Comparison

Coach Deck vs Lifting Notepad

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

Head to head
About

Coach Deck

Features
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CoachDeck โ€“ Train Smarter. Coach Better. Running your personal training business just got a whole lot easier. CoachDeck is the all-in-one client management app built specifically for personal trainers who want to spend less time on admin and more time doing what they love โ€” coaching. Manage Every Client, Effortlessly Keep all your clients organized in one beautiful, searchable dashboard. Track goals, fitness levels, contact info, and active status at a glance. Add photos, notes, and personal details so you always show up prepared. Log Sessions in Seconds Record training sessions on the spot โ€” strength, cardio, HIIT, flexibility, or sport. Add exercises with sets, reps, weight, and duration. Build a complete training history for every client without the paperwork. Track Real Progress Log body measurements and watch progress come to life in clean, visual charts. Weight trends, body fat, and key measurements are displayed over time so you and your clients can celebrate every win. Your Business at a Glance The live dashboard shows active clients, sessions this week, and recent activity โ€” everything you need to stay on top of your business without digging through spreadsheets. Your Data, Your Control Export everything as JSON or CSV. Import from backup. Full data portability with no subscriptions, no servers, and no compromises. CoachDeck is built for iOS 18+ with SwiftUI and SwiftData โ€” blazing fast, beautiful, and 100% local. Your client data stays on your device, always private. Download CoachDeck today and take your coaching business to the next level.

About

Lifting Notepad

Features
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Lifting Notepad is the fastest way to track your workouts. Just type โ€” messy is fine. AI handles the rest. Write your workout in plain text, tap done, and watch AI instantly parse your exercises, sets, reps, and weights into structured data. No menus. No dropdowns. No friction between sets. FEATURES: โ€ข Freeform notepad โ€” type however you want, AI figures it out โ€ข Slash commands โ€” type /bench to instantly load exercises โ€ข Quick-tap buttons โ€” one tap to add any exercise โ€ข Rest timer with background notifications โ€ข PR tracking โ€” automatic personal record detection โ€ข Weekly volume charts โ€” see your progress over time โ€ข 1RM calculator โ€” estimate your one-rep max โ€ข Plate calculator โ€” know which plates to load โ€ข Superset and warm-up set support โ€ข CSV/JSON export โ€” your data is yours, always โ€ข Dark and light mode Built for lifters who want speed, not bloat. No social features. No gamification. Just you and the bar. Privacy Policy: https://lifting-notepad-api.vercel.app/#privacy Terms of Use: https://lifting-notepad-api.vercel.app/#terms

Screenshots

Coach Deck4 screens
Lifting Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lifting Notepad at none against Coach Deck's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Coach Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lifting Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Coach Deck versus Lifting Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach DeckLifting Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory HoganMICHAEL BENATAR

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Coach Deck

One-time1
  • CoachDeckOTP$19.99
None

Lifting Notepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coach Deck free?
Coach Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lifting Notepad free?
Lifting Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coach Deck or Lifting Notepad have ads?
Neither Coach Deck nor Lifting Notepad shows ads.

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