Comparison

stronglifts vs TallyTab

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

Head to head
About

stronglifts

This app simplifies tracking your strength training progress with a clean interface. It automates weight increases, calculates warmups, and provides a rest timer to keep you focused on your lifts.

Highlights
  • Automated weight progression
  • Smart deloads for failed sets
  • Automatic warmup set calculation
  • Built-in rest timer
  • Visual plate calculator
  • Workout history and progress tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Track your Stronglifts 5×5 workouts with a clean, focused interface designed to keep you lifting — not tapping. SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE The Stronglifts 5×5 program alternates between two workouts (A and B) using five compound barbell exercises: Squat, Bench Press, Barbell Row, Overhead Press, and Deadlift. This app handles the programming so you can focus on your lifts. SMART PROGRESSION - Automatically increases weight after successful sets - Tracks consecutive failures and applies deloads when needed - Warmup sets calculated automatically based on your working weight DURING YOUR WORKOUT - Tap sets to log reps as you complete them - Built-in rest timer with automatic recommendations - Collapse completed exercises to stay focused on what's next - Visual plate calculator shows exactly which plates to load WORKOUT HISTORY - Review past workouts with completion status at a glance - Track your progress over time APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION - Completed workouts saved to Apple Health as strength training sessions PLATE CALCULATOR - Standalone plate calculator for quick reference - Visual bar diagram with color-coded plates Built for lifters who want to get stronger without distractions.

About

TallyTab

This app provides a simple and non-judgmental way to track your beverage intake. Log drinks quickly, explore a catalog of popular options, and view your drinking history and calorie consumption to understand your habits.

Highlights
  • Fast and simple drink logging
  • Comprehensive drink catalog (200+ items)
  • Custom drink creation
  • Track drinking history and calories
  • View personal drinking statistics
  • Earn achievements
Features
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FREE and NO ADS Tally Tab is the simple, no-judgment drink tracker. Whether you're trying to be more mindful, balance calories with your workouts, or simply remember what you drank last weekend, Tally Tab gives you the information you need—nothing more, nothing less. Features Fast & Simple Drink Tracking Log drinks in just a few taps. Built for real nights out—not spreadsheets. Comprehensive Drink Catalog Browse 200+ popular beers, cocktails, wines, spirits, ciders, seltzers, and ready-to-drink beverages. Can't find your drink? Create a custom one in seconds. See Your Drinking Trends Track your drinking history over time. View lifetime drinks logged and calories consumed. Discover your most-ordered drinks and other personal statistics. Earn Achievements Unlock milestones as you use the app. See accomplishments like lifetime calories tracked, favorite drinks, and more. Drink it. Burn it. Every drink has calories. Tally Tab helps you understand the tradeoff without guilt or judgment. Start tallying today.

Screenshots

stronglifts4 screens
TallyTab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: stronglifts at every 5 days against TallyTab's every 3 weeks. TallyTab's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for stronglifts against 5.0 for TallyTab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TallyTab has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

stronglifts ships an update every 5 days, TallyTab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
stronglifts versus TallyTab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterstrongliftsTallyTab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJeff NamkungSEAN MICHAEL COREY

Customer experience

stronglifts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TallyTab

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

stronglifts

No in-app purchases

None

TallyTab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is stronglifts free?
stronglifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TallyTab free?
TallyTab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, stronglifts or TallyTab?
stronglifts and TallyTab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do stronglifts or TallyTab have ads?
Neither stronglifts nor TallyTab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, stronglifts or TallyTab?
stronglifts ships an update every 5 days, and TallyTab every 3 weeks. Most recently, stronglifts was updated on October 23, 2026 and TallyTab on October 20, 2026.

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