PlateCalc Barbell Calculator vs Ironize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlateCalc Barbell Calculator
This app quickly calculates barbell weights for your workouts. It features a unique, fast interface that allows you to adjust weight by sliding your finger. Customize available plates and barbell weight, and switch units easily.
- Fast weight calculation
- Unique sliding interface
- Customizable plate selection
- Adjustable barbell weight
- Pounds/kilograms support
- Minimalist design
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Plate Calculator is the fastest, easiest to use barbell calculator for iPhone. Input weight, get results, and get back to working out in seconds, all without typing, tapping buttons, or multiple pages. - Minimalist Everything you need. Nothing you don't. - Unique Interface Plate Calculator's uniquely designed, blazing fast user interface is what sets it apart from other barbell calculators. Getting from 45 lbs to 200 lbs takes less than a second, and results are displayed *immediately*. Simply slide your finger up and down, using the whole screen, to change the weight. - Customizable Mark which plates you have access to. Change the weight of your barbell. Switch between pounds and kilograms. - Accessible Developer Hi, I'm Greg. I built Plate Calculator to streamline my own workouts, and love using it at the gym. I hope you will too. Have feedback, feature requests or questions? Shoot me a quick email directly from the app settings page, and I'll get right back to you. PlateCalc uses Apple's standard Terms of Use / EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ironize
This app helps lifters track workouts, visualize progress with photos, and monitor set history. It supports advanced techniques and offers offline access for seamless training management.
- Easy workout logging
- Built-in workout library
- Visual progress tracking with photos
- Track set history
- Supports supersets and advanced techniques
- Offline access
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Keep your training history organized with Ironize. Choose an exercise from the included catalog or create your own, record weights and reps, and review earlier sessions as you train. Add notes and custom exercise photos when you need them. Regular workout logging is available for free. A dismissible Premium reminder may appear after every third successfully saved free set; you can continue logging without subscribing. Premium adds unlimited custom workouts, an automatic rest timer, drop sets, rest-pause sets, cluster sets, progression recommendations, and Progress Insights. Compare repeated straight sets from earlier and recent training days, with the actual logged sets and dates behind each comparison. A free sample report lets you explore the Progress screens without changing your workout history. Workout history, exercise photos, and supported preferences can sync through your private iCloud account when available. Let syncing finish before relying on another device or removing the app. Subscriptions are handled by Apple and renew automatically unless canceled. You can manage your subscription through your Apple Account and restore eligible purchases in the app. Privacy Policy: https://roberto-candelario.github.io/Ironize_policy/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlateCalc Barbell Calculator at every 2 weeks against Ironize's every 9 months. PlateCalc Barbell Calculator also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Ironize's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PlateCalc Barbell Calculator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year and Ironize sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PlateCalc Barbell Calculator against 5.0 for Ironize. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlateCalc Barbell Calculator has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PlateCalc Barbell Calculator ships an update every 2 weeks, Ironize every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlateCalc Barbell Calculator | Ironize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Kaleka | ROBERTO CANDELARIO |
Customer experience
PlateCalc Barbell Calculator
Ironize
In-app purchases
PlateCalc Barbell Calculator
- PlateCalc+$1.991 Year
Ironize
- Ironize Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Ironize Pro (Yearly)$39.991 Year
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