Mekimeki vs Alpha Progression
Alpha Progression builds a science-based plan and then tells you the exact weight and reps to target on every set, adapting to how the last session went. It handles periodization and planned deloads, shows you which plates to load, and at 4.92 it is the highest-rated app in this comparison.
Mekimeki and Alpha Progression, side by side
| App | Free tier, as stated by the developer | Paid tier | Minimum iOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekimeki | Uncapped logging and routines | None. There is no paid version. | iOS 17.0+ |
| Alpha Progression | Not stated in the listing | Not stated in the listing | iOS 15.6+ |
What Alpha Progression says about its own free tier
Alpha Progression’s App Store listing does not say what its free version includes or where it stops, so you find out inside the app. If you are picking a tracker to commit a training block to, that is worth knowing first.
Why people look for a Alpha Progression alternative
The listing does not state its free-tier limits
Alpha Progression’s App Store description explains the algorithm at length and does not say what the free version includes or where it stops. Everything in it may be free; the page simply does not commit to that in writing, and this comparison does not fill in blanks on a competitor’s behalf.
The algorithm prescribes, which is the whole point and also the trade
Being told the target weight for every set is valuable if you want that. If you would rather look at what you did last time and make the call yourself, you are running a prescription engine with the prescription switched off.
Five languages, none of them East Asian
The listing covers English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Strong in European markets, unavailable in Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.
What Alpha Progression has that Mekimeki does not
It tells you the weight and reps for every set
Alpha Progression prescribes each set from your previous performance. Mekimeki deliberately does not: it puts last session next to the input and leaves the call to you. If you want the decision made for you, that is a real difference.
Effort-based progression week by week
Plans where set count and RIR rise gradually over a block. Mekimeki’s progression presets work from load, reps and sets rather than from rated effort.
Which one should you pick
Choose Alpha Progression if you want an algorithm making the weight decision for you every session and you train in one of its five languages. Choose Mekimeki if you would rather see last session beside the input and decide yourself, want the same app in eleven languages, and want a tier structure with nothing above the free one.
Questions people ask
What does Alpha Progression charge for?
Alpha Progression is free to download, and its App Store listing does not spell out where the free version stops or what the paid tier costs. You would be finding that out inside the app.
What plan does Mekimeki offer?
Mekimeki has one free plan. It has no Pro version, subscription, one-time unlock or advertising.
Can I move my history from Alpha Progression?
There is no direct importer for Alpha Progression data, and past sessions do not come across. What is worth carrying over is the last working weight for each exercise: a few minutes while you build your templates, after which the new history accumulates from there. Templates in Mekimeki are unlimited, so rebuilding a six-day split costs nothing but the typing.
Where these numbers come from
Every free-tier limit and price on this page is quoted word for word from that developer’s own App Store listing, and a dated copy of the listing is kept so the quote can be re-checked. How these comparisons are sourced and archived →
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