Mekimeki vs Boostcamp
Boostcamp is built around a program library rather than around logging. It ships nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1, Reddit PPL, PHUL, PHAT and more than a hundred other structured programs, many from named coaches, with auto-progression filling in your weights as you go.
Mekimeki and Boostcamp, 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+ |
| Boostcamp | Not stated in the listing | Not stated in the listing | iOS 15.1+ |
What Boostcamp says about its own free tier
This is Boostcamp’s own wording on its App Store page, quoted rather than summarised, so you can weigh it yourself:
Free to start.
Source: the Boostcamp App Store listing, retrieved 2026-08-15.
Why people look for a Boostcamp alternative
It is shaped around running someone else’s program
That is its strength and also its constraint. If you have your own split that you have been adjusting for two years, you are using a program-delivery app as a plain logger, which is not what it was built to be.
The free boundary is not stated
Boostcamp’s listing says "Free to start" and does not describe where the free tier ends. That is a fair thing to want to know before you commit a training block to it.
English only
The App Store listing is published in one language, which rules it out for a lot of lifters outside English-speaking markets.
What Boostcamp has that Mekimeki does not
A library of named programmes, ready to run
If you want to run nSuns or GZCLP or 5/3/1 as written, Boostcamp has them built in with the progression logic already implemented. Reproducing that by hand in any template-based app, Mekimeki included, is genuine work.
The coaches are real
Programs from people with actual competitive and research credentials, rather than a generated split. That provenance matters and it is not something a free tracker can manufacture.
Where Mekimeki is different
You do not have to arrive with a plan
Pick a focus, a goal and your equipment and Quick Build writes the session — exercises, sets, reps and rest — ready to start. This site also has free workout plans you can read in a browser before installing anything and then run as-is. Not knowing what to do today is not a reason to pay a subscription.
Unlimited templates and unlimited custom exercises
Run a six-day split, keep a separate template for deload weeks, and add every machine your gym owns under its own name. Nothing counts these against a quota, because there is no quota to count against.
There is no paid tier to compare against
Mekimeki does not have a Pro, Plus, Elite, or Premium version. There is no upgrade screen, because there is nothing behind it. Every feature listed on this site is in the free download, and that is a structural decision rather than a launch promotion.
More on how each of those works: Every feature, free · How the six set types are scored · Last session beside the input
Which one should you pick
If your plan is to run a named program as written, use Boostcamp — that is what it is for and Mekimeki does not have a library of named programs. If your plan is your own, Mekimeki gives you multi-week blocks with progression presets and deload weeks built from your own templates, free, with no tier above it.
Questions people ask
What does Boostcamp charge for?
Boostcamp is free to download and charges for Not stated in the listing. Here is how the developer puts it on the App Store listing: Free to start.
Is Mekimeki really free, or is it free like Boostcamp is free?
It is free with no paid tier of any kind. There is no Pro version, no subscription, no one-time unlock, and no advertising. The distinction matters because most trackers on this page are also free to download and then charge to remove a limit; Mekimeki has no limit to remove.
Can I move my history from Boostcamp?
There is no direct importer for Boostcamp 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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