Comparison

FLEX Stronger vs Plantiga Legacy

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

Head to head
About

FLEX Stronger

This app revolutionizes weight training by syncing with a sensor to provide real-time performance feedback. Track, manage, and review your training like elite athletes, with automated workouts and group training options. It offers detailed metrics, video recording with data overlay, and a community feature for sharing and downloading workouts.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Velocity-based training (VBT)
  • Automated workouts
  • Group training for up to three people
  • Video recording with synced data
  • 1RM prediction
  • Workout creation and sharing
Features
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Revolutionise the way you train and prepare in the weights room! The FLEX Stronger app syncs to a FLEX barbell sensor to deliver real-time feedback straight to your device. Track, manage and review training performance just like elite and professional athletes right across the globe, through the Major Leagues, UFC, Premier League and Olympic institutes. Developed by the team at GymAware, FLEX packages everything we learned from delivering gold standard products to the pro ranks into the only VBT system developed specifically for individual use. The smartest system on the market, FLEX automates your entire training experience. Select an exercise. Load some weight. Lift. Completely wireless. No calibration, adjustments or exercise creation required. Perfect for individual athletes, remote coaches and personal trainers. *Performance Metrics & Targets* Precise and immediate feedback on Mean and Peak Velocity, Mean and Peak Power, Distance, Height, Eccentrics, Position and live bar path tracing. Set targets on key performance metrics to benchmark effort across your session. *Group Training* Add other lifters into your session for group training with up to three people. Complete regular training, pre-programmed workouts or even the 1RM prediction with your group. Training partners who complete sessions with you can collect and store their data in their own profiles once the session is done. Training partners can be added or removed from sessions at any time. *Video Mode* Switch to video mode and record your set with synced data overlaid on the saved file. Send to friends, coaches or share online. Handsfree start and stop. Set your device up and lift. Your video will start, stop and crop to capture the set you just completed. *Automated Workouts* Complete workouts that step you through the entire program, from exercise and weight changes to targets and rest times. *Create, Share and Download Workouts* Create custom workouts directly in the app. Let FLEX run you through your new program, or share them via our Community feature with training partners or clients using FLEX. Looking for inspiration, download sessions from any of your connections in Community and complete them yourself. Set targets based on their results and compete and compare over the same workout. *1RM Predictions* Use the automated 1RM prediction protocol to gauge current strength and readiness levels without an actual 1RM attempt. *Multitasking* There are no limits in the FLEX app. Start regular sessions and add in training partners, or start a pre-programmed workout. Background the app and switch on your favourite tunes. Browse your historical results in the middle of your training sessions. Whatever you need is accessible any time. *Community* Create connections in the FLEX community so you can browse their training history, download sessions (complete with their results), send workouts, train in groups. View session data live as it is uploaded set by set, and interact with fist bumps and comments directly on the platform. *Store and Review* All your data is stored and reviewable in History right in your app. Data is securely backed upon our servers and retrieved on your device at any time.

About

Plantiga Legacy

Features
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The Plantiga app is used to setup up your Dock and Pods.

Screenshots

FLEX Stronger4 screens
Plantiga Legacy1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FLEX Stronger at 12.0 against Plantiga Legacy's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLEX Stronger ships an update monthly, Plantiga Legacy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FLEX Stronger versus Plantiga Legacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLEX StrongerPlantiga Legacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKinetic PerformancePlantiga Technologies Inc.

In-app purchases

None

FLEX Stronger

No in-app purchases

None

Plantiga Legacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FLEX Stronger free?
FLEX Stronger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plantiga Legacy free?
Plantiga Legacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FLEX Stronger or Plantiga Legacy have ads?
Neither FLEX Stronger nor Plantiga Legacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FLEX Stronger or Plantiga Legacy?
FLEX Stronger ships an update monthly, and Plantiga Legacy every 4 weeks. Most recently, FLEX Stronger was updated on August 6, 2026 and Plantiga Legacy on September 10, 2026.

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