Comparison

Musku vs Restcue

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

Head to head
About

Musku

Features
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Musku, your strength training log. Less time on your phone, more time training. Musku is a workout tracker built for the gym: fast, intuitive, ad-free and without social networking. Log your workouts, track your progress and focus on what matters. WORKOUT TRACKING MADE SIMPLE Create your own workout templates or choose from ready-made programmes. Start a workout, move through your exercises and log your sets in seconds. Musku automatically fills in your previous weights and reps. Add exercises, edit sets and adjust your workout as you go. PLAN YOUR TRAINING WEEK Schedule your workouts for the days and times that suit you. Musku reminds you when it's time to train and shows your next workout on the home screen. AI-POWERED WORKOUT ANALYSIS Musku prepares a detailed summary of your recent workouts (up to 100) or your entire training programme, with key metrics already calculated: training frequency, sets per muscle group, performance and personal records. Copy the summary into your preferred AI (ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) to identify strengths, spot imbalances and explore ways to improve. Nothing is shared with an AI unless you choose to do so. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Automatically track: - Personal records: weights, estimated 1RM and volume. - Workout calendar and training consistency. - Sets per muscle group. - Your biggest improvements. - Monthly summaries, badges and achievements. Clear statistics, calculated from the workouts you already log. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION Automatically sync your strength workouts with Apple Health, including duration and estimated calories. Track your body measurements and sync your weight both ways. A REST TIMER THAT STAYS VISIBLE Set a rest time for each exercise and keep an eye on the countdown from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island with Live Activities. TRACK YOUR BODY CHANGES Log your weight, body fat and measurements: arms, chest, waist, thighs, calves and more. View each measurement's history and charts to see how your body changes over time. WORK OUT WITH APPLE WATCH Train without reaching for your iPhone. Start a free workout, add exercises, adjust sets and view your workout summary right from your wrist. YOUR WORKOUTS, ONE TAP AWAY Start a workout from your Home Screen with the Musku widget. Choose between two customisable sizes, with 4 or 8 shortcuts to your favourite workouts. FREE TO START, PREMIUM TO GO FURTHER Use Musku for free with up to 3 workout templates and essential statistics. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited templates, advanced statistics and AI analysis of your training programme. Cancel your subscription at any time. For people who take their training seriously without overcomplicating it. Terms of Use: https://musku.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://musku.app/privacy/

About

Restcue

Features
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Restcue is a rest timer for lifting that you never have to touch mid-workout. Start a session and then just train. Restcue runs on your Apple Watch: it times the rest between sets, taps your wrist when rest is up, and reads on-device motion and heart rate to catch the moment you pick the weight back up — so the timer moves on by itself, without you looking at a screen. Put the phone away and lift. FREE TO USE. NO ADS. Hands-free rest timing, automatic set detection, Apple Health and your full history are free. There are no ads, no account and no "watch a video to unlock" nonsense. If you want the extras, Restcue Pro unlocks them, and you can try it free for a week. HANDS-FREE BY DESIGN • Rack the weight and rest starts itself — no tap needed • A haptic tap when rest is over, with optional reminders until you're back under the bar • Detection runs on device, set after set, for the whole session • Prefer control? Switch to manual and it's one tap to start, skip or extend a rest ON YOUR WRIST — OR IN YOUR HAND • The full session runs standalone on Apple Watch; your phone can stay in your bag • Start a workout on your Watch straight from your iPhone, with the same rest time on both • The same session on iPhone and iPad, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen • Every session is saved to Apple Health as a Strength Training workout SEE WHERE THE HOUR WENT • Each session broken down set by set, rest by rest • Working time against rest time — the dead minutes you never noticed • Share a session card in a tap, in whichever layout suits it A WEEKLY GOAL, NOT A DAILY CHORE • Set how many workouts a week you're aiming for and build a weekly streak • Rest days never break it, and a rest week now and then keeps it alive • Strength workouts from any app in Apple Health count • A short recap after each session, and a gentle reminder only when the week is about to slip RESTCUE PRO — try it free for a week • Heart-rate rest: rest until your heart rate is back down to a target you set, or hold the countdown while it's still high, with your live heart rate on your wrist and the target a tap away • Spoken cues through AirPods • Custom haptic patterns • Deeper history: trends, charts and rest insights Restcue Pro is a yearly subscription with a one-week free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. The subscription renews automatically unless it's canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before then. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING TRACKED There is no sign-in, no email, no advertising identifier and no location. Restcue works entirely on your devices, and the only thing it writes to Apple Health is a standard Strength Training workout. Contributing anonymized sensor recordings to improve detection is strictly opt-in and off by default. WHAT YOU NEED Automatic set detection needs an Apple Watch (watchOS 11 or later) and permission to read heart rate and motion. Without a Watch, Restcue is a clean manual rest timer on iPhone and iPad. Restcue is a training aid, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose, treat or monitor any medical condition. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://restcue.maploft.com/privacy

Screenshots

Musku4 screens
Restcue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Musku at 16.4 against Restcue's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Musku sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.89 per month and Restcue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musku ships an update every 3 days, Restcue every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Musku versus Restcue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuskuRestcue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien LegrandMaploft

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Musku

Subscriptions3
  • Musku Premium Monthly$2.891 Month
  • Musku Premium$17.991 Year
  • Musku Premium Annual14 Days trial$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Restcue

Subscriptions1
  • Restcue Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Restcue Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Musku free?
Musku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restcue free?
Restcue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Musku or Restcue have ads?
Neither Musku nor Restcue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musku or Restcue?
Musku ships an update every 3 days, and Restcue every 4 days. Most recently, Musku was updated on November 9, 2026 and Restcue on November 5, 2026.

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