Comparison

Progress vs CoreOne

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

CoreOne

Features
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Train. Eat. Recover. Smarter. CoreOne brings training, nutrition, recovery and progress together in one personal fitness app. Build workouts, plan your week, scan meals and understand what you can do each day to move closer to your goal. TRAIN WITH A CLEAR PLAN • Create personal workouts and training plans • Log weight, repetitions, sets and RIR • Review previous performance for every exercise • Use rest timers and exercise guidance • Adjust your week when your schedule changes SCAN AND TRACK YOUR NUTRITION • Photograph a meal for nutrition analysis • Review estimated ingredients, portions, calories and macros • Check and adjust meal estimates before saving • Scan supported food barcodes • Search for foods or add them manually • Track protein, carbohydrates, fat and water • Save meals and organise your nutrition plan UNDERSTAND RECOVERY AND PROGRESS Bring your workouts, nutrition, steps and available Apple Health data into one overview. Follow trends, personal records, training load and your daily Core Score. ASK KAI Get AI-assisted support with training, nutrition and planning. Ask questions, prepare your next workout and receive suggestions based on the information you choose to share. APPLE WATCH AND APPLE HEALTH Start and track supported workouts from Apple Watch. With your permission, CoreOne can use selected Apple Health data, including steps, heart rate, workouts and active energy. FOR ATHLETES AND PERSONAL TRAINERS Personal trainers can schedule workouts, follow client progress, manage appointments and communicate with clients. COREONE PREMIUM Some features and higher usage limits require CoreOne Premium. View current plans, prices, trial eligibility and included features in the app before subscribing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Meal scans, calorie expenditure, recovery scores and AI suggestions are estimates. CoreOne provides fitness and wellness information, is not a medical device and does not replace professional medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://joincoreone.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://joincoreone.com/terms

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
CoreOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against CoreOne's 2. Progress also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). CoreOne's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price 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. CoreOne sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 days, CoreOne every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Progress versus CoreOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressCoreOne
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIan FarrDanzell Polman

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CoreOne

Subscriptions2
  • CoreOne Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • CoreOne Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoreOne free?
CoreOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or CoreOne have ads?
Neither Progress nor CoreOne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or CoreOne?
Progress ships an update every 4 days, and CoreOne every 2 weeks. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 7, 2026 and CoreOne on October 10, 2026.

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