Simple Split Tracker vs Train531
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Split Tracker
Easily plan and track your strength training routines, from specific programs like Smolov Jr. to custom splits. Input your 1 rep max and let it calculate your workouts, including tracking working sets and AMRAPs.
- Exercise split planning
- 1 rep max input
- Workout set tracking
- AMRAP recording
- Support for Smolov and 5/3/1 programs
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Say goodbye to complicated math and spreadsheets to manage your exercise plans. This app helps you plan your next exercise split with ease from start to finish. Whether it is a 3-week Smolov Jr., 13 week Full Smolov, or 3-week 5/3/1 split all you need to do is input your starting 1 rep max and it will do the rest! In app you will be able to track each of your splits all the way down to the working set, recording even your AMRAPs of 5/3/1 and your new max-outs with new features coming soon.
Train531
This app goes beyond basic percentage calculations for strength training. It uses AI to generate personalized supplemental and accessory workouts based on your history, equipment, and goals. Track progress with detailed charts and receive actionable feedback from the AI coach.
- AI-driven supplemental and accessory workout generation
- Personalized training based on history, equipment, and goals
- Progress analysis with estimated 1RM trends and volume charts
- Actionable feedback from AI coach
- Automatic PR detection
- Cross-platform syncing (iOS, web)
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Stop using a calculator disguised as an app. Every other 5/3/1 app does the same thing: you enter your maxes, it spits out percentages. When it comes to accessories, supplemental work, and what to actually do when you stall — you're on your own. Train531 is different. It's a 5/3/1 training app with an AI coach built in. SMART WORKOUT GENERATION Your warmup, working sets, and AMRAP are calculated from Wendler's proven programming. But your supplemental and accessory work is prescribed by AI based on your training history, available equipment, and goals. No more guessing what to pair with your main lifts. PROGRESS ANALYSIS Track estimated 1RM trends and weekly volume with clear charts. The AI coach analyzes your training data and gives you actionable feedback — not just graphs you have to interpret yourself. PERSONAL RECORDS Automatic PR detection using the Epley formula. Hit a new estimated max? You'll know immediately. TRAIN ANYWHERE Your data syncs across iPhone, iPad, and the web app at app.train531.com. Log a set on your phone, review your progress in the browser — always in sync. BUILT FOR LIFTERS - Full 5/3/1 programming: warmup, working sets, AMRAP, supplemental, accessories - Rest timer tuned by set type (60s warmup → 180s AMRAP) - 166 exercises pre-loaded, browsable by movement pattern and muscle group - Exercise library with favorites for quick access CLEAN & FOCUSED No social feeds. No transformation photos. No 47 program templates you'll never use. Just 5/3/1, done right, with intelligence behind it. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial — a full month of real training with the AI coach. Cancel anytime. Then it's $4.99/month or $34.99/year. Requires iOS 26 or later. Terms of Use (EULA): https://train531.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://train531.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Split Tracker at 5.0 against Train531's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Simple Split Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Train531 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Split Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Split Tracker | Train531 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Haworth | Aaron Hampton |
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Simple Split Tracker
Train531
In-app purchases
Simple Split Tracker
- Buy me a taco!$1.99
- Buy me a few tacos!$4.99
- Buy me a whole dang burrito!$9.99
Train531
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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