LiftLab vs Two Plates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiftLab
This app provides hyper-personalized strength training programs with advanced analytics and expert guidance. It uses cutting-edge technology to track performance, analyze form, and offer real-time adjustments to optimize workouts for better results.
- Hyper-personalized training programs
- Real-time workout adjustments
- Form and performance feedback
- Velocity-based training
- Comprehensive exercise library
- Sleep, recovery, and stress tracking
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LiftLab: Unlock Your Potential. Break Your Records. Take your training to the next level with LiftLab – the ultimate strength training companion. Whether you’re a seasoned lifter, a powerlifter, or just getting serious about your fitness, LiftLab provides hyper-personalized programs, advanced analytics, and expert guidance to help you train smarter, not harder. Why Choose LiftLab? • Tailored Workouts Just for You: No two athletes are the same, and neither are their training programs. LiftLab creates personalized plans based on your goals, progress, and movement patterns. • Smarter Programming: With real-time adjustments, LiftLab evolves your program as you grow, ensuring you’re always training optimally. • Form and Performance Feedback: Use cutting-edge technology to track bar speed, analyze form, and get instant insights to improve your lifts. • Comprehensive Exercise Library: Access detailed cues and instructional videos for every exercise – from warmups to advanced movements. • Holistic Approach: Track sleep, recovery, and stress to ensure your body is primed for peak performance. Key Features • Velocity-based training for smarter intensity selection • Programming that adapts to your feedback and progress • Detailed instructional videos for form mastery • Advanced analytics to track every rep and workout • A vast library of exercises tailored to your goals Who Is LiftLab For? • Athletes who want data-driven insights to break through plateaus • Powerlifters, strength trainers, and fitness enthusiasts seeking optimized results • Busy lifters who need expert-level programming without the cost of a personal coach Stop Guessing. Start Training Smarter. Download LiftLab today and unlock your full potential. Your best lifts are ahead of you. - Monthly Subscription: $29.99/month - Yearly Subscription: $299.99/year - Subscription automatically renews unless canceled. Terms of Use: https://www.liftlabapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.liftlabapp.com/privacy
Two Plates
This strength training app helps self-coached lifters track workouts and manage progressive overload. It automates calculations, offers built-in popular programs, and allows custom program creation. Log sets quickly, manage plate math, and analyze your training progress.
- Fast set logging with RPE/RIR
- Automated program progression
- Customizable program builder
- Plate math calculator per side
- Apple Watch workout control
- iCloud data sync
- Import/export training history
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Two Plates is a strength log for the self-coached lifter. It runs your program, does the math between sets, and gets out of the way. You pay once and it is yours. LOG SETS FAST Your next set is already loaded. One tap confirms it, and effort chips like @8 sit right on the keypad. RPE or RIR, your call. Rest timers run themselves. Logging is built to keep up with you mid set, not the other way around. YOUR PROGRAM RUNS ITSELF 5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns and co. ship built in with their published progression rules. Build your own program, or paste one from any AI chat, even the exercises your physical therapist handed you, and it lands as a real program with working progression. Every weight change comes with its reason in plain language, and the app shows its work. PLATE MATH, PER SIDE Tell it the bars and plates you actually own and every set comes with what to load, per side even on the Apple Watch. Plate loaded machines too. APPLE WATCH The Apple Watch app runs the whole session from your wrist. Confirm sets, see what's next, finish your workout without touching your phone. THE LOG IS YOURS Import your history from Strong or Hevy CSV. Export everything, any time. Sync is iCloud, there is no account to create, and your training data never touches our servers. PAY ONCE Everything you need to log is free, forever. One purchase unlocks the parts that plan and analyze for you: programs that progress themselves, check-ins that update your plan, and the deeper look at your training. No subscription. Set for life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Two Plates at free with in-app purchases against LiftLab's subscription. LiftLab's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.1). On price, rating, 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. LiftLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Two Plates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for LiftLab against 5.0 for Two Plates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiftLab has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LiftLab ships an update weekly, Two Plates every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiftLab | Two Plates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ozark Apps Development LLC | Anthony Topalides |
Customer experience
LiftLab
Two Plates
In-app purchases
LiftLab
- LiftLab Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- LiftLab Yearly Subscription$299.991 Year
Two Plates
- Pro Unlock$24.99









