Comparison

SmartGrip vs Strontr

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

Head to head
About

SmartGrip

Develop superior grip strength with personalized, progressive exercises. Track your progress against clear benchmarks and build a stronger body through consistent training.

Highlights
  • Personalized 4-week programs
  • Progressive challenges
  • Dead Hang exercise
  • Farmer Carry exercise
  • Clear benchmarks
  • Repeatable sessions
Features
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Grip strength is one of the strongest predictors of long-term health — researchers use it to track vitality, cardiovascular risk, and aging. SmartGrip helps you measure it with a real dynamometer, then train and track it over time. Build exceptional grip strength through simple, effective exercises and progressive challenges. SmartGrip guides you with personalized programs and benchmarks to help you get stronger week after week. Exercises included: - Dead Hang: hang from a bar and hold as long as you can - Farmer Carry: walk while holding heavy weights to test endurance Key features: - Personalized 4-week programs based on your current level - Clear benchmarks so you can measure progress - Simple sessions you can repeat anytime, anywhere Start training smarter. Strengthen your grip. Strengthen your body. Check out all terms and conditions by following this link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Strontr

This app helps users structure their training for strength and cardio, offering features for planning workouts, logging progress quickly, and tracking key statistics. It provides adaptive training plans that adjust based on user performance and integrates with health tracking.

Highlights
  • Build custom workout splits
  • Log weight, reps, and notes quickly
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Adaptive Evolve Plan for strength
  • GPS tracking for runs and hikes
  • Syncs body weight with Apple Health
  • Offline workout logging
Features
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Strontr is the workout app built for lifters, runners, and anyone who wants structured training without the spreadsheet. Train heavier. Run further. Own the streak. Start free. The free account is extremely generous. PLAN YOUR TRAINING • Build your own splits — as many plans and days as you like • Pin days to weekdays, or keep them flexible with “Any day” • Merge two days into one session when time is short • Duplicate a whole plan to try a variation without losing the original LOG FAST • Log weight, reps and notes in a couple of taps • Automatic rest timer between sets • Supersets, timed holds and single-side exercises, logged per side • Your plan remembers the weight, reps and rest you used last • Full exercise history and automatic personal records EVOLVE PLAN · PRO Your Evolve Plan adapts every week to what you actually lifted. Hit your targets and it adds reps, then weight. Miss them and it holds or eases off. Stall for a few weeks and it schedules a lighter week so you come back stronger. Every change comes with its reason. CARDIO EVOLVE PLAN · PRO Runs, walks and hikes with GPS distance, pace, splits and voice cues. Your Cardio Evolve Plan builds each week's sessions — from easy walks to intervals to long runs — and adjusts to how your last weeks went. STATS THAT MATTER • Weekly volume, streaks, muscle focus and a training calendar • Body weight and body fat tracking, synced with Apple Health ON YOUR WRIST • An Apple Watch app to follow your workout and log sets from your wrist BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR • Works offline and syncs when you're back online • No ads. No social feed. • Use the app in your own language AN EXTREMELY GENEROUS FREE ACCOUNT Strontr's free account is extremely generous: the exercise library, unlimited plans of your own, your full workout history and the calendar are free forever, with no limits and no ads. STRONTR PRO Evolve Plan, Cardio Evolve Plan, advanced analytics and more. Start with a 2-week free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://strontr.com/terms Privacy: https://strontr.com/privacy

Screenshots

SmartGrip4 screens
Strontr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Strontr at every 3 days against SmartGrip's every 4 weeks. SmartGrip's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. SmartGrip sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Strontr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartGrip ships an update every 4 weeks, Strontr every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SmartGrip versus Strontr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartGripStrontr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB230 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGeorges Ryan Abi SleimanMatthew Schauki

Customer experience

SmartGrip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Strontr

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartGrip

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Strontr

Subscriptions2
  • Strontr Pro Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Strontr Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SmartGrip free?
SmartGrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strontr free?
Strontr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartGrip or Strontr?
SmartGrip and Strontr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SmartGrip or Strontr have ads?
Neither SmartGrip nor Strontr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartGrip or Strontr?
SmartGrip ships an update every 4 weeks, and Strontr every 3 days. Most recently, SmartGrip was updated on November 5, 2026 and Strontr on November 5, 2026.

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