Comparison

TreadSpan vs SwoleX

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

Head to head
About

TreadSpan

This app simplifies tracking steps for treadmill desk users, automatically logging activity without manual session input. It provides detailed step metrics and syncs with Apple Health for organized fitness data.

Highlights
  • Automatic treadmill session logging
  • Distinguishes treadmill steps from other activity
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Open source with Github code available
  • Supports treadmills with app capabilities
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Treadmill desk users have different needs than treadmill users. Treadspan was built for the walking pad use case. Someone that wants to track their steps throughout the day without being a slave to an app to log each session. This app coupled with a $17 chip, you can buy off Amazon - your treadmill sessions will be automatically stored in memory and ready for sync whenever you choose—no need to log each session individually. This means you can focus on your work instead of logging each workout. Treadspan also provides detailed step metrics, distinguishing between treadmill activity and other sources, and syncs directly with Apple Health to keep your fitness data organized. Supports most treadmills that have app capabilities. Take control of your treadmill tracking with Treadspan—sync when you want, not after every session! Treadspan is open source and full source code is available on Github. The hope is this project will gain traction and other people will add firmware for other treadmills overtime.

About

SwoleX

Log workouts, track lifts, and analyze your performance with detailed history and charts. Plan meals with AI-generated targets and grocery lists based on your diet and goals. Share your progress and discover routines from others.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Personal performance records and charts
  • AI-driven workout generation
  • AI-powered macro and calorie targets
  • Customizable meal plans with grocery lists
  • Social feed to share and discover workouts
  • Workout scaling for shared routines
Features
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SwoleX is the workout app built for lifters who actually show up. Log your training, share it to your feed, and watch others hit your exact routine — with weights automatically scaled to their own history. That's the SwoleX loop: post a workout, someone taps DO WORKOUT, and they're training your program in seconds. TRACK EVERY LIFT Log sets, reps, and weight with a clean, fast interface built for use between sets — not after the gym. Your history builds automatically into a personal performance record with streaks, PRs, and volume charts. EAT LIKE YOU TRAIN Log food in seconds — search the food library or pull from your saved My Foods. Pick a diet style — Balanced, High Protein, Keto, Low Carb, Mediterranean, Endurance, or Zone — add your goal and activity level, and SwoleX sets your daily calorie and macro targets for you. Pro adds barcode scanning and describe-a-meal AI that breaks down the macros for you. MEAL PLANS BUILT AROUND YOUR MACROS Tell Kevin your diet style and the foods you actually eat, choose which meals to plan — even just dinner — and get a multi-day plan with a grocery list in real shopping quantities: a dozen eggs, a pint of berries, 3.5 lb of chicken. Adjust any portion, then log a single item, a whole meal, or the whole day. Export any plan as a clean PDF to print or share. TRAIN WITH KEVIN — YOUR AI STRENGTH COACH Tap TRAIN WITH KEVIN and he assembles a session tailored to your training history, goals, and how you're feeling that day. Every set is pre-scaled to your actual strength — no guessing, no math. ASK KEVIN — AND GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER Kevin reads your log, so ask him about it. "Why has my incline bench gone backwards?" He checks your real sets, your weekly volume and your gym's equipment, then answers with the numbers in front of him — and if the fix is a whole day, he builds it on the spot. DO WORKOUTS FROM THE FEED Every post in SwoleX is executable. See a chest day you like? Tap DO WORKOUT and run it yourself — weights automatically adjust to your level. Your results link back to the original, giving the creator credit and building their following. LIFT TOGETHER, LIVE Training with someone? Start a live session and invite them. You each run the same workout with weights scaled to your own strength, so you're on the same exercise without lifting the same numbers. Watch each other's sets land live, and finish on a shared recap crediting everyone. PROGRAMS & PREMIUM CONTENT Browse structured programs from coaches and top creators. Follow a 5-day split, an 8-week strength block, or a conditioning circuit — and execute every session directly from the app. SHARE YOUR WINS Auto-generated share cards let you blast your completed workouts to Instagram Stories, TikTok, and Snapchat. Every post drives new users back into the app. FREE — NO CREDIT CARD NEEDED • Unlimited workout logging • Full exercise library • Workout history, PRs, and volume charts • Food logging & saved My Foods library • Daily calorie and macro targets • Automatic Google Drive backup • Social feed + DO WORKOUT from any post • Live workouts with friends — real-time sets, shared recap • Rest timer • 1 AI use per week — Kevin workout or AI-parsed log SWOLEX PRO — $9.99/month or $79.99/year • Unlimited AI — Kevin workouts & AI-parsed logs • Ask Kevin — chat about your training; he reads your log and builds the fix • Barcode scanning & describe-a-meal AI food logging • Kevin-built meal plans with grocery lists • Kevin's training analysis — calibration, momentum, and an action plan for the week ahead • Kevin scales every shared workout to your actual strength • Premium SwoleX programs • CSV data export Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://swolex.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://swolex.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

TreadSpan3 screens
SwoleX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TreadSpan at none against SwoleX's 2. SwoleX's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SwoleX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TreadSpan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TreadSpan against 5.0 for SwoleX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TreadSpan ships an update monthly, SwoleX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TreadSpan versus SwoleX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreadSpanSwoleX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake RobertsonRyan Pisani

Customer experience

TreadSpan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SwoleX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TreadSpan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SwoleX

Subscriptions2
  • SwoleX Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SwoleX Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TreadSpan free?
TreadSpan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwoleX free?
SwoleX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TreadSpan or SwoleX?
TreadSpan and SwoleX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TreadSpan or SwoleX have ads?
Neither TreadSpan nor SwoleX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TreadSpan or SwoleX?
TreadSpan ships an update monthly, and SwoleX every 4 days. Most recently, TreadSpan was updated on September 29, 2026 and SwoleX on October 8, 2026.

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