Comparison

Pocket Spotter vs Compound

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Spotter

Features
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Your lifting. Your sport. One plan. Pocket Spotter helps you run your strength program and keep track of the work you put in. Follow your planned workout, log sets, reps, and weights, and return for your next session. MAKE YOUR PROGRAM PART OF YOUR WEEK Bring a program from a PDF, photo, or pasted text, or build your own. Review the plan before training, then work through it in the gym. AI-assisted imports may have separate usage limits shown in the app. GET COACHING WITH CONTEXT Try an AI coach that can suggest changes to your workout and plan using your goals, sport, schedule, and reported injuries. Ask about a game coming up, a change to your week, or an exercise alternative. Review suggestions before applying them. KEEP TRACKING FOR FREE Workout tracking and running planned strength programs do not require an AI subscription. Keep using the core fitness app after the trial. TRY AI COACHING FREE FOR 14 DAYS Eligible users can try AI coaching free for 14 days. Continued AI coaching requires a paid subscription. See the app's subscription screen for the current offer and renewal terms. AI coaching provides training suggestions, not injury diagnosis or treatment. Support: https://pocketspotter.tyhdev.net/ Privacy: https://pocketspotter.tyhdev.net/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Compound

This app helps you track your weightlifting workouts with pre-built routines or custom options. It offers features like warm-ups, rest timers, mobility exercises, and progress tracking. Pro features include automated progression, custom routine building, and Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Pre-built workout routines
  • Custom routine builder
  • Warm-up and mobility guides
  • Rest timers
  • Progress charts
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Compound is a workout app with exactly one workout in it. Now it can be yours. Pick one routine and follow it for good: The Complete Physique Plan (a four-day pull, push, legs and auxiliary split that also trains the neck, tibialis, rotator cuff and grip), Push / Pull / Legs, or Upper / Lower. Or build your own with Compound Pro. Every routine comes with its warm-up, rest timers and mobility, and every routine that ships is free to train. FREE, FOR GOOD Compound Free is a complete training log. Each lift opens on the weight and reps you did last time, so you walk in knowing what to load. Tap to log a set, hold the circle to dial in what you actually got, and change the weight whenever you like. The warm-up, every rest length, the mobility, the form guides, exercise swaps, Progress charts, the Log and its calendar, widgets, share cards and Apple Health all come with it. No session limit, no history window. PRO DOES THE BOOKKEEPING Compound Pro runs on double progression, a tried-and-true way to get stronger. Hit your target reps and the target goes up next time. Hit the top of the rep range and the weight goes up (5 lb for big lifts, 2.5 lb for accessories) while your reps reset. Miss a set and the weight holds until you're ready. Want a slower climb? Require up to five good sessions before each jump. BUILD YOUR OWN WITH PRO Choose the days and the lifts. Compound writes each day's warm-up and mobility to match what it trains, and most lifts come with alternatives to swap to when the rack is taken. A routine you build stays saved, viewable and exportable on Free; running it is Pro. MORE THAN JUST MOVING WEIGHT Every workout starts with an actual warm-up: timed cardio, dynamic movements, and ramp-up sets calculated from your first working weight. Rest timers kick in automatically between sets. Ten minutes of guided mobility wraps up the day. Tweak or turn off any of it; the defaults are the program. TRACKS LIKE REAL LIFE Tap to log your squats. Run the stopwatch for dead hangs and let it save your best. Use the countdown for planks. Every exercise is tracked the way you actually do it. LEAVE YOUR PHONE IN YOUR POCKET WITH PRO Start the day from your Apple Watch, then log sets, skip rests and change the weight from your wrist, with heart rate and calories saved to Apple Health. Or run the whole session from the Lock Screen without unlocking. Pro also takes a progress photo after a session, and lines it up with the last one on its own. YOURS, PRIVATELY No account. No sign-up. Nothing is uploaded to a server that reads your training. Your history is stored on your device, full stop, and you can export the whole of it as a file at any time, Free or Pro. TRY PRO FREE Start 30 days of Compound Pro, free, once per Apple Account. Nothing to cancel and nothing is charged. When it ends you're back on Compound Free with all your history. SUBSCRIPTION Compound Pro comes as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in your own currency inside the app before anything is charged. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and can be managed or cancelled any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Lifetime is paid once and never renews; it includes everything in Compound Pro, including what Pro gains in later updates. If you subscribed to Compound Standard, you already have Pro. Privacy Policy: https://trycompound.cc/privacy Terms of Use: https://trycompound.cc/terms Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pocket Spotter4 screens
Compound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Compound at 17.0 against Pocket Spotter's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pocket Spotter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Compound sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pocket Spotter versus Compound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket SpotterCompound
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTyler HernandezSCOTT SHUMAKER

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pocket Spotter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

Compound

Subscriptions2
  • Progression · Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Progression · Annual$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • Progression · Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Pocket Spotter free?
Pocket Spotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compound free?
Compound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pocket Spotter or Compound have ads?
Neither Pocket Spotter nor Compound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Spotter or Compound?
Pocket Spotter ships an update every 9 days, and Compound every 9 days. Most recently, Pocket Spotter was updated on November 11, 2026 and Compound on November 10, 2026.

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