Comparison

VBTgo vs RepJot

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

Head to head
About

VBTgo

This app uses your phone's camera to track bar speed, power, and displacement during workouts. It provides live feedback, monitors fatigue, and helps you build a personal Load-Velocity Profile over time. Review your lifts with video and trajectory data for enhanced training insights.

Highlights
  • Measure bar speed, power, and displacement
  • Live feedback after each set
  • Monitor fatigue through velocity changes
  • Build Load-Velocity Profile
  • Review lifts with video feedback
  • Track jump performance
Features
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VBTgo is a phone-based VBT app for bar-speed tracking, LVP archives, and training feedback. Use your phone camera to measure bar speed, power, and displacement. Get live feedback after each set, monitor fatigue through velocity changes, and build your own Load-Velocity Profile over time. With VBTgo, each set becomes useful feedback: - Hear live bar-speed feedback during training - Save training data automatically - Build your personal LVP archive - Compare today's output with your own history - Review lifts with colored trajectory and video feedback - Measure jump performance for explosiveness tracking VBTgo is made for athletes, coaches, and serious lifters who want practical training data without dedicated VBT hardware.

About

RepJot

Features
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You know how to train. RepJot simply keeps every set on track. RepJot is a focused strength-training log for lifters who already have a program. Build your routines on iPhone, then run the session from iPhone or Apple Watch. Log the weight and reps, complete the set, and let your rest timer start automatically. LEAVE YOUR PHONE ASIDE See the current exercise, adjust weight and reps, complete sets, and control rest timers from Apple Watch. If your phone disconnects briefly, keep training and sync again when the connection returns. FAST WHERE IT MATTERS • Start from your own workout templates • Carry forward weight and reps from your previous session • Complete the current set in one tap • Start the rest timer automatically • Switch exercises when equipment is busy A CLEAR TRAINING HISTORY • Review every session on a workout calendar • See recent performance and trends for each exercise • Track weight, reps, duration, heart rate, and active energy • Use kilograms or pounds MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM • Train across iPhone and Apple Watch • Save strength workouts to Apple Health • Use Live Activities, Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver • Local-first and no account required NO EXTRA NOISE RepJot has no classes, AI coach, social feed, leaderboards, nutrition tracker, ads, or third-party analytics SDK. You choose the program; RepJot runs and records the session. Download free and complete real workouts without a time limit. When you need more routines, make one lifetime purchase of RepJot Pro to unlock unlimited templates.

Screenshots

VBTgo4 screens
RepJot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RepJot at every 3 weeks against VBTgo's every 2 months. VBTgo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. VBTgo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and RepJot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VBTgo ships an update every 2 months, RepJot every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VBTgo versus RepJot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVBTgoRepJot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer北京维力速特智能科技有限公司卓学 陈

In-app purchases

5 purchases

VBTgo

One-time5
  • Weekly$1.99
  • Monthly$4.99
  • Quarterly$12.99
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  • Half-year$24.99
  • Yearly$39.99
1 purchases

RepJot

One-time1
  • RepJot Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is VBTgo free?
VBTgo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RepJot free?
RepJot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VBTgo or RepJot have ads?
Neither VBTgo nor RepJot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VBTgo or RepJot?
VBTgo ships an update every 2 months, and RepJot every 3 weeks. Most recently, VBTgo was updated on October 31, 2026 and RepJot on October 31, 2026.

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