Comparison

Cables vs Unit

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

Head to head
About

Cables

Features
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Track your workouts, follow your friends, and make progressive overload easier to understand with Cables. Cables is a simple, social gym tracker built for people who want a clean workout log without unnecessary complexity. Log your sets, track personal records, explore your friends’ training, and see progress clearly over time. Here’s what you can do with Cables: β–  Log every set Track exercises, sets, reps, and weight in a focused workout logging interface made for quick updates. β–  Progressive overload Track personal records across your strongest weights with a three-tier PR system, helping you see progress beyond your heaviest weight. β–  Train with your friends Follow friends, view their sessions, browse their exercises and programs, and understand how their training is progressing. β–  Share your progress Cables is built around clear social profiles. Your progress is easy for friends to see, and their progress is easy for you to follow. β–  Copy sets from past workouts Pull weight and reps from previous sessions when logging an exercise. Use the workout history that is most useful, not just the most recent session. β–  Create your routines Build programs and templates so your workouts are organised, repeatable, and easy to start. β–  Customize your exercise library Create and manage your own exercises so your library reflects how you actually train. Cables is for people who want a simple workout tracker, a clean gym log, and a more thoughtful way to track progress with friends.

About

Unit

Features
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Log a set in 3 seconds and get back under the bar. Your weights from last time are already filled in β€” confirm, adjust, done. Paste your program and your working numbers are ready from day one. No account. No ads. No social feed. Your training stays on your iPhone. A gym notebook, not a platform. Unit requires a paid purchase after setup. Weekly, monthly, and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Optional Lifetime appears only if available. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. There is no free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unitlift.app/privacy

Screenshots

Cables4 screens
Unit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cables at every 2 weeks against Unit's every 6 weeks. Cables also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cables ships an update every 2 weeks, Unit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Cables versus Unit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCablesUnit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size78 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan WaldonEfe Eren Can BakΔ±r

In-app purchases

None

Cables

No in-app purchases

None

Unit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cables free?
Cables is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unit free?
Unit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cables or Unit have ads?
Neither Cables nor Unit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cables or Unit?
Cables ships an update every 2 weeks, and Unit every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cables was updated on October 30, 2026 and Unit on October 25, 2026.

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