Comparison

PRGRES vs Plates

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

Head to head
About

PRGRES

This app helps users meticulously log their weightlifting sessions, track personal records, and visualize strength gains. It offers custom workout plan creation and a muscle map to monitor training focus. The application operates entirely offline with no subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Log exercises with sets, reps, weight, and RPE
  • Build and save unlimited custom workout plans
  • Automatic personal record detection
  • Strength progress charts and 1RM estimates
  • Muscle map for training focus
  • Rest timer with Live Activity
  • Workout history with session stats
Features
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PRGRS is the no-nonsense workout tracker built for lifters who care about progress. Log your sets, track your weights, and watch your strength climb over time. Whether you're following a structured plan or training freestyle, PRGRS keeps everything in one place; no subscription, no account, no noise. Features: • Log any exercise with sets, reps, and weight (and RPE) • Build and save custom workout plans (unlimited) • Track personal records with automatic PR detection • View strength progress charts and 1RM estimates • Muscle map showing what you've trained (and what you have not…) • Rest timer with Live Activity on your lock screen • Workout history with detailed session stats • Fully offline, your data stays on your device One-time fee. No subscriptions. No ads. Just your workouts.

About

Plates

This app offers a streamlined way to log workout sets and reps, focusing on simplicity for users who prefer a notepad-like experience. It provides clear progress tracking with charts and allows for custom exercises and workout splits without unnecessary features.

Highlights
  • Log sets and reps quickly
  • Track progress with charts
  • Customizable exercises and splits
  • Clean, distraction-free design
  • Workout history and review
  • No learning curve
Features
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Built for lifters who want less tapping and more training. No bloat, no clutter — just a fast way to log sets, reps and weight and watch your numbers go up. Completely ad-free. Your workout data never leaves your device. Tired of gym apps that do too much? Most apps pack in calorie tracking, instructional videos, leader boards and recommendations you'll never use. Plates does one thing well: log your workout and track progress. No guidance, no hand-holding. It's built for people who already know what they're doing and want a tool that stays out of the way. Fast logging, real history - Quick to use. Open, pick your split, log sets and reps. - Clean, modern design. A focused layout so you can log and review without distraction. - Last time, right there. Every set shows the weight and reps you did last session, so you always know what to beat. - Train your way. Switch between hypertrophy and strength focus to match how you're training. - Graphs and progress. Track volume and strength over time with clear, straightforward charts. - Customisation. Add and edit exercises and build splits that match how you train. - No learning curve. Open it and start logging. Built for people who keep it simple You don't need another app that tries to do everything. You need something that gets out of the way and lets you log your workout. Plates is for lifters who've bounced off other apps because they're too heavy or too complicated. No accounts. No cloud for your training. Your workouts stay on your device.

Screenshots

PRGRES4 screens
Plates4 screens

Verdict

The call

PRGRES and Plates are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PRGRES against 5.0 for Plates. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PRGRES ships an update every 9 days, Plates every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PRGRES versus Plates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRGRESPlates
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaris YakaliDavid Thomson

Customer experience

PRGRES

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plates

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PRGRES

No in-app purchases

None

Plates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRGRES free?
PRGRES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plates free?
Plates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PRGRES or Plates?
PRGRES and Plates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PRGRES or Plates have ads?
Neither PRGRES nor Plates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRGRES or Plates?
PRGRES ships an update every 9 days, and Plates every 10 days. Most recently, PRGRES was updated on October 9, 2026 and Plates on October 15, 2026.

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