Comparison

Anvil Workout vs PRGRS

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

Head to head
About

Anvil Workout

Features
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Anvil Workout is a strength training app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Plan your programs, track sets and reps in the gym, and review progress over time. One-time purchase. No subscription, no account, no ads, no in-app analytics. Your workouts stay on your device. PROGRAM LIBRARY Six classic strength programs are built in. Pick one, tap import, and start training: • Starting Strength • StrongLifts 5Ɨ5 • Greyskull LP • GZCLP • Upper/Lower split • Push/Pull/Legs Each program ships with the right exercises, set/rep schemes, and progression notes. Templates are fully editable after import. If you lift in pounds, starting weights come in 5 lb steps. OR BUILD YOUR OWN 70 exercises across every major muscle group, and you can add your own. Mix and match into your own routines, set targets for sets, reps, weight, and rest, and link supersets together. The exercise library is fully searchable. SWITCHING APPS Import your workout history from a Strong or Hevy CSV export. You see what comes across before anything is saved, and exercises are matched to Anvil's own where they are the same lift. ACTIVE WORKOUT A focused screen for the gym floor. The set you are on is a large card with its reps and weight and one Done button. Last session's numbers sit beside it, one tap to reuse them. Rest counts down as a clock, also on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Supersets alternate one set at a time, with rest after each round. A plate calculator shows what goes on each side of the bar. APPLE WATCH See the current set on your wrist, mark it done or skipped, and feel when rest is over. The workout runs on your iPhone, so the watch needs the phone nearby. It needs no internet. PROGRESS TRACKING • Stats over 4, 12 or 26 weeks, compared with the weeks before • Volume, workouts or sets per week, and sets per muscle group • Estimated 1RM per lift, and your latest records • After each workout: time, sets and volume against last time • History by week and month, searchable by exercise • A streak counted in weeks, so rest days never break it APPLE HEALTH Optional integration writes workouts to Health and reads heart rate and calories from Apple Watch during training. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No cloud. No analytics inside the app. Workout data stays on your device. Crash reports, which carry no workout details, can be turned off in Settings. Your progress is yours. PAID ONCE, YOURS FOREVER One-time purchase. No subscription. No upsells. Future updates included. Anvil Workout is an independent app and is not affiliated with Strong or Hevy.

About

PRGRS

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PRGRS is a minimalist workout tracker with a single job: show your progress and get out of the way. No social feed, no leaderboards, just today's workout, a fast log, and numbers that climb week after week. It's built around three things: start faster, log with less friction, and review your progress. START IN SECONDS Open the app and today's session is already on screen — your active program, the right weekday, and every movement on one compact card. Nothing to dig for. LOG WITHOUT FRICTION Tap a weight, set your sets and reps, and move on. Numbers use tabular figures so they never jitter. Swap in an alternative movement with a single tap. It all works offline and syncs the moment you're back online. A LITTLE MORE EACH WEEK PRGRS is built for progressive overload. Mark each movement to go lighter, hold, or push heavier next week and last week's numbers carry forward, so you always know your target. KEEP YOUR STREAK ALIVE Finish a workout and your streak grows. Complete every session in a week and earn a perfect-week bonus. A quiet nudge to keep showing up no badges to farm, no guilt trips. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Total workouts, average days per week, and total weight lifted, plus tappable charts of your volume and top weights over time. Activity heatmap shows your consistency at a glance. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS Your data syncs to the cloud, so it's safe if you switch phones or reinstall. Sign in with email, Apple, or Google. Delete your account and everything in it anytime, right from the app. Set up your program and start today.

Screenshots

Anvil Workout4 screens
PRGRS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PRGRS at Free against Anvil Workout's $2.99. Anvil Workout's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

PRGRS is free to download; Anvil Workout costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anvil Workout ships an update every 8 days, PRGRS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Anvil Workout versus PRGRS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnvil WorkoutPRGRS
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIAMJARLBerat Safran

In-app purchases

None

Anvil Workout

No in-app purchases

None

PRGRS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anvil Workout free?
Anvil Workout costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRGRS free?
PRGRS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anvil Workout or PRGRS have ads?
Neither Anvil Workout nor PRGRS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anvil Workout or PRGRS?
Anvil Workout ships an update every 8 days, and PRGRS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Anvil Workout was updated on November 1, 2026 and PRGRS on November 5, 2026.

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