Be Solid vs Holistic Lifting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Be Solid
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Solid — Gym Workout Tracker The workout tracker that gets out of your way. Solid is built for people who are serious about training and don't want the noise. No accounts, no social feeds, no subscriptions. Just your plan, your sessions, and your progress — all on your device. Plan your week Set up your training split in seconds. Add exercises with a name, sets, reps, or duration — Solid understands natural language so you can type exactly how you think. Train with focus Every exercise gets its own card. Swipe to complete sets, watch your rest timer count down, and stay locked in. A live activity keeps your workout visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you lift. Track what matters Your training heatmap shows every day you've shown up. No streaks to maintain, no gamification — just an honest record of your consistency over time. Built different • Dark interface designed for the gym • Works entirely offline, no account needed • All data stays on your device • Supports Live Activities and Dynamic Island Train hard. Stay solid.
Holistic Lifting
This app automatically varies your training routines to prevent muscle adaptation, imbalances, and injuries. It offers structured workouts targeting specific muscle groups and includes programs for knee and lower back pain prevention.
- Auto-rotating exercise selection
- Customizable schedules and target areas
- Injury prevention programs
- Per-set logging with recall
- Workout progress charts (Pro)
- iCloud sync
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Most people do the same routine every week. Muscles adapt, imbalances develop, and injuries follow. Holistic Lifting fixes this by automatically varying your training, so every session is different, balanced, and purposeful. Build your schedule around target areas like Push, Pull, Legs, and Core. Within each target area, exercises are organized into groups by movement pattern. Each session, the app randomly selects one exercise per group, avoiding what you did last time. You get structured variety without having to think about it. WHY VARIATION MATTERS Repeating the same exercises leads to diminishing returns. Your muscles adapt and stop growing, while the same joints and tendons take repeated stress. Rotating exercises forces new adaptation, builds the full muscle including smaller stabilizers, and prevents overuse injuries. BULLETPROOF YOUR BODY Built-in Knee Pain and Lower Back Pain programs are rooted in the work of Ben Patrick (ATG) and proven rehab protocols. These strengthen joints through their full range of motion — not by avoiding load, but by progressively training the exact positions where injuries happen. FEATURES - Auto-rotating exercise selection that prevents overuse - Customizable schedules, target areas, exercise groups, and exercises - Up to 3 units per exercise (e.g., reps + weight + distance) - Per-set logging with automatic recall of previous values - Workout frequency and exercise progress charts - Built-in Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced schedules - Injury prevention programs for knees and lower back - iCloud sync across all your devices - Privacy-focused (no accounts, tracking, or servers) - No ads and completely free! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be Solid at none against Holistic Lifting's 3. Be Solid also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Holistic Lifting's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Holistic Lifting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Be Solid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Be Solid ships an update weekly, Holistic Lifting every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be Solid | Holistic Lifting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Pinillos | Sean Lu |
In-app purchases
Be Solid
No in-app purchases
Holistic Lifting
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99





