Comparison

PRGRES vs Parallel Rest Timer

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

Parallel Rest Timer

Features
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I built this app because I was tired of overly complicated workout trackers. I didn't want to click through menus logging my reps, sets, and weight records just to finally start a simple rest timer. If you just want to start your workout and time your breaks, this is the app for you. It does exactly what it says: lets you start a workout session and run multiple rest timers at the same time, right from your wrist. What it does: - Closes your rings: It starts a real watchOS workout session, so your heart rate is tracked and your active calories count toward your Apple Health rings. - Phone-free: Works entirely on your Apple Watch so you can leave your phone in your locker or at home. - Concurrent timers: Run multiple break timers in parallel. - Not just for lifting: You can select different activity types, making it just as useful for running, HIIT, yoga, or any other workout outside the weight room. - 100% Private: This app maximizes your privacy. It doesn't even ask for internet access, requires no accounts, and does zero tracking. Your data never leaves your device. No fluff, no mandatory data entry, and no tracking. Just start your activity, and time your rests.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

PRGRES and Parallel Rest Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PRGRES ships an update every 9 days, Parallel Rest Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PRGRES versus Parallel Rest Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRGRESParallel Rest Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaris YakaliRemigiusz Herba

In-app purchases

None

PRGRES

No in-app purchases

None

Parallel Rest Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRGRES free?
PRGRES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parallel Rest Timer free?
Parallel Rest Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PRGRES or Parallel Rest Timer have ads?
Neither PRGRES nor Parallel Rest Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRGRES or Parallel Rest Timer?
PRGRES ships an update every 9 days, and Parallel Rest Timer weekly. Most recently, PRGRES was updated on September 22, 2026 and Parallel Rest Timer on September 18, 2026.

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