Barley vs Kheper App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Barley
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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)
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
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Verdict
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.
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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.
Barley ships an update fortnightly, Kheper App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barley | Kheper App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly โ better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | No Translation Layer LLC | Daniel Benet |
In-app purchases
Barley
No in-app purchases
Kheper App
- Kheper Pro โ Mensual7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Kheper Pro - Anual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Kheper Pro - Permanente$49.99









