Comparison

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner vs Arcus VBT

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

Head to head
About

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner

Build muscle and sculpt your body with guided workout plans and video demonstrations. Track your progress, log workouts, and monitor diet and body metrics. Access fitness knowledge and habit tracking features.

Highlights
  • Extensive exercise library with video demonstrations
  • Scientifically designed daily workout plans
  • Workout logging with detailed stats
  • Diet tracker for calorie and macronutrient intake
  • Body metrics tracking with progress graphs
  • Habit tracker and progress notes
  • Fitness Academy with articles and Q&A
Features
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Build Muscle & Sculpt Your Body with Ease If you're looking to gain muscle or shape your body, This is perfect for you. With an extensive library of exercises and video demonstrations, there's no need for a personal trainer – you can easily learn fitness on your own. Just follow our scientifically designed daily workout plans, and you'll quickly achieve the body you desire. Workout Plans (Membership required, includes one free trial plan) We provide scientifically crafted workout plans so you never have to wonder what exercises to do or how to schedule training and rest days. Simply follow the plan and watch your results multiply. Smart planning ensures maximum efficiency with minimum effort. Workout Log (Membership required, custom workouts available for free) Track and review every workout session, complete with detailed stats. Keep an eye on your progress, and celebrate how far you've come as you revisit your past achievements. Diet Tracker (Membership required) Record your calorie intake, as well as the ratio of carbs, proteins, and fats. Customize your diet with different templates for bulking, cutting, or rest days – ensuring you reach your goals faster. Body Metrics (Free) Easily track your weight, body fat, and measurements, with convenient progress graphs to visualize your improvements over time. Progress Notes (Free) Document your thoughts and feelings during each workout. Whether it's insights, motivation, or challenges, your notes become part of your personal knowledge system. Habit Tracker (Free) Track your daily habits and mark off each session with a check-in. Every completed day is proof of your commitment, turning the app into your personal accountability assistant. Fitness Academy (Free) Access a wealth of fitness knowledge with beginner-friendly articles and answers to common training questions. No more confusion – just solid, reliable fitness guidance. Menstrual Tracking(Free) For our female users, we offer a menstrual cycle tracker, so you can monitor your phase and optimize your training accordingly. Watch Support (Membership required, 30 free trials available) Workout directly from your smartwatch! Check off exercises, track your time, and even use your watch without needing to rely on your phone. Training has never been this seamless. Coach Assistant (Some features require membership) Whether you're mentoring an apprentice or coaching clients, our Coach Assistant tool makes it easy to assign workouts, track progress, and give feedback. You can also review their diet logs, helping you provide comprehensive training support. It’s the ultimate tool for any coach. Plus, track class attendance and body data for a complete private coaching experience.

About

Arcus VBT

Analyze barbell training with real-time or imported video analysis. Track key velocity metrics, review reps, and monitor progress over time with detailed charts and cloud sync. Designed for strength athletes and coaches seeking to enhance their training.

Highlights
  • Live camera tracking
  • Video import analysis
  • Barbell velocity metrics
  • Rep-by-rep history
  • Progress charts
  • Cloud sync
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Precise VBT and jump analysis. All on your iPhone. Arcus VBT brings velocity-based training and jump performance analysis together. Record live or import a video to measure performance, review technique and track progress—without an additional wearable sensor. PRECISE VBT. HARDWARE-GRADE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY. Turn your iPhone into a VBT training tool. Analyze squats, bench presses, deadlifts, snatches, clean and jerks, and more. Track barbell movement with hardware-grade accuracy and reliability to monitor training intensity, understand fatigue and guide load selection. Explore mean and peak velocity, velocity loss, power and range of motion. Review joint angles, bar paths and movement phases to understand both individual reps and overall set performance. PRECISE JUMP ANALYSIS. MEASURE EVERY TAKEOFF. With proper technique, jump height measurements differ from force plate measurements by approximately 1 cm. Choose from five modes: CMJ (countermovement jump), CMJA (countermovement jump with arm swing), SJ (squat jump), DJ (drop jump) and POGO (repeated hops). Review jump height, takeoff velocity, flight time, contact time, time to takeoff, and RSI or RSI-mod where applicable. Explore individual jump replays, consistency, historical trends, same-day arm-swing gain and EUR comparisons. Supported modes also offer estimated peak power. Available metrics depend on the movement and required input data. LIVE VOICE FEEDBACK Choose announcements for velocity, power, rep count or velocity loss. Hear your performance during training and adjust your rhythm as you go. SYNCHRONIZED MOVEMENT AND DATA REPLAY Replay metric cards, velocity curves, joint angles and bar paths in sync with your movement. Rep intervals show the time between repetitions to help you review training rhythm. Supported deadlift variations also display a lower-back contour and curve to help review changes in torso posture. BUILD YOUR LVP. PERSONALIZE YOUR LOADS. Build a load–velocity profile from multiple sets. Personal OMVT calibration supports individualized 1RM estimates. Compare sets, reps and previous sessions to make more informed training decisions. TRACK PROGRESS. SHARE YOUR TRAINING. Explore training history and progress trends. Export videos with metric overlays and training posters, and sync records across devices. Separate Coach plans support athlete and training-record management. CHOOSE YOUR PLAN Lift Pro unlocks advanced barbell features. Jump Pro offers unlimited jump analysis and its advanced features. Ultra includes both Lift Pro and Jump Pro. Monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions are available; Coach plans are offered separately. See the app for local pricing and plan details. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account subscription settings. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://api.arcusvbt.com/legal/terms Privacy: https://api.arcusvbt.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner4 screens
Arcus VBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arcus VBT at none against KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner's shown. Arcus VBT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 6) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Arcus VBT sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.69 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcus VBT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner has 39 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arcus VBT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner ships an update every 6 days, Arcus VBT weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner versus Arcus VBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepStrong Gym Workout PlannerArcus VBT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer春露 莫夏雯 姚

Customer experience

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner

All ratings38 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%

Arcus VBT

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner

One-time5
  • 3Days Experience$0.99
  • Experience$0.99
  • Monthly$4.99
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  • Yearly$17.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
10 purchases

Arcus VBT

Subscriptions10
  • Jump Pro Monthly$6.691 Month
  • Lift Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Ultra Monthly$10.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Arcus Coach 10 Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Arcus Coach 20 Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Jump Pro Yearly$45.901 Year
  • Lift Pro Yearly$54.901 Year
  • Ultra Yearly$75.901 Year
  • Arcus Coach 10 Yearly$149.991 Year
  • Arcus Coach 20 Yearly$229.991 Year

Questions

Is KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner free?
KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arcus VBT free?
Arcus VBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner or Arcus VBT?
Arcus VBT is rated higher. KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Arcus VBT averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner or Arcus VBT have ads?
KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner shows ads; Arcus VBT does not.
Which is updated more often, KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner or Arcus VBT?
KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner ships an update every 6 days, and Arcus VBT weekly. Most recently, KeepStrong Gym Workout Planner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Arcus VBT on October 25, 2026.

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