Comparison

SummitTraining vs LIFT

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

Head to head
About

SummitTraining

This app is a comprehensive training platform for powerlifters. It allows athletes to follow or create custom training programs, log sessions with detailed metrics, and track progress. Coaches can build and assign programs, review athlete performance with video analysis, and manage their roster.

Highlights
  • Customizable training programs (RPE, percentages)
  • Session logging with rest timer and plate math
  • Video attachment for form review
  • Performance tracking (e1RM, volume, PRs)
  • Daily readiness tracking via Apple Health
  • Coach program building and athlete review
  • Meet day attempt planning and scoring
Features
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Summit is a training platform built for powerlifting. Squat, bench, deadlift — programmed, logged, reviewed, and taken to the platform. FOR ATHLETES • Follow your coach's program or build your own — blocks, weeks, and days with RPE, percentages, and top-set/backdown schemes • Log sessions with plate math, warmup ladders, and a rest timer built for heavy singles • Attach video to any set for form review • Track e1RM, volume, and PRs across every lift • Daily readiness from sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate via Apple Health • Claim your OpenPowerlifting meet history and see your competition record alongside your training FOR COACHES • Build and assign programs, or import existing spreadsheets from Google Sheets • Review completed sessions set by set, with video annotation for form feedback • Roster dashboard: readiness, compliance, and flagged sessions across every athlete • Weekly check-ins and direct messaging, including voice notes MEET DAY • Attempt planning with Okay / Good / Reach paths for all nine attempts • Live attempt tracking, warmup timing, and DOTS scoring Works with Apple Watch as a rest-timer companion. Training data syncs to Apple Health. Built by a coach. For lifters who are already doing the work.

About

LIFT

A minimalist strength training journal that focuses on logging workouts without unnecessary features. It offers a clean interface for tracking exercises, sets, and weight, with quick duplication of past sessions. Designed for experienced lifters who want a straightforward way to record their training.

Highlights
  • Minimalist workout logging
  • Local device storage
  • One-tap workout duplication
  • Custom exercise names
  • Session history feed
  • Total volume tracking
Features
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Most gym apps are too much Accounts. Subscriptions. Exercise libraries. Guided programs. Streak badges. Notifications. LIFT is none of that. It's a minimal strength training journal that lives entirely on your device. No account. No subscription. No cloud. Just open it, log your workout, and get out. WHAT YOU GET • A clean home dashboard showing your last session and weekly count. • An active workout screen for logging exercises, sets, weight, and reps. • A history feed of every completed session, newest first. • One-tap workout duplication — repeat any past session without re-entering a thing. That's it. Nothing you don't need. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap START WORKOUT. 2. Add exercises by name. 3. Log your sets. Tap the set number when it's done. 4. New sets copy your last weight and reps automatically. 5. Tap FINISH WORKOUT. Done. Your session is saved to history with total volume, set count, and a full exercise log. Come back tomorrow and duplicate it in one tap. DESIGNED FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS • Custom exercise names — no predefined library, no autocomplete getting in the way • Drag to reorder exercises mid-session • Smart keyboard navigation — weight field moves to reps, reps moves to next set • Haptic feedback on every set completion • Session numbering — your 47th workout is Session 047. Simple. • Total volume per session — weight x reps, summed across everything PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives in your device's local storage. No account required. No sign-in screen. No data leaves your phone. No ads. No analytics. No backend. Your training history is yours. WHO THIS IS FOR • Lifters who know what they're doing and just need to write it down. • People who've tried Strong, Hevy, or JEFIT and found them overkill. • Anyone who wants a gym journal, not a fitness platform. Open it. Log it. Get out.

Screenshots

SummitTraining4 screens
LIFT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LIFT at 15.1 against SummitTraining's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SummitTraining against 5.0 for LIFT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SummitTraining versus LIFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummitTrainingLIFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLazaro AlvarezMUNEEB HAMEED

In-app purchases

None

SummitTraining

No in-app purchases

None

LIFT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SummitTraining free?
SummitTraining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LIFT free?
LIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SummitTraining or LIFT?
SummitTraining and LIFT are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SummitTraining or LIFT have ads?
Neither SummitTraining nor LIFT shows ads.

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