Comparison

Progressive Overload Workout vs Quick Lift

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

Head to head
About

Progressive Overload Workout

Log your gym reps and weights to track progress and know when to increase intensity for muscle growth. Integrates with the Health app to log workout sessions. Requires an Apple Watch to complete exercises.

Highlights
  • Track reps and weight
  • Progressive overload guidance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Health app logging
  • Supports linear fitness programs
Features
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Keep track of your gym progress by entering the reps and weight used at every exercise. This will tell you when to increase the weights to progressively overload your muscles. Works well with linear fitness programs like PHUL and PHAT. You will need an Apple Watch to complete exercises. This app integrates with the Health app by logging your workout sessions.

About

Quick Lift

Features
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Stop fumbling with your phone between sets. Quick Lift is the fastest, cleanest way to log your strength training, track every workout type, and watch your progress build week after week. Most workout apps are designed to impress on the marketing page, then slow you down in the gym. Quick Lift takes the opposite approach. Log a set in seconds — tap an exercise, enter your reps and weight, and get back to lifting. Total volume is calculated automatically, so the only number you need to think about is your next rep. Training is more than barbells and plates. Quick Lift handles strength sessions, cardio, HIIT, yoga, and fully custom activity types, all organized in one place. Your weekly dashboard gives you an honest snapshot of how much you've done — volume, session count, and activity mix laid out cleanly so you can spot patterns at a glance. Progressive overload is the engine of every strength program, and Quick Lift makes it visible. Analytics charts track your weekly volume, workout frequency, and load progression per exercise. A trend line calculates your percentage improvement since your very first logged week — turning months of consistent work into a number that actually means something. Your top exercises are ranked by total volume, number of sessions, and max weight lifted. Over time, that leaderboard becomes a personal record of everything you've built — and everything you're still chasing. Never stare at a blank screen before a session. Repeat any previous workout as a template with a single tap. Your exercises, sets, and structure carry over instantly so you can start lifting without the setup. Quick Lift is built offline-first with SwiftData. Your workouts live on your device, not on someone else's server. No account to create, no subscription to forget, no syncing that fails when you need it most. Just a clean, private log of your training history. If you've been meaning to take your training seriously, this is where you start. Download Quick Lift and log your first workout in under a minute.

Screenshots

Progressive Overload Workout1 screens
Quick Lift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Progressive Overload Workout at 9.3 against Quick Lift's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Progressive Overload Workout versus Quick Lift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressive Overload WorkoutQuick Lift
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthood ABFahad Albader

In-app purchases

None

Progressive Overload Workout

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Lift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progressive Overload Workout free?
Progressive Overload Workout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Lift free?
Quick Lift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Progressive Overload Workout or Quick Lift have ads?
Neither Progressive Overload Workout nor Quick Lift shows ads.

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