Comparison

CataLift vs base.

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

Head to head
About

CataLift

Easily log complex gym workouts, track progress with detailed charts, and follow structured training programs. Features a large exercise library with form tips and video analysis for technique improvement. Stay motivated with streaks and achievements.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free workout logging
  • Structured program builder
  • Personal record tracking
  • 1350+ exercise library with form tips
  • Video recording for form review
  • Motivation through streaks and badges
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The fast, detailed workout tracker built by a lifter, for lifters. Log a set in seconds, track every detail, and level up your training. Almost everything is free. BUILT FOR SPEED Logging a set takes seconds, so you're never standing at the rack waiting on your phone while your rest timer runs. TRACK EVERY DETAIL • Tempo and pauses for every rep • Supersets • Separate rest timers between sets and between exercises • Plate calculator • Variations: grip width, stance, deficit and left/right side tracking • Body weight tracking with weigh-ins TRAIN YOUR WAY • Load your own programs, then just enter your RPE • Equipment taken? Find an alternative exercise in seconds LEVEL UP LIKE AN RPG • Weekly quests built from YOUR lifts, never someone else's numbers • Fight a new boss every month by beating your own best lift • Your cat earns a class from how you train: Powerlifter, Runner, Bodybuilder and more • Stats for Strength, Endurance, Consistency and Volume STAY MOTIVATED • A Trophy Room full of trophies to earn • Prestige once you hit the top level • Opt-in leaderboards: weekly effort boards, plus squat, bench, deadlift and overhead press with DOTS scoring • Challenges with friends Available in 20 languages. Almost every feature is free. Premium adds advanced progress insights, form videos and a few extras. Questions or feature requests? Reach out from the app. We read everything.

About

base.

Features
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Hybrid training is hard. Building muscle while improving your endurance is nearly impossible, unless you can track pretty much everything. Base makes that simple. Track your calories, macro goals, and your micronutrients and how they are affecting your performance. Watch your progressive overload in the gym translate into real physique progress. Push your endurance capabilities further in whatever discipline you train, with a plan that actually trains and pushes you mathematically. WHY BASE • One adaptive plan across strength + endurance + nutrition. • AI coach that gives feedback, adjusts your plan, and provides insight from your actual numbers. • Live health data synced in, so your plan reacts to how you're really recovering • Precise macro goals that adapt in real time as your training progresses • Built by real hybrid athletes training for both strength and endurance goals Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trybase.app/privacy

Screenshots

CataLift4 screens
base.4 screens

Verdict

The call

CataLift and base. are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. CataLift sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and base. sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CataLift ships an update every 2 weeks, base. every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CataLift versus base.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCataLiftbase.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB203 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJonathan EliasJudson Dunne

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CataLift

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Creator Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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  • Creator Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

base.

Subscriptions1
  • Base Pro Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is CataLift free?
CataLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is base. free?
base. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CataLift or base. have ads?
Neither CataLift nor base. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CataLift or base.?
CataLift ships an update every 2 weeks, and base. every 10 days. Most recently, CataLift was updated on October 28, 2026 and base. on October 29, 2026.

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