Comparison

MaxPlate vs Augment

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

Head to head
About

MaxPlate

Features
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MaxPlate is your ultimate lifting companion, designed to simplify and enhance your strength training. Whether you're tracking personal records, calculating optimal weights for your workouts, or managing your barbell and plate inventory, MaxPlate has you covered. Features: Lift Tracking: Log and track your workouts with ease, keeping all your progress in one place. Smart Weight Calculations: Effortlessly calculate the perfect weight for strength, hypertrophy, and endurance training goals. Equipment Manager: Manage your gym equipment inventory, including plates, barbells, and clamps, ensuring you’re always ready for your next lift. Customizable Settings: Choose between metric (kg) and imperial (lbs) units, select your clamps, and pick your preferred barbell for precision calculations. Clean and Intuitive Design: Navigate through a user-friendly interface designed with lifters in mind. Maximize your potential with MaxPlateβ€”your personal weightlifting assistant. Perfect for beginners, enthusiasts, and professional athletes alike. Start lifting smarter today!

About

Augment

Features
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The app that coaches, not just counts. Augment is a workout tracker built by a certified personal trainer who got tired of apps that log sets but don't help you get stronger. It tracks your training, remembers what you lifted last time, and tells you when it's time to push harder - based on real exercise science, not arbitrary rules. PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD ENGINE Stop guessing when to add weight. Augment tracks your performance across workouts using volume landmarks (MEV/MRV) from evidence-based training science. It tells you when to increase load, add sets, or take a deload - automatically. FAST, SMART LOGGING - Start from a saved plan or go freeform - same clean card-based UI - Auto-populates weight and reps from your last workout - Built-in rest timer between sets - Supersets, circuits, EMOM, Tabata, and intervals - Plate calculator with competition plate colors - Voice dictation for workout notes TRACK EVERYTHING - Workout history with weekly volume charts - Per-exercise stats and progression trends - RPE tracking per set - 180+ exercises across 8 categories - Manual entry and XLSX import FOR TRAINERS Manage multiple clients from one account. Invite clients, track their workouts, import their history. AI FEATURES (EXPERIMENTAL) - On-device rep counting via camera pose estimation - Form tracking with body overlay - All AI processing happens on your phone - no video leaves your device Built by a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach. Start your free 30-day trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nhaynes84.github.io/augment-legal/legal/privacy

Screenshots

MaxPlate4 screens
Augment4 screens

Verdict

The call

MaxPlate and Augment are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MaxPlate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Augment sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MaxPlate versus Augment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxPlateAugment
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 β€” better16.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek RobatiIronClan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MaxPlate

One-time1
  • MaxPlate Pro$2.99
2 purchases

Augment

Subscriptions2
  • Augment Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Augment Premium1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is MaxPlate free?
MaxPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Augment free?
Augment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MaxPlate or Augment have ads?
Neither MaxPlate nor Augment shows ads.

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