Comparison

FinalRep vs 5/3/1 Strength Trainer

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

Head to head
About

FinalRep

Features
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FinalRep is the workout tracker that knows your gym. Tell it your goal, the days you train and the equipment you have, and it builds your training plan in under a minute. Log every set, and FinalRep tells you when it's time to add weight, so you keep beating your personal records. NEW: APPLE WATCH APP Start a workout on your iPhone and run it from your wrist. • See your current set, adjust weight and reps, and tap Done • Rest timer, with a tap on your wrist when it's time to lift • Jump to any exercise from the exercise list • Live heart rate while you train NEW: APPLE HEALTH Turn on Save to Apple Health and every workout you finish is added to the Health app. Train with your Apple Watch and your heart rate and calories are saved with it. With Premium, the weight and body fat you log in Body Stats are saved too. FinalRep never uploads your Apple Health data or uses it for advertising. A PLAN BUILT AROUND YOU • Answer a few quick questions and get a free starter plan for your goal: get stronger, build muscle or improve fitness • Full gym, home gym or bodyweight only. At home, tick what you own (dumbbells, a bench, a pull-up bar, bands and more) and your plan uses only that • Workouts built on the lifts that work: squats, presses, rows and deadlifts • Or pick a proven program from the Program Library • Home always shows your next workout, ready to start in one tap LOG FAST, TRAIN SMART • Log sets, reps and weight in a tap, with last session's numbers right there • Weight suggestions: hit the top of your rep range on every set and FinalRep suggests adding weight next session • Plate calculator: barbell sets show the plates to load on each side • Rate how hard each set felt (RPE) and see it in your history • Rest timer, supersets and warm-up sets • Automatic personal records, plus a 1RM test • Weekly streaks and reminders on your training days • 1,300+ exercises with step-by-step instructions • Share a summary card when you finish a workout FREE PLAN No credit card needed. Free includes unlimited workout logging (with weight suggestions, the plate calculator and RPE), your starter plan, three programs from the Program Library (Full Body Starter, Dumbbell Only and Bodyweight Basics), 90 days of history, the Apple Watch app and Apple Health sync. FINALREP PREMIUM Everything in Free, plus: • Workout Generator: a new plan built around your equipment whenever you want one • Progress analytics: charts, all-time stats and weekly volume trends • Your full workout history, with calendar view • Unlimited saved workouts and custom exercises • Body Stats: weight, body fat and measurements over time • Premium programs: 5×5 Strength, Upper / Lower and Push Pull Legs • Cloud sync across your devices Choose monthly or yearly, with a 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, or unlock Premium for good with a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Terms of Use: https://www.finalrep.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.finalrep.io/privacy

About

5/3/1 Strength Trainer

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built this because every tracker I tried wanted something from me mid-workout. A rest timer counting down, or a prompt to log the rep I'd just finished. I know where I am in the session. I only need to see it once. So that's what this app does. Open it and the whole day is there, every set shown as a real weight along with the plates to load on each side of the bar. Lift from memory, then mark the day done. 5/3/1 is meant to run indefinitely, cycle after cycle, yet some apps I tried ended it at twelve weeks with a "complete!" screen. Here the cycles keep coming. At the end of each one your training max goes up by the increments you set. If a lift stalls, reset its training max: you stay where you are in the cycle, and the workouts you've already logged keep their original numbers. You can run classic 5/3/1 with its deload week, or 5/3/1 Forever in Leader and Anchor blocks. Leaders are built on 5's PRO with FSL, SSL, BBS or BBB. Anchors use PR sets, Jokers, Widowmaker or 5×5/3/1, and between blocks there's a 7th week for a deload or a TM test. On Forever you log reps on your PR sets and TM tests; come in short and the app offers to drop that training max by 10%. The plate calculator only uses the bar and plates you actually own, in kg or lb. Train four days a week, or two or three with the lifts paired up. Warm-up sets and assistance work are optional. Don't know your 1RM? Enter a recent heavy set and the app estimates it. Every day you finish or skip is saved in full. Tuesday's missed session can still happen on Wednesday. There's no account and no tracking. Your data stays on your iPhone, and the app works without signal. That matters in a garage. This is an independent tracker, not affiliated with or endorsed by 5/3/1 author.

Screenshots

FinalRep4 screens
5/3/1 Strength Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 5/3/1 Strength Trainer at none against FinalRep's 2. 5/3/1 Strength Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown). FinalRep's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. FinalRep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 5/3/1 Strength Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FinalRep versus 5/3/1 Strength Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinalRep5/3/1 Strength Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul NasrallahAbel Soares

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FinalRep

Subscriptions2
  • FinalRep Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • FinalRep Premium14 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

5/3/1 Strength Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FinalRep free?
FinalRep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5/3/1 Strength Trainer free?
5/3/1 Strength Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FinalRep or 5/3/1 Strength Trainer have ads?
FinalRep shows ads; 5/3/1 Strength Trainer does not.

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