Comparison

AnyPace vs MuscleLab

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

Head to head
About

AnyPace

Features
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AnyPace is your personal running coach. Create a training plan, track your runs with GPS, and follow your progress — all in one simple app. Whether you're preparing for your first 5K, improving your 10K time, or training for a marathon, AnyPace helps you stay consistent and work toward your goals. PERSONALIZED TRAINING PLANS Build a training plan around your goal, fitness level, schedule, and preferred long-run day. GPS RUN TRACKING Record your runs and see your route, distance, duration, pace, and kilometer splits. ADAPTIVE TRAINING Get suggestions to adjust upcoming training distances based on your recorded progress. You stay in control of any changes. RUNNING STATS & PERSONAL RECORDS Explore your weekly and monthly running distance, track your fastest efforts, and celebrate personal records. PLAN PROGRESS Compare planned training with recorded runs, follow your consistency, and see your progress toward race day. AnyPace brings training plans and running statistics together in a clean, easy-to-use experience. Focus on your running, follow your progress, and enjoy the journey.

About

MuscleLab

Features
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MuscleLab is a focused strength training tracker for people who want to train consistently and see real progress over time. Start from a saved template, generate a workout from exercises you practise, or begin with an empty session. Log sets as you train, then finish with a clear summary of volume, time, sets, muscles, and exercise changes. Built for gym training: • Workout templates you can repeat • Recommended workouts from practising exercises and training type • Fast set, rep, weight, and duration logging • Warm-ups, supersets, circuits, and drop sets • Finished workout summaries with volume, time, sets, and muscle coverage • Workout history, exercise stats, and exercise history • Body measurements and progress trends • Coach tools for client sessions, templates, history, progress, and notes MuscleLab is not a social fitness feed or a calorie tracker. It is a clear training log for people who want the next workout to be easier to start and easier to understand afterward. Log workouts. Repeat what works. See progress.

Screenshots

AnyPace4 screens
MuscleLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MuscleLab at weekly against AnyPace's every 11 months. AnyPace's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyPace ships an update every 11 months, MuscleLab weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
AnyPace versus MuscleLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyPaceMuscleLab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB30 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperValdemar Funder-MikkelsenIlya Valasiuk

In-app purchases

None

AnyPace

No in-app purchases

None

MuscleLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyPace free?
AnyPace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MuscleLab free?
MuscleLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyPace or MuscleLab have ads?
Neither AnyPace nor MuscleLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnyPace or MuscleLab?
AnyPace ships an update every 11 months, and MuscleLab weekly. Most recently, AnyPace was updated on November 5, 2026 and MuscleLab on November 5, 2026.

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