5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker vs TimeCap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic 5x5 program
- Smart progressive overload
- Customizable exercises and routines
- Progress graphs and PR tracking
- Plate calculator
- Rest timer
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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.
TimeCap
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A gym clock that fits in your pocket. TimeCap looks and works like the LED timer bolted to the wall of a good gym. Huge seven-segment digits, red on black, readable from the other end of the room. Prop your phone against a water bottle and it just works. TIMING YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRUST The clock is driven by real time, not by counting ticks — so it stays correct when you lock your phone, switch apps, or take a call mid-workout. Come back and it is exactly where it should be. No drift, no catching up, no restarting a set because the timer lost its place. IT NEVER DUCKS YOUR MUSIC Every cue is a short buzzer mixed over your music at full volume. Nothing dips, nothing pauses, nothing fades. Five volume levels, like the timers bolted to the wall. If you have ever abandoned a timer app because it kept interrupting your playlist, this is the one rule TimeCap will not break. IT KEEPS CALLING WHILE YOUR PHONE IS LOCKED Lock it, pocket it, and the cues keep coming on schedule. The workout also lives on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island — segment, round and time remaining, without opening anything. EVERY WORKOUT, NOT JUST THE COMMON ONES AMRAP, EMOM, 10 Min OTM, For Time, Tabata, Inverse Tabata, Intervals, Stopwatch — all free, all with a get-ready countdown you control, and each one counting up or down as you prefer. And when a preset does not fit: the Builder. Name your own blocks, set each one's length and colour, mark it as work or rest, and repeat the whole sequence for as many rounds as you like. Sprint, rest, hold. Run, transition, station. Most timers only understand work and rest. This one understands your workout. TURN IT SIDEWAYS Landscape becomes gym mode: one huge readout, rounds on the left, time on the right, exactly like the wall unit. Set it down and read it from anywhere. ALSO INSIDE Rep counter: a full-screen tap target you can hit without looking History: every finished workout, with your weekly and monthly totals Share a finish card that looks like a photo of the clock Haptics that mirror every cue, so you feel it as well as hear it Works completely offline. No account. No sign-up. Nothing to set up. NO ADS. NOT ONE. Not a banner, not a video, not a watch-this-to-unlock. A timer you stare at mid-workout is exactly the wrong place for an advert, and it always will be. TIMECAP PRO $12.99 once, yours for good. Unlimited custom timers, and one-tap repeat of any workout in your history. No subscription. The free app is a complete gym timer, not a demo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker at none against TimeCap's shown. 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeCap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | 5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker | TimeCap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seetha Thangarasa | JMNX Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
5x5 Workout Lifting Tracker
- 5x5 Workout Pro features$9.99
TimeCap
- TimeCap Pro$12.99
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