Comparison

Smart Exercise Tracker vs Physical

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

Head to head
About

Smart Exercise Tracker

Log all your workouts with this personal exercise notebook. Receive suggestions for your next activity to simplify your fitness routine.

Highlights
  • Track all exercise types
  • Personal workout notebook
  • Exercise suggestions
  • Simplify fitness routine
Features
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Keep track of every exercise with the Smart Exercise Tracker, your personal notebook for all types of workouts. Get exercise suggestions to avoid the hassle of deciding what to do next.

About

Physical

This app tracks your weekly aerobic minutes and strength training days based on national guidelines, personalized to your profile. It integrates with Apple Health to automatically log workouts and provides visual progress through simple rings. Features include live heart-rate zones, workout goals, and voice commands via Siri.

Highlights
  • Guideline-based weekly targets
  • Live heart-rate zones
  • Workout goals with progress alerts
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Outdoor GPS tracking
  • Strength logging with muscle groups
  • Widget and Live Activity display
Features
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Most fitness apps chase step counts. Physical tracks what actually moves your health: the weekly aerobic minutes and strength days from national physical activity guidelines, personalized to you. Your dashboard shows two simple rings, aerobic and strength, tailored to your age and profile. Every walk, run, and lift you log in Apple Health counts automatically. WHAT YOU GET - Guideline-based targets. Weekly goals from the 2018 U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines, not a generic 10k steps. - Vitals. See your VO2 max, leg press to bodyweight, and waist to height, each ranked into four zones, so you know what to work on first. - Coach mode. An optional weekly plan built around your lowest vital, with suggested strength weights and interval cues on Apple Watch. - Live heart-rate zones. Color-coded intensity on iPhone and Apple Watch, so you know when you are working hard enough. - Workout goals. Aim for a time, calorie, or distance target, with a wrist buzz at the halfway point and the finish. - Start with Siri. Say "Hey Siri, let's get Physical" to begin a workout or a saved routine by voice, plus Shortcuts and Spotlight support. - Start fast. Use the Action Button on iPhone and Apple Watch, or long-press the app icon for quick actions. - Outdoor GPS. Live distance, pace, and route mapping for outdoor walks, runs, hikes, and rides on Apple Watch. - Music controls. Play, pause, and skip right from the workout screen, without leaving the app. - Strength logging. Log sessions on iPhone or Apple Watch with muscle-group coverage, weekly sets by movement, and your own saved routines. - Widget, complication, and Smart Stack. Your rings at a glance on the Home Screen and watch face, and live during workouts. - Live Activity. Heart rate and intensity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during a workout. - Share your week. Turn your two rings into an image you can post anywhere. - Export your data. Send your logged workouts to CSV anytime from Settings. - Nothing slips by. Get a heads-up when a workout you logged in another app counts toward your week. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Physical collects nothing. No account, no analytics, no ads, no network calls. Your health data stays in Apple Health, and your saved routines back up to your own iCloud. Nothing is ever sent to us. HOW IT WORKS Set your profile once, then just live your week. Workouts you log in Apple Health count automatically, and Physical shows how close you are with reminders that adapt as your rings fill. Try everything free for 7 days, then continue with a subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ryansan2001-source.github.io/physical/privacy/ Questions? developer.ryan.mcgee@icloud.com

Screenshots

Smart Exercise Tracker4 screens
Physical4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Exercise Tracker at none against Physical's 3. Smart Exercise Tracker also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Physical sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Smart Exercise Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Exercise Tracker against 5.0 for Physical. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Exercise Tracker versus Physical: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Exercise TrackerPhysical
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn VeaRyan McGee

Customer experience

Smart Exercise Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Physical

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

In-app purchases

None

Smart Exercise Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Physical

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Physical$49.99

Questions

Is Smart Exercise Tracker free?
Smart Exercise Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Physical free?
Physical is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Exercise Tracker or Physical?
Smart Exercise Tracker and Physical are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Smart Exercise Tracker or Physical have ads?
Neither Smart Exercise Tracker nor Physical shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Exercise Tracker or Physical?
Smart Exercise Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Physical every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smart Exercise Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Physical on November 13, 2026.

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