Comparison

Dropset vs Maxlyft

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

Head to head
About

Dropset

This app provides a clean and minimal interface for tracking gym workouts. It focuses on essential features for setting up routines and exercises, offering flexibility for various exercise types beyond just sets and reps. The goal is to provide a non-distracting and serious tracking experience for dedicated gym-goers.

Highlights
  • Superset tracking
  • Dropset tracking
  • Custom workouts and exercises
  • Workout notes
  • Community chat
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Flexible tracking options
Features
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Dropset is a clean and minimal tool for tracking your gym workouts, designed to be as non distracting as possible. You won’t find annoying upsells, or unnecessary options. There's simply what you need to set up your workout routine and your exercises and then track them at the gym. Also, it's super flexible. Not just designed for sets and reps but most other common exercises. So you can do things like interval timers, duration timers, distances, or, simply check exercises off of a list. Flexibility, focus and simplicity is what Dropset is all about. A few key features · Superset · Dropsets · Custom workouts and exercises · Workout notes · Community with a live group chat · Flexible scheduling options · Flexible tracking options In short, it's serious tracking for serious gym workouts.

About

Maxlyft

This fitness app allows users to log workouts, track personal records, and monitor progress with detailed analytics. It offers customizable routines, exercise tracking, and body measurement logging, all stored securely via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout splits
  • Exercise and rep logging
  • Personal record tracking
  • Progress graphs and analytics
  • Body measurement tracking
  • Workout streak tracking
  • Secure iCloud data storage
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A workout app that is ACTUALLY free. Build your split, log every set, and watch progress compound without the spreadsheet chaos. Maxlyft is a strength training app for lifters who want clear structure and honest numbers. YOUR SPLIT, YOUR WAY Create a rotating or weekly split with named days, rest days, and optional colors. Attach a routine to a training day, or start an empty workout when the plan changes. Your active split keeps today’s training ready to go — open the app and lift. LOG WITHOUT FRICTION Start today’s planned workout, resume mid-session after closing the app, or log freely. Sets are completed as you log them, and your last-session numbers appear as helpful references. A live timer, set count, and volume stay on screen while you train. Log barbell, dumbbell, bodyweight, assisted, duration, and distance work — including per-side weight. PRS THAT ACTUALLY MEAN SOMETHING Maxlyft highlights new records automatically and lets you track custom lifetime marks — best at a chosen weight, rep target, time, or distance. Finished workouts show a crown when you hit a PR. INSIGHTS, NOT NOISE See volume, sets, training time, and muscle-group distribution across 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, or all time. Filter by muscle or split day. Open any exercise for lifetime totals, records, and charts tailored to how you track it. BUILT AROUND YOUR LIBRARY No giant canned catalog to fight. Name your own exercises, tag muscles, save routines, and reuse them. Rename a lift and your history stays with it. TRAIN OFFLINE. KEEP YOUR DATA SYNCED. Logging is local-first, so a dead gym signal doesn’t stop the session. Sign in with Apple or Google to sync and restore your data across devices. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Check today’s session or your last 7 days of volume without opening the app. HOW TO GET STARTED - Choose your units and build your first split — rotating or weekly. - Add the lifts you actually do. - Start today’s workout from Train and log your sets. - Check Insights after a few sessions to see the trend. Privacy Policy: https://www.maxlyft.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.maxlyft.com/terms

Screenshots

Dropset4 screens
Maxlyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dropset at none against Maxlyft's shown. Dropset also leads on ratings volume (96 vs 16) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). Maxlyft's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Dropset sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Maxlyft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maxlyft holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dropset has 96 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Dropset's written reviews are positive against 88% of Maxlyft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropset ships an update every 4 days, Maxlyft every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dropset versus Maxlyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsetMaxlyft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (96 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFortyfour ABDylan Morgan

Customer experience

Dropset

All ratings96 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative9.9%

Maxlyft

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Dropset

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when changing equipment type
  • App crashes when modifying weight amounts
  • Account deletion removes all workout logs
  • Social/messaging features non-functional
  • Data import functionality not working
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  • Inconsistent crash frequency during sessions

Requested features

16 requests
  • Apple Watch app/integration
  • Exercise demonstration videos
  • Kilogram (KG) unit support
  • Resistance bands equipment option
  • Multiple instances of same equipment in workout
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  • Apple Health body composition/weight sync
  • Weekly routine organization view
  • Consolidated progress tracking on single screen
  • Ability to log past workouts
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • Nutrition tracking with barcode scanner
  • Social sharing features
  • Weekly routine builder
  • Martial arts workout tracking
  • Goal countdown tracker
  • Better exercise descriptions and images

Maxlyft

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dropset

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Yearly plan2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.00
4 purchases

Maxlyft

Subscriptions4
  • Maxlyft Monthly2 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Maxlyft Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Maxlyft Yearly2 Months trial$17.991 Year
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  • Maxlyft pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Dropset free?
Dropset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maxlyft free?
Maxlyft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dropset or Maxlyft?
Maxlyft is rated higher. Dropset averages 4.4 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Maxlyft averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Dropset or Maxlyft have ads?
Maxlyft shows ads; Dropset does not.
Which is updated more often, Dropset or Maxlyft?
Dropset ships an update every 4 days, and Maxlyft every 2 days. Most recently, Dropset was updated on October 15, 2026 and Maxlyft on October 10, 2026.

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