Comparison

Activ5 vs Alpha Progressive Overload

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

Head to head
About

Activ5

This app coaches you through personalized isometric strength training workouts using a portable device. It measures your strength, tracks progress, and provides detailed stats to help you identify weaknesses and prevent injury. Achieve a full-body workout in minutes, anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Personalized isometric workouts
  • Strength measurement
  • Progress tracking
  • Workout of the day
  • Muscle group stats
  • Exercise streak tracking
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Get in a great workout anywhere with the new Activ5 app! Activ5 is an innovative, portable strength training device and companion application that coaches you through personalized workouts, measures your strength, and tracks your progress over time. Utilizing isometric exercises, Activ5 lets you achieve a full body workout in a matter of minutes. At home, at work, or on-the-go, Activ5 offers a fun, effective and convenient, exercise routine designed to keep you active every day. Activ5 provides you with:: - A workout of the day - Professionally designed, personalized workouts - Automatically adjusted effort levels ensuring the right workout for your strength level - Detailed stats on every muscle group and muscle symmetry, allowing you to easily identify areas of weakness to prevent injury - Exercise streak tracking - Apple Healthkit integration Activ on social media? Keep up with us here: - facebook.com/Activbodies/ - twitter.com/Activbody_ - instagram.com/Activbody_ - linkedin.com/company/activbody-inc. What our users are saying: "I'm used to lifting weights only. I added this into my routine and what a difference. And now, with this virus going around and gyms not open, it's worth its weight in gold to me" - Brian Lacey "Love the program. Easy to use effectively; the App is helpful and encouraging. I think this will really help with strength without getting injured." - Jonathan Schochor

About

Alpha Progressive Overload

Features
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Alpha Progressive Overload is a focused strength training tracker built for lifters who want to train hard, log fast, and make steady progress. Designed around progressive overload, Alpha Progressive Overload helps you track workouts, sets, reps, weight, rest periods, cardio, and training history without clutter or distractions. Supports app integration to post workouts to Strava and Apple Fitness. Features: • Fast set logging for weight, reps, and exercises • Custom workout splits and exercise organization • Rest timer with sound and notification support • Apple Watch companion support for quick workout tracking • Progress tracking for strength and training volume • Workout history and session summaries • Cardio logging • Apple Health workout integration • Strava sharing support • Light, dark, and system appearance modes • Optional motivational reminders Whether you are chasing PRs, rebuilding consistency, or just trying to stop guessing what you lifted last week, Alpha Progressive Overload gives you a simple place to track the work and keep moving forward. No ads. No social feed. No nonsense. No subscriptions. Just lifting, logging, and progress.

Screenshots

Activ54 screens
Alpha Progressive Overload4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Activ5 at Free against Alpha Progressive Overload's $0.99. Activ5 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Alpha Progressive Overload's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On 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

Activ5 is free to download; Alpha Progressive Overload costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, Alpha Progressive Overload every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Activ5 versus Alpha Progressive Overload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiv5Alpha Progressive Overload
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperActivbody, Inc.Dakota Cole

In-app purchases

None

Activ5

No in-app purchases

None

Alpha Progressive Overload

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activ5 free?
Activ5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpha Progressive Overload free?
Alpha Progressive Overload costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Activ5 or Alpha Progressive Overload have ads?
Neither Activ5 nor Alpha Progressive Overload shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activ5 or Alpha Progressive Overload?
Activ5 ships an update every 2 months, and Alpha Progressive Overload every 10 days. Most recently, Activ5 was updated on October 7, 2026 and Alpha Progressive Overload on September 26, 2026.

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