Comparison

IMPELLO vs heavybase

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

Head to head
About

IMPELLO

This app helps lifters track their workouts with faster logging and clear progress visualization. Manage rest, save routines, and review exercise history. It also offers Apple Watch integration for wrist-based tracking and heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Fast workout logging
  • Clear progress visualization
  • Rest timer management
  • Save custom workouts
  • Exercise history review
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Heart rate monitoring
Features
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Impello is a focused training log for lifters who want faster logging, clearer progress, and fewer interruptions while they train. Log sets, manage rest, save workouts, and review progress by exercise. Impello keeps your training history organized and your active session easy to control. With Apple Watch, you can follow your session from your wrist, view heart rate, adjust sets with the Digital Crown, log work, and stay synced with the phone app. Impello is built for consistency, not noise.

About

heavybase

This fitness app is designed for individuals who struggle with traditional motivation tactics. It focuses on logging actual workouts, building plans from user history, and minimizing distractions. Features include calendar-based templates, a simple interface for quick starts, and visual weekly planning.

Highlights
  • Calendar-based workout templates
  • AI-generated workout plans
  • Visual weekly muscle activation view
  • On-device photo progress tracking
  • In-app inspiration photo display
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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heavybase doesn't nag. It just remembers what you did. Most fitness apps assume you'll remember to open them, follow a plan, and stay motivated by streaks and badges. If you have ADHD, you already know that's not how it works. heavybase is built differently. It logs what you actually did, builds your next plan from your own history, and stays out of your way otherwise. Templates that live on your calendar Build a template once, assign it to a weekday, and it's just there when that day comes. Open the app on leg day and you're not choosing between five templates and an empty workout button — you already know what today is. One tap to begin. Open it and go No lengthy onboarding, no setup fuss. Open the app and start your first workout in under a minute. See your whole week before it happens A muscle activation view shows what your entire week is set up to hit — legs, core, arms, everything — before you're in the middle of it. Set your week up on Sunday and know exactly what it'll accomplish if you follow it through. Simple charts, real answers Clean stats and progress charts with no fluff — just what changed, when, and by how much. A photo library that's actually yours Track your progress with photos saved only on your device. No hidden folder to dig through, no cloud upload, nothing leaving your phone unless you choose to sync. A reason to keep going Set an inspiration photo — your why, right where you'll see it — for the days you need a quick reason to show up. No ads. Ever. Full access includes: · AI-generated workout plans tailored to you · Cloud sync across devices · Unlimited templates and history 7-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $29.99/year. There's no such thing as a bad workout, only a workout you didn't get to write down. heavybase isn't trying to fix how your brain works — it's trying to build a place that works with it. Less friction to start. Less shame when you stop. Just a record of what you actually did, so you don't have to hold it in your head. heavybase is a fitness tracking tool, not a medical device, and isn't intended to diagnose, treat, or manage any medical or mental health condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.heavybase.club/terms

Screenshots

IMPELLO4 screens
heavybase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMPELLO at none against heavybase's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. heavybase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IMPELLO 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 IMPELLO against 5.0 for heavybase. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
IMPELLO versus heavybase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMPELLOheavybase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRudy AquinoAnne Lise Thorsen

Customer experience

IMPELLO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

heavybase

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IMPELLO

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

heavybase

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is IMPELLO free?
IMPELLO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is heavybase free?
heavybase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IMPELLO or heavybase?
IMPELLO and heavybase are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do IMPELLO or heavybase have ads?
Neither IMPELLO nor heavybase shows ads.

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