LIFFT APP vs Apex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LIFFT APP
This minimalist strength training app focuses on clarity and progress with a distraction-free interface. It allows users to easily log workouts, build custom routines, and track progress without unnecessary features.
- Distraction-free workout logging
- Create and save workout templates
- Track training progress
- Chronological workout history
- Share workout screenshots
- Customizable themes
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The Last Personal Training App. LIFFT helps trainers and lifters build workouts, log every set, and review their progress. Log reps, weight, and time. Organize routines into templates and folders. Track supersets and every stage of a drop set. Review your workout history and Exercise Statistics. Trainer Hub is free. Keep your client list together, send invitations, and open the Google Sheets clients choose to share with you. Train together with LIFFT LIVE. Free weekly allowances cover starting LIVE workouts and sending workouts, templates, and folders. Joining LIVE sessions and receiving shared workouts are free. LIFFT+ adds unlimited LIVE starts and sharing, plus automatic Google Sheets export after setup. Each person exporting workouts to their own Sheet needs active LIFFT+. Make LIFFT yours with free themes, including Minimal Light and Minimal Dark. Try LIFFT+ and choose one of four colors to keep. Explore separately sold individual themes, theme packs, and limited releases in the Color Marketplace. No LIFFT account is required. Eligible new subscribers can try LIFFT+ Monthly free for one month, then renew at the monthly price. Annual is billed yearly and has no introductory free trial. LIFFT+ renews automatically until canceled. Local prices, trial eligibility and purchase terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://lifft.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://lifft.app/privacy
Apex
Log your gym sessions with ease, tracking sets, reps, and weight. Build custom workout templates and stay motivated with reminders to see your progress over time. Unlock advanced features and insights with a premium subscription.
- Log sets, reps, and weight
- Track body weight
- Build workout templates
- Set workout reminders
- View progress over time
- No account required
- Deeper insights with Pro
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Apex is a focused workout tracker built for consistency—without the clutter. Start instantly. No account required. Log workouts in seconds. Track sets, reps, weight, and body weight. Build and reuse workout templates. Stay consistent with reminders. See your progress clearly over time. Apex Pro unlocks deeper insights, more customization, and a more powerful training experience. Whether you’re training for strength, size, or discipline, Apex helps you stay organized, measure progress, and keep showing up. Terms of Service: https://trainapex.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://trainapex.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: LIFFT APP at free against Apex's freemium. Apex's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. LIFFT APP sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Apex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Apex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LIFFT APP ships an update weekly, Apex every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LIFFT APP | Apex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIFFT LLC | 1F8 LLC |
Customer experience
LIFFT APP
Apex
In-app purchases
LIFFT APP
- LIFFT+ Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- LIFFT+ Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Forest Color Theme$4.99
- Ocean Color Theme$4.99
- Lavender Color Theme$4.99
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- Sunset Color Theme$4.99
- Stone Color Theme$4.99
- Sand Color Theme$4.99
- Charcoal Color Theme$4.99
- Floral Color Pack$9.99
Apex
- Apex Pro Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Apex Pro Yearly14 Days trial$22.991 Year
