Comparison

SplitBrain vs SwoleX

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

Head to head
About

SplitBrain

Features
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Focused binaural beat sessions with ambient soundscapes to help you concentrate, relax, or wind down for sleep. What You Can Do Choose sessions tuned for focus, calm, or sleep Layer ambient sounds for a more immersive experience Jump in fast with a clean, distraction-free interface Build daily listening habits — no account needed Private by Design No account. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. SplitBrain is for people who want effective audio routines without the baggage.

About

SwoleX

Log workouts, track lifts, and analyze your performance with detailed history and charts. Plan meals with AI-generated targets and grocery lists based on your diet and goals. Share your progress and discover routines from others.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Personal performance records and charts
  • AI-driven workout generation
  • AI-powered macro and calorie targets
  • Customizable meal plans with grocery lists
  • Social feed to share and discover workouts
  • Workout scaling for shared routines
Features
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SwoleX is the workout app built for lifters who actually show up. Log your training, share it to your feed, and watch others hit your exact routine — with weights automatically scaled to their own history. That's the SwoleX loop: post a workout, someone taps DO WORKOUT, and they're training your program in seconds. KNOW BEFORE YOU LIFT Connect Apple Health and SwoleX scores your readiness each morning from your sleep, resting heart rate and HRV, against your own baseline. Load and Form tell you whether to push or back off, and every workout shows your heart rate set by set, time in zone and recovery between sets. TRACK EVERY LIFT Log sets, reps and weight fast, between sets. Your history builds automatically into a personal performance record with streaks, PRs, and volume charts. EAT LIKE YOU TRAIN Log food in seconds — search the food library or pull from your saved My Foods. Pick a diet style — Balanced, High Protein, Keto, Low Carb, Mediterranean, Endurance, or Zone — add your goal and activity level, and SwoleX sets your daily calorie and macro targets for you. Pro adds barcode scanning and describe-a-meal AI that breaks down the macros for you. MEAL PLANS BUILT AROUND YOUR MACROS Tell Kevin your diet style and the foods you eat, pick which meals to plan, and get a multi-day plan with a grocery list in real shopping quantities. Log an item, a meal or the whole day, or export the plan as a PDF. TRAIN WITH KEVIN — YOUR AI STRENGTH COACH Tap TRAIN WITH KEVIN and he assembles a session tailored to your training history, goals, and how you're feeling that day. Every set is pre-scaled to your actual strength — no guessing, no math. ASK KEVIN — AND GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER Kevin reads your log, so ask him about it. "Why has my incline bench gone backwards?" He checks your real sets, your weekly volume and your gym's equipment, then answers with the numbers in front of him — and if the fix is a whole day, he builds it on the spot. DO WORKOUTS FROM THE FEED Every post in SwoleX is executable. See a chest day you like? Tap DO WORKOUT and run it yourself — weights automatically adjust to your level. Your results link back to the original, giving the creator credit and building their following. LIFT TOGETHER, LIVE Training with someone? Start a live session and invite them. You each run the same workout with weights scaled to your own strength, so you're on the same exercise without lifting the same numbers. Watch each other's sets land live, and finish on a shared recap crediting everyone. PROGRAMS & PREMIUM CONTENT Structured programs from coaches and creators: splits, strength blocks and circuits, run straight from the app. SHARE YOUR WINS Auto-generated share cards for Instagram Stories, TikTok and Snapchat. FREE — NO CREDIT CARD NEEDED • Unlimited workout logging • Full exercise library • Workout history, PRs, and volume charts • Food logging & saved My Foods library • Daily calorie and macro targets • Automatic Google Drive backup • Social feed + DO WORKOUT from any post • Live workouts with friends — real-time sets, shared recap • Rest timer • 1 AI use per week — Kevin workout or AI-parsed log SWOLEX PRO — $9.99/month or $79.99/year • Unlimited AI — Kevin workouts & AI-parsed logs • Ask Kevin — chat about your training; he reads your log and builds the fix • Barcode scanning & describe-a-meal AI food logging • Kevin-built meal plans with grocery lists • Kevin's training analysis — calibration, momentum, and an action plan for the week ahead • Kevin scales every shared workout to your actual strength • Premium SwoleX programs • CSV data export Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Privacy Policy: https://swolex.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://swolex.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

SplitBrain4 screens
SwoleX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SplitBrain at none against SwoleX's 2. SwoleX's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SwoleX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SplitBrain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SplitBrain ships an update weekly, SwoleX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SplitBrain versus SwoleX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitBrainSwoleX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperX89 Labs llcRyan Pisani

In-app purchases

None

SplitBrain

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SwoleX

Subscriptions2
  • SwoleX Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SwoleX Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is SplitBrain free?
SplitBrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwoleX free?
SwoleX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SplitBrain or SwoleX have ads?
Neither SplitBrain nor SwoleX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SplitBrain or SwoleX?
SplitBrain ships an update weekly, and SwoleX every 4 days. Most recently, SplitBrain was updated on October 17, 2026 and SwoleX on October 28, 2026.

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