Absolute Recomp vs CrossFit Bolt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Absolute Recomp
This app helps users build strength, improve health, and reduce body fat through custom workout and nutrition plans. It offers progress tracking, exercise logging, and integration with wearable devices. Users can also work 1:1 with a coach for personalized guidance.
- Custom workout and nutrition plans
- Progress photo and measurement logging
- Hundreds of training plans
- Exercise, set, and rep tracking
- Nutrition logging and goal setting
- Wearable device integration
- 1:1 coaching options
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We developed this app for people who want to build strength, improve overall health, be active, increase performance, reduce body fat, receive nutrition guidance, and more. With our app you can: Build your own custom schedule and routine Set short term and long term goals Log circumference measurements and bodyweight Take and upload progress photos Access hundreds of training plans Track each exercise, set, and rep of your workout Monitor progressive overload Log and set goals for nutrition Receive push notifications for workouts, cardio, and more Connect to wearable devices like Apple Watch (synced to Health app), Fitbit and Withings to sync body stats instantly Work 1:1 with a coach to receive and execute your own individualized protocol Download the app today!
CrossFit Bolt
This app allows members of a specific gym to reserve spots in classes, sign up for gym events, and manage their accounts. Users can update personal information like their profile picture and payment details.
- Class reservation
- Gym event sign-up
- Account management
- Update profile picture
- Manage payment information
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For members of CrossFit Bolt to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Absolute Recomp at none against CrossFit Bolt's shown. Absolute Recomp also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (40 vs 4). CrossFit Bolt's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CrossFit Bolt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute Recomp has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Absolute Recomp ships an update every 6 weeks, CrossFit Bolt every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Absolute Recomp | CrossFit Bolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Absolute Recomp LLC. | BOLT Athletics LLC |
Customer experience
Absolute Recomp
CrossFit Bolt
In-app purchases
Absolute Recomp
No in-app purchases
CrossFit Bolt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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