Comparison

Absolute Recomp vs Overload

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Overload

Features
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Overload is a strength training log that tells you what to lift next. Hit the top of your rep range on every set and the weight goes up. Fall short and you try again at the same weight. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. YOUR NEXT WEIGHT, WORKED OUT Give each exercise a rep range and a weight increment. Every session you climb the rep ladder, and when every set reaches the top of the range, Overload adds weight and resets your reps. EVERY SET JUDGED, LIKE A MEET Each set gets three lights: good set, short, or missed. You see at a glance what you earned today and what to aim for next time. FAST, FOCUSED LOGGING Log a set with one tap. Nudge the weight or reps with a tap and see exactly which plates to load. REST TIMER ON THE LOCK SCREEN The rest timer starts after every set and runs on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. Add 30 seconds, skip, or log your next set without opening the app (iOS 17 and later). NEW TO LIFTING, OR COMING BACK? Not sure what weight to start with? Overload finds it in your first session. Start light, tell it how each set felt, and it builds you up to a working weight. Coming back after time off? Enter what you used to lift and it starts you at a sensible weight. WHEN PROGRESS STALLS If a lift stops moving, Overload notices and gives you options: a lighter week, a variation of the lift, or a new rep range. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE - Trend charts for every lift and a wall of personal records - A body map showing which muscles got enough work this week - Strength standards for your sex and bodyweight - A training calendar and your bodyweight trend - A share image for every finished workout PROGRAMS AND YOUR OWN WORKOUTS Start a proven beginner or intermediate program, or build your own with ordered exercises, supersets and a weekly schedule. Run a program on its own, alongside another, or swap it out. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Add friends, see their sessions, cheer them on, and compare on an opt-in leaderboard. ALSO INCLUDED - Keep logging when you lose signal: sets are saved on your phone and sync when you're back online - Pounds or kilograms, with your own plates and bars - Drop sets, per-set weights, and left/right sides for single-arm and single-leg lifts - Plate and one-rep-max calculators - Quick workouts for days off script - Import your history from Strong or Hevy - Finished workouts saved to Apple Health - A web app for logging, planning and reviewing on a bigger screen - Light and dark themes Hit your reps, earn more plates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://project-overload.com/privacy

Screenshots

Absolute Recomp4 screens
Overload4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overload at 5.0 against Absolute Recomp's 4.6. Absolute Recomp's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overload holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Absolute Recomp has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Absolute Recomp ships an update every 6 weeks, Overload every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Absolute Recomp versus Overload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbsolute RecompOverload
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAbsolute Recomp LLC.Nicholas Johnson

Customer experience

Absolute Recomp

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Overload

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Absolute Recomp

No in-app purchases

None

Overload

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Absolute Recomp free?
Absolute Recomp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overload free?
Overload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Absolute Recomp or Overload?
Overload is rated higher. Absolute Recomp averages 4.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Overload averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Absolute Recomp or Overload have ads?
Neither Absolute Recomp nor Overload shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Absolute Recomp or Overload?
Absolute Recomp ships an update every 6 weeks, and Overload every 3 months. Most recently, Absolute Recomp was updated on October 30, 2026 and Overload on October 31, 2026.

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