Comparison

Push Pull vs XCal Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Push Pull

This app helps users log workouts, plan strength training, and track progress with AI-powered programming and community motivation. It offers features like exercise logging, custom routines, and performance analytics, with an Apple Watch companion app for on-the-go tracking.

Highlights
  • Log unlimited workouts with 800+ exercises
  • Create custom workout routines and templates
  • Track sets, reps, and weight with progressive overload
  • AI-generated workouts tailored to goals
  • Muscle group balance insights and analytics
  • Social squads and accountability with friends
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Push Pull: Workout Tracker Push Pull is a social workout log and strength training planner built for lifters who want real structure, real progress, and real accountability. With AI-powered programming, community motivation, and a clean, intuitive interface, Push Pull helps you train smarter and stay consistent—whether you lift at the gym or train at home. Now with an Apple Watch companion app. View workouts, track sessions, and stay connected to your training right from your wrist. What You Get with Push Pull • Log unlimited workouts with 800+ strength and cardio exercises • Create unlimited workout routines, templates, and custom exercises • Track sets, reps, and weight with progressive overload support • Smart Swap — instantly replace exercises with intelligent alternatives • AI-generated workouts tailored to your goals and experience level • Recovery and fatigue indicators for smarter strength training • Personalized progression recommendations • Muscle group balance insights and performance analytics • Progress photos to visually track your transformation • Social squads, activity feeds, and accountability with friends • Detailed workout history, streaks, and training trends Subscription Pricing • Monthly: $6.99 • Annual: $49.99 (save ~40%) Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://push-pull.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://push-pull.app/privacy Built by lifters, for lifters. Push Pull focuses on consistency, clear progress, and a community that lifts together—without clutter or distractions.

About

XCal Tracker

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Calorie tracking, finally simple. Most calorie apps feel like work. Endless menus, barcode scans, serving sizes. XCal works the way you think! Just type what you ate. "Two slices of salami pizza" "A bowl of oatmeal with blueberries" "Big mac and fries" That's it. Our AI instantly calculates the calories and macros, right next to your entry. No searching a database. No guessing portion codes. Just write, and you're done. A food diary that actually feels like a diary. Your meals appear as a clean, minimal list; like a notepad, not a spreadsheet. Tap any entry to reveal protein, sugar, fiber, and more. Clean. Fast. Out of your way. Snap it, don't type it. In a rush? Upload a photo of your meal and the AI figures out the rest. Understand your habits, not just your calories. See how your intake shifts across the week. Discover which days you tend to overeat, what foods you reach for most, and whether you're hitting your goal. Set your goal, track your progress. Define your daily calorie target and watch your totals build naturally throughout the day -- no complicated setup required. XCal is for people who want to be aware of what they eat without turning it into a second job.

Screenshots

Push Pull4 screens
XCal Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XCal Tracker at none against Push Pull's 4. Push Pull's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Push Pull sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. XCal Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Push Pull versus XCal Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush PullXCal Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin ZlatinEric Losskamp

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Push Pull

Subscriptions4
  • Push Pull Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Push Pull Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Push Pull Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Push Pull Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
None

XCal Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push Pull free?
Push Pull is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XCal Tracker free?
XCal Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Push Pull or XCal Tracker have ads?
XCal Tracker shows ads; Push Pull does not.

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