Comparison

Olympian vs XCal Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Olympian

This app helps users track their lifting progress with detailed logging and automated adjustments. It offers personalized workouts, progress visualization, and integrates with other health platforms.

Highlights
  • Detailed workout logging
  • Automated volume adjustment
  • Exercise rotation
  • Mesocycle management
  • Personalized workouts
  • Progress tracking graphs
  • Apple Health & Strava integration
Features
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Olympian is a lifting tracker for logging real workouts, planning training blocks, and proving progress with strength ranks. Log every set, follow progressive overload, and let Olympian help adjust your next workouts based on your performance. Features: • Fast workout logging for sets, reps, weight, RIR/RPE, and rest times • Progressive overload targets and workout history • Mesocycle and hypertrophy block planning • Auto volume adjustments and exercise rotation • Strength ranks, PRs, and post-workout progress feedback • Apple Watch workout logging • Apple Health and Strava integrations • Body measurements, analytics, and progress charts • Built-in, community, and custom programs Olympian is free to use. Optional coach features are available with a subscription. Terms & Conditions: https://olympiantraining.app/#/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://olympiantraining.app/#/privacy

About

XCal Tracker

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Calorie tracking, finally simple. Most calorie apps feel like work. Endless menus, barcode scans, serving sizes. XCal works the way you think! Just type what you ate. "Two slices of salami pizza" "A bowl of oatmeal with blueberries" "Big mac and fries" That's it. Our AI instantly calculates the calories and macros, right next to your entry. No searching a database. No guessing portion codes. Just write, and you're done. A food diary that actually feels like a diary. Your meals appear as a clean, minimal list; like a notepad, not a spreadsheet. Tap any entry to reveal protein, sugar, fiber, and more. Clean. Fast. Out of your way. Snap it, don't type it. In a rush? Upload a photo of your meal and the AI figures out the rest. Understand your habits, not just your calories. See how your intake shifts across the week. Discover which days you tend to overeat, what foods you reach for most, and whether you're hitting your goal. Set your goal, track your progress. Define your daily calorie target and watch your totals build naturally throughout the day -- no complicated setup required. XCal is for people who want to be aware of what they eat without turning it into a second job.

Screenshots

Olympian4 screens
XCal Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XCal Tracker at none against Olympian's 2. Olympian's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Olympian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. XCal Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Olympian versus XCal Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlympianXCal Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB40 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCan AvciEric Losskamp

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Olympian

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Annual Membership14 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

XCal Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olympian free?
Olympian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XCal Tracker free?
XCal Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olympian or XCal Tracker have ads?
XCal Tracker shows ads; Olympian does not.

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