One Rep Max vs Rep Max Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
One Rep Max
Safely estimate your maximum lift potential for various strength exercises using scientific formulas. Track your progress visually, set goals, and fine-tune estimates with perceived exertion. Ideal for powerlifters, CrossFit athletes, and strength enthusiasts.
- Precise 1RM calculations with 7 scientific formulas
- RPE integration for fine-tuned estimates
- Custom exercise tracking for any lift
- Visual progress graphs
- Percentage charts for training
- Goal setting and progress monitoring
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Stronger Training, Smarter Progress One Rep Max helps you safely and accurately determine your maximum lift potential for bench press, deadlift, squat, and any other strength exercise - without risking injury. Key Features: • Precise Calculations - 7 scientific formulas for accurate strength predictions: Epley, Brzycki, Lombardi, Mayhew, McGlothin, O'Conner, Wathan • RPE Integration - Factor in Rate of Perceived Exertion to fine-tune your max estimates based on how difficult sets feel • Custom Exercise Tracking - Create and monitor any lift that matters to you • Visual Progress - Beautiful graphs show your strength journey over time • Percentage Charts - Quick reference guide for training percentages • Goal Setting - Set targets and track your path to reaching them Perfect for: • Powerlifters optimizing their training cycles • CrossFit athletes tracking multiple movement patterns • Olympic weightlifters monitoring progress • Strength enthusiasts at any level Advanced Features: • Choose between multiple calculation formulas for different lift types • Track unlimited exercises with custom notes • Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) - Fine-tune your 1RM estimates based on how difficult sets feel • Analyze detailed statistics including volume and frequency • Set and monitor progress toward specific strength goals The Science Behind The Numbers: Our app employs multiple validated formulas to estimate your one-rep maximum based on your performance with submaximal weights. This provides you with safe strength targets before attempting potentially risky maximal lifts. Safety Note: Heavy weightlifting should always be performed with proper technique and appropriate spotting. This app provides estimates based on scientific formulas, but individual performance may vary based on experience level and training history. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Rep Max Calculator
Calculate your maximum weight for a specific number of repetitions. Ideal for powerlifting, bodybuilding, and fitness enthusiasts, it supports calculations for 1 to 40 repetitions based on the weight lifted.
- Calculate 1-rep max
- Supports 1-40 repetitions
- Weight-based calculation
- Powerlifting, bodybuilding, fitness
- User-friendly interface
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Repeated maximum calculator. Repeated maximum (RM) is the maximum weight that can be lifted to a certain number of times. Calculation from 1 to 40 numbers of repeates by specified weight for powerlifting, bodybuilding and fitness.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rep Max Calculator at 5.0 against One Rep Max's 4.4. Rep Max Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 58%). One Rep Max's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (185 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. One Rep Max sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Rep Max Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rep Max Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Rep Max has 185 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of One Rep Max's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rep Max Calculator's.
One Rep Max ships an update every 6 days, Rep Max Calculator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | One Rep Max | Rep Max Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (185 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Vanderhoff | Roman Shimchenko |
Customer experience
One Rep Max
Rep Max Calculator
Bugs and requests
One Rep Max
Reported bugs
13 issues- Features behind paywall
- Forced ads
- Deleted lifting history
- Lost all logs with update
- Weight limit restriction
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- Reloads excessively
- Wonky and now dead
- Complicated and too much offered
- Not intuitive for tracking
- Buggy about dates and lifts
- Cannot select other lifts
- Only logs back squats
- App copying content from clipboard
Requested features
7 requests- Allow editing of logs (date/time)
- Manual entry for weight preferred over slider
- Include different 1RM formulas (Epley, Brzycki)
- Ability to create custom graphs
- Fix weight limit restriction
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- Allow logging of more than 1073 pounds
- Update app
Rep Max Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
One Rep Max
- 1RM Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- 1RM Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- 1RM Pro Lifetime$49.99
Rep Max Calculator
- Monthly subscription$9.991 Month
- Subscription for year$99.991 Year
- Save Settings$1.99
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