Comparison

Workout Planner vs MOTUS Performance Coaching

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

Head to head
About

Workout Planner

This app helps you track gym workouts, log weights and reps, and build strength. It offers ready-made plans, an AI plan builder, and detailed progress charts. Works offline and supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Log unlimited workouts
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • AI workout plan generator
  • 1,000+ exercises with videos
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Detailed progress charts
  • Works offline
Features
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SmartWorkout is a free gym app and workout log. Log unlimited workouts, follow ready-made workout plans and track your strength progress. No ads. It works as a simple workout tracker for beginners and as a full training planner for lifters who program progressive overload. FREE: - Unlimited workout templates (routines), workouts and full history. - Ready-made workout plans and a plan builder: microcycle and mesocycle generator, rep ranges, RIR, RPE or %1RM targets, tempo and supersets. - AI workout plan: answer a few questions and the AI builds a plan for your goal, schedule and equipment. You get 50 AI credits to start, and a plan on the basic model costs 10 credits. - 1,000+ exercises with videos, instructions and tips, plus unlimited custom exercises. - Log sets, reps, weight, RIR/RPE, tempo and rest. Warm-up sets, working sets, drop sets and supersets. - Automatic rest timer based on your previous workouts, with your last result shown next to every set. - Two log modes: simple and detailed. - Charts for every exercise with your full history: e1RM, volume, reps, best weight, time and distance. - Personal records and estimated 1RM, calculated automatically. - Statistics for 30 days, 90 days, a year or all time, including sets per muscle group. - Muscle map after every workout and weekly volume per muscle group. - Body measurements: weight, circumferences and progress photos. - 1RM, RIR/RPE and plate calculators. - Workout keyboard with stopwatch, countdown, RIR/RPE keys, buttons to copy your last results and custom weight increments, e.g. +1 kg for dumbbells and +2.5 kg for barbells. - Export your workouts to CSV. - Works offline. Start without creating an account. - Available in 11 languages: English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic. PRO: - Weight suggestions from RIR and RPE during your workout. - Photos and videos of your sets. - Swap an exercise for an alternative mid-workout. - Timed intervals with countdown. - Filter exercises by specific muscle. - Weekly analytics up to 12 weeks back. - Up to 1,000 AI credits a month. PREMIUM (everything in Pro, plus): - Progression suggestions: the app tells you when to add weight and when to add a rep, based on your results. - Volume zones (MV, MEV, MAV, MRV) for 16 muscle groups, based on a meta-analysis of 67 studies. - Strength vs. volume: see at how many weekly sets your strength grows fastest. - Up to 2,000 AI credits a month. APPLE WATCH: - Log your workout from your wrist: start from a plan, a template or an empty workout, tick off sets with the Digital Crown or a tap, and feel a vibration when your rest is over. Requires watchOS 10 or later. PERFECT FOR: - Tracking gym workouts and logging weights and reps. - Building muscle and getting stronger. - Applying progressive overload. - Planning your training and keeping an eye on weekly volume. SmartWorkout combines a workout log, workout plans and an exercise library in one free gym app. SmartWorkout Pro and Premium are available as monthly and yearly subscriptions. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. SmartWorkout saves your workouts, weight and body fat to the Apple Health app. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply to this app. By using the app, you accept these terms. Terms of Service: https://smartworkout.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://smartworkout.app/en/privacy

About

MOTUS Performance Coaching

Features
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MOTUS Performance Coaching is a professional coaching platform designed to help people move better, train with intent, manage injury risk, and build long-term physical resilience. This app supports a coaching-led approach that integrates strength training, injury management, habit structure, and performance planning. It is used alongside one-to-one or remote coaching to provide clarity, consistency, and progression over time. MOTUS is not a generic fitness app. It is a structured system built around individual needs, capacity, and real-life demands. What the App Supports • Personalised training programmes tailored to your goals, training history, and injury considerations • Clear progression plans that adapt as your capacity, schedule, or symptoms change • Habit tracking to support consistency, recovery, and long-term adherence • Regular check-ins to review progress and adjust training direction • Messaging access for coaching feedback, guidance, and accountability • Structured support for training around work, travel, stress, and life constraints Who This Is For MOTUS Performance Coaching is designed for people who want more than short-term fixes or generic plans. It is suited to individuals who: • Want to train consistently without aggravating pain or recurring injuries • Are returning to training after injury or managing ongoing issues • Want structure, accountability, and clear direction • Value long-term performance, resilience, and longevity How MOTUS Is Different This app is not a replacement for coaching. It is the delivery system that supports it. Every programme, adjustment, and recommendation is guided by clinical reasoning, coaching experience, and performance principles, not algorithms or templates. Training, rehab, and habit development are treated as part of the same system. Important Note Access to the MOTUS Performance Coaching app is provided as part of a coaching relationship. Content and features are tailored to each individual and evolve over time based on progress and feedback. *App access requires a paid coaching plan. Terms Of Use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy Medical Disclaimer: This app does not provide medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment. The information and guidance provided within the app are for general fitness and wellbeing purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider before starting any exercise program, changing your nutrition, or making decisions regarding your health.

Screenshots

Workout Planner4 screens
MOTUS Performance Coaching3 screens

Verdict

The call

Workout Planner and MOTUS Performance Coaching are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Workout Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and MOTUS Performance Coaching sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $299.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Workout Planner versus MOTUS Performance Coaching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout PlannerMOTUS Performance Coaching
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperArkadiusz ChrabaszczewskiBradley Ingram

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Workout Planner

Subscriptions6
  • SmartWorkout Pro$5.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Pro$6.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Coach Essential14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • SmartWorkout Premium$9.991 Month
  • SmartWorkout Pro14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • SmartWorkout Premium14 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

MOTUS Performance Coaching

Subscriptions1
  • MOTUS PC - App Access$299.991 Month

Questions

Is Workout Planner free?
Workout Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MOTUS Performance Coaching free?
MOTUS Performance Coaching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Workout Planner or MOTUS Performance Coaching have ads?
Neither Workout Planner nor MOTUS Performance Coaching shows ads.

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