Comparison

PHUL Workout Tracker vs Alpha Progression Gym Tracker

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

Head to head
About

PHUL Workout Tracker

This app guides you through a science-based workout program designed to boost muscle size and strength. It tracks your progress, helps calculate weights, and times your rests to optimize your training. Customize workouts for personalized gains.

Highlights
  • Guided PHUL program tracking
  • Muscle gain visualization
  • Plate calculator
  • Rest timer
  • Customizable workouts
  • US and metric unit support
Features
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PHUL workout increases your muscle size and strength by combining the best of powerlifting and bodybuilding. PHUL - Power, Hypertrophy, Upper, Lower - is a full body workout program designed to increase muscle size and strength in both upper and lower body through power workouts and hypertrophy workouts. This app walks you through each exercise, set, and rep to help you gain muscle according to science. This app now lets users customize their workouts for maximum personalized strength and muscle building. This app will: - Walk you through the PHUL program, and help you keep track of which exercises you did on which days - Visualize your gains in our graphs and analytics - Help you calculate weights with the built-in plate calculator - Time your rests between sets so you maximize your gains with science - Support both US and metric units Optional subscription information: - Payment will be charged to itunes account when purchase is confirmed - Subscription automatically renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the payment period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to user's itunes account settings after purchase. - Privacy Policy: https://www.appfactoryfitness.com/privacy-policies/phul-privacy-policy - Terms of Service: https://www.appfactoryfitness.com/terms-of-service/phul-terms-of-service

About

Alpha Progression Gym Tracker

This app helps you maximize muscle gains and track your fitness progress with personalized workout plans and advanced progression recommendations. It features a vast exercise database, workout tracking tools, and insights to optimize your strength training journey.

Highlights
  • Customized muscle building workout plans
  • Progression recommendations for weight and reps
  • Workout tracker with rep and weight log
  • Extensive exercise database with videos
  • Graphs and insights for workout analysis
  • Comprehensive periodization tools
  • Shareable workout plans
Features
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Alpha Progression tells you exactly what to lift. Every set, every workout. Build your plan in a minute, then follow weight and rep recommendations that adapt to how strong you are today. Most gym apps only record what you did. Alpha Progression plans what you should do next: a science-based training plan built for your goal, your experience and your equipment, and a progression recommendation for every single set. App of the Day on the App Store, twice. 4.9 stars from 40,000+ lifters. 25 million workouts logged. YOUR PLAN, GENERATED Pick your goal, the days you can train, how long you have and which muscles to prioritize. The plan generator builds a complete plan around the equipment in your gym: split, exercises, sets and rep ranges. Beginners and advanced lifters get fundamentally different plans, because they need different things. Every detail stays editable, or build your own plan from scratch. Need just one session? The workout generator creates a one-off workout whenever you want. A RECOMMENDATION FOR EVERY SET Before each set, the app shows the weight and reps to go for, based on your previous workouts and what you have already done today. Recommendations shift from set to set because fatigue is real: set 3 is not set 1. Keep hitting them and they keep climbing. Progressive overload without spreadsheets or guesswork. LOG FAST, STAY IN THE ZONE Weight, reps and RIR in two taps, with your notes and your last sets in view. Rest timer as a Live Activity, so the countdown and your next set sit on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. Supersets, dropsets, bodyweight, assisted and timed exercises. Works fully offline. 795 EXERCISES, REAL VIDEOS Every exercise filmed in a real gym with certified trainers. No stock footage, no animations. Setup, execution and cues for each one, plus an exercise evaluation of how well it builds muscle. Filter by muscle, equipment and compound vs isolation. Missing an exercise? Add your own, with a photo from your library or the camera, or copy an existing one as a starting point. SEE WHAT IMPROVED After every workout you see every record you beat: weight, reps, volume, estimated 1RM and 10RM, best per muscle group. Charts for strength, volume, sets per muscle, workouts per week, bodyweight and measurements. Streaks and achievements keep you showing up. AND MORE Warm-up calculator: warm-up sets are added automatically, scaled to the exercise, your first working set and the weights you have. Plate calculator: exactly which plates to load, or the closest weight below if your plates don't add up. Multiple gyms, each with its own equipment and weights; switch with one tap and your recommendations adjust. Periodization and deloads: ramp sets and effort (RIR) week by week and schedule deloads. Share plans with friends or coaching clients. Export everything as CSV. kg and lb, even mixed. An optional account syncs all your devices. Syncs with Apple Health. FREE VS PRO Free: unlimited workout logging, all 795 exercise videos, your own plans, measurements, rest timer, records, achievements, plan sharing and CSV export. No ads. No account required. Pro: plan generator and workout generator, progression recommendations, charts, multiple gyms, periodization and deloads, plate calculator, warm-up calculator, exercise evaluations and images for custom exercises. 14-day free trial on the yearly plan. Built by lifters: certified trainers with bodybuilding experience who train with the app every week. Questions? info@alphaprogression.com Terms of service: https://alphaprogression.com/terms Privacy policy: https://alphaprogression.com/privacy

Screenshots

PHUL Workout Tracker4 screens
Alpha Progression Gym Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PHUL Workout Tracker at none against Alpha Progression Gym Tracker's shown. Alpha Progression Gym Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 158). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. PHUL Workout Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Alpha Progression Gym Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PHUL Workout Tracker against 4.9 for Alpha Progression Gym Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alpha Progression Gym Tracker has 2.2K ratings behind it against 158, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of PHUL Workout Tracker's written reviews are positive against 92% of Alpha Progression Gym Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PHUL Workout Tracker ships an update monthly, Alpha Progression Gym Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PHUL Workout Tracker versus Alpha Progression Gym Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHUL Workout TrackerAlpha Progression Gym Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (158 ratings)4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews — better92.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1582.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB156 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperApp Factory, LLCAlpha Progression GmbH

Customer experience

PHUL Workout Tracker

All ratings157 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

Alpha Progression Gym Tracker

All ratings2,188 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%

Bugs and requests

PHUL Workout Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Alpha Progression Gym Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with logging and tracking sets and reps
  • App freezing or crashing during workouts
  • Problems with syncing data across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to track cardio and other fitness activities
  • Implement social features to share workouts and connect with others
  • Allow for more customization of workout plans and exercises
  • Integrate with other fitness apps and devices (e.g., Strava, Apple Health)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PHUL Workout Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • PHUL - Weekly$0.997 Days
  • PHUL Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PHUL Annual$19.991 Year
6 purchases

Alpha Progression Gym Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly plan for best results7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly plan for best results$12.991 Month
  • Monthly plan [Legacy]1 Month trial$24.991 Month
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  • Yearly plan for best results14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly plan for best results7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly plan [Legacy]1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is PHUL Workout Tracker free?
PHUL Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alpha Progression Gym Tracker free?
Alpha Progression Gym Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PHUL Workout Tracker or Alpha Progression Gym Tracker?
Alpha Progression Gym Tracker is rated higher. PHUL Workout Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Alpha Progression Gym Tracker averages 4.9 from 2.2K ratings.
Do PHUL Workout Tracker or Alpha Progression Gym Tracker have ads?
Alpha Progression Gym Tracker shows ads; PHUL Workout Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, PHUL Workout Tracker or Alpha Progression Gym Tracker?
PHUL Workout Tracker ships an update monthly, and Alpha Progression Gym Tracker weekly. Most recently, PHUL Workout Tracker was updated on July 17, 2026 and Alpha Progression Gym Tracker on September 27, 2026.

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