FocusLift vs Stone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusLift
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FocusLift is your all-in-one fitness companion designed to help you create, schedule, and track personalized workout plans. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced lifter, it keeps your training organized and your progress visible. Stay consistent with your goals by planning every detail of your workouts—from exercise selection to reps, sets, and rest. Build routines tailored to your needs and evolve them as you get stronger. Features: • Custom Workout Plans – Build your own training plans by selecting from a wide library of exercises, grouped by category and muscle group. • Schedule Training Days – Organize your weekly training split and stay on track with a built-in workout calendar. Start workouts directly from scheduled sessions. • Track Progress – Log your sets, reps, weights, distance, duration, and more. Monitor your improvements over time and adjust your goals as needed. • Rich Exercise Library – Discover a variety of exercises with clear instructions and categorization to target specific muscle groups or training goals. • Create and Edit Goals – Set and update training objectives such as weight lifted, number of reps, or time spent on cardio. • Log Results Manually – Missed a workout or want to backfill data? Add training results manually with full flexibility. • iCloud Sync – Your data is securely stored and automatically synchronized across your Apple devices via iCloud. • Fully Private – No account required, no third-party integrations. All your data stays on your device or in your iCloud, only accessible to you. • Minimal, Focused Interface – Clean and distraction-free design that keeps you focused on your training and progress.FocusLift is your all-in-one fitness companion designed to help you create, schedule, and track personalized workout plans. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced lifter, FocusLift keeps your training organized and your progress visible. FocusLift empowers you to take control of your fitness journey by providing you with the tools to plan, log, and refine your workouts, without any unnecessary distractions or clutter. Whether you train at the gym or home, this app helps you stay organized, track your growth, and achieve your goals.
Stone
This app is a dedicated tracker for the 5x5 barbell strength training program. It guides you through weight selection, plate loading, rest periods, and progression. Your data is stored locally, and you can import existing history for free.
- Automatic progression and deloads
- Customizable sets, reps, and weight jumps
- Plate calculator for loading
- Guided warm-up sets and rest timer
- Lift substitution and accessory work
- History, progress, and PR tracking
- Local data storage and export
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Stone is a clean, modern tracker for the 5x5 barbell strength program – squat, bench press, barbell row, overhead press, and deadlift. No account, no ads, and no subscription. Fully free. Stone tells you exactly what to do: which weight to lift, the plates to load, when to rest, and when to add weight or deload. Log each set in a tap, then watch your strength climb over weeks and months. SWITCHING APPS? KEEP YOUR HISTORY Importing your existing lifting history is free, forever. Your past workouts and current weights come across in seconds, so you pick up exactly where you left off, no starting over. WHAT STONE DOES • Automatic progression – add weight when you succeed, deload after repeated misses, or set your own increment and deload rules • Programs your way – run 5x5, 3x5, 1x5, or 3x8, and tune the sets, reps, and weight jump for each lift • Plate calculator showing exactly what to load per side, in lb or kg • Guided warmup sets before your working weight • Rest timer between working sets • Swap any lift – substitutes inherit your weight, plate math, and PRs • Accessory work – add chin-ups, dips, or curls alongside your main lifts • History, progress, and PRs – weekly volume, streaks, and PR-aware charts • Make it yours – light or dark, four accent colors, alternate app icons, lb or kg YOU OWN YOUR DATA Your data lives on your device. Export a full backup anytime, your training history is always yours to keep and take with you. We never lock you out of your own data. That's it. No subscriptions, ever. No ads, ever. Free forever. Family Sharing is supported. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up and no account required. Stone collects only anonymous, aggregate usage data to improve the app – never your identity, and never sold.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusLift at none against Stone's 1. FocusLift also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusLift asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocusLift ships an update every 8 days, Stone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusLift | Stone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Zolotov | Signal Creative, LLC |
In-app purchases
FocusLift
No in-app purchases
Stone
- Unlimited Workout Tracking$9.99









