Both read your plan.
LiftScan adds food, health and a coach.
Gravl is an AI trainer that builds your split from recovery. LiftScan is a coaching app for people without a coach, and the app to connect with your coach.
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LiftScan vs Gravl.
| LiftScan | Gravl | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan in | Scan a PDF, a photo or a screenshot. You check what it read. A wrong exercise match takes one tap to fix. | Drop in a routine from Instagram, TikTok, a whiteboard photo or a coach's PDF. AI turns it into a workout.gravl.ai/ |
| Logging | Last time's numbers filled in. One tap saves the set. Grade each set from Perfect to Fail. Works offline. | Logs your workouts. You can log 3 workouts free before you subscribe.gravl.ai/help/managing-your-subscription |
| Progression | Loads for each week can sit in the plan, also as a percentage of your max. An arrow shows when to add weight. | Its algorithm builds your split from how recovered each muscle is.gravl.ai/help/gravl-ai-the-magic-behind-the-recovery-split |
| Food | Complete tier: log a meal by barcode, photo or a few words. Calories, protein, carbs, fat, drinks and supplements. | A separate app, Gravl Macros, estimates food from a camera photo. Bundle with Workouts: $89.99/year, web only.gravl.ai/help/gravl-workouts-macros-bundle |
| Health & recovery | Sleep, resting heart rate, HRV, steps and weight from Apple Health or Health Connect. Four scores vs your own normal. | Fatigue and recovery for each muscle. Reads and writes workouts and active energy with Apple Health and Health Connect.gravl.ai/help/connected-apps-apple-health-health-connect-and |
| Check-ins | Check-ins on the days you choose, with photos and measurements. Put two side by side to compare. | Progress photos, front, side and back, with a slider. Coach check-ins: not listed on their site (checked 29 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/help/progress-photos-see-your-transformation |
| Human coach | Join by your coach's link or QR. They see every set, food, health and check-ins, and set your plan. | Not listed on their site (checked 29 Sep 2026). Their coaches answer support messages in the app.gravl.ai/ |
| Voice logging | Say the set: weight, reps and grade. Say a meal or your whole day, even from your watch. | Voice meal logging in Gravl Macros add-on; no voice set logginggravl.ai/macros |
| Cardio | Runs, rides and more in the same log. GPS with pace and splits, and a heart rate strap. | Log cardio with time and distance per interval; no GPS foundgravl.ai/help/sweat-it-out-create-a-cardio-workout |
| Planner and diary | A calendar of sessions, cardio and meal days. The diary shows every day in the order it happened. | Shows one week of planned workouts only; no calendar or diary foundgravl.ai/help/plan-your-week-upcoming-workouts |
| Season and shows | Plan shows, events and peak weeks on the calendar, with a countdown to your next show. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/help |
| Recipes and meal plans | Import recipes from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or a photo. Write or scan a meal plan and follow it. | Save your own meals as recipes in Gravl Macros; no meal plansgravl.ai/macros |
| Supplements | Your doses by time, with reminders. They can follow training days, rest days or set weekdays. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/help/collections/gravl-academy |
| Bloodwork | Upload a lab report on the web. Every marker against the lab's own range, panels side by side. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/help |
| Motivation | Trophy Room: ranks, XP, quests from your own plan, a medal each month, badges to share. | Streaks, streak freezes, badges, XP levels and friend leaderboardsgravl.ai/help/streaks-and-rankings |
| Widgets and Lock Screen | Home Screen widgets for food, health, diary and workout. Your session live on the Lock Screen. | Log sets from Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (Live Activity)gravl.ai/blog/10-gravl-features |
| Sell your program | Sell your program on liftscan.app as a tracker. Keep 90% for six months, then 80%. | Not listed on their site (checked 30 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/help |
| Workout screen styles | Ten workout screens lay out the same session ten ways. Your own accent, themes and backgrounds. | App-wide colour themes (Stealth, Pulse, Rose); not workout-screen layoutsgravl.ai/help/themes-change-how-gravl-looks |
| AI | Optional AI Coach tier: reads training, food, sleep and check-ins, answers your check-in, takes your questions. | AI plan builder and recovery split. AI feedback on your technique from a video, on premium.gravl.ai/help/form-analysis-ai-feedback-on-your-technique |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web and Apple Watch (log sets from the watch). One account, same data. | iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Garmin. A web app for the tracker: not listed on their site (checked 29 Sep 2026).gravl.ai/ |
| Price | From $2.99/month or $29.99/year. 14-day free trial on every tier, cancel any time. | $14.99/month, $34.99 for 3 months, yearly listed $59.99 to $89.99 (US, checked 29 Sep 2026).apps.apple.com/us/app/gravl-ai-personal-trainer/id6450921637 |
Checked on 29 and 30 Sep 2026 on their own site and the app stores. Prices are US and can change by country.
What LiftScan adds.
Food and health in the same app.
Log a meal by barcode, photo or a few words. Sleep, resting heart rate, HRV, steps and weight come in from Apple Health or Health Connect. No second app to buy.
Check-ins on your days.
Pick the days you check in. Add photos and measurements. Put two check-ins side by side and compare the photos. Every day sits in the diary in the order it happened.
Room for a real coach.
Tap the join link or QR your coach sends. From that day they see every set, your food, health and check-ins, and set your plan. Coaches run it from the LiftScan Coach web cockpit.
Where Gravl is strong.
It reads plans from anywhere.
A routine from Instagram or TikTok, a whiteboard photo or a coach's PDF. Gravl's AI turns it into a workout you can run.
AI that plans around recovery.
Gravl builds your split from how recovered each muscle is. On premium, it gives AI feedback on your technique from a video.
Big ratings.
4.9 from 5.5K ratings on the US App Store and 4.8 from 16.8K reviews on Google Play, with 1M+ downloads.
Pick the one that fits.
Gravl
Pick Gravl if you want an AI to plan your split from recovery, or you want AI feedback on your technique from video.
LiftScan
Pick LiftScan if you want training, food, health and check-ins in one app, if you have a coach, or if you want to coach yourself with a plan you already trust.
Take your Gravl plan as a screenshot or PDF and scan it into LiftScan. You check what it read, then log your next session.
LiftScan vs Gravl: what people ask.
Can LiftScan read a plan from a PDF or photo, like Gravl?
Yes. Scan a PDF, a photo or a screenshot. You check what it read before it saves, and a wrong exercise match takes one tap to fix.
Does LiftScan work on my watch?
Yes, on Apple Watch, on every tier. Your planned day is on your wrist and you log sets from it, while your phone stays in your bag.
Can I try LiftScan for free?
Yes. Every tier starts with a 14-day free trial, and you can cancel any time. Train is $2.99 a month and holds the full tracker.
Does LiftScan have AI?
Yes, as an option. The AI Coach tier reads your training, food, sleep and check-ins and answers your check-in. You can use LiftScan fully without it.
Sources: gravl.ai/ · gravl.ai/help/gravl-on-your-apple-watch · gravl.ai/help/gravl-on-your-wear-os-watch · gravl.ai/help/managing-your-subscription · apps.apple.com/us/app/gravl-ai-personal-trainer/id6450921637 · gravl.ai/help/gravl-workouts-macros-bundle · gravl.ai/help/gravl-ai-the-magic-behind-the-recovery-split · gravl.ai/help/form-analysis-ai-feedback-on-your-technique · gravl.ai/help/connected-apps-apple-health-health-connect-and-strava · gravl.ai/help/progress-photos-see-your-transformation
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