Comparison

Strength Direct vs RepXP

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

Head to head
About

Strength Direct

This app offers a straightforward and private way to log gym workouts, track progress with insightful data, and generate AI-ready summaries. It's designed for consistency and real improvement without ads or distractions.

Highlights
  • Fast and effortless set/rep logging
  • Actionable progress insights and trends
  • AI-ready training data summaries
  • 100% private, data stays on device
  • Lightweight and reliable offline functionality
  • Minimalist design for focus
Features
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Focus on your lifting. Free forever. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No account required. Works offline. Strength Direct is a gym workout tracker with the tools you need to train consistently: previous-workout comparisons, reusable routines, automatic rest timers, and clear progress charts. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF See your previous weights and reps beside each set, so you know what to aim for today. Build your own workout templates, start with Push, Pull, or Full Body routines, or repeat a workout from your history. YOUR ROUTINE. YOUR WAY. Choose built-in exercises or create your own. Organize supersets, warm-ups, and drop sets. Add notes, technique reminders, and optional reps in reserve. Track weights and reps, bodyweight exercises, timed holds, cardio, and loaded carries. REST WITHOUT WATCHING THE CLOCK Enable automatic rest timers for working sets and supersets. For supersets, the countdown starts after you log a working set on the final exercise. Customize rest times for each exercise, follow the countdown on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island on supported devices, and enable notifications for an alert when it’s time for your next set. SEE YOUR WORK PAY OFF Track your training volume and estimated one-rep max over time with clear progress charts. Review individual exercises, strength trends, logged cardio, and body weight. Browse your workout calendar and edit past entries when needed. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA Your workout history is stored locally. Back up and restore your workout data. For another perspective on your training, copy a structured summary into your preferred AI assistant for feedback. You choose what to share. Log your next workout. Keep progressing.

About

RepXP

Automate your strength training progression with this app. It automatically applies progressive overload, tracks your effort with RPE/RIR, and offers phone-free logging on Apple Watch. Import your existing workout data and focus on lifting, not manual adjustments.

Highlights
  • Automatic progressive overload
  • Minimal workout logging
  • Effort tracking (RPE/RIR)
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
  • Workout import from other apps
  • Workout forecasts and alerts
Features
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Stop guessing your next weight, and stop trusting apps that guess it for you. RepXP tells you what to lift next, shows you why, and only suggests weights your gym actually has. • Every change explains itself: see the new weight or reps and the reason under it before you start. • Weights your gym actually has: set up your plates, dumbbells and machines, and every increase lands on a load you can make. • A safe way back after a break: time off lowers the weights, then builds them back up to where you were. No account. No ads. No paywall at sign-up. Logging is free, and eligible new subscribers can try Pro free for a month. NEW IN 4.0 Every screen, from your workout to the Apple Watch app, has been rebuilt in a bolder design that is easy to read mid-set. Progress photos now sync through iCloud, import from your photo library with their original dates, and turn into a before and after image you can share. PROGRESSION YOU CAN TRUST Define your progression once. RepXP adds reps within your range, moves the weight when you are ready, reacts to the effort you log, and suggests a deload when progress stalls. Each change is shown with its reason, and any change can be reverted with one tap. A ROUTINE BEFORE YOUR FIRST SESSION Answer a few questions about your training days, how long you have, your goal and your equipment, and RepXP writes the routine, with a starting weight on every exercise. Every number is one tap from being changed. FAST WORKOUT LOGGING • Confirm sets with one tap • Track RPE or RIR by set, exercise, or session • Automatic rest timers with Live Activities • Plate calculator for bars, machines, weight stacks and dumbbells • Weight, rep, volume and estimated 1RM records detected as you lift TRAIN PHONE-FREE ON APPLE WATCH Start and finish complete workouts from your wrist. Log sets, change reps or weight, see the next set's weight and reps while you rest, and feel a tap when rest is over. During cardio, see live heart rate and your current zone. BRING YOUR TRAINING WITH YOU Import routines and history from Strong, Hevy, or Bolt, or an AI-generated routine from a RepXP link or CSV. Export everything as a readable file for a coach, an AI tool, or a spreadsheet. FREE PLAN • Unlimited workouts, routines and workout history • A routine built from a few answers • A preview of what Autopilot would change • Strength, cardio and flexibility tracking • 400+ exercises and unlimited custom exercises • Standalone Apple Watch app • RPE and RIR effort logging, recovery and stress trends • XP, levels, badges and streaks • Progress photos with iCloud sync and a before and after image • Apple Health and iCloud sync, widgets and calculators • Charts and analytics for the last 30 days REPXP PRO • Autopilot progression and smart deloads • Comeback after a break, with a gradual build back up • Effort-aware progression, workout forecasts and progression-ready alerts • Supersets and tri-sets • All-time charts and analytics • Personal-record and muscle-group analytics • Strength standards, body trends and training heatmap • Progress photo video and GIF, training stats on your before and after, no RepXP branding • AI training reports and recovery insights on supported devices Eligible new subscribers can start with a 1-month free trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://repxp.app/privacy

Screenshots

Strength Direct4 screens
RepXP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strength Direct at none against RepXP's 3. Strength Direct also leads on ratings volume (116 vs 1). RepXP's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RepXP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Strength Direct asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Strength Direct against 5.0 for RepXP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strength Direct has 116 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strength Direct ships an update every 9 days, RepXP weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Strength Direct versus RepXP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrength DirectRepXP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (116 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperArnaud FloesserCode Works

Customer experience

Strength Direct

All ratings112 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.0%

RepXP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Strength Direct

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RepXP

Subscriptions2
  • RepXP Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • RepXP Pro Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$89.99

Questions

Is Strength Direct free?
Strength Direct is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RepXP free?
RepXP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strength Direct or RepXP?
RepXP is rated higher. Strength Direct averages 4.9 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while RepXP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Strength Direct or RepXP have ads?
Neither Strength Direct nor RepXP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strength Direct or RepXP?
Strength Direct ships an update every 9 days, and RepXP weekly. Most recently, Strength Direct was updated on November 5, 2026 and RepXP on October 31, 2026.

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