Comparison

EliteForm Lift Tracker vs Barbell Mate

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

Head to head
About

EliteForm Lift Tracker

This app tracks weightlifting in real-time, providing live rep counts, velocities, and power metrics. It helps users understand their performance, increase strength, and compete with friends. Designed to be used with just a phone, it offers valuable insights anywhere you lift.

Highlights
  • Real-time rep counting
  • Velocity and power metrics
  • Performance analysis
  • Social sharing of results
  • Velocity-based training (VBT) support
  • Community features
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The EliteForm Lift Tracker blends powerful tracking with the motivation of community. Over a decade ago, EliteForm was the first to bring 3D depth camera technology to elite and professional weight rooms. Our legacy product, the EliteForm PowerTracker, is found on weight racks across the globe and currently tracks, Olympians, Pros and nearly half the lifts at Power5 schools today. We’re excited to leverage that same patented experience to track lifts wherever you lift today. EF’s Lift Tracker tracks weightlifting in real-time, giving you live rep by rep counts, velocities and power metrics. Watch your lifting level up as gain a deeper understanding of the work you are putting in and increase strength and explosiveness over time. No matter your goals, Lift Tracker provides better information to help you achieve whatever finish line you have in front of you. Designed to use your phone, and only your phone, Lift Tracker goes with you everywhere. Garage gym, fitness club, college campus, better information about your lifts is always at hand anytime, anywhere you go. Ways to start using EliteForm’s Lift Tracker: Start simply by lifting a comfortable weight and let the Lift Tracker count each rep in your set. Compete with yourself. Take that same load and watch how much more slowly you move that weight toward the end of your set. Conversely, how fast can you move it? Call out your Friends. Use the Share Button to send the results of that set to your friends. Can they move 225 pounds as fast as you can during a Bench Press? The Lift Tracker will let you know. For those familiar with velocity-based training (VBT), dive right in! You can follow the specific training protocol that’s right for you by targeting the proper velocity range for your desired outcome. If you’re not familiar with velocity-based training but would like to learn more, visit our Resources page at eliteform.com. Regardless of how you use EliteForm’s Lift Tracker, you’ll be able to share the numbers you want with friends and coaches. As we expand our community toolset, you’ll be able to not only share results, but gain friends, send congrats on a PR and or just flex on each other online. We all improve together so look forward to more. Powerful Tracking. Better Performance. And a bit of fun with your friends along the way. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Support: https://eflifttracker.crisp.help/en/ Privacy Policy: https://eliteform.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Barbell Mate

This app provides real-time feedback on your weightlifting performance, tracking metrics like velocity, power, and force. Review past workouts, sync data across devices, and export information for detailed analysis to improve your training.

Highlights
  • Real-time lift feedback
  • Velocity, power, and force tracking
  • Detailed workout history
  • Data synchronization
  • Data export for analysis
  • Customizable metrics
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The Barbell Mate Personal app connects to your Barbell Mate Device and gives you real time feedback to help you train better. Velocity, Power and Force are all able to be tracked and viewed in real-time. The personal app allows you to see all your past workout data and metric data to ensure that you can adequately gauge your past and future performance. Features: - Real-time feedback on your lifts - Voice output, velocity thresholding and ROM filtering - Sync data between devices - Export data for analysis - Review a detailed history of your training - Customize the set metrics you see Please note: This app requires a Barbell Mate device for intended functionality.

Screenshots

EliteForm Lift Tracker4 screens
Barbell Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EliteForm Lift Tracker at 4.2 against Barbell Mate's 1.0. EliteForm Lift Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 2). Barbell Mate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. EliteForm Lift Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Barbell Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EliteForm Lift Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EliteForm Lift Tracker has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EliteForm Lift Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Barbell Mate every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
EliteForm Lift Tracker versus Barbell Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEliteForm Lift TrackerBarbell Mate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEliteForm LLCBarbell Mate Pty Ltd

Customer experience

EliteForm Lift Tracker

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

Barbell Mate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EliteForm Lift Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • Quarterly Membership$49.993 Months
  • Annual Membership$119.991 Year
None

Barbell Mate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EliteForm Lift Tracker free?
EliteForm Lift Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barbell Mate free?
Barbell Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EliteForm Lift Tracker or Barbell Mate?
EliteForm Lift Tracker is rated higher. EliteForm Lift Tracker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Barbell Mate averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EliteForm Lift Tracker or Barbell Mate have ads?
EliteForm Lift Tracker shows ads; Barbell Mate does not.
Which is updated more often, EliteForm Lift Tracker or Barbell Mate?
EliteForm Lift Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Barbell Mate every 3 months. Most recently, EliteForm Lift Tracker was updated on September 28, 2026 and Barbell Mate on June 5, 2026.

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