Comparison

Grapplers Advantage vs Day One

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

Head to head
About

Grapplers Advantage

This strength and conditioning app is tailored for combat athletes like BJJ, wrestling, judo, and MMA practitioners. It offers periodized training plans, personalized weight calculations, and daily readiness checks to optimize performance and recovery.

Highlights
  • Periodized training phases
  • Personalized weight calculations
  • Daily readiness check-ins
  • Full nutrition and macro tracking
  • Exercise swaps based on equipment
  • Optional hypertrophy days
Features
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Grapplers Advantage is the only strength and conditioning app built specifically for BJJ, wrestling, judo, and MMA athletes. Stop following generic lifting programs. Train with a periodized system designed around your competition schedule, recovery, and time on the mat. HOW IT WORKS Pick your phase based on where you are in your season: • GPP — Build general strength and work capacity • Foundation — Develop tissue tolerance and force absorption • Power — Train the stretch-shortening cycle and reactive strength • Peaking — Maximize speed-strength for competition Select your training cadence (3, 5, or 3+optional days), and the app builds your weekly program with calculated weights based on your maxes. FEATURES Personalized Weight Calculations Every set is calculated from your 1RM using proven rep-percentage relationships. Weights are rounded to the nearest 2.5 lbs so you can load the bar and go. Daily Readiness Check-In Log sleep quality, stress, soreness, and nutrition each morning. Your training volume adjusts automatically based on how you feel — so you push hard on good days and recover on tough ones. Full Nutrition & Macro Tracking Set goals for cutting, bulking, or maintaining. Track meals with a built-in food database. Monitor calories, protein, carbs, and fat with visual macro rings. Set goals for cutting, bulking, or maintaining. Your macro targets factor in your training schedule and reported mat time — so your nutrition adapts to how hard you're actually training. Track meals with a built-in food database and monitor calories, protein, carbs, and fat with visual macro rings. Exercise Swaps Not every gym has the same equipment. Swap any exercise for an equivalent movement filtered by your available equipment, muscle group, and fatigue level. Hypertrophy Days Add optional bodybuilding days targeting the muscles you want to grow. Exercises are selected based on your equipment and training goals. BUILT FOR GRAPPLERS This isn't a bodybuilding app with a martial arts label. Every phase, every tempo prescription, and every loading scheme is designed for athletes who need strength on the mat — not just in the mirror. Train longer, train smarter. Our programming manages fatigue across your lifting and mat sessions so your strength work supports your grappling — not competes with it. Smart volume adjustments, readiness-based loading, and exercise selection that prioritizes joint health mean you're building a body that can train for decades, not just months. • Eccentric and isometric training for injury resilience • Plyometric and reactive work for explosive takedowns and sweeps • Periodized peaking for competition prep • Recovery-aware programming that accounts for mat time SUBSCRIPTION Grapplers Advantage requires a subscription after a 14-day free trial. • Monthly: $14.99/month • Annual: $149.99/year (save 17%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://grapplersadvantage.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://grapplersadvantage.com/terms

About

Day One

Features
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Day One: Future Self helps you become the person you want to be. Set meaningful goals, visualize your future, and create daily routines that support real personal growth. The app combines reflection, motivation, and structure in one focused experience. Features: • Set and track personal goals • Create a vision board for your future self • Build daily rituals and journal entries • Stay inspired with motivating quotes • Celebrate progress and stay consistent Whether you want more clarity, stronger habits, or a better sense of direction, Day One: Future Self gives you the tools to grow every day. Start today and take the first step toward your future self. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Grapplers Advantage4 screens
Day One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Grapplers Advantage at 15.0 against Day One's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Grapplers Advantage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Day One sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Grapplers Advantage versus Day One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrapplers AdvantageDay One
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip KowalskiFlorian Beer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grapplers Advantage

Subscriptions2
  • Grapplers Advantage Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Grapplers Advantage Yearly$149.991 Year
1 purchases

Day One

Subscriptions1
  • Day One Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Grapplers Advantage free?
Grapplers Advantage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Day One free?
Day One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grapplers Advantage or Day One have ads?
Neither Grapplers Advantage nor Day One shows ads.

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