Comparison

ELVT vs Mesos

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

Head to head
About

ELVT

Features
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ELVT โ€“ Hypertrophy by Design Unlock maximum muscle growth with ELVT, the evidence-based workout tracker, mesocycle planner, and AI Hypertrophy Coach built for serious lifters and bodybuilders. Eliminate the guesswork: ELVT combines exercise science with volume auto-regulation and virtual coaching to plan, run, and analyze hypertrophy phases (mesocycles) tailored to you โ€“ and in Circles you train together with other lifters. Key Capabilities & Features: AI Hypertrophy Coach & Blueprint Builder โ€ข Sports Science Coaching: Progressive overload advice and live workout analysis based on your training data, volume landmarks, and joint health. โ€ข Smart Blueprint Builder: Describe your schedule, joint issues, or muscle priorities, and the coach creates a balanced, joint-friendly microcycle. Refine it in conversation or swap exercises from your catalog. Circles: Train Together โ€ข Gym Floor is everyone's Circle. Join public Circles on any topic or create private, invite-only ones with your training partners. Private Circles and messages are end-to-end encrypted. โ€ข Share records, workout summaries, and posts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more โ€“ their videos play right in the feed. โ€ข React, comment, follow lifters, and send private messages. Posts, comments, and messages in another language are translated on your phone. โ€ข Safe by design: community rules, a word filter, reporting and blocking, profiles private by default, 16+. Circles are free. Progress Photos & Videos โ€ข In-app camera with a pose outline for your build, your last photo faintly overlaid, and a self-timer. โ€ข Compare first and latest with a slider, plus your bodyweight change and the weeks between. โ€ข Private: never in your gallery, only in your own backup if you want. Free. Evidence-Based Mesocycle Planning โ€ข Periodized Phases: Multi-week accumulation blocks with progressive overload and planned deloads. Save drafts and prioritize muscle groups. โ€ข Volume Landmarks: Track your sets against MEV, MAV, and MRV. Intelligent Auto-Regulation โ€ข Volume Feedback: Rate soreness, joint pain, pump, and workload after each session to set next week's sets automatically. โ€ข Target RIR & Rep Limits: Reps in Reserve (RIR) targets and rep caps keep every set effective and prevent junk volume. Modern Workout Tracker โ€ข Live Session Bar: Stopwatch, exercise progress, and one tap back to your active workout. โ€ข Smart Rest Timers: Automatic countdowns between sets with sound and notifications. โ€ข Complete Logging: Weights, reps, RIR, warmup sets, dropsets, and notes. โ€ข Training Reminders: A reminder on your training days. Analytics, Heatmaps & Records โ€ข Muscle Heatmaps: 2D anatomy maps show which muscles are primed for growth and which need recovery. โ€ข Progress Charts: Volume curves, muscle group distribution, and daily fatigue trends. โ€ข PRs & Achievements: Personal records with volume PR tracking and shareable badges. Hypertrophy Knowledge Base โ€ข Evidence-based articles on hypertrophy science, program design, technique, fatigue, and recovery, in your language. Privacy-First, Offline & Flexible โ€ข Offline-First: Training works 100% offline on a fast local database; Circles need a connection. โ€ข Private & Secure: Your training data stays on your device, with optional cloud backup. Circles content is stored online so it can be shared. โ€ข ELVT Pro (optional): Ad-free, full daily AI Coach quotas, and custom blueprints. โ€ข Your Way: Dark, Light, or System theme, 12+ languages, kg or lbs. Take control of your hypertrophy journey. Download ELVT and build muscle with scientific precision! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://elvthypertrophy.com/privacy

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Mesos

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Mesos is a mesocycle programmer for lifters who already train by volume landmarks and RIR. It builds a hypertrophy block, adds volume week to week, calls your deload, and โ€” unlike most apps โ€” shows you why it made each call. Programming you can audit Most autoregulation tools hand you a number and ask you to trust it. Mesos shows its work. Every time it adjusts your sets, it tells you what it read from your logs โ€” your RIR, your soreness, your performance trend โ€” and how that maps to a volume change. If you disagree, you override it. The app adapts to your decision; it doesn't argue. Built around volume landmarks Set your MEV (minimum effective volume) and MRV (maximum recoverable volume) per muscle group, or start from sensible defaults and tune as you go. Mesos starts each muscle near its MEV and progresses toward MRV across the block, then deloads before recovery debt stalls your progress. RIR-driven progression Log each set with reps, load, and reps in reserve. Mesos reads the trend across sessions and adjusts the next week's volume from your actual performance โ€” not a fixed template. Sets get added when you're recovering well, held when you're not, and pulled back when the data says you're at your ceiling. Deloads when you need them, not on a fixed calendar The app watches for the signals that precede a stall โ€” rising RIR at the same load, soreness that doesn't clear, performance flattening โ€” and proposes a deload when they accumulate. You confirm or push the block one more week. Your call, with the evidence in front of you. A logger that stays out of the way The free tier is a full training logger: exercises, sets, reps, load, RIR, and per-muscle volume totals. No trial timer, no nag screens. Log your training as long as you like. Upgrade only when you want the programmer to plan and autoregulate the block for you. Free tier - Full set and session logger - Per-muscle weekly volume totals - MEV/MRV reference per muscle group Mesos Pro ($9.99/month or $69.99/year, 7-day free trial on yearly) - Automated mesocycle programming, MEV to MRV - RIR-based weekly volume autoregulation - Deload detection with explained reasoning - Per-set and per-muscle progression history - Full manual override on every recommendation Built for intermediate and advanced lifters who train by the numbers. If you already think in volume landmarks, RIR targets, and recoverable volume, Mesos speaks your language. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/mesos-policies/terms-of-service-en.html Privacy Policy: https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/mesos-policies/privacy-policy-en.html

Screenshots

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Mesos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mesos at none against ELVT's shown. Mesos also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ELVT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mesos sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ELVT versus Mesos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELVTMesos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size181 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTimo WeberHasegi Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ELVT

Subscriptions2
  • ELVT Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ELVT Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
5 purchases

Mesos

Subscriptions2
  • Mesos Pro (Monthly)2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Mesos Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • Delts Specialization Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Arms Specialization Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Posterior Chain Pack2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is ELVT free?
ELVT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesos free?
Mesos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ELVT or Mesos have ads?
ELVT shows ads; Mesos does not.

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