Comparison

Pullups Coach Pro vs Heavy Protocol

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

Head to head
About

Pullups Coach Pro

This app guides users through structured workout plans to improve their pull-up strength and endurance. It offers personalized plans for all levels, tracks progress with graphical logs, and includes features like reminders and music integration to enhance the training experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized pull-up plans
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • Track training and calories burnt
  • Graphical progress logs
  • Customizable reminders
  • Multi-user support
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Pull-ups is an upper body compound pulling exercise, the arms must carry and lift the entire weight of the body. Pull-ups will train your muscles in the back, biceps and forearms, so it will enhance your strength of arms. If you make your decision to increase your strength of arms, if you want to break your records of pullups, if you want to do 20 consecutive pullups, follow Pullups Coach, this app is to help you achieving the goal. No matter what level you are in at this moment, just follow Pullups Coach’s plan, do step by step, and only take about 30 minutes a week, you will become the hero of yourself after six weeks. Key Features: ⁃ Well designed pullups plans. ⁃ Three levels are available, beginner, intermediate and advance. ⁃ Track your pullups trainings and calorie burnt. ⁃ Graphical log of your each pullups and calorie burnt. ⁃ Multi-users, the whole family can involve in doing pullups. ⁃ Custom pullups reminders. ⁃ Support backstage and lock screen running. ⁃ Passcode function. ⁃ Supports Face ID passcode. ⁃ Music plays, make it more fun when you are doing pullups. ⁃ Share your trainings with your friends. ⁃ Make your own exercise plan if you have finished the default plans and found they are too easy. ⁃ Supports WiFi backup & restore. ⁃ Supports Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports universal version. If you have any question or suggestion, please send email to our support userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

Heavy Protocol

Features
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BRIEF. INTENSE. INFREQUENT. Stop living in the gym. Start growing. THE PROBLEM Most training programs focus on volume—more sets, more days, more hours in the gym. But biologically, intensity and duration are inversely proportional. You can train hard, or you can train long. You cannot do both. THE SOLUTION Heavy Protocol is a precision tracker designed for High Intensity Training (HIT). It enforces the "One Set to Failure" philosophy, ensuring you stimulate maximum muscle growth with the minimum effective dose of exercise. KEY FEATURES: • THE 72-HOUR TIMER Growth happens when you rest, not when you train. The app tracks your recovery window and tells you exactly when your nervous system is recharged and ready for the next session. • FOCUS-FIRST LOGGING No clutter. See your previous lift, beat it, and get out. • SMART ROUTINES Includes the classic Ideal Routine (4-Day Split) and the advanced Consolidated Routine. • HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION Automatically closes your Activity Rings and saves workouts to Apple Health. • PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD Clear visual history ensures you are always beating your last log. • STRICT FORM GUIDE Built-in 4-2-4 cadence instructions and anatomy guides to ensure perfect execution. • PHILOSOPHY Training before you have fully recovered is like picking at a scab. It prevents healing. Heavy Protocol prevents overtraining by managing your frequency based on your intensity. • PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays with you. There is no usage tracking or any other data that leaves your device. Download Heavy Protocol today and master the logic of lifting.

Screenshots

Pullups Coach Pro4 screens
Heavy Protocol3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Heavy Protocol at Free against Pullups Coach Pro's $0.99. Heavy Protocol also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). Pullups Coach Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads 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

Heavy Protocol is free to download; Pullups Coach Pro costs $0.99 up front. Pullups Coach Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Heavy Protocol asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pullups Coach Pro ships an update every 8 months, Heavy Protocol every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pullups Coach Pro versus Heavy Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPullups Coach ProHeavy Protocol
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵Gopalarathnam Venkatesan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pullups Coach Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
None

Heavy Protocol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pullups Coach Pro free?
Pullups Coach Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Heavy Protocol free?
Heavy Protocol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pullups Coach Pro or Heavy Protocol have ads?
Neither Pullups Coach Pro nor Heavy Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pullups Coach Pro or Heavy Protocol?
Pullups Coach Pro ships an update every 8 months, and Heavy Protocol every 8 days. Most recently, Pullups Coach Pro was updated on September 9, 2026 and Heavy Protocol on May 15, 2026.

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