Menos vs Liftosaur
Liftosaur is a scriptable program tracker for lifters who want to write their own progression rules, and it runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and the web. Menos runs on iPhone only, but it picks your next weight for free and turns every session into a boss fight.
Liftosaur prices and limits as of October 2026, US App Store, from Liftosaur's own site and store pages.
Side by side
| Menos | Liftosaur | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Menos Full (game extras) is $2.49/mo or $19.99/yr. | Free. Liftosaur Premium is $4.99/mo, $39.99/yr or $99.99 lifetime, with a 14-day trial on monthly and yearly. |
| Free-tier limits | Unlimited plans and full history. Charts and the plate calculator are free. | Programs, logging and history are free; graphs, the plates calculator and Week Insights need Premium |
| Automatic progression | Free. Your plan picks the next weight, holds, deloads and calibrates new lifts. | Free. You write the rule (linear, double or sum-of-reps, or your own script) and the app applies it after each workout |
| Apple Watch | Log sets, with Menos Full | Yes, with Premium |
| Android | No, iPhone only | Yes |
| Web | No | Yes, a web app and a program editor at liftosaur.com |
| Import | From a Hevy or Strong CSV (not Liftosaur yet) | From a Hevy CSV or its own CSV. Exports JSON, history CSV and program text. |
| Game layer | Bosses, XP, levels and heroes | None listed on liftosaur.com |
| Co-op and duels | Live parties up to 4, duels, free | Not listed on liftosaur.com |
What Liftosaur does better
- You can write any progression you can think of. Liftoscript is a text language for sets, reps, weights, RPE and rules, and the app rewrites your program after each workout.
- About 60 built-in programs, including GZCLP, 5/3/1, Starting Strength and PHUL, each one editable.
- It runs everywhere: iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and the web, and you can edit programs on a computer.
- A lifetime option ($99.99), so you can pay once instead of subscribing.
What Menos does better
- It picks your next weight with nothing to write. The first session of a big lift ends with an ALL OUT set to calibrate it; after that, hit the top of your rep range on every set and the weight goes up, miss twice in a row and it deloads about 10%.
- Unlimited plans and your full history, free. A Tailor-Made plan fits your goal, your days, your equipment and your injuries.
- Graphs and the plate calculator are free. In Liftosaur they are part of Premium.
- Every exercise is a boss and every set is an attack. Overkill a set and the guardian samurai leaps in.
- Train live with up to 4 friends in a co-op party, or duel them pound for pound. Free to host and join.
How to switch
Menos cannot import Liftosaur history yet. Set up your plan in Menos and start logging; your Liftosaur log stays in Liftosaur.
- Install Menos and pick your lifts and days.
- Do your first sessions. With no history, the first session of a big compound lift ends with an all-out set, and Menos sets that lift's working weight from what you hit (raised by at most 60% that once).
- Keep Liftosaur for your history. Lift in Menos; Logging Mode turns the dungeon off if you only want the tracker.
Switching with friends? Bring two friends who each finish 2 workouts in their first 3 weeks and you get 3 months of Menos Full, once per account. What Menos Full adds
Sources
Fetched October 16, 2026.
- Liftosaur: Premium (what Premium unlocks, plans and the 14-day trial)
- Liftosaur: Import and Export (Hevy and Liftosaur CSV import; JSON, CSV and text export)
- Liftosaur: Progressions and State
- Liftosaur: Apple Watch
- Liftosaur: Sync and Offline (iOS, Android and web app)
- Liftosaur: Features (built-in programs, web editor)
- Liftosaur on the US App Store ($4.99 monthly, $39.99 yearly, $99.99 lifetime)
- Liftosaur on Google Play
Bring your lifts. Fight your first boss.
Menos is free on iPhone. Subscribe to Menos Full ($2.49/month or $19.99/year) only if you want the game extras.