Comparison

Baseline vs Frontload

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

Head to head
About

Baseline

This app helps you conduct personal research on health protocols by tracking your progress and analyzing results. It allows you to set hypotheses, log daily check-ins, and view clear reports comparing your baseline to active phases. Designed for privacy, all data is stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Personal research journal
  • Hypothesis setting
  • Daily check-ins
  • Baseline and active phase tracking
  • Trial reports with trend lines
  • Local-first data storage
  • CSV data export
Features
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Baseline — Know What’s Actually Working Baseline is a personal research journal for people running peptide protocols. It is not a dose calculator, not a social network, and not a medical app. It is a simple tool for answering one question honestly: is this working for me? How it works 1. Write a hypothesis State what you think will change, in your own words. 2. Measure your baseline Log 3–10 days of daily check-ins before you start, using the measures that matter to you, such as pain, energy, sleep, mood, mobility, libido, mental clarity, or recovery. 3. Run the active phase Continue daily check-ins for 14–56 days. Log doses and note confounders like sleep, stress, and travel. 4. Read your trial report See a side-by-side comparison of your baseline and active averages for every measure, with trend lines and a plain-English summary you can screenshot and share. Why Baseline is different Calm and honest No hype, no claims. Baseline never tells you something is working. It helps you find out. Local-first and private Every check-in, dose, and photo stays on your device. No accounts. No cloud sync. No analytics on your health data. Built around the report Every screen in Baseline is designed to help you create one clear, trustworthy trial report at the end. Baseline Pro A single subscription unlocks the full research toolkit: Unlimited concurrent experiments CSV export of raw data Photo attachments for check-ins Up to 12 measures per experiment Custom measures beyond the built-in defaults Available monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. Baseline does not diagnose, treat, or recommend. It is not a substitute for medical care. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting or changing any protocol. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Frontload

Track peptide, TRT, and GLP-1 doses with detailed charts, reminders, and inventory management. Features include progress photos, lab tracking, and phased protocols. An AI coach analyzes your data for personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Blood-level PK charts
  • Injection logging with site rotation
  • Full inventory tracking
  • Phased protocols and titration schedules
  • Lab result tracking
  • AI coach for personalized insights
  • Cloud backup
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The blood-level charts, reminders, and full protocol tracking are free. No trial, no paywall, no catch. Most peptide and TRT apps charge for exactly this. I don't. Frontload is built for people running serious peptide and TRT/HRT protocols. Track every injection, watch your blood levels rise and fall between doses, keep every vial and dose organized, and never miss a shot. The AI coach reads your own labs, protocols, and injection history, and it's built to say "I don't know" instead of guessing. The coach and Cloud Backup are the paid part. WHAT'S FREE (and stays free) • Progress photos with a voice guide that lines up every shot the same way, then compare any two side by side. Your photos stay on your phone. • Blood-level PK chart: peak, trough, and steady-state, per compound • Injection logging with site rotation • Full inventory: every peptide, HRT compound, GLP-1 (semaglutide, tirzepatide), supplement, and med • Phased protocols with automatic on/off scheduling • Titration schedules: gradual dose adjustments over weeks, auto-stepping • Lab result tracking and trend charts • Macro logging • Sleep, fitness, weight, and food sync from Apple Health • Reminders and notifications • Light and dark mode • JSON export, anytime No account needed. Your health data lives on your phone unless you turn on Cloud Backup, and I never sell it. The app sends a few basic signals, like which version you're on and whether it was opened today, so I can find and fix bugs. Never what you log, and never what you ask the coach. THE AI COACH (Pro) Not a chatbot. Not a correlation engine. An actual coach with direct access to your full health context (labs, protocols, peptide stack, GLP-1 doses, nutrition, sleep, fitness, side effects), plus a curated knowledge base of peptide and HRT references. It reads a lab PDF, scans a supplement label, analyzes a side-effect cluster, and explains it in plain language. Grounded in your own data, not the internet's. Pro adds unlimited AI coach conversations with photo attachments, unlimited lab PDF parsing, unlimited nutrition and supplement-label scans, Cloud Backup, and Frontload on your computer at app.frontloadapp.com. Cloud Backup and the web app are for paid plans, not the free trial. The price for your region shows in the app before you subscribe. WHO BUILT THIS Frontload is a one-person project. I'm in the HRT and peptide community myself, and I wanted a tracker that didn't feel cold and clinical, so I built the one I wanted, with every feature I needed. I had my wife test it the whole way through, so it isn't built only for the guys. She told me what women actually need in a tool like this: cycle-aware tracking, the right hormone panels, and a tracker that doesn't assume everyone's a man on TRT. It's all in here. I gave it to one friend, hoping to help him. He gave it to another. That's how Frontload has gotten everywhere it's gotten so far. No ads. No growth team. The mission isn't to get rich. It's to cover the cost of running the app and build something genuinely useful to people on their HRT and peptide journeys. The AI Coach engages with compounds, doses, and protocols directly, but it's not a doctor. Always discuss any protocol change with your prescribing physician. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Baseline4 screens
Frontload4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Frontload at 63 against Baseline's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Baseline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Frontload sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Baseline against 5.0 for Frontload. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontload has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baseline ships an update weekly, Frontload every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Baseline versus Frontload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaselineFrontload
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better5.0 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings163 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB60 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJules MartinSTACKEDDD LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Baseline

Subscriptions2
  • Baseline Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Baseline Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Frontload

Subscriptions2
  • Frontload Pro$14.991 Month
  • Frontload Pro$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Baseline free?
Baseline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frontload free?
Frontload is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baseline or Frontload?
Baseline is rated higher. Baseline averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Frontload averages 5.0 from 63 ratings.
Do Baseline or Frontload have ads?
Neither Baseline nor Frontload shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baseline or Frontload?
Baseline ships an update weekly, and Frontload every 5 days. Most recently, Baseline was updated on November 13, 2026 and Frontload on November 14, 2026.

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