Comparison

Plankist vs Lifter

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

Head to head
About

Plankist

Features
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The Plankist app, your plank video timer. Nothing is better than doing exercise and stay at home in the current situation. Plankist is the easy way to do plank session everyday and achieve daily goal. Home workout, plank is easy considering only take less space but complete the full body workout. Features: + Plank 30 Days Challenge You can complete challenge from any day, but once it start, you have to keep up daily goals and meet with requirements. You can find the detailed plan in the app. + Plank Timer and Camera This is the major feature. We allow you to record your session, on the top bar before you start, press record button, and when you start, we will record your session. Later you can edit your session or save recorded video to camera roll. + Tabata Planner We allow you to edit a Tabata timer session for yourself, if you don't like to do plank. You can use that for any other exercise. + Export and Import your Tabata Plan We allow you to copy paste your plan, so you can import and export from your clipboard. Plankist, your pocket plank timer. Plank Record Share

About

Lifter

Features
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Lifter is your strength training companion: plan workouts, track sets, reps, and weights, monitor your progress, and stay motivated with clear goals. Start a workout in seconds, add exercises, and log every set while you train. Lifter calculates your training volume, shows streaks, and makes progress easy to understand, so you can see how your strength improves over time. Highlights: Workout tracking for sets, reps, and weights Create training plans manually or generate them with AI Track progress, volume, streaks, and personal bests Unlock badges and weight comparisons for extra motivation HealthKit integration for workouts, heart rate, calories, and activity data Training reminders to stay consistent Community features to share and save workout plans Widgets and Live Activities for active workouts Lifter Pro as a one-time purchase, no subscriptions Lifter is built for people who take training seriously but do not want a cluttered fitness app. Fast enough for the gym, structured enough for long-term progress. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Plankist4 screens
Lifter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plankist at none against Lifter's 1. Plankist also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plankist asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Plankist versus Lifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlankistLifter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXuanang ChenSandro Wehrhahn

In-app purchases

None

Plankist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lifter

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Plankist free?
Plankist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lifter free?
Lifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plankist or Lifter have ads?
Neither Plankist nor Lifter shows ads.

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