Comparison

5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker vs AccountaBuild

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

Head to head
About

5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker

This app helps users follow the 5x5 strength training program with features like smart progression, customizable workouts, and detailed progress tracking. It offers automatic program generation, a plate calculator, and a rest timer to optimize lifting sessions. The design is clean and distraction-free, focusing on serious lifters.

Highlights
  • Automatic 5x5 program
  • Smart progressive overload
  • Customizable exercises and routines
  • Progress graphs and PR tracking
  • Plate calculator
  • Rest timer
Features
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Build maximum strength with the classic 5x5 workout program. This simple weight lifting tracker, smart strength progression log, and clean gym planner are built specifically for serious lifters and powerlifters. ► The Ultimate 5x5 Workout Routine The 5x5 program is a proven strength training method built around three full-body workouts per week. Each gym session focuses on core compound barbell lifts—squats, deadlifts, bench press, overhead press, and barbell rows—performed for 5 sets of 5 reps. With automatic progressive overload built in, you add weight consistently and keep getting stronger. ► No Ads. No Subscriptions. One-Time Purchase. • Try all Pro features during the free trial. • Unlock everything forever with a single, one-time lifetime purchase. • No ads, no recurring monthly subscription fees. • Complete data privacy: We collect no personal data. Your workout history stays on your device and personal iCloud. ► Go Beyond the Barbell The core lifts build your strength foundation, but real muscle growth comes from smart assistance work. This fitness log helps you break plateaus with: • 16 built-in accessory and assistance exercises • Custom exercises you can create yourself • Custom workout templates to save your favorite routines ► Highly Customizable Gym Log • Swap any main lift with your preferred variation (e.g., front squat, incline bench) • Build your own training days with main + accessory exercises ► Key Features for Maximum Gains • Automatic 5x5 Program with classic A/B workouts • Progressive overload logic that automatically calculates your next weight • Fast, intuitive lifting log so you stay focused on your sets • Progress graphs for every lift to track PRs and long-term trends • Barbell plate calculator for instant loading • Support for different bar weights (home gym vs. commercial gym) • Built-in automatic rest timer to keep workouts efficient • Warm-up & deload suggestions to train safely and break plateaus • Clean, distraction-free UI built for hardcore weight lifting Whether you want to build muscle, get strong, or find a clean barbell routine tracker, this 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker is your ultimate workout companion.

About

AccountaBuild

This fitness app fosters accountability through small, real-world groups. Track workouts, weigh-ins, and meals with friends, earning points and climbing ranks. Weekly races and group interactions encourage consistent progress.

Highlights
  • Group accountability with friends
  • Gamified fitness points and ranks
  • Weekly competitive races
  • Weekly sign-in ritual
  • In-app cheering and nudging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Private weight tracking
Features
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The workout app that makes quitting difficult. AccountaBuild is fitness accountability with the people you actually know. Join a small group: your friends, your gym buddies, your family. Every workout, weigh-in, and logged meal shows up for all of them. No followers, no influencers, no strangers. Just your people, watching you show up. EARN FITNESS POINTS. CLIMB THE RANKS. Every log earns Fitness Points, scored against goals you set yourself. Tougher goals are worth more. Climb a competitive ladder from Iron to Challenger, division by division, exactly like a ranked game. Miss a week and you slip. Your group will notice. That's the point. A WEEKLY RACE THAT RESETS EVERY MONDAY. The leaderboard isn't about who joined first. Everyone re-enters at zero each week. Streaks build multipliers. Hit checkpoints on your weight goal and bank points along the way, not just at the finish line. SIGN YOUR WEEK. Every Monday, hold to sign. A small ritual that tells your group you're in this week. Everyone sees who signed. Everyone sees who didn't. CHEER. NUDGE. CELEBRATE. Send hype when a teammate logs. Nudge them when they haven't. When someone hits their goal weight or jumps a rank tier, the whole group celebrates, automatically. SYNCS WHILE YOUR PHONE IS IN YOUR POCKET. Connect Apple Health and workouts appear on their own. Finish a session on your watch and your group sees it minutes later, before you've touched the app. Manual logging takes seconds when you'd rather type it. YOUR WEIGHT STAYS PRIVATE. Teammates see your workouts, streaks, points, and progress. Never your body weight. Health data is never sold, never used for ads, never shared. BUILT FOR SMALL, REAL GROUPS. • Group chat with your group's logs woven into the feed • Weekly report every Monday: what you earned and why • "See the math": every point is explainable, no black box • Badges for streaks, comebacks, goals crushed, and marathon weeks • Progress dashboards: you vs your group, week by week Nobody left behind. Sign your week. Show up.

Screenshots

5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker4 screens
AccountaBuild4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AccountaBuild at none against 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker's 1. AccountaBuild also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AccountaBuild asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AccountaBuild holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker has 71 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker versus AccountaBuild: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5x5 Workout Lifting TrackerAccountaBuild
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSeetha ThangarasaJake Finnegan

Customer experience

5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker

All ratings67 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

AccountaBuild

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker

One-time1
  • 5x5 Workout Pro features$9.99
None

AccountaBuild

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker free?
5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AccountaBuild free?
AccountaBuild is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker or AccountaBuild?
AccountaBuild is rated higher. 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while AccountaBuild averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker or AccountaBuild have ads?
Neither 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker nor AccountaBuild shows ads.

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