Comparison

Simple 5x5 vs Stone

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

Head to head
About

Simple 5x5

This app helps users track 5x5 style barbell weightlifting programs. It automatically progresses weight, includes a rest timer, and offers progress charts. All features are free with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Track main lifts (Squat, Bench Press, Row, OHP, Deadlift)
  • Automatic weight progression
  • Built-in rest timer with notifications
  • Add custom accessory exercises
  • Progress charts for all exercises
  • Plate calculator
  • Export/import data
Features
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Simple 5×5 is a completely free and open-source weight lifting workout tracker for 5x5 style barbell programs. FEATURES: - All features completely free! - Track your main lifts: Squat, Bench Press, Row, Overhead Press, Deadlift - Automatic weight progression after successful workouts - Built-in rest timer with notifications - Add custom accessory exercises - Progress charts for all exercises - Plate calculator showing which plates to load - Export/import your data for backup No ads, no subscriptions, and no accounts required. Your data stays on your device.

About

Stone

This app is a dedicated tracker for the 5x5 barbell strength training program. It guides you through weight selection, plate loading, rest periods, and progression. Your data is stored locally, and you can import existing history for free.

Highlights
  • Automatic progression and deloads
  • Customizable sets, reps, and weight jumps
  • Plate calculator for loading
  • Guided warm-up sets and rest timer
  • Lift substitution and accessory work
  • History, progress, and PR tracking
  • Local data storage and export
Features
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Stone is a clean, modern tracker for the 5x5 barbell strength program – squat, bench press, barbell row, overhead press, and deadlift. No account, no ads, and no subscription. Fully free. Stone tells you exactly what to do: which weight to lift, the plates to load, when to rest, and when to add weight or deload. Log each set in a tap, then watch your strength climb over weeks and months. SWITCHING APPS? KEEP YOUR HISTORY Importing your existing lifting history is free, forever. Your past workouts and current weights come across in seconds, so you pick up exactly where you left off, no starting over. WHAT STONE DOES • Automatic progression – add weight when you succeed, deload after repeated misses, or set your own increment and deload rules • Programs your way – run 5x5, 3x5, 1x5, or 3x8, and tune the sets, reps, and weight jump for each lift • Plate calculator showing exactly what to load per side, in lb or kg • Guided warmup sets before your working weight • Rest timer between working sets • Swap any lift – substitutes inherit your weight, plate math, and PRs • Accessory work – add chin-ups, dips, or curls alongside your main lifts • History, progress, and PRs – weekly volume, streaks, and PR-aware charts • Make it yours – light or dark, four accent colors, alternate app icons, lb or kg YOU OWN YOUR DATA Your data lives on your device. Export a full backup anytime, your training history is always yours to keep and take with you. We never lock you out of your own data. That's it. No subscriptions, ever. No ads, ever. Free forever. Family Sharing is supported. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up and no account required. Stone collects only anonymous, aggregate usage data to improve the app – never your identity, and never sold.

Screenshots

Simple 5x54 screens
Stone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple 5x5 at none against Stone's 1. Simple 5x5 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (64 vs 2). On price, rating 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. Stone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple 5x5 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 Simple 5x5 against 5.0 for Stone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple 5x5 has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple 5x5 ships an update every 4 days, Stone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Simple 5x5 versus Stone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple 5x5Stone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (64 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew BibireSignal Creative, LLC

Customer experience

Simple 5x5

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple 5x5

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stone

One-time1
  • Unlimited Workout Tracking$9.99

Questions

Is Simple 5x5 free?
Simple 5x5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stone free?
Stone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple 5x5 or Stone?
Stone is rated higher. Simple 5x5 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Stone averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple 5x5 or Stone have ads?
Neither Simple 5x5 nor Stone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple 5x5 or Stone?
Simple 5x5 ships an update every 4 days, and Stone every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple 5x5 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Stone on October 5, 2026.

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