Comparison

Simpla vs Physical Life

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

Head to head
About

Simpla

This running companion app offers essential tools for athletes, including pulse zone calculations, speed and distance calculators, a metronome for cadence, and an interval timer. It also tracks performance during runs and integrates with Apple HealthKit for data import and export.

Highlights
  • Pulse zone calculation
  • Speed and pace calculators
  • Cadence metronome
  • Interval timer
  • Run tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Simpla — приложение для тех, кто хочет тренироваться эффективно и не в одиночку. Сообщество, GPS-трекер и готовые программы тренировок — всё в одном месте. Неважно, начинаешь ты с первой пробежки или готовишься к марафону — в Simpla ты найдёшь свой путь и людей, которые идут рядом. СООБЩЕСТВО • Собери все свои активности в одном месте, делись тренировками и следи за прогрессом друзей • Участвуй в челленджах и соревнуйся на лидербордах • Получай поддержку и мотивацию от единомышленников • Присоединяйся к клубам по интересам и видам спорта ТРЕНИРОВОЧНЫЕ ПРОГРАММЫ • Планы подготовки к забегам — от 5К до марафона • Курсы плавания для начинающих и продвинутых • Курсы по триатлону от ведущих тренеров • Пилатес, растяжка и функциональный тренинг • Подробная раскладка по дням с прогрессией нагрузки • Новые программы каждый месяц от проверенных школ и тренеров GPS-ТРЕКЕР • Записывай бег, плавание, велосипед, хайкинг и другие активности • Отслеживай темп, пульс, расстояние и маршрут на карте • Анализируй статистику по тренировкам и следи за прогрессом • Синхронизация с Apple Watch для тренировок с запястья ИНТЕГРАЦИИ • Apple Watch и Apple Health • Garmin Connect • Polar Flow • Suunto • Wahoo • Amazfit ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ • Расчёт пульсовых зон с разными протоколами • Интервальный таймер для тренировок • Спортивный метроном для работы над каденсом • Календарь забегов и соревнований ПОЧЕМУ SIMPLA? Мы верим, что тренировки — это не про страдания в одиночку. Сообщество помогает не бросить через две недели, а программы дают понятный план действий. Simpla объединяет всё это в одном приложении — без переключения между трекером, мессенджером и таблицей с планом.

About

Physical Life

Track your weight, activity, and measurements to build lasting healthy habits. Access motivational, science-backed videos and articles to understand your progress. Weekly check-ins help visualize your body's transformation.

Highlights
  • Weight, activity, and measurement tracking
  • Weekly progress check-ins
  • Science-backed videos and articles
  • Habit building tools
  • Calorie logging
Features
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Physical Life isn’t just another health app, it’s a friendly space to track your progress, build healthy habits, and learn more about yourself along the way. See your real progress: Record your weight, activity, measurements, and calories in one place. Change that sticks: Fill out quick weekly check-ins and see how your body transforms. Stay inspired: Motivational, science backed videos and articles are always at your fingertips, to make sense of the “why” behind your journey. Build habits that last: Turn healthy actions into habits, one small step at a time.

Screenshots

Simpla4 screens
Physical Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Physical Life at every 9 days against Simpla's every 2 months. Physical Life also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 46%). Simpla's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simpla holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Simpla's written reviews are positive against 65% of Physical Life's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simpla ships an update every 2 months, Physical Life every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simpla versus Physical Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplaPhysical Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better4.7 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews65.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1739 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB97 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrey ZhuravlevFIZIKL IQ - FZCO

Customer experience

Simpla

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative42.3%

Physical Life

All ratings39 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

None

Simpla

No in-app purchases

None

Physical Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simpla free?
Simpla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Physical Life free?
Physical Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simpla or Physical Life?
Simpla is rated higher. Simpla averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Physical Life averages 4.7 from 39 ratings.
Do Simpla or Physical Life have ads?
Neither Simpla nor Physical Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simpla or Physical Life?
Simpla ships an update every 2 months, and Physical Life every 9 days. Most recently, Simpla was updated on October 6, 2026 and Physical Life on October 14, 2026.

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