Comparison

Elevate vs VALENS

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

Head to head
About

Elevate

This app is a flexible workout tracker designed for experienced lifters to quickly log exercises, reference past attempts, and monitor progress. It offers real-time PR detection, social features to train with friends, and detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Flexible workout logging
  • Automatic PR detection
  • Real-time social lifting features
  • Progress analytics
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Nutrition and body weight logging
Features
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Elevate is the fastest workout tracker, gym log, and AI coach for serious lifters. Track every set, rep, and PR in one tap. Built for strength training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and hypertrophy. For lifters who already know what they are doing. No videos. No fluff. A workout log that keeps up with you mid set, and an optional AI personal trainer if you want one. LOG HOW YOU ACTUALLY TRAIN Start with a blank program and log exercises as you go. No rigid templates. Add, swap, or remove anytime. Your history follows the exercise, not the program. Perfect for push pull legs, upper lower, bro split, full body, or any custom routine. WORKOUT TRACKER BUILT FOR SPEED One tap set logging. Smart rest timer. Plate calculator. Warmup tracking. Rep quality rating. Every screen is built so you can log a set, lock your phone, and get back to the bar. APPLE WATCH GYM COMPANION Heart rate per set, automatically. Log sets from your wrist. Seamless iPhone and Watch sync. HR zones, peak HR, and per set averages. AUTOMATIC PR DETECTION Personal records detected as they happen. Estimated 1RM (e1RM), max weight, max reps, and volume PRs across every exercise. Every milestone gets celebrated. PROGRESS ANALYTICS AND CHARTS Track e1RM, weight, training volume, and heart rate trends with interactive charts and date range filtering. See exactly when you stalled, when you broke through, and what changed. AI COACH (NEW IN VERSION 2.1) An optional AI personal trainer in your pocket. Short, in session coaching cues tuned to the set you just did. A chat tab for training, form, recovery, and nutrition questions. Voice consultations so you can talk through your goals out loud. Pick a built in coaching personality or build your own custom AI coach. Cues fade, chat lives in its own tab, and the AI never blocks logging. SMART WEEK MANAGEMENT Programs auto advance weekly with your structure intact. Skip sessions, add exercises, rearrange the week, all without breaking your workout history. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS See when friends are lifting. Watch their sets live. Send emotes. Get notified the moment they hit a PR. NUTRITION AND BODY WEIGHT Log body weight and macros alongside your strength training. FREE Flexible logging with any metric combination, 3 programs, 30 day history, automatic PR detection, Apple Watch heart rate, live social features, music integration, Live Activity. ELEVATE BASIC Everything in Free, plus unlimited programs and routines, full lifetime history, advanced progress charts, advanced heart rate analytics, and program export and import. ELEVATE AI PRO Everything in Basic, plus the full AI coach: in session cues, chat tab, custom AI coaches you build yourself, voice consultations, and AI powered Progress analysis of your last several weeks of training. BUILT BY LIFTERS, FOR LIFTERS Most workout trackers are built for general fitness. Elevate is built for lifters who care about progressive overload, e1RM, working sets, and RIR. Whether you run 5x5, PPL, upper lower, a hypertrophy block, or a powerlifting peak, Elevate gets out of the way and lets you train. SUBSCRIPTIONS Elevate Basic: $6.99 per month or $59.99 per year. Elevate AI Pro: $19.99 per month or $179.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage in Settings, Apple ID. Privacy Policy: https://trainwithforge.fit/elevate/privacy Terms of Service: https://trainwithforge.fit/elevate/terms

About

VALENS

Features
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VALENS is a workout tracker built for people who take the gym seriously. TRACK EVERYTHING Log sets, reps, weight, drop sets and cardio. Your personal records update themselves as you go, so progress is never a guess. SMART COACH A weekly muscle-group snapshot spots the groups you skip and the lifts stuck at the same weight, then tells you what to train next. 700+ EXERCISES A full library with target muscles, equipment and instructions — plus demo photos for the Mr. VALENS program. ROUTINES & PROGRAMS Build your own or follow a structured program: Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, full-body and more. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Follow your friends' workouts, like their sessions, and climb the leaderboards by total volume and distance. ACHIEVEMENTS & RECAPS Badges, streaks and weekly summaries keep the momentum going. Works offline — log in the gym with no signal and it syncs later. Free to download. Some training programs are optional one-time purchases.

Screenshots

Elevate4 screens
VALENS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VALENS at 15.0 against Elevate's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Elevate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and VALENS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elevate ships an update weekly, VALENS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Elevate versus VALENS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElevateVALENS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightbox Studios LLCMatija Velickovic

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Elevate

Subscriptions6
  • Elevate Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Elevate Base$6.991 Month
  • Elevate AI Pro$19.991 Month
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  • Elevate Pro (Annual)$34.991 Year
  • Elevate Base$49.991 Year
  • Elevate AI Pro7 Days trial$143.991 Year
10 purchases

VALENS

One-time10
  • Apex Push Pull Legs$3.99
  • Upper / Lower Power$3.99
  • PHUL — Power & Hypertrophy$3.99
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  • Iron Foundation — 5x5$3.99
  • Peak Power — 3x3$3.99
  • Forge Strength & Conditioning$3.99
  • Hypertrophy Engine$4.99
  • Powerbuilder's Path$4.99
  • Be VALENS$7.99
  • Learn or Perish$7.99

Questions

Is Elevate free?
Elevate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VALENS free?
VALENS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elevate or VALENS have ads?
Neither Elevate nor VALENS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elevate or VALENS?
Elevate ships an update weekly, and VALENS every 10 days. Most recently, Elevate was updated on October 1, 2026 and VALENS on October 13, 2026.

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