Comparison

Strength Tracker vs Progress

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

Head to head
About

Strength Tracker

Log your gym workouts to monitor progress and achieve fitness goals. Features include AI-generated plans, rest timers, exercise form videos, and progress visualization. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered workout plan generation
  • Intuitive workout logging interface
  • Rest timers and time-based exercise timers
  • Exercise form demonstration videos
  • Estimated one-rep max calculation
  • Progress visualization and insights
  • Apple Watch and HealthKit integration
Features
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The best way to know whether you're making progress in the gym is to track it. If you’re not writing down your milestones, you’ll just forget about them. Use Maxine to keep track of every exercise you do, and keep an eye on your growth. You’ll know exactly how fast you’re growing, helping you reach your fitness goals faster and with confidence. Set goals, gain insights and understand how you can achieve your gym goals. You’ll immediately know whether you’re approaching your previous record, or whether you’re about to set a new personal best. See exactly when you performed an exercise last so you know when it’s time to hit another leg day because you’ve been skipping it for far too long. Throw away your notebooks and spreadsheets and start tracking with Maxine. The simplest, most straightforward tracker for the gym. FEATURES - Build workout plans and use the built-in AI generator to help you set up plans that challenge you and help you grow - Use our intuitive interface to easily log your workouts. Quick, simple, and effectively - Leverage rest timers to make sure you always get enough rest, or set timers for your time-based exercises. Integrates with your watch so you never lose track of what you’re doing. - High quality videos will show you exactly what the right form for your exercises looks like - Automatically shows an estimated one-rep max for your strength-based exercises - See your bests, gain insights, and see your progress visualized on detailed exercise pages - Track notes per-workout so you can easily reflect on gym sessions - Dark mode, and light mode supported - Uses HealthKit to export Maxine’s workout into iOS - Track your workouts through your Apple Watch or leverage AirPods Pro 3 to have a full-blown tracking session without your watch APPLE WATCH SUPPORT - Track detailed workout metrics - Use timers that automatically sync from your phone iOS INTEGRATIONS - Uses App Intents to support Siri and automations - Built with Live Activities so you can keep track of your workout from the lock screen and the dynamic island - Live Activities show your current exercise so you never forget what you were doing - Widgets to keep track of your monthly stats and streaks Download Maxine so you can start working out better today!

About

Progress

This app helps you plan and track your strength training workouts with a clean interface. Log sets, reps, and weight, and visualize your progress with personal records and charts. Stay consistent and motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Workout planning
  • Session tracking
  • Set, rep, and weight logging
  • Personal records
  • Progress charts
  • Weekly summaries
  • Widgets and Live Activities
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Progress is a premium workout planner and tracker designed to help you train with clarity and consistency. A workout companion that helps you show up, log your training, and see the wins add up. Create workout plans, start a session in seconds, and record sets, reps, and weight with a clean, distraction-free interface. Watch your progress build with personal records, charts, and weekly summaries. Track distance-based workouts, and keep your momentum going with widgets and Live Activities. Whether you’re just getting started or already deep into your routine, Progress keeps things simple and encouraging — so you can move more, feel stronger, and stay consistent. Privacy: https://prog.ress.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://prog.ress.co/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Strength Tracker4 screens
Progress4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Progress at every 2 days against Strength Tracker's weekly. Progress also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strength Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Progress sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Strength Tracker against 5.0 for Progress. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strength Tracker ships an update weekly, Progress every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Strength Tracker versus Progress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrength TrackerProgress
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdonnywals.com BVEff Corp

Customer experience

Strength Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Progress

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Strength Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Maxine Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Maxine Pro Yearly$25.991 Year
One-time1
  • Maxine Lifetime$49.99
4 purchases

Progress

Subscriptions4
  • English14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • English14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • English14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • English14 Days trial$150.001 Year

Questions

Is Strength Tracker free?
Strength Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strength Tracker or Progress?
Strength Tracker and Progress are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Strength Tracker or Progress have ads?
Neither Strength Tracker nor Progress shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strength Tracker or Progress?
Strength Tracker ships an update weekly, and Progress every 2 days. Most recently, Strength Tracker was updated on September 29, 2026 and Progress on October 1, 2026.

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