Lifting Tracker vs Ascend RPG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lifting Tracker
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Your notebook. On your phone. Logbook replaces the physical training notebook that serious lifters carry to the gym. No social feeds. No noise. Just your training — simple, fast, and focused. BUILT FOR LIFTERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING • Log sets with one tap. Check off completed sets. Edit loads on the fly. • RPE, RIR and percentage tracking — your choice. • Rep ranges (6-8) supported natively. • Notes on every exercise and every session. The context behind the numbers. BRING ANY PROGRAM Paste your spreadsheet, type your program in plain words, or import a file. Logbook structures it automatically — mesocycles, weekly progression, deload weeks, whatever you or your coach wrote. No forms. No configuration screens. Your program, ready in seconds. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Top set evolution over time • Estimated 1RM tracking • Volume analysis • PR detection — automatic, discrete, no confetti YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • Offline-first. Works without internet. • iCloud sync across your devices. • CSV export anytime. Zero lock-in. • One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Logbook is not another workout tracker. It's the notebook you already use — but smarter.
Ascend RPG
This app combines fitness tracking with RPG elements, allowing users to log workouts, nutrition, and see their progress visualized as fantasy character progression. It offers a free tier with basic features and a premium subscription for advanced plans and in-game perks.
- Workout and nutrition logging
- RPG-style character progression
- Extensive exercise library
- Customizable workout plans
- Meal and nutrient tracking
- Adaptive running programs
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Your training has a story. Ascend RPG makes it visible. Ascend RPG brings workouts, plans, nutrition and fantasy progression into one app. Log real training, build consistency, and turn your effort into progress across an evolving RPG adventure. FREE FOR EVERYONE - 1,900+ exercises to browse by muscle group or training style, with the muscles each one trains. - Set and rep logging with your last session and new bests. - Up to 3 saved custom workouts. - Three starter plans: Foundations Full Body, Upper / Lower Classic and Bodyweight Basics. - Meal and nutrient tracking, and a free sample of every recipe category. - A muscle recovery map and the first week of a personalized running plan. ASCEND PRO - Every workout plan, including Big Three Strength, Push / Pull / Legs, Upper / Lower Hypertrophy, Aesthetic 5-Day, Glute and Lower Body Builder, Shred, Dumbbell-Only Hypertrophy and Calisthenics Skills, with weights that progress from your logs. - Unlimited custom workouts and the full high-protein recipe library. - The full 16-week adaptive running program and Hybrid Performance training (7-day free trial). - Monthly gems, double coins on daily challenges and other in-game perks. Ascend Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple Account. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. MAKE CONSISTENCY MATTER - Turn completed activity into visible RPG progress, and earn coins for every plan week you finish. - Develop your hero, earn rewards, and climb through an expanding fantasy world. FOOD DATA Food search and barcode scanning use USDA FoodData Central and the fatsecret Platform API. Powered by fatsecret Platform API. HEALTH Ascend RPG is not a medical device and gives general fitness and nutrition information only. Talk to a qualified professional before starting or changing an exercise or nutrition program. Terms of Use: https://www.dualforcedigital.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.dualforcedigital.com/privacy
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Verdict
Lifting Tracker and Ascend RPG are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Lifting Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ascend RPG sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lifting Tracker ships an update every 11 days, Ascend RPG weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifting Tracker | Ascend RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vinicius Marino | Dual Force Digital LLC |
In-app purchases
Lifting Tracker
- Logbook Lifetime$49.99
Ascend RPG
- Ascend Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- 550 Gems$4.99
- Titus Bundle$4.99
- Blood Moon Shogun Bundle$4.99
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- 7,000 Gems$49.99









