App ships an update every 5 weeks, Custom Workouts every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weightlifting App | Custom Workouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabriel Asel | Alex Titarenko |
Customer experience
Weightlifting App
Custom Workouts
Bugs and requests
Weightlifting App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to view more data
- Workout data sometimes lost or not saved properly
- Issues with syncing and accessing workout history
Requested features
6 requests- Add notes to workouts
- Ability to edit and save workout templates
- Integrate with Apple Health or other fitness apps
- More customization options for exercises and workouts
- Expanded timer functionality for cardio and rest periods
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- Improved organization and search for exercises
Custom Workouts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weightlifting App
No in-app purchases
Custom Workouts
- Custom Workouts Pro$1.991 Month
- Custom Workouts Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Custom Workouts Pro (Lifetime)$24.99
Questions
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