Comparison

BenchRep vs LiftCortex

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

Head to head
About

BenchRep

Features
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BenchRep — Track. Progress. Crush it. No more notebooks or complicated apps. BenchRep helps you log workouts in a few taps and see exactly where you stand—so you can train smarter and actually progress. Log workouts in seconds Pick an exercise, enter your sets, done. Built-in rest timer Performance history for every exercise Automatic PR detection Clear stats that matter Simple charts to answer the real question: are you progressing? Weekly total volume Weight progression Complete workout history 900+ exercises with video guides A complete exercise library with variations and demos to master form. Demo videos for every exercise Filter by muscle & equipment Create your own exercises AI Coach (24/7) Get personalized advice for training, nutrition, and recovery—anytime you need it. Instant answers Personalized guidance Higher limits with AI+ plans Free to start, Premium to go further Start free, then unlock more with Premium: unlimited programs, advanced tracking, detailed analytics, full PR history, data export, smart reminders, and more. BenchRep is built for lifters who want results—simple tracking, real insights, consistent progress. Note: BenchRep and the AI Coach don’t provide medical advice. If you subscribe, subscriptions may auto-renew unless canceled in your account settings.

About

LiftCortex

Track workouts, log macros, and set countdowns for your goals. This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for lifters and athletes, with a focus on customization and privacy. Enjoy all features for free, with an option to remove ads.

Highlights
  • Workout planning and live session logging
  • Macro and calorie tracking with extensive food library
  • Customizable countdowns for goals
  • Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets
  • Automatic iCloud backup and restore
  • Multilingual support and localization
  • Personalized app interface and settings
Features
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The all-in-one app for lifters, athletes, and nutrition trackers. Plan your blocks. Run your sessions. Hit your macros. See your progress add up. Everything you need, none of the fluff. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO PAYWALL. NO FEATURE GATES. Every feature is unlocked from day one — Apple Watch, widgets, iCloud Backup, the full food library, all of it. Nothing is held back for a paid tier. Ad-supported; a one-time Remove Ads purchase clears them. That's it. SEE WHERE YOU'RE HEADED A Progress tab turns weeks of training into a story you read at a glance: progression bars for every lift, weekly and monthly recaps, your biggest movers, lifetime milestones, and body-weight trend lines that smooth out the daily noise. Keep the metrics that drive you, hide the rest. EVERY WIN, CELEBRATED The app watches for the moments that matter — a personal record, week-after-week consistency, a comeback after time off — and celebrates each at a scale that fits. Progress should feel like progress. WORKOUTS THAT KEEP UP WITH YOU Browse a full exercise library by muscle and build a split with live muscle-coverage as you go. Run live sessions with timing, pause/resume, and quick set check-offs. Log warm-ups, drop sets, rest-pause, failure, and supersets inline. Finish to a review that calls out PRs, rep gains, and pace. The plate calculator handles barbells in pounds or kilos — never math your warm-up sets again. MACROS, DIALED IN Point your camera at a nutrition label and LiftCortex reads the calories and macros for you — entirely on your device, nothing uploaded. Or pull from a built-in library of 2,000+ lifter-focused foods with serving sizes auto-filled. Save a multi-ingredient meal as one entry. Set hard goals or flexible ranges. Reorder which macros lead the hero card — make protein your hero. A FOOD LIBRARY THAT SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Every one of 2,000+ entries is translated and searchable in your native language. Type "chicken," "pollo," or "鸡胸肉" and land on the same item. All on-device, all instant. No account. No internet. AN EVIDENCE GUIDE, NOT A RECOMMENDATION A read-only reference to the published research on 67 supplements lifters ask about. Each entry carries an evidence tier that grades how strong the research is — not how good the supplement is — alongside its actual citations: journal, authors, year. Plenty land on "Emerging / Mixed"; some on "Ineffective / Caution". LiftCortex and its creators don't suggest or endorse taking any supplement. No brands, no shopping links, no affiliates. For educational purposes; not medical advice — consult a doctor or nutritionist before taking anything. COUNTDOWNS FOR MEET DAY, RACE DAY, GAME DAY Countdowns for competition day, cut deadlines, and training milestones — with icons, colors, and optional photos, ticking down on your Home Screen. APPLE WATCH + HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Log sets, check off exercises, and glance at remaining macros — without unlocking your phone. Widgets for macro rings, session start, and countdown days-remaining. BACKUP & RESTORE YOU CAN TRUST Automatic iCloud Backup. Restore on a new device in seconds. Merge or replace when importing into existing data. Your data, your call. WORLDWIDE-READY Translated by native speakers into 12 languages: English, Mandarin (Simplified), Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, French, Bengali, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Urdu, Indonesian, and German. Exercise names and form cues read in each language's own gym vocabulary — the words lifters actually say, not literal translations. Native right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Urdu. MAKE IT YOURS Reorder features. Hide what you don't use. Pounds or kilos. Accent colors, high-contrast modes, app icon variants. The app bends to your training, not the other way around. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Workouts, macros, countdowns, settings — all stored locally unless you opt into iCloud Backup. No account required. No tracking. No telemetry. Your training stays yours. Built for the lifter who shows up. Train with focus.

Screenshots

BenchRep4 screens
LiftCortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BenchRep at 15.1 against LiftCortex's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. BenchRep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and LiftCortex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BenchRep ships an update weekly, LiftCortex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BenchRep versus LiftCortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBenchRepLiftCortex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB135 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnass El youbiTatzel Labs LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BenchRep

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium AI+$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Premium AI+$79.991 Year
1 purchases

LiftCortex

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is BenchRep free?
BenchRep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiftCortex free?
LiftCortex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BenchRep or LiftCortex have ads?
Both BenchRep and LiftCortex show ads.
Which is updated more often, BenchRep or LiftCortex?
BenchRep ships an update weekly, and LiftCortex every 5 days. Most recently, BenchRep was updated on September 21, 2026 and LiftCortex on September 30, 2026.

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