Comparison

Grip Strength vs PHATBOT

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

Head to head
About

Grip Strength

Track, test, and improve your hand and grip strength with detailed metrics. Log workouts, measure progress with dynamometer tests, and manage your equipment all in one place. Designed for athletes, climbers, and those in rehab.

Highlights
  • Personalized onboarding
  • Workout program templates
  • Fast workout logging
  • Dynamometer grip tests
  • Per-hand tracking
  • Built-in timer
  • Gear library
Features
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Ready to crush your grip goals? MrGripper is built for athletes, climbers, calisthenics athletes, martial artists, and anyone in rehab who wants to log, test, and improve hand strength—with clear numbers, not guesswork. What you can do • Your gear, your routines — Pick what you own and get 30 routines filtered to that gear, from beginner to elite. • Guided workouts — Press play: count-ins, live reps and holds, rest timers on the Lock Screen, and a PR celebration at the finish. • Exercise guides — Setup, cues and common mistakes for 35 movements, one tap away. • Fast workout logging — Reps, sets, notes, and grip-specific exercises in a few taps. • Dynamometer grip tests — Measure left, right, or both hands and see progress clearly. • Per-hand tracking — Log hands together or separately for more accurate trends. • Reps or timed holds — Max reps and max-duration holds, with a built-in timer for dead hangs and static holds. • Gear library — Grippers, hangboards, pinch blocks, wrist rollers and custom tools in one place. • Personal records — PRs that match how you actually train (exercise, equipment, load, hand). • Trends built from your real sets — Progress against your PR line, weekly volume, sessions per week, and hand symmetry over time. • Home and Lock Screen widgets — Today's plan, your streak, and your training week at a glance. • Share the wins — Turn a PR, a session, or a symmetry score into a clean image card. • Offline first — Log and review anywhere; no connection required. • Your setup — kg/lbs, light or dark mode, and settings that stay out of your way. What's free, what's Pro • Free: the routine library (browse and start), unlimited workouts and custom exercises, 5 pieces of equipment, dynamometer tests, 7- and 30-day trends, 30 days of history, and three saved routines. • Pro: per-equipment and per-load PRs, equipment photos, 90-day, 1-year and all-time windows, unlimited saved routines, and CSV export. Who it's for • Grip sport and heavy-gripper training • Climbers and boulderers working hangs, pinch, and contact strength • Strength athletes who want carry and pull strength when it counts • Martial artists focused on grip in grappling and holds • Rehab and return-to-training—steady, measurable progress Why MrGripper • Purpose-built for hand and grip work—not a generic gym log bolted onto “grip.” • Native, uncluttered iOS UI so you spend time training, not hunting through menus. • Reliable logging and PR logic you can trust when you're chasing real numbers. Train your grip with the same focus you bring to everything else. Terms of Use: https://domanovdev.com/mrgripper/terms Privacy Policy: https://domanovdev.com/mrgripper/privacy

About

PHATBOT

This fitness assistant helps you understand your progress beyond just the scale. Log your training, track performance, and gain clear feedback on your strength and weight-loss journey. It analyzes your workouts to highlight meaningful improvements and celebrate your achievements.

Highlights
  • Track strength and weight-loss progress
  • Analyze workout performance
  • Identify meaningful improvements
  • Recognize personal bests and achievements
  • Monitor body-weight trends
  • Log training consistency
Features
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KNOW YOU’RE IMPROVING. Most fitness apps tell you what you did. PHATBOT helps you understand whether you’re actually making progress. PHATBOT is a fitness robot assistant built to make strength and weight-loss progress easier to see. Log your training, track your performance and get clear feedback based on the work you actually did. SEE REAL PROGRESS Progress isn’t just the number on the scale. PHATBOT helps you recognize meaningful improvements including: • More weight lifted • More reps at the same weight • Personal bests • Progressive overload • Completed rep targets • Training consistency • Body-weight trends • Nutrition and recovery context LEARN FROM YOUR WORKOUTS Your workout history should tell you more than what exercises you completed. PHATBOT analyzes your training so you can better understand what went well, where you’re improving and what deserves your attention next. CELEBRATE THE WINS Personal bests and meaningful improvements deserve recognition. PHATBOT makes progress easier to see and adds a little fun with challenges and recognition like Beast of the Day and Beast of the Week. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE You don’t need perfect workouts or an extreme diet to make progress. PHATBOT is built around consistent training, sustainable weight loss and getting stronger over time. Every workout gives you information. PHATBOT helps you understand it. STOP LOGGING. START LEARNING. Know what’s improving. See the progress you might be missing. Train with more purpose. Beep boop. Let’s get stronger.

Screenshots

Grip Strength4 screens
PHATBOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PHATBOT at 100% against Grip Strength's 0%. PHATBOT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Grip Strength sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PHATBOT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PHATBOT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Grip Strength's written reviews are positive against 100% of PHATBOT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grip Strength ships an update every 4 weeks, PHATBOT every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grip Strength versus PHATBOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrip StrengthPHATBOT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRinalds DomanovsEric Parent

Customer experience

Grip Strength

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PHATBOT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Grip Strength

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly$29.991 Year
None

PHATBOT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grip Strength free?
Grip Strength is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHATBOT free?
PHATBOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grip Strength or PHATBOT?
PHATBOT is rated higher. Grip Strength averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PHATBOT averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Grip Strength or PHATBOT have ads?
Neither Grip Strength nor PHATBOT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grip Strength or PHATBOT?
Grip Strength ships an update every 4 weeks, and PHATBOT every 11 days. Most recently, Grip Strength was updated on October 15, 2026 and PHATBOT on October 9, 2026.

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