Comparison

CheckFit vs Progressive Overloader

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

Head to head
About

CheckFit

This app provides adaptive strength training programs tailored to your goals, equipment, and schedule. It automatically adjusts your workouts based on your performance, ensuring continuous progress without guesswork. Focus on lifting and let the plan guide your gains.

Highlights
  • Personalized strength training programs
  • Adaptive weekly adjustments
  • Progressive overload built-in
  • Fast workout logging
  • Strength and performance tracking
  • Progress insights over time
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You've been showing up. Three, four, maybe five days a week. You've put in the work. But building muscle isn't just about effort. It takes the right training and a plan that adapts as you get stronger. Most fitness apps tell you what happened. CheckFit tells you what to do next. CheckFit is a subscription app. A paid subscription is required to generate and follow a program, and new members start with a 7-day free trial. Get a personalized strength training program built around your goals, experience, equipment, and schedule. Every workout is planned for you, so you can focus on lifting—not deciding what to do. As you train, CheckFit adapts. Your weights, volume, and progression evolve based on your performance, helping you continue making progress without guesswork. FEATURES (included with your subscription) • Personalized strength training programs • Matched to your goals, equipment, and schedule • Progressive overload built into every program • Adaptive weekly adjustments • Fast workout logging • Strength and performance tracking • Progress insights over time • Made for serious gym training No social feed. No endless scrolling. No distractions. Just a plan, your workout, and the data that proves you're getting stronger. Stop guessing. Start growing. SUBSCRIPTION • Monthly — $20/month • Annual — $200/year New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://checkfit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://checkfit.com/privacy

About

Progressive Overloader

This app helps you plan, execute, and track your strength training progress. It offers a straightforward, ad-free experience for logging your lifts and monitoring your development over time.

Highlights
  • Strength progression planning
  • Lift execution guidance
  • Progress monitoring
  • Ad-free experience
  • No-nonsense lift logging
Features
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Strength progression planner, executor, and monitor. This app was created by the need for an ad-free, no-nonsense lift log.

Screenshots

CheckFit4 screens
Progressive Overloader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progressive Overloader at none against CheckFit's 2. CheckFit's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. CheckFit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Progressive Overloader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CheckFit against 5.0 for Progressive Overloader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CheckFit versus Progressive Overloader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckFitProgressive Overloader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrevor GreenleafTIMOTHY ERIC BURTELL

Customer experience

CheckFit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Progressive Overloader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CheckFit

Subscriptions2
  • CheckFit Monthly7 Days trial$20.001 Month
  • CheckFit Annual7 Days trial$200.001 Year
None

Progressive Overloader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CheckFit free?
CheckFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressive Overloader free?
Progressive Overloader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CheckFit or Progressive Overloader?
CheckFit and Progressive Overloader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CheckFit or Progressive Overloader have ads?
Neither CheckFit nor Progressive Overloader shows ads.

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