Comparison

Five/Three/One vs Laundry Ball

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
Read full description

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

Laundry Ball

Easily record baseball game outcomes and track individual player statistics like wins, losses, and scores. Manage rosters, select participants for each game, and view instant stat updates. Offers JSON export for data backup and migration.

Highlights
  • Record game wins, losses, and scores
  • Track per-player totals
  • Select multiple players per game
  • Roster management
  • Instant stat recalculation
  • JSON data export
Features
Read full description

Baseball Stats is the fastest way to record games and keep simple, per-player totals. Create a roster, pick who played each game (manually or at random), log win / loss and score, and you’re done. The app calculates each player’s wins, losses, games played, and total team score automatically. Why it’s great Ultra-simple: only what you asked for—win, loss, score. Per-player totals: see wins, losses, games, and score sums at a glance. Multi-player selection: choose everyone who appeared in the game. Randomizer: quickly add a random set of players to a game. Roster control: add, archive, and restore players without losing history. Game history: browse and delete games; stats recalc instantly. Export: one-tap JSON export for backups or migration. How it works Add players to your roster. Create a game: pick who played, tap Win or Loss, enter the Score, and save. View stats: per-player totals update automatically after each game. Data & privacy The app stores player names and game logs (win/loss, score, date/time). No ads. No third-party tracking. Cloud sync is available if you sign in (developer: Firestore). If you use sync, your data may be stored in the cloud to keep it backed up across devices. Perfect for Coaches and captains tracking simple outcomes. Parents and stat-keepers who want speed over complexity. Casual leagues and school teams.

Screenshots

Five/Three/One4 screens
Laundry Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Laundry Ball at none against Five/Three/One's 6. Laundry Ball also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Five/Three/One's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Five/Three/One sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Laundry Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Laundry Ball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five/Three/One has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, 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 Laundry Ball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Five/Three/One versus Laundry Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive/Three/OneLaundry Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrong Pigeon LLCTiggey 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%

Laundry Ball

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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)

Laundry Ball

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
None

Laundry Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five/Three/One free?
Five/Three/One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Laundry Ball free?
Laundry Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five/Three/One or Laundry Ball?
Laundry Ball is rated higher. Five/Three/One averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Laundry Ball averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Five/Three/One or Laundry Ball have ads?
Neither Five/Three/One nor Laundry Ball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five/Three/One or Laundry Ball?
Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, and Laundry Ball every 2 days. Most recently, Five/Three/One was updated on October 17, 2026 and Laundry Ball on October 2, 2026.

Other comparisons