Comparison

Tally vs Ripd

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

Head to head
About

Tally

This app serves as a digital workout logbook, designed for both experienced and beginner lifters. It allows for fast, friction-free logging of any exercise imaginable and can recommend starter workouts that adapt over time. Users maintain full control over their data, with options to export or delete their account.

Highlights
  • Workout logbook
  • Exercise recommendation
  • Natural language workout builder
  • Fast logging with custom keypad
  • Data export (CSV)
  • Account deletion
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Plan workouts by chatting with Claude or Meta Muse. Log them in Tally. Tally is a strength-training log for iPhone that your AI assistant can write to. Tell Claude or Meta Muse what you want to train, how much time you have, and what to avoid. Your assistant builds the workout and saves it to Tally. Open the app and it is there: exercises, sets, reps and target weights, ready to start. HOW IT WORKS • Connect Claude or Meta Muse once from Settings. Setup takes about a minute in your browser. A free Claude account works. • Plan in a chat: "Plan three days this week around squat and bench. Go easy on my left shoulder." • Your assistant reads your planned days and recent workouts, then writes new days into your week. • At the gym, tap Start. Every set is filled in and ready to check off. FAST TO LOG • A big keypad and one-tap set check-offs • Edit one set and the sets below it update • The rest timer starts when you finish a set • Change the whole workout by typing or speaking, mid-session • Track weight and reps, time, or distance (rows, sled pushes, carries) • Works offline; your log syncs when you are back online YOUR WEEK, YOUR CALL • See planned, completed and skipped days in the week view • Skip a day you can't make; your assistant sees it the next time it plans • Days you build in Tally stay as you made them unless you ask your assistant to change them • Build days yourself from the exercise library, or add your own exercises YOUR DATA • Sign in with Apple, Google or email; your log syncs to your account • Your assistant sees only your account, and you can disconnect it anytime in Settings • Export your full history as a CSV file Tally is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic or Meta.

About

Ripd

Log your gym workouts quickly and efficiently with this focused tracker. Build custom routines, record sets and reps, and easily compare your current performance to past sessions. Visualize your progress over time with detailed volume, workout counts, and personal records.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Searchable exercise library
  • Set-by-set logging
  • Progress tracking (volume, PRs)
  • Body metric logging
  • Workout timer
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Ripd is a focused gym workout tracker for lifters who want to log training quickly and understand whether they are progressing. Build your own routines, choose exercises from a searchable library, and record sets, reps, and weight as you train. Previous logs stay close at hand, so you can compare today’s performance with earlier sessions instead of relying on memory. TRAIN WITH A PLAN • Create and edit strength or hypertrophy routines • Organize exercises and target sets • Find movements by muscle group and equipment • Keep your weekly training activity visible LOG WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS • Record reps and weight set by set • Add, complete, or skip sets as your session changes • Review previous entries while you lift • Work in kilograms or pounds • Use the built-in workout timer to stay on pace SEE PROGRESS CLEARLY • Track total training volume over time • Review workout count, training time, and completed sets • See recent personal records • Switch between monthly and longer-term progress views TRACK MORE THAN THE BAR • Log body weight, body fat, body water, and lean body mass • Follow circumference measurements • Keep training and body trends together in one place Ripd combines the structure of a workout planner, the speed of a gym log, and the clarity of a progress tracker in one clean experience. Whether your goal is strength, muscle growth, bodybuilding, hypertrophy, or more consistent training, Ripd helps you record the work and see what changes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Ripd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tally at none against Ripd's 4. Tally also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ripd sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tally asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tally against 5.0 for Ripd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tally versus Ripd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyRipd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVegh Labs LLCIvan Shlykov

Customer experience

Tally

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ripd

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ripd

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • 6-Month Premium$12.996 Months
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ripd free?
Ripd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tally or Ripd?
Tally and Ripd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tally or Ripd have ads?
Neither Tally nor Ripd shows ads.

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