Comparison

Exercise vs Swayni

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

Head to head
About

Exercise

This app automates your gym routines with hands-free timers and logs every set. Build custom workouts, track progress, and get insights. Offers a free tier with limited workouts or a premium subscription for full features.

Highlights
  • Build custom strength workouts
  • Automatic timers and spoken cues
  • Hands-free workout logging
  • Apple Watch integration
  • AI workout generation
  • Progress insights and personal records
  • Workout export to PDF
Features
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Exercise is the workout planner that runs your workouts for you. Build any routine with sets, reps, weights, timed holds, rests, and circuits, then train hands-free with automatic timers on iPhone and Apple Watch while every set is logged for you. No mental math, no guesswork, no watching the clock. BUILD ANY WORKOUT • Plan strength workouts with sets, reps, weights, and custom rests • Add timed holds for stretching, planks, and mobility • Build circuits and interval rounds for HIIT and Tabata training • Describe a workout in plain English and let AI build it and recommend exercises LET EXERCISE RUN IT • Timers and rest countdowns start and advance automatically • Hear spoken cues for the current exercise, rest countdown, and what's next • A Live Activity keeps your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Start with Siri or Shortcuts, or jump in from a widget or Control Center • Adjust reps, weights, equipment, or duration mid-workout without losing your place TRAIN ON APPLE WATCH • Run complete guided workouts from your wrist • See the live timer in the Smart Stack and use widgets and complications • Workouts sync automatically between iPhone and Apple Watch • Sessions record to Apple Health and count toward your Activity rings STAY ON TRACK • Create recurring routines; Smart Reminders learn when you usually train • Log every completed set, rep, and weight in a history searchable from Spotlight • Compare each period with the last, see a year of training on a heat map, and track personal records, estimated 1RM, and weekly streaks • Export a PDF for your trainer PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • No ads and no tracking • Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud TRY EVERYTHING FREE FOR 7 DAYS Installing Exercise starts 7 days of full access to every premium feature — no account or subscription required. Afterward, keep using Exercise for free with up to three custom workouts, workout logging and export, Apple Health integration, and an Activity Overview in Insights. Premium adds AI workout generation and exercise recommendations, routines and reminders, circuits, full insights and personal records, workout imports, and unlimited custom workouts. Whether you lift in a gym, train with bodyweight at home, or work through timed stretching and mobility sessions, Exercise adapts to how you actually train. Privacy Policy: https://stanlemon.com/exercise/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Swayni

Features
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Swayni is a workout timer that talks you through every move, so you can put the phone down and just train. Follow illustrated demonstrations for all 86 built-in exercises. Browse exercises by body area, or choose areas and a length from Today to generate a quick workout. VOICE COACHING, HANDS-FREE Swayni announces every exercise, set, round and rest out loud, with an up-next preview before the rest ends. Lock the screen or switch apps and the cues keep playing. Voice guidance works offline. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Start a workout on iPhone and Swayni opens on your Apple Watch. Raise your wrist to see the current move, countdown, heart rate and energy, and pause, resume or skip from your wrist, even with your iPhone locked. Workouts are saved to Health and count toward your Activity rings, with average and max heart rate and energy burned when you finish. SEE EACH BODY AREA GROW Body-area analysis shows which areas you have trained and how each one is changing, on a body map you can switch between male and female figures. OPEN IT AND TRAIN Choose body areas and a length, and Swayni puts a workout together in one tap. Want something different? Shuffle for another. Like it? Save it. EVERY EXERCISE GETS STRONGER Each exercise keeps its own history, so you can see your latest sessions and how the movement is progressing. A WEEKLY PLAN THAT FITS A quick setup arranges what to train on each day of the week. The Today tab shows the day's workout at a glance, and an activity heatmap keeps your consistency in view. BUILD IT YOUR WAY Combine prep time, exercises, reps, holds, rounds and rests, nested however you like. Save your own exercises with photos, notes and left or right sides, and preview the full timeline and duration before you begin. ALSO INCLUDED • Official workouts by body area, no equipment needed • A built-in exercise library you can copy from • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live status • Siri and Shortcuts to start a workout hands-free • Optional background music and rhythm cues • Made for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch SWAYNI PRO Swayni is free to start. Pro adds unlimited saved workouts and exercises, longer-range body-area and exercise analysis, iCloud sync across your devices, pinning a favorite workout to a weekday, personalized theme colors and app icons, and no app recommendations. Your own workout records stay free to view, even if Pro ends. Pro also includes the Apple Watch companion and linked workouts, so a warm-up you edit once stays in sync everywhere. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers), or as a one-time lifetime purchase that covers offline features; future features that need servers are not included. Prices vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY No account needed. Your workouts, notes, photos and history live on your device, and are synced only through your own iCloud if you turn on Pro sync. Swayni doesn't listen to your microphone, track your movement or assess your form. When you train with Apple Watch, workouts are saved to the Health app with your permission; heart rate and energy are shown on your devices and never uploaded by Swayni. Swayni provides workout guidance, not medical advice. Start conservatively and stop if you feel pain, dizziness or unusual discomfort. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Exercise4 screens
Swayni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Exercise at none against Swayni's shown. Swayni's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Exercise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Swayni sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, Swayni every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Exercise versus Swayni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExerciseSwayni
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStan Lemon学新 厉

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Exercise

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Swayni

Subscriptions2
  • Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro — Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Exercise free?
Exercise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swayni free?
Swayni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Exercise or Swayni have ads?
Swayni shows ads; Exercise does not.
Which is updated more often, Exercise or Swayni?
Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Swayni every 6 days. Most recently, Exercise was updated on October 24, 2026 and Swayni on October 24, 2026.

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