Muscleware vs Absolute Recomp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Muscleware
Stay informed about IFBB Professional League, NPC, and CPA events with instant updates directly from organizers. Receive timely reminders, schedule changes, and crucial event information.
- Instant event updates
- Reminders and timing information
- Direct communication from organizers
- Supports IFBB, NPC, and CPA events
- Free to download and use
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The Muscleware Live Notifications App is a communications tool used by Promoters of IFBB Professional League, National Physique Committee (NPC), NPC Worldwide and Canadian Physique Alliance (CPA) events. When Promoters enable the Live Notifications system for their event, Athletes, Fans & Spectators can download this FREE Live Notifications App to receive instant updates directly from event staff. From helpful reminders to important timing & scheduling updates, the Muscleware Live Notifications App keeps you connected to organizers and delivers the latest information about your event! To learn more about Muscleware, visit www.muscleware.com.
Absolute Recomp
This app helps users build strength, improve health, and reduce body fat through custom workout and nutrition plans. It offers progress tracking, exercise logging, and integration with wearable devices. Users can also work 1:1 with a coach for personalized guidance.
- Custom workout and nutrition plans
- Progress photo and measurement logging
- Hundreds of training plans
- Exercise, set, and rep tracking
- Nutrition logging and goal setting
- Wearable device integration
- 1:1 coaching options
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We developed this app for people who want to build strength, improve overall health, be active, increase performance, reduce body fat, receive nutrition guidance, and more. With our app you can: Build your own custom schedule and routine Set short term and long term goals Log circumference measurements and bodyweight Take and upload progress photos Access hundreds of training plans Track each exercise, set, and rep of your workout Monitor progressive overload Log and set goals for nutrition Receive push notifications for workouts, cardio, and more Connect to wearable devices like Apple Watch (synced to Health app), Fitbit and Withings to sync body stats instantly Work 1:1 with a coach to receive and execute your own individualized protocol Download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Absolute Recomp at 4.8 against Muscleware's 2.6. Absolute Recomp also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). Muscleware's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Absolute Recomp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute Recomp has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Muscleware's written reviews are positive against 50% of Absolute Recomp's.
Muscleware ships an update every 2 months, Absolute Recomp every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Muscleware | Absolute Recomp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muscleware Inc | Absolute Recomp LLC. |
Customer experience
Muscleware
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In-app purchases
Muscleware
No in-app purchases
Absolute Recomp
No in-app purchases
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