Comparison

Progress vs Speciale AI

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

Head to head
About

Progress

This app automates workout progression and provides AI-driven training and nutrition plans. It offers detailed exercise tracking, personalized program generation, and progress visualization. Seamlessly syncs with Apple Watch and Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Automated progressive overload
  • AI program and workout builder
  • Personalized AI nutrition plans
  • Detailed workout logging
  • Strength progress charts
  • AI coach for advice
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Progress your way. Progress tracks your workouts, automates your progression, and takes the guesswork out of your training — so you can focus on lifting. WORKOUT TRACKING Log every set, rep, and weight with a clean, distraction-free interface. Built-in rest timers keep you on pace. Exercise notes keep your cues close. ADVANCED TRAINING Automatic progressive overload — set a weight increment per exercise and the app adds it after every successful session. No spreadsheets. No manual tracking. Pyramid sets — assign each set its own weight and rep target. The app sequences through automatically and the plate calculator updates for each set. Supersets — group exercises back-to-back with a live display of what's next so you never lose your place. Plate calculator — built into every exercise. Shows exactly which plates to load, updated for every set. Full exercise customisation — control weight type, sets, reps, rest time, and progression settings per exercise. AI PROGRAM BUILDER Answer a few questions about your goals, experience, available equipment, and any injuries or constraints. The AI builds a complete multi-week training program tailored to you. Not a template. Ask the AI to adjust it if anything isn't right. AI WORKOUT BUILDER Need a single session? Generate a workout built around your goals and equipment in minutes. AI NUTRITION PLANS Tell the AI your goals and dietary preferences — it generates a personalised nutrition plan with calorie targets, macros, and meal guidance. Export it as a PDF to keep on hand. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every lift you log builds your history. Per-exercise charts show your strength trends over time — weight moved, estimated 1RMs, and personal records in one view. AI COACH Ask the built-in AI coach anything — form tips, program adjustments, recovery advice. It knows your history and gives answers based on your actual data, not generic advice. APPLE WATCH Leave your phone in your bag. Track full workouts from your wrist with heart rate monitoring and a live rest timer. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your rest timer lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen — always know when it's time for the next set. iCLOUD SYNC Your workouts, programs, and history sync automatically across your iPhone and Apple Watch. APPLE HEALTH Progress writes your completed workouts to Apple Health, keeping all your fitness data in one place. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from four themes — Forest, Ocean, Bloom, and High Contrast — and set your preferred weight units. Download Progress and start training your way.

About

Speciale AI

Features
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Speciale. Your body. Your goals. Powered by AI. The most advanced training companion ever built for Speciale Fitness members. Log meals with a single photo or voice note. Get 24/7 answers from an AI coach that actually knows your numbers, your plan, and your progress. Every step, every pound, every calorie — tracked, analyzed, and turned into measurable results. What's inside: - AI Food Scanner — snap a photo or speak your meal; macros, calories, and micros calculated in seconds - 24/7 AI Coach — personalized training and nutrition guidance, built on your actual data - EMS Session Booking — reserve your spot in seconds - Full Progress Dashboard — weight, steps, calories in vs out, streaks, and goal pacing in one place - Daily Classes — bite-sized lessons straight from the Speciale team - Water + Hydration Tracking — because the basics compound Every feature is engineered around one question: are you closer to your goal today than yesterday? Exclusively for Speciale Fitness members. Built to make results inevitable. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (http://www.fatsecret.com)

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Speciale AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Progress at every 4 days against Speciale AI's every 11 days. Speciale AI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 days, Speciale AI every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Progress versus Speciale AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressSpeciale AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB90 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIan FarrSpeciale Fitness

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

None

Speciale AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speciale AI free?
Speciale AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Progress or Speciale AI have ads?
Neither Progress nor Speciale AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Speciale AI?
Progress ships an update every 4 days, and Speciale AI every 11 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 7, 2026 and Speciale AI on October 9, 2026.

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