Simple Lifts vs Urges.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Lifts
This weightlifting tracker helps men get stronger and stay consistent by logging sets, tracking progress, and automatically calculating the next session's weight. It removes guesswork with data-driven insights and features like personal record tracking and rest timers.
- Log sets with weight, reps, and effort
- Auto-progression calculates next weight
- Personal records tracked automatically
- Rest timer with circular countdown
- Streak tracking for consistency
- Weekly volume chart
- Custom programs and exercises
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Simple Lifts is a no-nonsense weightlifting tracker built for men who want to get stronger and stay consistent. Log every set, track your progress, and let the app tell you exactly what to lift next session. No guesswork. No fluff. Just you, the bar, and your data. FEATURES — Log sets with weight, reps, and effort — Auto-progression calculates your next weight after every session — Personal records tracked automatically with e1RM — Rest timer with circular countdown — Streak tracking to keep you consistent — Weekly volume chart so you can see your work — Custom programs and exercises — Full exercise library with 41 movements Built by Simple Life Studios.
Urges.io
This app helps you break negative habits and build positive ones. Log wins with a single tap, track your progress over time, and stay accountable with a friend. It's designed for privacy, with no ads or tracking.
- Log wins with one tap
- Track urges to break
- Build good habits
- View daily, weekly, monthly progress
- Accountability with a friend
- Private by design
- Apple Watch support
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Urges helps you break the habits that hold you back and build the ones that move you forward. Whether you're cutting back on coffee or keeping up a daily habit like exercise, water, or reading, Urges turns each moment into a win you can see. ONE TAP TO LOG A WIN Tap the big button when you notice an urge and let it pass, or when you show up for a good habit. Set it up on your iPhone's Action Button and a single squeeze logs a win, even with your phone locked. BREAK AND BUILD • Break: track urges you're resisting. Every time you notice one instead of acting on it, that's a win. • Build: track good habits you want to keep. Every time you do them, that's a win. See them all on one simple home screen. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Day, week, month, and all-time trends • Current and longest streaks • Your best day and lifetime totals STAY ACCOUNTABLE WITH A FRIEND Share your progress with someone you trust using a private code and no account required. They'll see your daily and weekly counts and can send a quick "cheer" when you could use a boost. You'll get a gentle nudge when a friend is having a tough day or their streak is at risk, so you can show up for each other. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking • Your history stays on your device • Only the profile you choose to share is ever uploaded and you can stop sharing anytime AVAILABLE ON APPLE WATCH Resisted an urge? Made a healthy choice? Record a win right from your Apple Watch with a single tap. Small wins add up. Notice them, stack them, and bring a friend along.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Urges.io at every 2 days against Simple Lifts's every 3 weeks. Urges.io also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Simple Lifts's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Lifts against 5.0 for Urges.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Urges.io has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Simple Lifts ships an update every 3 weeks, Urges.io every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Lifts | Urges.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Davin Preble | Check Audio LLC |
Customer experience
Simple Lifts
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In-app purchases
Simple Lifts
No in-app purchases
Urges.io
No in-app purchases
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