Lift Planner vs GymRat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lift Planner
This strength training app provides a structured system for logging workouts and adapting targets based on user feedback. It helps manage progression, equipment, and custom exercises, with data stored locally for privacy.
- AI-driven adaptive training targets
- RIR-based periodization
- Customizable equipment and exercise library
- Workout logging with set details
- Data privacy with local storage
- Multiple user profiles
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Lift Planner is a strength-training app for people who want a training system, not only a notebook. It helps you run structured cycles, log every set, and get targets that adapt to how training actually feels. Progression that responds to you Training follows RIR-based periodization through the mesocycle. After sets, you can rate how they felt; the app uses that to tune upcoming weight recommendations. Pain or discomfort can pause progression so you are not pushed blindly. Deload is built into the cycle design. When weights do not line up with your equipment, the system can adjust reps so the stimulus stays coherent. Built for real gyms Model your equipment, build from templates, grow a deep exercise library (including custom movements), and review history with analytics. Multiple profiles on one device keep households or clients separate. Private and portable Data is stored on your device; you are not required to send workouts to our servers to use the app. Export and backup help you own your training history. Made for iPhone — and more Fluid native interface, Apple Watch support for training workflows, and translations to several languages available.
GymRat
Log your gym progress, create custom training routines, and monitor your results with a straightforward workout tracker. Focuses on essential features for effective gym sessions without clutter.
- Log workout progress
- Build training programs
- Track results
- Minimalist interface
- Essential gym features
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GymRat is a minimalist workout tracker. Log your progress, build training programs, and track results. No unnecessary features - just what you need in the gym.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GymRat at none against Lift Planner's 3. GymRat also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Lift Planner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GymRat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lift Planner against 5.0 for GymRat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Lift Planner | GymRat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Vinnik | Alibek Tugelbayev |
Customer experience
Lift Planner
GymRat
In-app purchases
Lift Planner
- Lift Planner Pro$9.99
- Upgrade to Trainer$11.99
- Lift Planner for Trainers$19.99
GymRat
No in-app purchases
