Comparison

Barley vs Kheper App

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

Head to head
About

Barley

Features
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Barley is no-frills workout tracking app for serious lifters. **Features** - Exercise library - Create custom exercises - Barbell plate convenience calculator - 4 different 1 rep max calculators to choose from - Personal Record (PR) tracking for weight, reps, and volume - RPE tracking - Timed exercises - Workout statistics - Workout history - Customer rest timers (including the ability to have RPE-specific rest timers)

About

Kheper App

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Kheper is a workout editor. Blank page, you fill it in. No pre-made routines, no algorithm picking exercises for you. Every workout is a document. Drop in exercises, notes, YouTube videos, photos, and rearrange by dragging. Save any workout as a template if you want to reuse it. EXERCISES Reps and weight, duration, distance, or any combination. Supersets and circuits. Create your own exercises with muscle groups and instructions. REST TIMER Auto-starts between sets. Shows on Dynamic Island and your lock screen. HISTORY Past workouts, progress charts, automatic PR detection. SYNC iCloud across devices (optional). Apple Health. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lockeddb.github.io/kheper-legal/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Barley4 screens
Kheper App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barley at none against Kheper App's 3. Barley also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kheper App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Barley asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barley ships an update fortnightly, Kheper App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Barley versus Kheper App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarleyKheper App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.418.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNo Translation Layer LLCDaniel Benet

In-app purchases

None

Barley

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kheper App

Subscriptions2
  • Kheper Pro โ€” Mensual7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Kheper Pro - Anual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kheper Pro - Permanente$49.99

Questions

Is Barley free?
Barley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kheper App free?
Kheper App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Barley or Kheper App have ads?
Neither Barley nor Kheper App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barley or Kheper App?
Barley ships an update fortnightly, and Kheper App every 6 weeks. Most recently, Barley was updated on September 23, 2026 and Kheper App on September 18, 2026.

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