Comparison

Lyfta vs Pact

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

Head to head
About

Lyfta

This app helps you track your gym workouts, build custom routines, and monitor your strength progress. It offers a vast exercise library with video guides and social features to connect with friends. Enhance your training with advanced insights and expert programs through an optional premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, weight, RPE, and notes
  • Organize supersets, warm-ups, and drop sets
  • Automatic rest timers between sets
  • Create custom exercises and routines
  • Explore 5,000+ exercises with video demonstrations
  • Track personal records and strength graphs
  • Connect with friends and share workouts
Features
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Join over 5 million gym-goers getting stronger with Lyfta. Track your workouts and create unlimited routines for free, with no ads. See your progress, challenge yourself and make every session count. LOG EVERY SET. MAKE EVERY WORKOUT COUNT. See your previous weights and reps while you train. Record each set without losing focus, then use your workout history to guide what comes next. • Track sets, reps, weight, RPE and notes • Log weight lifting workouts with barbells, dumbbells or machines • Organize supersets, warm-ups, drop sets and failure sets • Stay on track between sets with automatic rest timers • Add custom exercises to match the way you train YOUR WORKOUT PLAN, READY WHEN YOU ARE Walk into the gym knowing what to do. Choose a ready-made program or build your own gym workout routine around your goals, schedule and equipment. Follow a push pull legs routine, organize an upper/lower split or create a full body workout plan. Customize exercises, sets and reps, then return to your saved routine for your next session. TRAIN WITH CONFIDENCE Explore 5,000+ exercises with video demonstrations and search by muscle group or equipment. Build your bodybuilding routine or find an alternative exercise when equipment is busy, so you can keep your workout moving. SEE YOUR HARD WORK ADD UP Track personal records and see how your weights, reps and training volume change over time. Compare sessions, explore strength graphs and check your estimated one-rep max. Make progressive overload easier to follow: use your previous performance as a starting point and work toward another rep, a little more weight or your next personal best. NEW TO STRENGTH TRAINING? Start with a beginner-friendly gym routine and learn each movement with exercise videos. Keep your workouts organized and track your progress as you get more comfortable lifting. Training at home? Create dumbbell workouts or bodyweight sessions around the equipment you have. MORE REASONS TO KEEP SHOWING UP Follow friends, share workouts and celebrate personal records together. Monthly challenges, streaks and milestones help you stay connected to your training. Choose a public or private profile to control what you share. CONNECT YOUR TRAINING Log workouts with Apple Watch, sync with Apple Health and share completed sessions to Strava. Access your training faster with widgets and shortcuts. GO FURTHER WITH LYFTA PREMIUM • Train smarter with advanced workout insights • See your all-time progress • Follow expert workout programs Download Lyfta and start building on your progress, one workout at a time. Lyfta offers optional Premium subscriptions that renew automatically unless canceled. Prices are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.lyfta.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.lyfta.app/terms

About

Pact

Generate personalized workouts in seconds by describing your gym, available time, and desired training style. Access thousands of routines for various fitness disciplines and track your progress with built-in tools. Compete with friends and stay motivated with challenges and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • AI workout generation
  • Customizable by gym, time, style
  • 10,000+ workout library
  • Athlete training insights
  • Social challenges and leaderboards
  • Progress tracking and logging
  • In-app timers and demo videos
Features
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Stop planning workouts. Describe what you want — gym, time, style — and Pact's AI builds your session in 10 seconds. Free. Pact is the Strava of functional fitness: built for HIIT, Hyrox, WOD-style training, and strength. No more digging through YouTube or scrolling Instagram for ideas — your next workout is always ready. AI WORKOUT GENERATOR Describe your gym, time and goal. Get a tailored session — or a full training plan — instantly. 10,000+ workouts across HIIT, AMRAP, EMOM, Hyrox, strength and more. TRAIN LIKE THE ATHLETES YOU FOLLOW See what real athletes are training today. Browse, like, save and share sessions. Clear difficulty insights with bar-graph visuals. COMPETE TOGETHER Follow friends, take on daily challenges, and climb the leaderboards. Accountability that actually keeps you showing up. TRACK EVERYTHING Log weights, monitor streaks, watch your strength climb. Progress photos, per-workout demo videos and timers built in. Free to start. No credit card. Train free, compete together. Download Pact and never wonder "what should I train today?" again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lyfta4 screens
Pact4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pact at none against Lyfta's shown. Pact also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Lyfta's advantage is ratings volume (7.2K vs 1) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Lyfta sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Pact sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pact holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lyfta has 7.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Lyfta's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pact's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lyfta versus Pact: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyftaPact
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.2K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLindberg Development ASFLLO LTD

Customer experience

Lyfta

All ratings7,188 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.7%

Pact

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lyfta

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workouts not resetting properly after completion
  • Leg workout tracking not working as expected
  • Delayed or unresponsive set timer notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more advanced analytics and data visualization
  • Improve Apple Watch connectivity and standalone usage
  • Allow more customization of the user interface
  • Expand the exercise library with more niche movements

Pact

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lyfta

Subscriptions10
  • Lyfta Premium$5.991 Month
  • Lyfta Premium$11.491 Month
  • Lyfta Premium$12.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Lyfta Premium$17.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium$29.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium$49.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Lyfta Premium14 Days trial$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Pact

Subscriptions2
  • Pact Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pact Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pact Pro$199.00

Questions

Is Lyfta free?
Lyfta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pact free?
Pact is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lyfta or Pact?
Pact is rated higher. Lyfta averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Pact averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lyfta or Pact have ads?
Lyfta shows ads; Pact does not.
Which is updated more often, Lyfta or Pact?
Lyfta ships an update weekly, and Pact weekly. Most recently, Lyfta was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pact on October 30, 2026.

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