Liftosaur vs Plates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liftosaur
This app automates strength training by allowing users to build custom progressive overload programs or use pre-built routines. It tracks workouts, visualizes progress, and automatically adjusts weights and reps based on user-defined logic, making it a smart fitness companion.
- Automated progressive overload
- Scriptable workout builder (Liftoscript)
- Pre-built popular lifting programs
- Workout tracking and progress visualization
- Rest timers and plate calculator
- Body weight and measurement tracking
- Cloud backup and cross-device sync
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Liftosaur is the most customizable weightlifting app and strength training tracker and planner. # Automate Your Strength Training Build your own progressive overload programs or start with proven routines like GZCLP, 5/3/1, or Basic Beginner Routine. Track every workout, visualize your progress, and fully automate your training — all in one smart fitness app. Stop guessing your next weight. Liftosaur automatically increases or decreases your weights and reps based on the logic you define. It allows to implement any possible progressive overload logic, so you can focus on lifting while the app handles the math. Liftosaur introduces Liftoscript — a simple text language for building workouts like code. Define exercises, sets, and logic once right in text, and the app updates it automatically after each session. Example: ``` # Week 1 ## Day 1 Bent Over Row / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Bench Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Squat / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(5lb) ## Day 2 Chin Up / 2x5, 1x5+ / 0lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Overhead Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Deadlift / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(5lb) ``` This makes Liftosaur the only scriptable workout app — perfect for lifters who love structure, logic, and data. # Popular Programs Included Liftosaur comes with pre-built lifting programs and templates from the strength community: • All GZCL programs: GZCLP, P-Zero, The Rippler, VHF, VDIP, General Gainz, etc • 5/3/1 and its variations • Basic Beginner Routine from r/Fitness • Strong Curves • And many more! Every program is written in Liftoscript, so you can customize every detail — sets, reps, progression rules, and deloads. # Track Everything Liftosaur isn’t just a gym tracker — it’s your complete workout planner and data companion. • Rest timers & plate calculator • Body weight and measurement tracking • Graphs for exercises and progress over time • Equipment rounding & exercise substitutions • Cloud backup and cross-device sync • Web Editor for faster program creation on desktop # Made for Powerlifters and Beginners Alike Whether you’re starting your first strength program or fine-tuning an advanced powerlifting routine, Liftosaur adapts to your style. It’s a lifting program builder, progress tracker, and gym log app — all working together to make you stronger. Weightlifting is a long game, and if you're serious about lifting, building strength and sculpting your body, Liftosaur would be a great partner in your journey. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Plates
Log your weightlifting sessions with ease, track sets, and analyze your progress. Create custom workouts or use templates, and access over 250 pre-made exercises. Gain insights into your training trends to improve your performance.
- Workout logging with sets and reps
- Customizable workout templates
- 250+ pre-made exercises
- Progress analytics and trends
- Custom exercise creation
- Session volume and best weight tracking
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Plates is a workout log for weightlifting. A 7-day free trial is included. Access to all features requires a Lifetime Unlock (one-time purchase). It's made for people who are serious about weightlifting and love going to the gym. Start a workout from scratch, or from a template you’ve already built. Add exercises, log sets, tick them off as you go, and finish the session. That’s it. After that, Plates does the boring part for you: it turns your logged sessions into analytics you can use to advance quicker in your weightlifting journey. Logging that's simple and elegant: • Create workouts fast (empty or template-based) • Track sets with weight + reps (and more when needed) • Adjust on the fly mid-workout • Templates (optional, but worth it) If you train the same structure each week (which you probably do), templates save a ton of time: • Add exercises and sets beforehand (it will automatically update the weight you used) • Re-use your common sessions (PPL, upper/lower, full body, etc.) Exercises: • Plates comes with 250+ pre-made exercises (free-weight, machine, cardio, and isometric). • You can easily create custom exercises and configure them according to their function. Plates shows what your training has looked like recently: • Muscle heat-map based on recommended volume • Total volume per session, best weight, best duration, etc. • Trends across time • Most trained muscle groups in the past 30 days
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Liftosaur at 4.8 against Plates's 4.0. Liftosaur also leads on ratings volume (420 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Plates's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Liftosaur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Plates sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Liftosaur holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liftosaur has 420 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Liftosaur ships an update every 6 days, Plates every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liftosaur | Plates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (420 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 420 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liftosaur, LLC | Toms Burgmanis |
Customer experience
Liftosaur
Plates
Bugs and requests
Liftosaur
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently after updates
- Syncing issues with iPhone Health app
- App freezes on startup screen, requires reinstallation
- Changes to program not saving correctly
- Error when trying to set different warm-ups for different weeks
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- Cannot change equipment type from cable to barbell
- Pulls reps and weight from wrong days
- Newest update crashes the app, prevents program selection/editing
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to use kgs for barbell and lbs for dumbbells
- More intuitive UI for beginners
- Improved documentation/organization of ideas
Plates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liftosaur
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$99.99
Plates
- Free TrialFree
- Lifetime$19.99









