Metric Lift Strength Training vs WireCoach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metric Lift Strength Training
This app uses your phone's camera to track barbell velocity and analyze lifting technique, offering insights previously only available with expensive hardware. It logs workouts comprehensively, monitors fatigue, and helps maximize strength gains while preventing injuries.
- Smart velocity tracking using phone camera
- Advanced video analysis with bar path traces
- Comprehensive workout logging
- Performance insights and progression monitoring
- Automated rest timer
- No additional hardware required
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Level up your training with Metric, the most advanced workout tracking app that combines traditional logging with revolutionary velocity-based training - no expensive hardware required. TRUSTED BY LIFTERS WORLDWIDE 1.5 million sets tracked | 100,000 downloads | Lifters and coaches in over 140 countries WHAT USERS ARE SAYING "Super simple to download and just start using. Great for getting clients and athletes to engage with their training in new ways. Can't believe this hasn't been done sooner!" - rugoody "Amazing to not have to pay thousands for a unit or even attach anything to a bar. Just click record on your camera and I can track my athletes Bar Velocity so easily." - Giannire "For not needing to buy any equipment this is a great tool. The vbt trackers go from 400 and up so for this to do what it does with nothing is amazing." - NoelpereziPhone6P "The app is brilliant. Superb for checking/tracking form and progression at the same time. I took an annual sub out after 5 days" - far.landscape Whether you're a powerlifter preparing for a meet, training to improve your athleticism on the field, or simply looking to get stronger and build muscle in the gym, Metric transforms how you train and coach. Gain insights that were previously only available to professional athletes, maximize your strength gains, and prevent injuries through proper technique and load management. Train with complete confidence as Metric's data shows your fatigue levels, recovery rates, and progression trends in real-time- helping you make smarter decisions about when to push harder and when tor regulate and recover. While traditional velocity tracking requires expensive and cumbersome external devices, strings or wearables, Metric delivers the same precise, validated measurements using just the camera on your iPhone or iPad, making actionable lifting insights accessible to everyone. CORE FEATURES SMART VELOCITY TRACKING - Track bar speed on 60+ exercises with validated accuracy - Receive audio cues when you hit specific velocity targets - Monitor fatigue through velocity loss during sets - Calculate estimated 1RM based on scientific velocity profiles - No additional hardware needed - just your phone - Record a quick set or incorporate velocity tracking into your workout flow ADVANCED VIDEO ANALYSIS - Record or import HD lifting videos - Generate detailed bar path traces for every rep - Review technique frame-by-frame - Share videos and analysis with coaches - Export videos to your camera roll COMPREHENSIVE WORKOUT LOGGING - Build, save and log your entire workout - Build and share templates to plan in advance - Access 150+ pre-loaded exercises - Create custom exercises - Track sets, reps, weight, and RPE - Automated rest timer PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS - Monitor strength progression - Track power output trends - Analyze ROM consistency - View velocity trends over time - Track estimated 1RM - load-velocity and load-power profiling - Real-time RPE charts and RPE-1RM estimations PERFECT FOR - Powerlifters, Strongman, and Olympic lifters - CrossFit and functional training - Bodybuilders and hypertrophy training - Strength and conditioning coaches - Performance-focused athletes - Personal trainers and online coaches - Any lifter wanting data-driven results GETTING STARTED IS SIMPLE & FREE 1. Select your exercise 2. Position your phone to capture your lift from the side 3. Record your set 4. Get instant velocity and technique analysis 5. Track single sets or complete entire workouts FREE, PRO, & COACH OPTIONS Record sets and workouts for free. Upgrade to Pro for advanced analytics, template builder, real-time feedback, and in-app video storage. Pro Coach plans also available for logging athlete workouts Join thousands of lifters using Metric to train smarter and maximize their gains. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WireCoach
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WireCoach is live coaching for running, HYROX, hybrid and strength training. The athlete trains with Apple Watch; the coach follows every beat from their phone and coaches in the moment. YOUR COACH, LIVE ON YOUR WRIST • Start a workout on Apple Watch and choose who sees it: nobody, your coaches, or everyone. • Heart rate, zone, pace, distance, energy and your GPS route stream live to your coach. • Cues land on your wrist with a tap of haptics: "Push now", "Ease off", or one your coach set to fire the moment you reach 170 bpm or 3 km. FOR COACHES • Follow one athlete or the whole squad: live numbers, a 3D route map, the workout timeline and heart-rate trends. • Send a cue now, or queue one to send when a threshold is reached. It fires even with your phone in your pocket. • Build structured workouts: warmup, work and recovery blocks, time and distance goals, heart-rate targets. • Make a workout available to one athlete, a group or everyone you coach. Share it as a link or QR code, add it to the calendar as a session, and start it for everyone with one tap. THE LIVE FEED • Watch public sessions from athletes around you, one per screen, and follow the ones you like. • Runs and rides show the route on the map; indoor sessions breathe with the athlete's heart-rate zone. FOR ATHLETES • Everything your coaches send you in one list, with a preview and a copy for Apple's Workout app. • Join a coach's session by link or QR code. When the coach starts it, your Watch starts with you. • Guided intervals with count-ins, haptic step changes and zone nudges. • Sync sessions from Apple's Workout app to your coach through Apple Health, and review every session: heart-rate trace, route, duration, distance and energy. • One account can be both coach and athlete. BUILT FOR THE WRIST, THE POCKET AND THE TABLET Big numbers, zone colours, one-hand controls and a native design on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Health and location data are read only with your permission, shared only with the coaches you choose, or with everyone when you make a session public. Never used for advertising, never sold. Report or block anyone from the feed. Delete your account, and all your data, anytime in the app. Privacy policy: https://wire.coach/privacy WireCoach requires an Apple Watch for live streaming and guided intervals. iPhone and iPad alone can build and share workouts, follow athletes live and watch the feed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WireCoach at none against Metric Lift Strength Training's 16. On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Metric Lift Strength Training sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. WireCoach asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Metric Lift Strength Training | WireCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (45 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Core Advantage Pty Ltd | Appset, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Metric Lift Strength Training
- Pro - Monthly$10.991 Month
- Pro - Monthly (Legacy)$12.991 Month
- Metric Pro - Monthly (Legacy)$12.991 Month
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- Pro Family - Monthly$18.991 Month
- Pro Coach +5 - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Pro Coach +20 - Monthly$34.991 Month
- Pro Coach +10$37.991 Month
- Pro Coach +15$47.991 Month
- Pro - Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Metric Pro (Legacy)14 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Metric Pro - Annual (Legacy)$94.991 Year
- Pro Family - Annual$114.991 Year
- Pro Coach +5 - Annual$119.991 Year
- Pro Coach +10$339.991 Year
WireCoach
No in-app purchases
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