VALENS vs Plus Five
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
VALENS
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VALENS is a workout tracker built for people who take the gym seriously. TRACK EVERYTHING Log sets, reps, weight, drop sets and cardio. Your personal records update themselves as you go, so progress is never a guess. SMART COACH A weekly muscle-group snapshot spots the groups you skip and the lifts stuck at the same weight, then tells you what to train next. 700+ EXERCISES A full library with target muscles, equipment and instructions ā plus demo photos for the Mr. VALENS program. ROUTINES & PROGRAMS Build your own or follow a structured program: Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, full-body and more. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Follow your friends' workouts, like their sessions, and climb the leaderboards by total volume and distance. ACHIEVEMENTS & RECAPS Badges, streaks and weekly summaries keep the momentum going. Works offline ā log in the gym with no signal and it syncs later. Free to download. Some training programs are optional one-time purchases.
Plus Five
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Plus Five is a lift log for people who want to get stronger without making a hobby out of tracking it. Build a workout once, or pick one of nine plans. At the gym, tap Start and tick off your sets. Hit every rep and Plus Five adds 5 lb for next time. Miss a few and it holds the weight until you're ready. That's the whole idea. IN THE WORKOUT ⢠Last time's numbers are already filled in. Tick a set and the rest timer starts. ⢠Warm-up sets worked out for you, and which plates go on each side of the bar. ⢠Supersets, timed holds, bodyweight and assisted lifts all work the way you'd expect. ⢠The rest timer sits on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Tick the next set without opening the app. GETTING STRONGER ⢠+5 when you've earned it. When 5 lb jumps stop working for a lift, it switches to adding reps first. ⢠Goals in sets you'd actually do: 225 Ć 5, not a one-rep max. With an honest guess at how long it'll take. ⢠PRs called out as they happen, and a Momentum page for volume, muscle balance and how often you trained. 147 EXERCISES, NINE PLANS ⢠Every exercise has its own 3D icon and three plain cues. Pick the lifter that looks like you. ⢠Plans for a full gym, dumbbells only, or nothing at all: Full Body, Strength 5Ć5, Upper/Lower, Push Pull Legs and more. ⢠Add your own exercises. YOURS ⢠No account, no feed, no ads. Your lifts live in your own iCloud and sync between your devices. ⢠Saves workouts to Apple Health, with heart rate from Apple Watch. ⢠An Apple Watch app, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri. ⢠Import your history from a CSV file, and export everything the same way whenever you like. Plus Five uses Apple Health only if you turn it on, and only to save your workouts and estimate the energy they burned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plus Five at none against VALENS's 10. VALENS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. VALENS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Plus Five asks for nothing beyond the download.
VALENS ships an update every 11 days, Plus Five every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VALENS | Plus Five |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matija Velickovic | Alex Budure |
In-app purchases
VALENS
- Apex Push Pull Legs$3.99
- Upper / Lower Power$3.99
- PHUL ā Power & Hypertrophy$3.99
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- Iron Foundation ā 5x5$3.99
- Peak Power ā 3x3$3.99
- Forge Strength & Conditioning$3.99
- Hypertrophy Engine$4.99
- Powerbuilder's Path$4.99
- Be VALENS$7.99
- Learn or Perish$7.99
Plus Five
No in-app purchases









