Comparison

ColdLoad vs VitaReminder

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

Head to head
About

ColdLoad

Features
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ColdLoad is a plate calculator for barbell training on iPhone and iPad. Enter a target in kg or lb to see the plates per side, accounting for your bar, collars and enabled equipment. Calculations run on your device, including offline. When your stock cannot match the target, compare the nearest lower and higher loads separately. Each result shows the weight you can build and the plates to place on each side. Your equipment - separate kg and lb profiles - 20 kg, 15 kg and custom bars - custom plate weights and colors - reverse mode to total a loaded bar - loading sequences showing plates to remove and add between weights Choose unlimited plates or only the exact pairs saved in your stock. Edit the bar’s maximum total, including the bar and collars, to keep calculations within the limit you set. Choose five original appearances: competition bumper, training bumper, calibrated steel, classic iron, and grip plates. Repeated plates are separated on the bar. An optional personal marking helps identify your equipment. Profiles stay on your device. No account, ads, tracking, subscription or backend. ColdLoad is a calculation tool: check your equipment and its capacity before loading the bar. Free and Pro Loading calculations, stock, sequences, preset bars and all five appearances remain free. ColdLoad Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase: unlimited saved gyms, each with its own plates, collars, bar and limit, named specialty bars per gym, and percentage sessions converted into loads your equipment can build.

About

VitaReminder

This app helps you manage your vitamin and supplement intake with personalized recommendations and detailed tracking. It offers multi-profile support for family members and ensures your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized supplement recommendations
  • Detailed tracking and reminders
  • Multi-profile support for family
  • Private, on-device data storage
  • Apple Health integration
  • Wellness trend charts
  • Streak progress for habit building
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VitaReminder offers a simplified and straightforward experience that focuses only on vitamins and supplements. This includes highly personalized supplement recommendations to keep you building toward your health goals and detailed tracking to make sure you never forget to take your vitamins again. And your data stays private – nothing you track ever leaves your device. VitaReminder also includes multi-profile support – each with its own schedules and recommendations. Caretakers can track and manage supplements for children, elderly parents, or patients. Download to start your 14-day free trial for this premium, ad-free supplement tracker app. Or stick to our free plan until you feel like upgrading! Features and Benefits: - All data stays private on your device - Personalized recommendations based on your diet, lifestyle, and goals - Weekly wellness check-ins to refine your recommendations - simple vitamin and supplement input that can also be used to track medications - Apple Health integration logs your basic vitamins and minerals directly to your Health app and gives supplement correlations based on Health data - Multiple profiles for family members - Wellness trend charts to view your progress over time - Build lasting habits with visual streak progress - Retroactive logging for supplements you forgot to check off - Interaction notes and tips on supplements you are currently taking Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ColdLoad4 screens
VitaReminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ColdLoad at weekly against VitaReminder's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. ColdLoad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and VitaReminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColdLoad ships an update weekly, VitaReminder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ColdLoad versus VitaReminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColdLoadVitaReminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBenjamin DupinMitchell McKenna

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ColdLoad

One-time4
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Thanks$2.99
  • ColdLoad Pro$3.99
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  • Support development$4.99
3 purchases

VitaReminder

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$44.99

Questions

Is ColdLoad free?
ColdLoad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VitaReminder free?
VitaReminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ColdLoad or VitaReminder have ads?
Neither ColdLoad nor VitaReminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColdLoad or VitaReminder?
ColdLoad ships an update weekly, and VitaReminder every 3 weeks. Most recently, ColdLoad was updated on October 25, 2026 and VitaReminder on October 19, 2026.

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