Comparison

ShoeCycle vs Crucible

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

Head to head
About

ShoeCycle

This app helps runners track the mileage and purchase date of their running shoes to prevent injury from worn-out footwear. It allows for simple distance entry, offline use, and integration with popular fitness platforms. Easily manage multiple pairs and visualize wear progress.

Highlights
  • Track running shoe mileage and purchase date
  • Simple distance entry
  • Offline functionality
  • Strava and Apple Health integration
  • Manage multiple shoes
  • Visual progress indicators
  • Convert between miles and kilometers
Features
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Avoid bad form and injury from running in worn sneakers. ShoeCycle is a totally FREE app that you use to keep track of the wear on your running shoes! Use ShoeCycle to track the miles and purchase date of your running shoes. No other app makes it easier to enter your run distance and switch between shoes. Do you really need GPS to tell you how far you’ve run? There’s no need to take your phone on the run with you. Just enter your distance anytime after your run. This app can be used entirely offline, or enable Strava and log your runs to this popular online service. Do you switch between many different running shoes? Just swipe up or down on the shoe photo area to move from one shoe to the next! Features: • Totally FREE! No ads! • Post your runs onto Strava. • Integration with Apple's Health App. • Dead simple distance entry. • Swipe up or down on the photo to quickly switch between shoes. • Visual progress indicators. Know your shoe wear at a glance! • Graph to show your weekly distance. • Store up to four favorite distances! • Easy shoe setup. • Include the distance that is already on your shoes. • Track multiple shoes. • YTD and yearly distance history. • Email CSV file of your shoe data. • Hall of Fame to stash those shoes that you just can't bring yourself to delete. • Convert easily between miles and kilometers! Install Shoecycle today, and know when it’s time to get that new pair of shoes!

About

Crucible

Effortlessly import and track any strength training program from spreadsheets or templates. Log sets, reps, and effort with advanced features like focus mode and PR detection. Visualize your progress with muscle heatmaps and consistency streaks.

Highlights
  • Spreadsheet import (.xlsx / .csv)
  • RPE / RIR effort logging
  • Focus mode for sets
  • Muscle volume heatmap
  • Automatic PR detection
  • One-tap logging
  • Plate calculator
Features
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Bring any written program — your coach's spreadsheet, a creator's template, or a legendary split — into a modern tracker. Crucible turns a static spreadsheet into a live, progress-tracked training app. Most trackers make you rebuild your program by hand, tap by tap. Crucible is built around import. Point it at an .xlsx or .csv — even a messy one — and it reads your days, exercises, sets, rep ranges, and rest, fixes Excel's habit of turning "3x5" into a date, groups multi-week blocks, and drops you into a clean review before anything is saved. Running 5/3/1, nSuns, GZCLP, PPL, or PHAT? It's in the app in seconds. BUILT FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS - Spreadsheet import (.xlsx / .csv) with smart column detection and a review-before-save step - RPE / RIR effort logging, warm-up sets, and last-set techniques (drop sets, rest-pause, myo-reps) - Per-set notes, supersets, tempo, and time-based sets - Focus mode: the set you're on stays front and center; everything else folds away - A muscle heat-map of your weekly volume, so you can see what's being trained - Automatic personal-record detection (including rep PRs on bodyweight lifts) and a progressive-overload history for every lift - "Last time" recall so you always know what to beat - One-tap logging — check an untouched set to repeat your last; the rest timer starts itself and runs on your lock screen - Plate calculator — exact per-side loadout from the plates you actually own, in pounds or kilograms - Full kg support — switch lb ⇄ kg anywhere in the app WITH YOUR COACH - Link with your coach using their invite code — no new app for them, no spreadsheets for you - Their program lands in Crucible and updates in place when they change it - Film the sets they flag and send the clip straight to them - Weekly check-ins with their written reply, and timed pieces (AMRAP, EMOM, For Time) with a guided timer PLAN ON A REAL CALENDAR - Programs map onto actual calendar dates — start Day 1 on any weekday, or pick up mid-program - Drag to reorder days, add rest days, and see your week at a glance - A clear dashboard with your next workout front and center - A consistency streak and weekly-volume view that reward showing up — with optional "time to train" reminders START FAST - A library of ready-to-run program templates so you don't need a spreadsheet to begin - Switching apps? Import your Strong or Hevy workout history in one step - A full exercise library; unknown exercises from your import are created automatically - Conditioning & interval engine (Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP, rounds-for-time, run/walk) with a guided runner - Running plans — a beginner 5K and race plans on real dates, alongside your lifting YOUR DATA, YOURS - Works fully on-device — no account required - Optional free account adds cloud backup and sync across your devices - Export your entire history to CSV anytime - No ads. No selling your data. No third-party trackers. CRUCIBLE PRO Crucible is free to use. Crucible Pro unlocks spreadsheet import, cloud sync & backup, advanced analytics, unlimited programs, all-time history, full body-metrics history, and CSV export. - Monthly, Annual (best value), or one-time Lifetime - When offered, the annual plan may include a free trial; terms are shown at purchase Crucible is a fitness-tracking tool, not medical advice. Consult a physician before starting any program. Train hard, train smart. Terms of Use: https://trycrucible.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://trycrucible.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

ShoeCycle4 screens
Crucible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crucible at 5.0 against ShoeCycle's 4.3. ShoeCycle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crucible sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ShoeCycle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crucible holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShoeCycle has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShoeCycle ships an update every 2 months, Crucible monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShoeCycle versus Crucible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoeCycleCrucible
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErnie Zappacostadan Coschigano

Customer experience

ShoeCycle

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

Crucible

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShoeCycle

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Crucible

Subscriptions2
  • Forge Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Forge Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forge Pro - Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is ShoeCycle free?
ShoeCycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crucible free?
Crucible is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShoeCycle or Crucible?
Crucible is rated higher. ShoeCycle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Crucible averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ShoeCycle or Crucible have ads?
Neither ShoeCycle nor Crucible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShoeCycle or Crucible?
ShoeCycle ships an update every 2 months, and Crucible monthly. Most recently, ShoeCycle was updated on October 6, 2026 and Crucible on September 28, 2026.

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