Comparison

Progress vs Strivis

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

Strivis

Features
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Strivis puts your strength training and your nutrition in one app. Plan the week, log every set, track calories and macros, and see whether the work adds up. PLANS THAT FIT YOUR WEEK Pick a program for muscle gain from the plan library. Strivis preselects plans from your answers, such as how many days a week you train. Want something of your own? Build your plan from 601 exercises, or let AI draft one from your answers and adjust it before you start. LOG EVERY SET Weight, reps and how hard the set felt (RIR) for every set, with warm-up sets marked. A rest timer starts after each set and keeps counting on the lock screen. Personal records are saved on their own, so you see when you beat your best. APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS AND APPLE HEALTH Tick off sets and see your rest on Apple Watch, and keep today's calories and protein, your training week and your streak in a Home Screen widget. Apple Health is optional: save finished workouts and bring in your body weight as well as your runs, rides and swims. CARDIO, ACHES AND FREE WORKOUTS Set a weekly cardio goal and log sessions yourself or from Apple Health; cardio counts toward your streak. Tell Strivis when a knee, shoulder or your back aches, and your plan offers exercises to swap in. No plan today? Start a free workout, in any gym and even without a connection. SEE WHAT'S WORKING Sets per muscle this week against your plan, records over time, body weight and progress photos. You see which muscles got enough work and which fell short. CALORIES AND MACROS Daily calorie and macro goals from your body data, goal and training days. Search basic foods from the German and Swiss nutrient databases, built in and available offline, or scan the barcode of packaged food. Log meals, water and supplements. KNOW EVERY EXERCISE 601 exercises with start and end positions, the muscles they work and clear steps. TRAIN WITH OTHERS Share workouts and records, follow friends and cheer them on. Private profiles, blocking and reporting are built in. PRIVACY AI features only run after you agree in the app, and only the answers needed for the plan are sent. Analytics are off unless you turn them on. Strivis is for people aged 18 and over. STRIVIS PREMIUM Free: workout and food logging with the barcode scanner, the exercise library, three programs from the plan library and two AI tries each for training plans and recipes. Premium: a calorie goal that adapts every week to your weight trend and training, more AI training plans and recipes every week, eight more programs, and progress over 6 months, a year or all time with plateau detection. Premium is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. A free trial, if offered, converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled before it ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://strivis.app/agb Privacy Policy: https://strivis.app/datenschutz

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
Strivis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against Strivis's 3. Strivis's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Strivis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 days, Strivis every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Progress versus Strivis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressStrivis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIan FarrSimon Paretski

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Strivis

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strivis free?
Strivis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or Strivis have ads?
Neither Progress nor Strivis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or Strivis?
Progress ships an update every 4 days, and Strivis every 5 days. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 30, 2026 and Strivis on November 3, 2026.

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