Two things make it different. It decides how many sets each muscle gets next week, not just how much weight. And you can buy it once instead of renting it forever.
You can own this one. $60, paid once. Every future update included. No renewal, no expiry, nothing to cancel.
Most training apps are a subscription for as long as you lift, anywhere from about $5 to $35 a month. At the top of that range you are paying $420 every year, for as long as you keep training. Loadbearing is $60, once.
Most workout trackers are very good at recording what you did. The better ones adjust your load from how your reps went. Nearly all of them bill you every month for as long as you train.
Loadbearing does the load part too, and adds the part most trackers leave to you: how many sets each muscle gets next week. That moves from the pump, workload and joint feedback you give after each session. And it has a price you can pay once.
| Loadbearing | Most trackers | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy it outright | Yes, $60 once, updates included | No, subscription only |
| Price to start | $5/month, $35/year, or $60 once | Free trial, then paid tiers, from about $5 to $35 a month |
| Adjusts weight and reps | Yes, from your logged sets | Sometimes, from rep performance |
| Adjusts weekly sets per muscle | Yes, from recovery feedback | No |
| Asks how the session felt | Yes: pump, workload, joints | Rarely |
| Deload weeks | Planned for you | Follow the program's, or your own |
| Ready-made programs | Five splits ready to run, or build your own | Sometimes |
| Works offline in the gym | Yes | Sometimes |
| Installs to your home screen | Yes, no app store needed | App store download |
Written October 2026, describing the category in general. Check any individual app's own site for its current features and pricing.
You want the week-to-week decisions made from how you are actually recovering, not just from a plan written before you started. Start from one of the five ready-made splits or build your own, and the question you actually want answered, "how much should I be doing for chest this week", gets answered for you. Also if you are tired of renting software and would rather pay once and be done.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime | $60 once | All future updates included. You never pay again. |
| Yearly | $35 per year | About $2.92 a month. Save 40 percent. |
| Monthly | $5 per month | Full access. Cancel any time. |
Loadbearing has a lifetime plan: $60 once, every future update included, and you never pay again. Monthly at $5 and yearly at $35 are there if you prefer them, but the lifetime plan is the one most people want. Most workout trackers offer a free trial and then paid tiers running from about $5 to $35 a month, with no way to buy the app outright.
Most trackers record what you did. Some adjust your load from how your reps went. Loadbearing does that and separately moves your weekly set count per muscle up or down from the pump, workload and joint feedback you give after each session, with deload weeks scheduled for you.
If paying nothing matters most, a free tracker will record your sets perfectly well. If you want the weekly volume decisions made from how you are actually recovering, and you would rather own the app than rent it, Loadbearing is built for that. It ships with five ready-made splits too, so you are not starting from a blank page.