Comparison

WeightsBook vs Radically DBT

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

Head to head
About

WeightsBook

This app offers a digital alternative to traditional paper weightlifting journals. It tracks advanced training metrics and provides tools for both beginners and experienced lifters, including client management for trainers.

Highlights
  • Digital weightlifting journal
  • Advanced exercise tracking (RIR, RPE, partial reps)
  • Superset and drop set support
  • Multiple client diaries
  • Workout and rest timer
  • Workout calendar
Features
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I’ve been lifting for more than 20 years, and I built WeightsBook because I was tired of workout-logging apps that made a simple job feel complicated. With every app I tried, I came away with the same impression: its designers did not understand how lifters actually use a training journal. As a programmer, I decided to build the app I wanted. I returned to what had always worked—pen and paper—and built from there. While training a friend one day, I realized the same journal idea could help personal trainers: a separate weightsbook for every client, all in one app. That led me to add support for multiple weightsbooks, allowing trainers to record each client’s workouts separately and export or share each one. The result is WeightsBook: a modern lifting log that retains the look, feel, and simplicity of a traditional training journal. Its distinctive handwritten style is intentional. Logging a set should feel like writing it down, not operating a dashboard. Within that familiar design, experienced lifters will find detailed tracking for RPE, RIR, supersets, drop sets, and partial reps. If you have ever abandoned a workout app and gone back to a notebook, WeightsBook was made for you.

About

Radically DBT

This app helps you manage your mental well-being with a daily diary, interactive skill guides, and detailed analytics. Track your progress, identify helpful techniques, and enhance your therapy sessions with secure, private data management.

Highlights
  • Daily diary tracking
  • Customizable diary entries
  • Interactive skill guides
  • Detailed analytics and insights
  • Secure data with passcode/biometric lock
  • Therapist sharing option
Features
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Practice DBT skills, keep your diary card and understand your emotional patterns. Created by a clinician, Radically DBT keeps every skill, diary card feature and insight free. Whether you’re learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy, practicing between sessions or continuing after a skills group, keep your tools close throughout the day. Find a skill for this moment Follow guided exercises to practice mindfulness, manage strong emotions, get through distress and communicate your needs. Work through skills step by step and reflect on how you feel afterward. Make your diary card part of your day Track moods, urges, behaviors and skills while the day is still fresh. Choose what you track and export your diary card to share with your therapist. Keep your safety plan close Prepare for difficult moments with a personal safety plan you can return to when you need it. Build it alongside your therapist or support team and keep it within reach. See the bigger picture Explore your patterns over time. Track sleep, movement and medication alongside daily stress, your environment and community support. Bring those observations into your next session. Practice in a way that works for you Use VoiceOver, larger text and reduced motion. Log skills, urges and behaviors from your Apple Watch when your phone is out of reach. Personal by design Start using your tools right away, with zero account setup. Your diary entries stay on your device. The app is ad-free and tracking-free. Built by a clinician who listens I’m a clinician and independent developer. I read your emails and feedback, and use them to shape the app. Free tools, today and always Every DBT skill, diary card feature and insight is free and will stay free. Everyone deserves access to tools for practicing DBT, regardless of ability to pay. An optional supporter subscription adds custom themes and companions as a thank-you for supporting continued development. Radically DBT supports skills practice alongside professional care. For urgent help, contact local emergency services or a crisis support service. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WeightsBook4 screens
Radically DBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Radically DBT at Free against WeightsBook's $9.99. Radically DBT also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). WeightsBook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On ads 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

Radically DBT is free to download; WeightsBook costs $9.99 up front. Radically DBT sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WeightsBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radically DBT holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radically DBT has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of WeightsBook's written reviews are positive against 95% of Radically DBT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeightsBook ships an update every 2 weeks, Radically DBT every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
WeightsBook versus Radically DBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightsBookRadically DBT
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB175 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMike HurwitzSarah Taylor-Cavelier

Customer experience

WeightsBook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Radically DBT

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WeightsBook

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Radically DBT

Subscriptions1
  • Radically Themes and Icons$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Thanks!$2.99
  • Thank you!$3.99
  • Thanks so much!$9.99
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  • Generous gift, thank you!$24.99
  • Generous contribution$49.99

Questions

Is WeightsBook free?
WeightsBook costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radically DBT free?
Radically DBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeightsBook or Radically DBT?
Radically DBT is rated higher. WeightsBook averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Radically DBT averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do WeightsBook or Radically DBT have ads?
Neither WeightsBook nor Radically DBT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeightsBook or Radically DBT?
WeightsBook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Radically DBT every 3 days. Most recently, WeightsBook was updated on September 5, 2026 and Radically DBT on September 24, 2026.

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