Comparison

Five/Three/One vs Handly Powerlifting

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

Handly Powerlifting

This app assists powerlifters and coaches in making smart decisions on competition day. It offers deadlift suggestions based on various metrics and includes a meet simulator for managing multiple athletes.

Highlights
  • Deadlift suggestions
  • Pound or kilo options
  • Total, coefficient, or placing goals
  • Quick calculator
  • In-depth meet simulator
  • Manage multiple individuals
Features
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Handly Powerlifting exists to help powerlifters and coaches quickly make informed decisions on meet-day.  Lifters can get deadlift suggestions - in pounds or kilos - based on their total, coefficient, or placing goals. The app includes two ways of going about this: a quick calculator for individuals and an in-depth meet simulator for managing a competitive situation between multiple individuals.

Screenshots

Five/Three/One4 screens
Handly Powerlifting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Five/Three/One at none against Handly Powerlifting's shown. Five/Three/One also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Handly Powerlifting's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). 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 Handly Powerlifting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Handly Powerlifting. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Five/Three/One's written reviews are positive against 100% of Handly Powerlifting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, Handly Powerlifting daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Five/Three/One versus Handly Powerlifting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive/Three/OneHandly Powerlifting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrong Pigeon LLCGray Seven Software 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%

Handly Powerlifting

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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)

Handly Powerlifting

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
Show 3 more
  • Custom Assistance$8.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
  • Enormous Tip$24.99
1 purchases

Handly Powerlifting

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is Five/Three/One free?
Five/Three/One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handly Powerlifting free?
Handly Powerlifting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Five/Three/One or Handly Powerlifting?
Handly Powerlifting is rated higher. Five/Three/One averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Handly Powerlifting averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Five/Three/One or Handly Powerlifting have ads?
Handly Powerlifting shows ads; Five/Three/One does not.
Which is updated more often, Five/Three/One or Handly Powerlifting?
Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, and Handly Powerlifting daily. Most recently, Five/Three/One was updated on October 17, 2026 and Handly Powerlifting on September 20, 2026.

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