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Comparison

Ultra+ vs Boostcamp: Free Programs or a Coach

Boostcamp is the cheapest way to run a named program properly: 11,000 plus of them, including coach-written plans, all free. Ultra+ does not carry a program library. It generates your first week from your quiz answers, tracks your food, and gives you a coach that reads what you logged.

Last updated September 11, 2026. Prices and features checked on the vendors' own sites and store listings on that date.

Feature by feature

Ultra+ vs Boostcamp feature comparison
FeatureUltra+ app iconUltra+Boostcamp app iconBoostcamp
Workout loggingYesYes
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesYes
Best set or 1RM trackingYesYes
Plate calculatorNoYes
Rest timerYesYes
Build your own programYesYes
Pre-made programsPartialPartialYes
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersYesPartialPartial
Nutrition and macro trackingYesNot listed
Barcode scanningYesNot listed
Apple Watch appNoNo
Android appYesYes
Data exportNoNot listed

Pricing

Ultra+ app icon

Ultra+

$6.25 a month billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly

Free tier
None
Monthly
$12.99
Yearly
$74.99
Trial
7-day free trial

Promo code ULTRA20 makes the yearly plan $64.99. Subscriptions run through the App Store, Google Play or the website.

Boostcamp app icon

Boostcamp

Free programs and logger; Pro $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year

Free tier
All 11,000 plus programs, 130 plus coach-designed, and the logger
Monthly
$14.99
Yearly
$59.99
Trial
7-day free trial on the yearly plan

Prices from boostcamp.app/pro. Pro adds 20 plus exclusive coach programs, a Strength Score, a per-muscle volume heatmap and advanced analytics.

A program library against a plan built for you

Boostcamp's whole design is following a template. It carries nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1, PPL, PHUL and 130 plus coach-written programs from people like Dr. Eric Helms and Cody Lefever, and it runs them as written, with the progression schedule baked into the template. The logger shows previous set data, has a rest timer, a plate calculator and estimated 1RMs. All of that is free.

Ultra+ has no program library. Your first week is generated on the backend from your quiz answers, using the equipment you have, your injuries and how many days you train, so a finished week is waiting the first time you open the app. After that you repeat and progress it, and you ask Blaze when you want it changed.

So the question is whether the plan you want already exists as a named program. If you have decided to run 5/3/1, Boostcamp is the right tool and it costs nothing. If you do not know which program you should run, a library of 11,000 is a worse answer than one finished week and someone to ask.

Boostcamp's free tier is the real product

Everything above is on the free tier: all 11,000 plus programs, the 130 plus coach-designed ones, and the logger. Pro adds 20 plus exclusive coach programs, a Strength Score, a per-muscle volume heatmap and advanced exercise analytics, at $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year with a 7-day trial on the yearly plan. You can train on Boostcamp for years without paying, which is not something most apps here can say.

Ultra+ is $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year after a 7-day trial, with nothing free. Against Boostcamp's free tier that is a hard sell for a lifter who only wants to run a program. Against Boostcamp Pro at $59.99 a year the gap is fifteen dollars and the comparison is about features again.

Where each one runs out

Boostcamp says on its own site that it has no Apple Watch and no Wear OS app, so on wearables it is level with Ultra+. Export and nutrition tracking are not listed. And because it is built around templates, it is less comfortable on a day when you walk in and freestyle a session.

Ultra+ has no program library, no plate calculator, no export and no free tier. What it has that Boostcamp does not is the food log with barcode scanning, the all-time best set on every set, the weekly review card, and a coach that reads your workouts and your nutrition before it answers.

Which one to pick

Boostcamp app icon

Pick Boostcamp if

You already know which program you want to run. You want it to cost nothing. You want a plate calculator and a template that handles the progression schedule for you. You do not need nutrition in the same app.

Ultra+ app icon

Pick Ultra+ if

You do not want to choose a program from a list of 11,000. You want a finished first week waiting for you. You want food and training in one app. You want a coach that has read your log and a weekly review of the week you actually trained.

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The apps in detail

Ultra+ app icon

Ultra+

Our app

Hypertrophy and strength tracker for iOS and Android with Blaze, an AI coach that reads your log.

No free tier · $12.99/mo · $74.99/yr

Ultra+ is a training and nutrition app for people who lift to get bigger and stronger. It runs on iOS and Android, and it does not have a web app or a watch app. You log sets the normal way: pick the exercise, enter weight and reps, mark the set done, and a rest timer starts. What makes it different is what sits next to the input. Every set shows what you did last time for that exercise and your all-time best set, so the number to beat is on the screen instead of in your memory.

Where it is strong

  • Previous set and all-time best set shown on every set
  • Blaze reads your workouts, nutrition and bodyweight before answering, and changes the plan only when you ask
  • Nutrition journal with barcode scan and macros in the same app
  • Volume change after each session and a weekly card built from what you actually did
  • A finished first week already in the app from the quiz

Where it falls short

  • No web app
  • No Apple Watch app
  • No program marketplace or library of named programs
  • Newer app with a smaller exercise catalog (around 500) than JEFIT's 1,400 plus
  • No plate calculator and no data export
  • No free tier: a 7-day trial, then paid

Best for: Lifters who have trained for a while, want the number to beat on every set, and want a coach that reads their training and their food before it answers.

Boostcamp app icon

Boostcamp

Free access to 11,000 plus programs, including coach-written ones, with a logger built around following them.

Free: All 11,000 plus programs, 130 plus coach-designed, and the logger · $14.99/mo · $59.99/yr

Boostcamp is built around programs. It carries 11,000 plus of them, including 130 plus written by coaches such as Dr. Eric Helms, Cody Lefever (GZCL) and Geoffrey Verity Schofield, and all of them are free. You pick nSuns, 5/3/1, GZCLP, PPL, PHUL or a coach's plan and the app runs it as written, with the progression schedule built into the template. The logger shows previous set data, has a rest timer, a plate calculator and estimated 1RMs.

Where it is strong

  • The biggest free program library: nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1, PPL, PHUL, plus 130 plus coach programs
  • Programs run as written, with progression built into the template
  • Free tier is not a demo: the programs and the logger cost nothing
  • Plate calculator, rest timer and estimated 1RMs included

Where it falls short

  • No Apple Watch or Wear OS app, and Boostcamp says so on its site
  • Pro at $14.99 a month is pricier than Hevy or Strong; the yearly at $59.99 is the sane option
  • Better at following a program than at freestyling a session
  • Export and nutrition are not listed

Best for: Lifters who want to run a known program (5/3/1, GZCLP, a Helms plan) and have the app handle the progression schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Is Boostcamp really free?

Yes, for the part most people want. All 11,000 plus programs, including the 130 plus coach-designed ones, and the logger cost nothing. Pro at $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year adds exclusive programs and analytics.

Can I run 5/3/1 or GZCLP in Ultra+?

You can build the sessions and Blaze can help you set one up, but Ultra+ has no library of named programs. Boostcamp runs those as written with the progression schedule already in the template.

Does Boostcamp have a watch app?

No. Boostcamp states on its own site that there is no Apple Watch or Wear OS app. Ultra+ has none either, so neither app helps if you log from your wrist.

Does Boostcamp track nutrition?

Not listed on its site, so treat it as absent. Ultra+ includes food search, barcode scanning, macros, bodyweight and sleep.

Which is better for a beginner?

Ultra+ gives a beginner a finished week built from their equipment and training days before they open the app, plus form photos and a coach to ask. Boostcamp gives them 11,000 programs, which is better once you know what you are looking for.

Ultra+ has a finished first week waiting before you open the app, built from your equipment and the days you train.

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