Comparison

Progress vs ActivAI

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

Head to head
About

Progress

Features
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Progress your way. Progress tracks your workouts, automates your progression, and takes the guesswork out of your training โ€” 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 โ€” set a weight increment per exercise and the app adds it after every successful session. No spreadsheets. No manual tracking. Pyramid sets โ€” assign each set its own weight and rep target. The app sequences through automatically and the plate calculator updates for each set. Supersets โ€” group exercises back-to-back with a live display of what's next so you never lose your place. Plate calculator โ€” built into every exercise. Shows exactly which plates to load, updated for every set. Full exercise customisation โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” weight moved, estimated 1RMs, and personal records in one view. AI COACH Ask the built-in AI coach anything โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” Forest, Ocean, Bloom, and High Contrast โ€” and set your preferred weight units. Download Progress and start training your way.

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ActivAI

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ActivAI turns AI workout plans into structured sessions you can start, track, and finish. Paste a plan from chat, or ask the coach to build one โ€” then train with sets, rest timers, and Apple Watch. A good AI workout plan is useful only if you can actually train with it. ActivAI turns AI-created plans into structured workouts you can start, follow, track, and improve over time. Create a single workout or a full multi-day training program. Open Today, tap Ask Coach, and generate a plan โ€” or paste exercises into chat to import them instantly. The coach can organize training days, save workouts, and keep everything ready inside the app. During training, track sets, reps, weight, rest time, and progress. Rest timers and Live Activity continue on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. A built-in Interval Timer tab runs HIIT and circuit sessions with Work/Rest/Rounds โ€” phase-end beeps play even while your phone is locked. ActivAI also helps you review workout history, training load, estimated strength progress, streaks, weekly Coach Reports (Pro), and lifestyle activities like surf or padel so your next gym day adapts to what you actually did. Apple Watch support lets you follow the session from your wrist and move through your workout without constantly using the phone. ActivAI is designed for gym training, strength work, fitness routines, and active lifestyles where workouts, sports, recovery, and progress all matter together. Privacy Policy: https://aleksandrdas.github.io/activai-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
ActivAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against ActivAI's 2. Progress also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ActivAI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 days, ActivAI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Progress versus ActivAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressActivAI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan FarrAleksandrs Dascinskis

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ActivAI

Subscriptions2
  • ActivAI Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • ActivAI Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActivAI free?
ActivAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or ActivAI have ads?
Neither Progress nor ActivAI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or ActivAI?
Progress ships an update every 4 days, and ActivAI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Progress was updated on September 19, 2026 and ActivAI on September 25, 2026.

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