Comparison

SmartGrip vs Berkon

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

Berkon

Features
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Berkon is the all-in-one app for fitness coaches who'd rather coach than wrestle with spreadsheets. Build a personalised training programme for each client in seconds with AI. Track every set, every session, every kilo. Give your clients an app they'll actually open, so they walk into the gym already knowing what to lift. WHAT BERKON DOES For coaches: • Onboard clients with one screen — phone, profile, training goal, equipment. • Generate a programme tailored to their goal, level, sessions per week and the equipment they have available. Steer the AI with a free-text hint until the draft fits, then open the builder to edit. • Swap exercises with body-part-matched alternatives that respect your client's equipment. • Track every set: target and actual weight, reps, RPE, optional photos. • Per-client dashboard: weekly compliance, top-lift progression, body-weight trend, recent session history, health flags. For clients: • See today's workout the moment you open the app. • Run a session with a built-in rest timer, set-by-set logging, and per-exercise how-to references. • Pick a different day's plan in seconds — drag to swap. • Log body weight and watch your 8-week trend. • Stay in sync with your coach, no spreadsheets, no messy notes. WHY BERKON • AI that's a partner, not a black box. You see the rationale, you review the draft, and you stay in control. • Built around the way coaches actually work — not a generic gym log retrofitted for coaching. • No ads, no third-party trackers. The only data Berkon stores is what you and your clients enter, processed in line with our published Privacy Policy. WHO BERKON IS FOR Independent coaches, gym-based PTs, online coaches and small coaching businesses who train one-to-one and want a single tool for plan-building, tracking and communication. Berkon is currently free during early access. — Privacy: https://adamayuda.github.io/berkon-legal/privacy.html Terms: https://adamayuda.github.io/berkon-legal/terms.html Support: adam.ayuda.1@gmail.com

Screenshots

SmartGrip4 screens
Berkon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Berkon at none against SmartGrip's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Berkon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartGrip ships an update every 4 weeks, Berkon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SmartGrip versus Berkon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartGripBerkon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGeorges Ryan Abi SleimanAdam Ayuda-Djezzar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartGrip

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
None

Berkon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartGrip free?
SmartGrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Berkon free?
Berkon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartGrip or Berkon have ads?
Neither SmartGrip nor Berkon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartGrip or Berkon?
SmartGrip ships an update every 4 weeks, and Berkon every 3 weeks. Most recently, SmartGrip was updated on November 5, 2026 and Berkon on October 28, 2026.

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