Comparison

Five/Three/One vs SEMI Fit

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

SEMI Fit

This AI-powered system adapts your training and nutrition based on your daily readiness, recovery, and fatigue. It provides personalized workout recommendations, form feedback, and tracks your progress to help you train smarter and avoid overtraining.

Highlights
  • Daily readiness score
  • AI workout recommendations
  • AI form checker
  • Nutrition tracking
  • Weekly volume tracking
  • Cycle-aware training
  • Progress tracking
Features
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SEMI Fit is an AI-powered performance system built for people who train seriously and want to train smarter. Not just a workout tracker. SEMI Fit connects your recovery, your readiness, your training load, and your nutrition into one adaptive system — so every session is built around what your body can actually handle today. DAILY READINESS SCORE Answer a 10-second morning check-in. SEMI Fit calculates your training readiness from recovery signals, sleep, and fatigue — then adjusts your session intensity accordingly. AI WORKOUT RECOMMENDATIONS Every session starts with a suggested workout tailored to your readiness, your equipment, and your goals. Weights are suggested based on your history. You track. SEMI learns. AI FORM CHECKER Record a lift. Get instant AI feedback on your mechanics. Catch problems before they become injuries. NUTRITION WITHOUT GUESSWORK Describe a meal in plain language. Scan a barcode. Log food in seconds. SEMI Fit tracks macros and adapts your nutrition targets to your training load. WEEKLY VOLUME TRACKING Stay inside your optimal training volume. SEMI Fit monitors weekly load by muscle group so you can push without overtraining. CYCLE-AWARE TRAINING Nutrition and recovery recommendations adapt automatically to each phase of your hormonal cycle — so your plan works with your body, not against it. PROGRESS THAT MEANS SOMETHING Personal records, milestone achievements, and adherence tracking — built to reward consistency, not streaks. SEMI Fit is for people who are still becoming. Train with purpose. Recover with intention. Stay unfinished.

Screenshots

Five/Three/One4 screens
SEMI Fit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SEMI Fit at none against Five/Three/One's 6. SEMI Fit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Five/Three/One's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. SEMI Fit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SEMI Fit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five/Three/One has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Five/Three/One's written reviews are positive against 100% of SEMI Fit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, SEMI Fit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Five/Three/One versus SEMI Fit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive/Three/OneSEMI Fit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB187 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStrong Pigeon LLCSEMI Brands 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%

SEMI Fit

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)

SEMI Fit

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
None

SEMI Fit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five/Three/One free?
Five/Three/One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SEMI Fit free?
SEMI Fit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five/Three/One or SEMI Fit?
SEMI Fit is rated higher. Five/Three/One averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while SEMI Fit averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Five/Three/One or SEMI Fit have ads?
Neither Five/Three/One nor SEMI Fit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five/Three/One or SEMI Fit?
Five/Three/One ships an update every 2 weeks, and SEMI Fit every 3 days. Most recently, Five/Three/One was updated on October 27, 2026 and SEMI Fit on October 24, 2026.

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