I built a better 5x5 tracker. No subscription, no account, free Stronglifts import.
Hey lifters! I built a 5x5 tracker for iOS. Bit of background – I came back to 5x5 last fall, and like many of you, found out the app is a $59/yr subscription. No shade on the Stronglifts app, but I didn't want an expensive subscription just to log set and reps. I'm a developer, so I built my own tracker for myself, and it worked really well for me. Figured people here might want it too. It's called Stone.
You've seen a few alternatives lately, so here's what makes Stone different:
- One-time $9.99. No subscription.
- No account, no sign-up, everything lives on your device.
- The basics you'd expect: progression and deloads, plate visualizer, warmup sets, adaptive rest timer, history and progress charts.
- Color themes and light/dark mode.
And I may be a tad biased, but I focused on making Stone better looking. Subjective, but I believe a better user experience matters.
If you're like me, paying to access your own workout data seems silly. I built import from Stronglifts as a free feature. Exporting from Stone is also free. Viewing your history and charts in the app is free. The only thing you need to pay for is tracking new workouts in Stone.
There's a 14-day free trial that only starts when you log your first workout in Stone (meaning if you import previous data, your old workouts don't trigger the trial).
Right now, Stone has standard 5x5, 5x5 Lite, and Madcow programs. You can also add accessories, change a lot of defaults, and change weights or exercises on the fly. Program depth is at the top of my roadmap, you'll see more programs and exercises in the next month.
I'm a solo dev and a lifter, I'm not looking to build a subscription empire, I want to build something useful for others like me. There's a feedback/request form in the app that goes directly to me, and I'll read everything. You can check out the app here, I'd genuinely love your feedback and hope you find Stone useful!