MeThen vs ProgressLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MeThen
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Me then. Me now. Same pose. Same angle. See what changed. The scale can't tell muscle from water. Your mirror can โ if the photos actually line up. MeThen turns progress pics into a consistent, comparable record of your bulk, cut, or recomp, with an honest AI read when you want one. MeThen is a privacy-first progress-photo tracker for lifters who trust the mirror over the scale. Guided check-ins keep every photo shot the same way, your timeline and compares are stored locally, and AI sees photos only for actions you start. HOW IT WORKS 1. Check in: capture front, side, and back with on-screen alignment guides and a self-timer, so every check-in lines up with the last. Got old pics? Import them as backdated check-ins and your timeline builds itself. 2. Watch the trend: browse your timeline and compare any two check-ins side by side โ free, unlimited, and entirely on your device. 3. Want a second opinion? Tap Analyze โ the first two are free โ for a careful, non-medical read of what changed. WHAT AN ANALYSIS GIVES YOU โข What visibly changed โ shoulders, chest, waist, arms, posture, leanness, symmetry โ in plain language. โข The trend since your last check-in, claimed only when your photos are consistent enough to trust it. โข A body-fat estimate as a broad range, clearly labeled a rough guess from photos โ never fake-precision decimals. An optional height, weight, or measurement sharpens it locally and is never sent by MeThen. โข A better-photo suggestion when lighting, angle, or clothing would make any read unreliable โ instead of a guess. โข Follow-up questions: 10 successful replies a day free. Pro removes the daily reply cap for normal personal use. DEEP COMPARE (PRO) Pick any two check-ins and Deep Compare sends both sets of photos to the AI so it reads the change directly: leaner or softer, and by roughly how much โ sharper than comparing summaries. It asks for your OK first, every single time. HONEST BY DESIGN No scores, no grades, no shame. MeThen describes what the camera shows, gently โ and when lighting, pump, or time of day could exaggerate a change, it says so instead of inventing progress (or panic). It is a fitness tool, not a medical one: every result carries a non-medical disclaimer and body-fat figures are estimates, not measurements. A wellbeing page is one tap away if the numbers stop helping: https://lightpathapps.com/apps/methen/wellbeing/ PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos and check-ins are stored on your device, with no sign-in, ads, or tracking. When you tap Analyze, Gemini receives the selected photos, its journal note, and a compact prior-result summary if available; Deep Compare sends both sets. Photo metadata is stripped and requests aren't used to train models. Google may retain request data temporarily for safety or caching, as detailed in the privacy policy. Chat never resends photos. PLANS & PRICING Free: unlimited check-ins, timeline, side-by-side compare, 2 AI analyses, and 10 chat replies a day. Pro: unlimited AI analyses, Deep Compare, and follow-up chat for normal personal use. Pro is available monthly or yearly. The App Store shows your local price and any introductory offer for which you're eligible. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://lightpathapps.com/apps/methen/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://lightpathapps.com/apps/methen/privacy/ MeThen gives general, non-medical fitness observations from photos. It is not medical advice, and body-fat figures are broad estimates, not measurements. Twelve weeks from now, the scale still won't tell the whole story. Your photos will.
ProgressLens
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Your progress photos should make change obvious, not leave you guessing. But when every photo is taken from a different angle, distance, or pose, it is hard to tell what actually changed. When progress photos are mixed into your gallery, forgotten between check-ins, or buried among thousands of images, looking back becomes frustrating. ProgressLens helps you build a clear visual record of your progress. Capture more consistent check-ins, keep photos and body measurements organized by date, and compare two moments side by side to see changes that are easy to miss day to day and help you stay motivated to continue. SEE THE CHANGE YOU ARE WORKING FOR Take Front, Side, Back, or custom-label progress photos and compare the same view over time. Choose two check-ins and see them side by side, so you can look beyond daily fluctuations and recognize real progress. Share a comparison when you are proud of how far you have come, with friends, on your story, or just for yourself. Whether you are losing weight, building muscle, getting back into fitness, or simply tracking your body over time, ProgressLens gives you a clearer way to see your journey. TAKE PHOTOS YOU CAN ACTUALLY COMPARE Random photos taken weeks apart with different angles and poses do not make progress easy to see. ProgressLens helps you create matching check-ins, so you can compare the same angle, framing, and pose over time. Use the camera alignment grid and previous-photo guide to line up each new check-in with the last one. Instead of guessing whether anything changed, build photos that make the change easier to see. Review the photo, date, time, label, and note before saving. Import existing photos when you need to add a past check-in to your record. STOP LOSING PROGRESS IN YOUR GALLERY Your progress photos should not disappear between screenshots, holidays, food photos, and random camera images. ProgressLens keeps check-ins and measurement sessions together in one visual timeline. Browse your history by date, open photos full-screen, and revisit the context behind each entry whenever you need it. TRACK THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE CHANGE Photos show the visual change. Measurements help explain it. Log bodyweight, waist, chest, shoulders, arms, thighs, and more. Save a full body measurement session or quickly record a single value, such as your daily weight. Review past measurements by date and see simple charts as your history grows. MAKE CHECK-INS FIT YOUR ROUTINE Use the default Front, Side, and Back labels, or create custom labels for the views that matter to you. Add a short note to remember context later, such as training changes, a new routine, a milestone, or anything else worth looking back on. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your photos and measurements stay on your device. No account is required. Create a local backup when you want an extra copy or need to move your history to a new phone. ProgressLens is a progress photo tracker, body measurement tracker, and visual record of the work you put in. Capture the check-ins. Keep the history. See the change. Terms of Use: https://progresslens.app/terms-privacy.html#terms Privacy Policy: https://progresslens.app/terms-privacy.html#privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
MeThen and ProgressLens are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MeThen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ProgressLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeThen | ProgressLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LightPath Apps, LLC | David Pintaric |
In-app purchases
MeThen
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
ProgressLens
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- ProgressLens Pro Lifetime$9.99









