Comparison

Compound vs LiftBar

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

Head to head
About

Compound

This app simplifies fitness by focusing on four core movements and two key metrics: calories and protein. It provides personalized workout plans and nutrition targets, with features like meal scanning and progress tracking. Designed for those seeking a sustainable approach to strength and weight management without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • Workout plan based on four movement patterns
  • Calorie and protein tracking
  • Personalized progression
  • Meal scanning and barcode scanning
  • GLP-1 user protein target adjustment
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Friends-first social layer
Features
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The workout plan you climb. Compound decides your workout, picks your weights, and shows your strength climbing a map from Iron to Olympian. Plus a calorie and protein tracker that logs a meal from a photo. Compound is for people who are tired of guessing. Tired of starting a program and dropping it in week three. Tired of lifting for months with no idea whether you're getting stronger. Tired of putting in the work and not seeing your body change. What you get - A plan that decides for you. Four movements, squat, hinge, push and pull, sized to the days you can actually train. Open the app and today's workout is ready, weights included. - Strength you can see. Every session is a step up the map, and the sets you log earn your rank on the lifts you already do, from Iron to Olympian. - Two numbers for food: a calorie target and a protein target. Snap a photo of your plate to log it. On a GLP-1, your protein target is set higher to help protect muscle. - The people you train with. Share your workouts and meals with your friends, and see what they're lifting and eating. Private by default. What you don't get A 40-exercise menu, macros of macros, or a program you have to design yourself. Built for the body you want Anyone who wants to build the physique they've been picturing, without turning it into a second job. No splits to design, no spreadsheets, no week spent deciding. Show up, lift what the plan says, hit your two numbers, and watch your strength climb. Try Compound Pro free for a week. Cancel anytime. Stop guessing. Start climbing. Terms of use: https://compoundfit.app/terms Privacy policy: https://compoundfit.app/privacy

About

LiftBar

Features
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LiftBar is a workout-tracking app that gives you the most simple user experience possible. It has no Ai-coach, social-feed or any other feature that distracts you from just logging your workouts and moving on with your day. It’s also completely free and has no ads. LiftBar’s core features are logging workouts, viewing your exercise progression, and making templates. A more comprehensive list: Auto-Fill (my personal favorite): Fill every set in your workout with your previous values, plus whatever amount you enter. Exercise Tracking: Track your exercise progression with a graph, or view the best set from each workout under the "Top Sets" header. Failure Marking: Mark any set as a failure set. Workout Clock: Keep track of how long your workout has been. Workout Cards: Every logged workout gets its own card in the History tab. Open it to view the workout or save it as a template. Template Creation: Create templates so you don't have to add the same exercises every time. Workout Logging: Start a workout from a template or create one from scratch.

Screenshots

Compound4 screens
LiftBar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiftBar at none against Compound's 5. On price, update cadence, 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. Compound sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LiftBar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compound ships an update fortnightly, LiftBar every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Compound versus LiftBar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompoundLiftBar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIEU HUYNH LUUGhassem Taeb

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Compound

Subscriptions4
  • Compound Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Compound Pro Creator Promo (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Compound Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Compound Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Compound Pro Lifetime$89.99
None

LiftBar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compound free?
Compound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LiftBar free?
LiftBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compound or LiftBar have ads?
Neither Compound nor LiftBar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compound or LiftBar?
Compound ships an update fortnightly, and LiftBar every 10 days. Most recently, Compound was updated on October 23, 2026 and LiftBar on October 8, 2026.

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