Comparison

Lyfta vs Tension

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

Tension

Features
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Tension — Train Smarter. Send Harder! Features - Tension has a dedicated hangboard system with a full library of exercises covering every grip and protocol you need and the option to create custom exercises - Each hang is timed automatically — set your hold duration, rest between reps, and rest between sets. Tension counts it down with audio cues so you stay locked in. - Tension lets you log every workout with precision — recording sets, reps, weight, body weight, intensity, and personal notes. Review your entire training history at a glance and edit past entries whenever needed. - Tension automatically estimates your 1-Rep Max for every exercise — including timed hangs — using a formula that accounts for hold duration. Track your finger strength, pulling power, and lock-off strength over time with clean trend charts. Run dedicated **benchmark tests** to measure your true max and watch it progress across months. - Build multi-week training programs structured around your project goals. Assign exercises by week and day, set benchmark test weeks, and track completion as you go. Reorder with drag-and-drop, copy weeks to save time, and keep every training block organized from start to finish. - Weekly charts break down your volume by sets, weight, or time — grouped by exercise group (Hangboard, Pull, Core, Antagonist) or individual exercise. Spot when your finger training is lagging, when you're overdoing pulling volume before a trip, or when a training block is paying off. Subscription pricing & Terms Tension is free to download. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lyfta4 screens
Tension2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tension at none against Lyfta's shown. Lyfta's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Tension sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyfta ships an update weekly, Tension every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Lyfta versus Tension: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyftaTension
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB114 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLindberg Development ASNiels de Brabander

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

Tension

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
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  • 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
2 purchases

Tension

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tension for Life$12.99

Questions

Is Lyfta free?
Lyfta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tension free?
Tension is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lyfta or Tension have ads?
Lyfta shows ads; Tension does not.
Which is updated more often, Lyfta or Tension?
Lyfta ships an update weekly, and Tension every 2 months. Most recently, Lyfta was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tension on October 28, 2026.

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