Comparison

LODE vs Heroic

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

Head to head
About

LODE

This app helps you plan, log, and track your strength training progress. Organize workouts, record every set, and view detailed insights. It offers optional cloud sync and health integrations.

Highlights
  • Workout planning and templates
  • Log sets, reps, weight, and rest
  • Track progress over time
  • Calendar history and workout details
  • Exercise progress and training insights
  • Optional cloud sync
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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LODE is a strength-training and workout-tracking app built to help you plan workouts, log every set, and track progress over time. Create workout templates, organize them into folders, schedule training, browse exercises, and log reps, weight, rest, and notes. View calendar history, workout details, exercise progress, and training insights in one place. LODE also supports optional cloud sync, Apple Health integration, and Apple Watch workouts. A free tier is available. LODE is a fitness tracking tool for general wellness only. It is not medical advice. Exercise carries a risk of injury, so talk to a qualified healthcare professional before starting a new program. LODE Premium unlocks unlimited saved workouts and plans, Insights, exercise progress charts and Apple Watch workout sync. Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or annually unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Service (EULA): https://legal.clad-ventures.com/lode/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://legal.clad-ventures.com/lode/privacy/

About

Heroic

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You picked your exercises. You walked into the gym. Now what weight goes on the bar? Heroic is a strength-training coach that handles the calculations for you. Log your reps and Heroic figures out the rest — next week's working weights, warmup loads rounded to real plate increments, deloads when a lift stalls, and a clear progression for every exercise in your program. Spend your time training, not doing math between sets. WHAT HEROIC DOES FOR YOU • Calculates next week's weights based on this week's reps • Generates warmup sets rounded to plate increments • Applies deloads when a lift stops progressing • Estimates your 1-rep max for every main lift • Tracks bodyweight and strength trends with charts TWO COMPLETE PROGRAMS Men's Program : a progressive-overload plan built around the major compound lifts: squat, bench press, deadlift, overhead press, and row, with carefully chosen accessory work. Women's Program :built around lower-body strength,glute and hip development, and a pressing progression that moves week over week. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU TRAIN • Native iOS app designed for one-handed logging between sets • Syncs across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud • Works offline at the gym and syncs when you reconnect Heroic works with the Apple Health app on iPhone. Bodyweight measurements are read from the Health app to seed your starting weight, and your completed strength workouts are written back to Health so your training history stays in one place. You can change this anytime in Settings > Apple Health. PRIVACY Heroic stores your training data in your private iCloud. No account sign-up is require

Screenshots

LODE4 screens
Heroic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Heroic at daily against LODE's every 4 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. LODE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Heroic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LODE ships an update every 4 days, Heroic daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LODE versus Heroic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLODEHeroic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size422 MB108 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCLAD VenturesAhmet Adem

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LODE

Subscriptions2
  • LODE Premium Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • LODE Premium Annual3 Months trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Heroic

One-time1
  • Get in shape: Heroic PRO$19.99

Questions

Is LODE free?
LODE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heroic free?
Heroic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LODE or Heroic have ads?
Neither LODE nor Heroic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LODE or Heroic?
LODE ships an update every 4 days, and Heroic daily. Most recently, LODE was updated on October 24, 2026 and Heroic on October 17, 2026.

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