Comparison

Kynovo vs Lifting Lab

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

Head to head
About

Kynovo

This app helps weightlifters track workouts and nutrition with simple logging, rest timers, and progress analysis. It offers custom routine building and suggests next sets based on logged effort. Optional premium features provide advanced coaching and analytics.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Built-in rest timer
  • Automatic personal-best detection
  • Easy nutrition logging
  • Interactive strength charts
  • Custom routine building
  • Next-Set coaching suggestions
Features
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Kynovo is the smart, simple workout and nutrition tracker built for weightlifters — from your first barbell session to serious bodybuilding. Existing apps are either overwhelming or too basic. Kynovo cuts the clutter and gives you exactly what you need to log, analyze and plan your progress. TRACK EVERY WORKOUT Log sets, reps and weight in seconds during your session. Built-in rest timer, plate math, and automatic personal-best detection keep you moving between sets. LOG NUTRITION THE EASY WAY Add foods fast and watch calories, protein, carbs and fat update against your daily targets. Your calorie and protein goals are set from proven sports-nutrition methods. SEE REAL PROGRESS Interactive strength charts, estimated 1-rep-max trends, bodyweight and measurements, and a weekly volume heatmap show exactly where you're growing. TRAIN WITH A PLAN Build custom routines or start from strength, hypertrophy and fat-loss templates. The Next-Set coach suggests your next weight based on your logged effort. KYNOVO PRO (optional subscription) Unlock unlimited Next-Set coaching on every lift, the full volume analytics and heatmap, progress forecasting and advanced guidance. - Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in Settings Kynovo gives educational estimates based on published exercise-science methods and is not medical, dietary or personal-training advice. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/kynovo/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/kynovo/terms

About

Lifting Lab

Features
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Lifting Lab is a training app built for one sport: the snatch and the clean & jerk. Tell it how you feel and it builds today's session, or follow a periodized program. Film your lifts, see them split into phases, find out why you missed, and walk into meet day ready. No sensor needed, and no subscription needed to log your training. IT BUILDS TODAY'S SESSION Energy, soreness, your equipment, the time you have. Lifting Lab builds the day around them: the right lift for today's rotation, strength work that avoids what's sore, accessories that balance it. Then it is yours to reorder, swap, or dial up or down. IT PROGRAMS THE CYCLE Periodized cycles, from technique and strength through specification, peak and masters, built off your real PRs, not a generic table. Every set arrives with target weight, percentage and plates already loaded. Miss a session and it reschedules it. IT SEES THE LIFT Film a set on your phone. Bar Trace plots the bar path and splits it into first pull, transition, second pull, turnover and catch. Peak speed, mean pull speed and bar height, and a side-by-side compare against your best lift. No sensor, no pairing. IT TELLS YOU WHY YOU MISSED Technique Doctor names the fault, the likely causes and corrective drills, and flags it when the same fault shows up twice. IT KNOWS THE SPORT Sinclair, openers, Prilepin ranges, plate math for your gym's actual inventory, warm-up ramps shaped the way a coach would set them, and strength ratios that show where your lifts sit against each other. MEET DAY The warm-up room runs on attempts, not the clock. It counts your warm-ups, tells you when to take the next one, and tracks your six attempts on the board. TRAIN WHERE YOU TRAIN Set a gym profile for your bar, plates and equipment. Switch supported lifts to dumbbells when the barbell isn't there. An illustrated exercise library covers every lift and accessory. PROGRESS THAT IS COUNTED, NOT INVENTED PR tracker, charts, levels, streaks and badges, all computed from your log. Finished workouts write to Apple Health; every Health toggle is optional. Export your data to CSV. FREE Unlimited training log and history, the adaptive daily workout builder, the Beginner Foundation program, Technique Doctor for recent lifts, PR tracker, exercise library, every calculator, warm-up generator, and three bar-path analyses every month. No account required. LIFTING LAB PRO Unlimited bar-path analyses with side-by-side compare, full Technique Doctor history, the full program library, Meet Day, and import from a VBT sensor you already own. Bar Trace works best side-on with the whole bar in frame and a steady phone. When a clip isn't good enough to measure, Lifting Lab says so and shows you why, instead of giving you a number it can't back up. Video analysis runs on your device. Pro is $12.99 per month or $99.99 per year, charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms: https://liftinglab.app/terms/ Privacy: https://liftinglab.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Kynovo4 screens
Lifting Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kynovo at every 5 days against Lifting Lab's every 2 weeks. Kynovo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Kynovo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Lifting Lab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kynovo ships an update every 5 days, Lifting Lab every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kynovo versus Lifting Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKynovoLifting Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua WeberDavid Hicka

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kynovo

Subscriptions2
  • Kynovo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Kynovo Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Lifting Lab

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Kynovo free?
Kynovo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lifting Lab free?
Lifting Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kynovo or Lifting Lab have ads?
Neither Kynovo nor Lifting Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kynovo or Lifting Lab?
Kynovo ships an update every 5 days, and Lifting Lab every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kynovo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lifting Lab on October 31, 2026.

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