Hardy vs Liftosaur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hardy
This app automates weight calculations, progressions, and workout tracking for gym-goers. Choose from over 1,800 routines or build your own with advanced rules. Focus on lifting, not spreadsheets.
- Automated weight calculations
- 1,800+ public workout routines
- Custom routine builder
- Advanced progression rules
- Set-by-set workout tracking
- Progress visualization
- Routine sharing
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Your workout plan. No spreadsheets. • Hardy is a gym workout tracker and planner that takes care of your weight calculations, progressions, and workout tracking, so you can focus on lifting. • Choose from 1,800+ public workout routines and press Start. Or build your own program with advanced progression rules, percentage-based weights, RPE, and more. • Unlike basic workout trackers that simply log what you've lifted, Hardy understands your routine and helps you know exactly what to lift next. PICK FROM 1,800+ WORKOUT ROUTINES • Discover popular strength training programs, including 5/3/1, nSuns, Push Pull Legs (PPL), Upper/Lower splits, 5×5, and many more. • Choose a routine, enter your personal strength levels, and start training. Hardy guides you through each workout, exercise by exercise and set by set. • Or create your own routine from scratch. ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO LIFT • No more manually calculating percentages or checking spreadsheets between sets. • Hardy automatically calculates your exercise weights based on your routine and personal strength levels. Supports: - 1 Rep Max (1RM) percentages - Training Max (TM) percentages - RPE and RIR-based training - Working weights - And more. YOUR PROGRAM PROGRESSES WITH YOU • Hardy doesn't just record your workouts. It helps manage your progression. • As you get stronger, your weights can increase automatically according to your routine's rules and your performance. Supports: - Linear progressions - Double progressions - RPE/RIR-based autoregulation - Overloads - Deloads - And more. BUILD YOUR OWN ADVANCED WORKOUT PROGRAMS • Create custom workout routines with the same powerful features used by structured strength training programs. • Set up percentage-based exercises, progression rules, training blocks, and personalized weight calculations. • Whether you're following an established strength program or building something entirely your own, Hardy handles the calculations. TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS AND SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Tracking is not just for passively logging your workout history. Tracking on Hardy helps the routines actively calculate your next weights and progressions based on your routine rules. • You can track your workouts with an easy-to-use, set-by-set tracker. • And you can also keep track of your training history, exercise performance, personal records, and progress over time. • Supports: Apple Watch SHARE YOUR WORKOUT ROUTINES • Share workout routines with friends, your clients as a private trainer, or the whole community using a simple link. • Others can then use the same program with their personal weights calculated automatically based on their 1 Rep Maxes. LESS CALCULATING. MORE LIFTING. • From your first gym routine to advanced strength programming, Hardy brings workout planning, tracking, and progression together in one app. • Your routines. Your progress. No spreadsheets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Liftosaur
This app automates strength training by allowing users to build custom progressive overload programs or use pre-built routines. It tracks workouts, visualizes progress, and automatically adjusts weights and reps based on user-defined logic, making it a smart fitness companion.
- Automated progressive overload
- Scriptable workout builder (Liftoscript)
- Pre-built popular lifting programs
- Workout tracking and progress visualization
- Rest timers and plate calculator
- Body weight and measurement tracking
- Cloud backup and cross-device sync
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Liftosaur is the most customizable weightlifting app and strength training tracker and planner. # Automate Your Strength Training Build your own progressive overload programs or start with proven routines like GZCLP, 5/3/1, or Basic Beginner Routine. Track every workout, visualize your progress, and fully automate your training — all in one smart fitness app. Stop guessing your next weight. Liftosaur automatically increases or decreases your weights and reps based on the logic you define. It allows to implement any possible progressive overload logic, so you can focus on lifting while the app handles the math. Liftosaur introduces Liftoscript — a simple text language for building workouts like code. Define exercises, sets, and logic once right in text, and the app updates it automatically after each session. Example: ``` # Week 1 ## Day 1 Bent Over Row / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Bench Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Squat / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(5lb) ## Day 2 Chin Up / 2x5, 1x5+ / 0lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Overhead Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Deadlift / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(5lb) ``` This makes Liftosaur the only scriptable workout app — perfect for lifters who love structure, logic, and data. # Popular Programs Included Liftosaur comes with pre-built lifting programs and templates from the strength community: • All GZCL programs: GZCLP, P-Zero, The Rippler, VHF, VDIP, General Gainz, etc • 5/3/1 and its variations • Basic Beginner Routine from r/Fitness • Strong Curves • And many more! Every program is written in Liftoscript, so you can customize every detail — sets, reps, progression rules, and deloads. # Track Everything Liftosaur isn’t just a gym tracker — it’s your complete workout planner and data companion. • Rest timers & plate calculator • Body weight and measurement tracking • Graphs for exercises and progress over time • Equipment rounding & exercise substitutions • Cloud backup and cross-device sync • Web Editor for faster program creation on desktop # Made for Powerlifters and Beginners Alike Whether you’re starting your first strength program or fine-tuning an advanced powerlifting routine, Liftosaur adapts to your style. It’s a lifting program builder, progress tracker, and gym log app — all working together to make you stronger. Weightlifting is a long game, and if you're serious about lifting, building strength and sculpting your body, Liftosaur would be a great partner in your journey. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Hardy and Liftosaur both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Liftosaur's written reviews are positive against 78% of Hardy's. Liftosaur also leads on ratings volume (431 vs 83). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Hardy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Liftosaur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hardy against 4.8 for Liftosaur. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liftosaur has 431 ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Hardy's written reviews are positive against 90% of Liftosaur's.
Hardy ships an update every 5 days, Liftosaur every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hardy | Liftosaur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (83 ratings) | 4.8 (431 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 431 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hardy App | Liftosaur, LLC |
Customer experience
Hardy
Liftosaur
Bugs and requests
Hardy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Liftosaur
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently after updates
- Syncing issues with iPhone Health app
- App freezes on startup screen, requires reinstallation
- Changes to program not saving correctly
- Error when trying to set different warm-ups for different weeks
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- Cannot change equipment type from cable to barbell
- Pulls reps and weight from wrong days
- Newest update crashes the app, prevents program selection/editing
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to use kgs for barbell and lbs for dumbbells
- More intuitive UI for beginners
- Improved documentation/organization of ideas
In-app purchases
Hardy
- Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
- Lifetime membership$89.99
Liftosaur
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$99.99








