CrossFit vs Barbell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrossFit
Access daily workouts with scaling options, track your progress, and engage with the global community. Stay updated with the latest news, athlete stories, and coaching insights. Participate in the CrossFit Games season by logging scores and following leaderboards.
- Daily WODs with scaling options
- CrossFit Games participation and livestream
- Workout logging and progress tracking
- Newsfeed with training content and athlete stories
- Leaderboard and score submission
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What started as your home for the CrossFit Games now brings the full CrossFit experience to your fingertips: the Workout of the Day (WOD), the latest content from the CrossFit education team, and everything you need to watch and participate in the CrossFit Games season. Log your Open scores, follow the leaderboard, and watch the Games livestream. The CrossFit app is where the global CrossFit community comes together—all year round. Ready for the 2026 CrossFit Games? So are we. But this year, there’s something to come back for every day—whether you’re chasing the podium or just starting out. Inside the App: Newsfeed – Fuel your journey with fresh tips, athlete stories, coaching insights, and training content straight from CrossFit HQ. Workouts – Access the daily WOD from CrossFit.com, complete with scaling options for every fitness level. Follow it as your main program or save your favorite workouts for future inspiration. Competition – Join the CrossFit Games season from anywhere. View the schedule, complete the workouts, submit Open scores, track your rank on the leaderboard, stream events, and follow athlete profiles—all in one hub. Progress – Log your results on benchmark workouts and key lifts to see your progress and stay on track.
Barbell
Easily calculate the weight plates needed for your lifts. Enter your desired weight and get a clear breakdown of plates in kilograms or pounds. It even offers a fun comparison of your strength to the weight of cats.
- Calculate weight plates needed
- Supports kilograms and pounds
- Plate breakdown for each lift
- Strength comparison in cat weights
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Barbell math is hard for everyone. Stop puzzling over whether you've loaded the correct number of plates onto the bar. Just enter the weight you want to lift (in kilos or pounds) and get a breakdown of how many of each kind of weight plate you'll need. Bonus: you'll also get some perspective on your lifting prowess by having it expressed as a quantity of cats!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CrossFit at every 3 weeks against Barbell's every 4 months. CrossFit also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 5). Barbell's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barbell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrossFit has 3.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CrossFit ships an update every 3 weeks, Barbell every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrossFit | Barbell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrossFit, Inc. | Emily Corso |
Customer experience
CrossFit
Barbell
Bugs and requests
CrossFit
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and frequent logouts
- Leaderboard data not loading or updating
- Crashing on score submission
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Incorrect or missing workout information
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to follow multiple athletes
- More customization options for leaderboards
- Percentile rankings for workouts
- Comprehensive athlete profiles
- Improved sync with website data
Barbell
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CrossFit
No in-app purchases
Barbell
No in-app purchases
