Brolift vs Straight Set
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brolift
Easily track your gym workouts, log sets and reps, and plan future sessions. Share custom workouts with friends and sync your heart rate and calorie data from Apple HealthKit.
- Track gym workouts
- Log weight and reps
- Create custom workouts
- Share workouts with friends
- Apple HealthKit syncing
- Sync heart rate and calories
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Brolift is a workout log built for lifters. Open it at the rack, log every set in a tap, and watch your strength add up: every rep and every PR, on the record. LOG SETS FAST • Weight and reps steppers with a set timer and a workout timer • Add, copy and delete sets without leaving the card • See the reps you need for a new PR before you lift • Notes, RPE, photos and videos on any workout • Plan workouts ahead and start them when you get to the gym KNOW HOW HARD YOU PUSHED • Heart rate from Apple Health, charted across the whole session with a marker for every exercise • Press and drag the chart to read your BPM at any moment • Average, low and peak heart rate, plus active and total energy • A heart-rate chart for every exercise, next to its sets WATCH YOUR PROGRESS • Estimated 1RM and max-weight charts for every exercise, over 3 months, 6 months, a year or all time • Personal records by weight and by reps, with the date you set them • Activity heatmap, weekly volume, muscle focus and a 12-month view • Lifetime stats you pick: total workouts, heaviest lift, current streak, PRs this month and more • Body measurements over time DESCRIBE IT. LIFT IT. • Describe a workout in a sentence, like "heavy push day, 45 minutes, bench focus", and Brolift builds it from your exercise library and loads it into the tracker • Generated on device with Apple Intelligence. Nothing you type leaves your iPhone • Requires Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone YOURS, PRIVATELY • No account and no sign-up. Your workouts are stored on your iPhone and synced with iCloud • A full exercise library, plus your own custom exercises • Six themes, or mix your own accent color • Powerlifting mode with your squat, bench and deadlift total Brolift reads heart rate and energy from Apple Health, with your permission. Heart rate needs a device that records it, such as Apple Watch. Health data is used only to show your own workouts and is never used for advertising or shared with third parties.
Straight Set
Log your gym workouts quickly with gesture-based input and automatic personal record detection. Track your progress with detailed summaries and historical charts. Create custom workouts and train offline with all data stored locally.
- One-tap gesture-based logging
- Automatic personal record detection
- Progress tracking and historical charts
- Custom workout builder
- 100% offline functionality
- No ads or account required
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Straight Set is the fastest way to log your workouts. One-tap logging keeps you focused on lifting, not typing. LOG SETS IN SECONDS Gesture-based input lets you log weight and reps with a single tap. Swipe to adjust, tap to confirm. Smart defaults remember your last workout. AUTOMATIC PR DETECTION Never miss a personal record. Straight Set detects every PR automatically – 1-rep max, 5-rep max, volume records, and estimated 1RM. Your wins get celebrated. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Track volume, analyze trends, and watch your strength grow. Session summaries show total volume, duration, and PRs. Historical charts reveal your progression over time. BUILD YOUR WORKOUTS Create custom workouts that match your training — PPL, 5/3/1, or your own program. Organize into training blocks. Add exercises mid-workout. Make it yours. WORKS OFFLINE Basement gym? Spotty wifi? No problem. Straight Set works 100% offline. Everything is stored locally. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your workout data is yours. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. No account required. Just download and start training. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Rest timer with customizable durations • iCloud sync across all your Apple devices • Complete workout history with full metrics • Export your data anytime SIMPLE PRICING 30-day free trial with full functionality. Then $9.99 once — no subscriptions, no recurring fees. If you don't purchase, the app stays in read-only mode so you never lose your data. Finally, a workout app that gets out of the way and lets you lift.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brolift at 4.2 against Straight Set's 1.0. Brolift also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Straight Set's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Straight Set sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brolift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brolift holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brolift has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brolift | Straight Set |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | max Studener | ViRC Studios |
Customer experience
Brolift
Straight Set
In-app purchases
Brolift
No in-app purchases
Straight Set
- Lifetime Access$9.99









