Weightlifting.ai vs SmartLifter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weightlifting.ai
This AI-powered fitness app creates personalized weightlifting programs based on your weaknesses and adapts them in real-time during your workouts. It aims to maximize your gains by providing tailored guidance set-by-set.
- AI-powered personalized programs
- Responsive workout modifications
- Focus on individual weaknesses
- Set-by-set progression tracking
- Max Aita coaching logic
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Weightlifting.ai puts Max Aita's coaching logic in the palm of your hand. Our AI system will build a program that is tailored to your weaknesses and modify it as you progress, set-by-set, to make sure you get the most out of every workout. Please note, this app requires a paid subscription to access content and services.
SmartLifter
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SmartLifter is a lifting tracker that tells you what your numbers mean. When to add weight. When you're stalled. When you're overreaching and need a deload. Built for experienced lifters — fast logging, clear signals, no program prescriptions. • Log sets in seconds (pre-filled weight/reps, Watch companion) • On-device analysis: progression, plateaus, fatigue • One-tap deload when the data says recover • No account. No ads. No subscription. Free forever: unlimited logging, templates, history, trends. Pro (one-time): insights, stall/fatigue alerts, smart deload, PRs & weekly reports. SmartLifter Pro is free for your first 3 months. Buy once to keep Pro after — no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartLifter at every 3 days against Weightlifting.ai's weekly. Weightlifting.ai's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Weightlifting.ai sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month and SmartLifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Weightlifting.ai ships an update weekly, SmartLifter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weightlifting.ai | SmartLifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MaxPower LLC | Mikael Bertlin |
In-app purchases
Weightlifting.ai
- Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
SmartLifter
- SmartLifter Pro$14.99
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