Comparison

Lido vs JINVO

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

Head to head
About

Lido

This app provides a hands-free workout timer with spoken cues and alerts, even when the screen is locked. It also features a unique visual log where a toy floats in a pool after each completed workout, with rare gilded toys appearing occasionally.

Highlights
  • Hands-free spoken exercise cues
  • Halfway and 5-second alerts
  • Workout log with collectible toys
  • Untimed checklists with rest clock
  • Control Center/Lock Screen integration
  • Screen lock and background operation
Features
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Lido is a workout timer with a pool. Build your workout, press play, and put the phone down. Lido speaks — it announces each exercise, calls halfway so you know when to switch sides, and counts down the last five seconds, even with the screen locked. Finish a workout and a toy floats in your pool: a rubber duck, a beach ball, an orca, a flamingo. One toy per workout, a fresh pool every month. It's a workout log you'll actually want to look at — and every so often, a gilded toy turns up. THE TIMER • Timed circuits with spoken cues — hands-free from first exercise to last • Untimed checklists for gym days: sets, reps, and a rest clock • Halfway and five-second alerts, per exercise • Keeps talking with the screen locked or the app in the background SETS • A standalone rest clock for the bench — tap when you rack the bar, lift when it says go • Start it from Control Center or the Lock Screen without opening the app THE POOL • One toy per finished workout, in your workout's color • Monthly pools you can swim back through • Rare gilded toys, if you're lucky SHARE • Send a workout to a friend as a link — it opens in their Lido, ready to add • No account needed on either end EVERYWHERE • Home Screen widgets for your week and your pool • Lock Screen accessories • Night Swim — a dark mode that lights the pool after sundown PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription • Everything stays on your phone • Shared workouts travel inside the link itself — no server ever sees them Free. Made by one person and a rubber duck.

About

JINVO

Features
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Know what to train next. JINVO plans strength workouts around your equipment, available time and feedback, then helps you log your sets by voice. Build a training history you can come back to, at home or in the gym. WORKOUTS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Choose the equipment you have and the time you can train. JINVO adapts your workout using your check-in and training history, so you can focus on your next session. SAY YOUR SET. KEEP TRAINING. Log reps and weights by voice. Ask for an easier option, pause, skip or finish a workout without stopping to type every instruction. Prefer typing? You can use that too. YOUR WORKOUT LOG, IN ONE PLACE Keep your session history backed up to your account. Look back at completed workouts and what you logged, and use reminders to support your training routine. START FREE • Unlimited workouts from the exercise library • Adaptive workouts and voice logging • Spoken cues using your phone's voice • Daily check-ins and workout reminders • Workout history backed up to your account Your first workout includes a taste of the premium coach voice. You can then continue training on Free or choose JINVO Pro. MORE COACHING WITH JINVO PRO • Premium coach voice in every workout • Coaching chat in and out of workouts • Weekly plans, progress, milestones and weekly reviews • Coaching that remembers your goals and preferences • Apple Watch companion and Apple Health integration JINVO Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Available plans, prices and any eligible trial are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase or when an eligible trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Cloud coaching requires an internet connection and your permission. JINVO provides general fitness and wellness guidance, not medical diagnosis or treatment. Privacy policy: https://www.jinvo.pro/privacy Terms of use: https://www.jinvo.pro/terms Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lido4 screens
JINVO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lido at none against JINVO's 3. Lido also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. JINVO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Lido asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lido ships an update every 2 days, JINVO every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lido versus JINVO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLidoJINVO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon LukasEimantas Kudarauskas

In-app purchases

None

Lido

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

JINVO

Subscriptions3
  • JINVO Coaching Weekly$4.997 Days
  • JINVO Coaching Monthly$17.901 Month
  • JINVO Coaching Yearly3 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Lido free?
Lido is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JINVO free?
JINVO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lido or JINVO have ads?
Neither Lido nor JINVO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lido or JINVO?
Lido ships an update every 2 days, and JINVO every 6 days. Most recently, Lido was updated on October 31, 2026 and JINVO on November 10, 2026.

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