Comparison

Be Solid vs Holistic Lifting

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

Head to head
About

Be Solid

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Auto-rotating exercise selection
  • Customizable schedules and target areas
  • Injury prevention programs
  • Per-set logging with recall
  • Workout progress charts (Pro)
  • iCloud sync
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Be Solid4 screens
Holistic Lifting4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Be Solid versus Holistic Lifting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe SolidHolistic Lifting
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo PinillosSean Lu

In-app purchases

None

Be Solid

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Holistic Lifting

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Be Solid free?
Be Solid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Holistic Lifting free?
Holistic Lifting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Be Solid or Holistic Lifting have ads?
Neither Be Solid nor Holistic Lifting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be Solid or Holistic Lifting?
Be Solid ships an update weekly, and Holistic Lifting every 3 months. Most recently, Be Solid was updated on September 21, 2026 and Holistic Lifting on September 19, 2026.

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