Track Gear Calculator vs Max Weights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Track Gear Calculator
This app helps track cyclists calculate gear ratios and speeds. It supports a wide range of chainring and cog sizes, and can determine optimal gear changes. Results can be displayed in Imperial or Metric units.
- Chainring and cog size support
- Speed and cadence calculation
- Calculate next gear up or down
- Reverse gear calculation
- Standard or actual wheel diameter options
- Imperial or Metric unit display
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Tired of carrying a gear chart to the velodrome every day, or searching the web for one every time you change gears? Then you need a gear calculator on your iPhone and your Apple Watch. Built by track racers for track racers, the Track Gear Calculator supports chainrings from 44 to 70 teeth and cogs from 8 to 20 teeth. It includes a speed/cadence calculator, and can calculate the next gear up or down using only the gears in your track bag. Want a bigger gear or a smaller gear? Track Gear Calculator works in reverse, too: just swipe the gear inches, and you'll get a new gear, up or down from where you are, using only the chainrings and cogs you have with you. You can also select from the standard 27" nominal method for calculating gears, or more accurate actual wheel diameters, and you can see results in either Imperial gear inches or Metric development.
Max Weights
Track your strength progress in weightlifting, powerlifting, or CrossFit. Log maximum weights and repetitions for exercises with bars or dumbbells. Calculate your One Rep Max using advanced formulas and see your strength grow.
- Track strength development
- Log max weight and reps
- One Rep Max calculator
- Custom exercise creation
- Cross-device syncing
- Multiple login options
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With Max Weights you can keep track of your strength development in weightlifting, weightlifting or crossfit exercises, with bars or dumbbells. Keep track of the strength exercises you perform in your workouts. Choose an exercise, add the maximum weight used and the repetitions you have done. You will gradually see your goals exceeded and your strength increased. Sign in securely using your Apple account. You can also sign in with your Google account or email and password. Another option is to continue without registering, but if you sign out, all the weights you've added will be lost since you're logging in anonymously and couldn't retrieve that data. From the settings menu you can link your anonymous account to the account you prefer. Apple, Google or email. In addition, having a registered account allows you to log in to another device and still view and update your maximum weights. Now you can also create your own exercise if you don't find it in the exercise list. But if you tell us the exercise you need, we can create the exercise natively in the app for all other users. You can also calculate what your "One Rep Max" would be (1 repetition at maximum weight). Simply enter the maximum weight you have lifted in an exercise, the reps you have done in the exercise and press the "calculate" button. In order to get a more accurate result we use two different formulas, one that works when using less than 10 reps (Brzycki) and another that works when using more than 10 reps (Wlday/Epley). The App will choose it automatically. Exceed your goals and exploit your strength!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Max Weights at Free against Track Gear Calculator's $0.99. Track Gear Calculator's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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
Max Weights is free to download; Track Gear Calculator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Track Gear Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Track Gear Calculator has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Track Gear Calculator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Max Weights's.
Track Gear Calculator ships an update every 5 months, Max Weights every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Track Gear Calculator | Max Weights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Herz | Juan de la Cruz Sanchez Agudo |
Customer experience
Track Gear Calculator
Max Weights
In-app purchases
Track Gear Calculator
No in-app purchases
Max Weights
No in-app purchases
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