Astrocat vs PlanetaryLifts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrocat
Monitor your daily caffeine consumption to improve sleep quality and energy levels. Understand the impact of various beverages on your system and maintain focus without negative side effects.
- Track caffeine intake
- Monitor energy levels
- Improve sleep quality
- Calculate caffeine in system
- View caffeine content of popular drinks
- Understand caffeine half-life
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Track your caffeine intake to manage your energy throughout the day. Astrocat helps you to sleep better at night by allowing you to monitor your caffeine consumption in a simple, and easy way. Managing your caffeine intake will help you to focus better, stay alert, and have more energy without drawbacks like jitteriness. Astrocat allows you to track how many coffees you drink throughout the day, and shows you how much caffeine you currently have in your system. We calculate caffeine levels based on average caffeine amounts per beverage as well as the half-life of caffeine (the rate at which caffeine leaves your system). By showing you the caffeine content of the most popular drinks, we help you to understand the impact of Cola, Cappuccinos, Energy Drinks, Stardust Coffee and more.
PlanetaryLifts
Track your weightlifting progress with an intuitive logging system. Get plate suggestions, view progress charts, and monitor muscle balance to target underworked areas. Your data is stored privately and synced across devices.
- Log lift details
- Plate suggestion calculator
- Progress charts
- Muscle saturation tracking
- Lift suggestions
- iCloud sync
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Planetary Lifts is the best companion for your weightlifting journey! - Log the details of every lift with an intuitive editor - Skip the math on which plates to use - View progress over time in beautiful charts - Keep track of muscle saturation to keep your body in balance - Target underworked muscle groups with lift suggestions - Stored privately in iCloud, synced across all your devices Planetary Lifts is ad-free and subscription free. I hope you enjoy it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlanetaryLifts at every 3 weeks against Astrocat's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Astrocat against 4.8 for PlanetaryLifts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Astrocat ships an update every 4 months, PlanetaryLifts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrocat | PlanetaryLifts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Pfluegl | Mark Schmidt |
Customer experience
Astrocat
PlanetaryLifts
In-app purchases
Astrocat
No in-app purchases
PlanetaryLifts
No in-app purchases
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