Comparison

PUSHBURN vs Mesos

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

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About

PUSHBURN

Features
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Stop Guessing. Start Growing. PushBurn is the ultimate workout tracker designed to be used while you train. Do not wait until you get home to log your progress. Record your sets active on the gym floor to ensure precision, accountability, and consistent gains. Whether you are a powerlifter, bodybuilder, or HIIT enthusiast, PushBurn acts as your digital spotter, keeping your history, rest timers, and targets right at your fingertips. KEY FEATURES Log As You Go Forget notebooks and notes apps. Our streamlined Active Session interface makes it effortless to input weights and reps immediately after you lift. Keep your focus on the iron, not the phone. Smart Rest Timers Never lose track of your rest periods again. The integrated timers in PushBurn start automatically between sets or circuits, keeping your intensity high and your workout efficient. Beat Your Records PushBurn shows you exactly what you lifted last time for every specific exercise. See your history live during your set, so you always know the number you need to beat to trigger progressive overload. Custom Routine Builder Build the perfect program. Create custom templates for Push Pull Legs, Full Body, or specialized circuits. Organize them into Bundles to manage different training blocks with ease. Visualize Your Progress Watch your strength skyrocket with beautiful, easy-to-read charts. Track volume, max weight, and consistency over time to stay motivated. WHY PUSHBURN? Zero Friction: Intuitive UI designed for sweaty hands and quick inputs. Flexible: Supports standard sets, supersets, dropsets, and circuits. Focused: Everything you need to train is on one screen. Download PushBurn today and turn every workout into data-driven progress. Privacy Policy: https://pushburn.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mesos

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Mesos is a mesocycle programmer for lifters who already train by volume landmarks and RIR. It builds a hypertrophy block, adds volume week to week, calls your deload, and โ€” unlike most apps โ€” shows you why it made each call. Programming you can audit Most autoregulation tools hand you a number and ask you to trust it. Mesos shows its work. Every time it adjusts your sets, it tells you what it read from your logs โ€” your RIR, your soreness, your performance trend โ€” and how that maps to a volume change. If you disagree, you override it. The app adapts to your decision; it doesn't argue. Built around volume landmarks Set your MEV (minimum effective volume) and MRV (maximum recoverable volume) per muscle group, or start from sensible defaults and tune as you go. Mesos starts each muscle near its MEV and progresses toward MRV across the block, then deloads before recovery debt stalls your progress. RIR-driven progression Log each set with reps, load, and reps in reserve. Mesos reads the trend across sessions and adjusts the next week's volume from your actual performance โ€” not a fixed template. Sets get added when you're recovering well, held when you're not, and pulled back when the data says you're at your ceiling. Deloads when you need them, not on a fixed calendar The app watches for the signals that precede a stall โ€” rising RIR at the same load, soreness that doesn't clear, performance flattening โ€” and proposes a deload when they accumulate. You confirm or push the block one more week. Your call, with the evidence in front of you. A logger that stays out of the way The free tier is a full training logger: exercises, sets, reps, load, RIR, and per-muscle volume totals. No trial timer, no nag screens. Log your training as long as you like. Upgrade only when you want the programmer to plan and autoregulate the block for you. Free tier - Full set and session logger - Per-muscle weekly volume totals - MEV/MRV reference per muscle group Mesos Pro ($9.99/month or $69.99/year, 7-day free trial on yearly) - Automated mesocycle programming, MEV to MRV - RIR-based weekly volume autoregulation - Deload detection with explained reasoning - Per-set and per-muscle progression history - Full manual override on every recommendation Built for intermediate and advanced lifters who train by the numbers. If you already think in volume landmarks, RIR targets, and recoverable volume, Mesos speaks your language. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/mesos-policies/terms-of-service-en.html Privacy Policy: https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/mesos-policies/privacy-policy-en.html

Screenshots

PUSHBURN2 screens
Mesos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mesos at none against PUSHBURN's shown. Mesos also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PUSHBURN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mesos sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PUSHBURN versus Mesos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPUSHBURNMesos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.513.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMattia ProserpioHasegi Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PUSHBURN

Subscriptions2
  • 7-Day Pro Access$4.997 Days
  • 3-Month Pro Access$39.993 Months
5 purchases

Mesos

Subscriptions2
  • Mesos Pro (Monthly)2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Mesos Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • Delts Specialization Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Arms Specialization Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Posterior Chain Pack2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is PUSHBURN free?
PUSHBURN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesos free?
Mesos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PUSHBURN or Mesos have ads?
PUSHBURN shows ads; Mesos does not.

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