Pump vs Benchmark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pump
This app helps you track your weightlifting sessions to achieve your fitness goals. It focuses on progressive overload with an intuitive interface for maximizing progress and potential. Features include custom routines, progress indicators, and a rest timer.
- Dynamic workout tracking
- Compare with previous workouts
- Color-coded progress indicators
- Save custom exercises and routines
- Rest timer between sets
- Sync with Apple Health
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Elevate your workouts to the next level by tracking your lifts with Pump. Pump is a weightlifting workout tracker designed to help you reach your fitness goals. To build muscle, you need to gradually increase the intensity and difficulty of your workouts - this is known as progressive overload. Pump is focused on helping you achieve this. With its intuitive interface and keen focus on improvement, Pump makes it easy to maximise your progress and achieve your potential. ** Features ** - Dynamic, streamlined workout tracking - Easy comparison with previous exercises and workouts - Colour-coded progress indicators - Save custom exercises and routines - View exercise instructions and history - Repeat, edit, and share your workouts - Rest timer between sets - Track with Live Activities - Sync with Apple Health Feedback and suggestions are very welcome. Pump is constantly being developed and improved so expect many more features to come in the future. - Email: feedback.pump@gmail.com - Privacy policy: https://get-pump.github.io/privacypolicy/
Benchmark
This app helps you create, follow, and track custom workout plans. It provides data-driven insights to optimize your training, identify strengths and weaknesses, and chart your progress. Share your programs with friends or monetize them.
- Create custom workout programs
- Track lifts with load, reps, and RPE
- Custom rest timer
- Data-driven insights after each session
- Track personal records (PRs)
- Analyze program stats and progress charts
- Share and monetize workout programs
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Take your training to the next level. Find the optimal plan for you. Proven with real workout data. Follow custom workout plans and track your progress to see what is actually working. BUILD - Create entire training programs and workout routines that you can follow directly in the app. - Share with your friends or your community. - Monetise any program with just a simple link you can place anywhere. - Store an unlimited number of workouts TRACK - Log every lift including the load, reps, RPE and any notes. - Includes a custom rest timer for keeping your workouts engaged and consistent. - See the history for every exercise you track, to know what to beat. - Gain data-driven insights after every session on how it went. - Keep track of PRs for all exercises at every rep range OPTIMISE - Get the stats for every program you do - Find out your strengths and weaknesses - Chart your progress for every exercise - Identify trends to see what is working for you and what is wasting your time. COMMUNITY - Upgrade to the next level of science-based training. - Play a part in the science. - Together we can develop new-found insights and discoveries based on your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pump at none against Benchmark's 10. Benchmark's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Benchmark sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pump asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pump ships an update monthly, Benchmark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pump | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MATTHEW IAN GREENSTED | Benchmark Strength Ltd |
Customer experience
Pump
Benchmark
In-app purchases
Pump
No in-app purchases
Benchmark
- Program$0.99
- Program$4.99
- Program$14.99
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