Comparison

Five/Three/One vs Physique Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Five/Three/One

This app helps weightlifters follow Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 program by automating cycle calculations, plate suggestions, and progress tracking. It eliminates the need for paper logs or spreadsheets, focusing on strength gains. Features include rest timers, workout scheduling, and Apple Health integration.

Highlights
  • 5/3/1 cycle planning and scheduling
  • Progress charting
  • Rest timer with notifications
  • Automatic plate calculation
  • Next cycle calculation based on performance
  • Home screen widget
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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The latest app for weightlifters doing Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 program! Five/Three/One is a focused and intuitive app helping you achieve what really matters: Getting Stronger. No more bringing a crumbled workout sheet to the gym, no more messing around spreadsheets to update your weights. From calculating your cycles, to telling you what plates to put on the bar, Five/Three/One does it all. Features include: - Planning and scheduling your whole 5/3/1 cycle - Charting your progress - Rest timer with notifications - Automatic plating calculation - Calculating your next cycle based on your performance - Notes associated with each sets - Home screen widget showing your your current and upcoming workouts - Lbs/kg support Optional paid features: - Customize which plates you're using and change your barbell's weight - Customize templates assistance work and define your own exercises - Beyond 5/3/1 templates and options, from Joker Sets to FSL, Pyramid and much more! Integrates with Apple Health : The app saves the workouts you've performed as well as the calories you've burnt in Apple Health. As weightlifters doing 5/3/1 ourselves, we made the app we wanted after being dissatisfied with what was out there. More than just a glorified spreadsheet, we designed it to be focused on each task at hand. With even more great features in the pipeline, we're stoked to release the app for others to use and can't wait to hear your feedback! We use it, we love it, and we're sure you will too.

About

Physique Tracker

Organize and track your fitness journey visually with this bodybuilding app. It allows you to categorize photos and videos, add tags and notes, and easily search for specific progress markers. Keep all your gym-related media in one place to monitor your physique development.

Highlights
  • Organize photos and videos by groups
  • Add tags and notes to media
  • Searchable media library
  • Mark items as favorite
  • Pin items and groups
  • Add media from device library
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Save time and energy by using Physique Tracker to organize all your exercise, fitness, bodybuilding, posing photos and videos. (Anything gym related!). Track your progress visually toward your bodybuilding goals with Physique Tracker. This one-of-a-kind bodybuilding app organizes your photos and videos into groups, and you can add tags and notes to each item for easy searching and comparison. You've never seen anything like Physique Tracker before. Take a photo or video with the Physique Tracker camera, categorize it into a Group, add some Tags and Notes, and save. Now it's organized! Also, you have the option to mark any photo, video, or Group as a "Favorite", Pin items inside of Group so they show up first inside of that Group, or even Pin a whole Group in your Organizer so it shows on top. And you have full flexibility and control. Add Groups any time, rename them, delete them. Move photos or videos from one Group to another, edit Tags or Notes any time, or easily delete items. Want to add some old photos and videos of those awesome poses, personal record lifts, or before and afters? No problem - you can easily add them from your device's Photo Library. And you'll never waste time trying to find a specific photo or video. With our Search function, you can instantly locate any item inside of Physique Tracker by searching for Tags, Notes, or both. In short, we offer so many ways to organize, locate, and view your fitness photos and videos. Once you start using Physique Tracker you'll never stop. It's that useful. Physique Tracker isn't just a photo app. This is a bodybuilding app that saves you time and keeps you on track towards improving your physique. We designed this app specifically for everyone in the bodybuilding community, from open bodybuilders to classic physique, fitness/figure/wellness, and everyone in between. We also NEVER see your photos or videos; everything is saved on your phone for your eyes only. We don't save your photos and video to a database. We have no idea what photos and videos you are taking, how you are tagging and notating them. Privacy matters. We also don't sell any user data and don't have any ads in the app. That's not cool. Try Physique Tracker now and up your progress tracking game! Everybody's doing it! Physique Tracker SUPPORT https://www.phystech.llc/help/ Physique Tracker PRIVACY POLICY https://www.phystech.llc/privacy-policy/ Physique Tracker TERMS OF USE https://www.phystech.llc/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Five/Three/One4 screens
Physique Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Five/Three/One at none against Physique Tracker's shown. Five/Three/One also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Physique Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Five/Three/One sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Physique Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Five/Three/One against 5.0 for Physique Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five/Three/One has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, Physique Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Five/Three/One versus Physique Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive/Three/OnePhysique Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrong Pigeon LLCPhys Tech LLC

Customer experience

Five/Three/One

All ratings1,218 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.8%

Physique Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Five/Three/One

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workout data occasionally lost or not syncing properly
  • Calendar and scheduling issues when trying to reschedule missed workouts
  • Plate calculation bugs leading to incorrect weight displays
  • Occasional app freezes and crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more flexibility in scheduling and rescheduling workouts
  • Provide customization options for assistance exercises
  • Implement superset and out-of-order exercise completion
  • Add support for Apple Watch integration
  • Incorporate additional 5/3/1 program variations (e.g., Bodybuilder, Monolith)

Physique Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Five/Three/One

One-time6
  • Custom Weight Plates$2.99
  • Tip$4.99
  • Beyond 5/3/1 Pack$5.99
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  • Custom Assistance$8.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
  • Enormous Tip$24.99
8 purchases

Physique Tracker

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Pro Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Plan3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Monthly Pro Plan3 Days trial$12.491 Month
  • 3-Month Pro Plan3 Days trial$12.993 Months
  • 3-Month Pro Plan3 Days trial$15.993 Months
  • Annual Pro Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Pro Plan3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Five/Three/One free?
Five/Three/One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Physique Tracker free?
Physique Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Five/Three/One or Physique Tracker?
Physique Tracker is rated higher. Five/Three/One averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Physique Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Five/Three/One or Physique Tracker have ads?
Physique Tracker shows ads; Five/Three/One does not.
Which is updated more often, Five/Three/One or Physique Tracker?
Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, and Physique Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Five/Three/One was updated on October 17, 2026 and Physique Tracker on September 23, 2026.

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