Barbell App vs Aquiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barbell App
Easily log and track your weightlifting or CrossFit workouts with a simple interface. Quickly create custom routines by typing or pasting, and generate workouts based on your goals. Ideal for serious gym-goers focused on progress.
- Effortless workout logging
- Copy-paste workout routines
- AI workout generation
- Percentage tracking for weightlifters
- CrossFit AMRAP support
- Customizable exercise input
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This workout tracker app is not like all the other apps. You can easily write or copy and paste a workout and that's it. Without the tedious process that other apps have to add or create workouts. For weightlifters, Crossfitters, or any gym goer. Keeping track of your workouts is the key to progress. What makes this app different is how easy it is to write or create a workout. Most apps complicate this process by adding many steps. For example: select from a list of exercises; if your exercise is not on the list you need to create it. Then you need to add each set and repetitions and most don't include percentages. If you find a workout you like online you can easily copy and paste it—no need to go too many steps to add your workouts. If you don't know what workout to do you can ask it to create a workout. If you are a weightlifter following periodized programs then this is the only app out there that easily tracks and calculates percentages. Example workout: Backsquat 3 set of 5 reps at 80% increasing 5% each set of my max of 200 pounds. Example CrossFit workout: AMRAP 15: 10 burpees, 10 sit-ups, 10 air squats. Example prompt: Generate a workout for the upper body. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Aquiles
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Aquiles is a training notebook: log every set without friction, track your progress, and train with a plan built for you. Works offline, no account needed. ROUTINES · Answer a few questions and Aquiles builds you a plan · Create your own routines and order them however you like · Hundreds of exercises, each with a movement animation DURING YOUR WORKOUT · Log weight, reps, time, or distance in two taps · See what you lifted last time, without searching for it · Rest timer and Live Activity on your Lock Screen · Detects your personal records on its own APPLE WATCH · Full watch app: start, log sets, finish, or cancel your workout from your wrist · Start on your iPhone and it opens on your Watch automatically, and vice versa · Live rest timer, elapsed time, and heart rate · Animated preview of every exercise, synced to your Watch · Weight in kg or lb, or duration for cardio — without reaching for your phone PROGRESS · Strength, volume, and estimated 1RM charts per exercise · Weight tracking with body fat, muscle, water, and measurements · Progress photos with a before/after comparison · Complete, searchable history PLAN AHEAD · Calendar with recurring routines and one-off workouts · Reminders before each session · Add them to your iOS calendar if you want · iCloud sync across your devices · English and Spanish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aquiles at weekly against Barbell App's every 6 weeks. Barbell App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Barbell App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Aquiles sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barbell App ships an update every 6 weeks, Aquiles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barbell App | Aquiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreina Friedman | Leandro Santiago |
In-app purchases
Barbell App
- Premium Features14 Days trial$3.991 Month
Aquiles
- Nice Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$2.99
- Amazing Tip$5.99
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- Aquiles Pro$9.99









