Cables vs Unit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Cables
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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 friendsβ training, and see progress clearly over time. Hereβs 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.
Unit
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Cables | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks β better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Waldon | Efe Eren Can BakΔ±r |
In-app purchases
Cables
No in-app purchases
Unit
No in-app purchases









