Starting Strength Official
Shabu Pty Ltd Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Starting Strength Official is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Shabu Pty Ltd. Rated 4.5/5 from 48 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.5
- 48 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 137 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 10
- 2026 · v1.1.7
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About Starting Strength Official
Meet your AI Coach: ask training questions, log or adjust workouts by chat, and build your own program — right in the app. New: Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) for when novice progression runs out, save your own variation of any template, and train straight from your Apple Watch. JUST SHOW UP AND LIFT • Novice Linear Progression with automatic weight increases every session • The app calculates your work weights, warm-ups, and plate math for you • Automatic stall detection with smart deload recommendations • A/B workout rotation handled for you PROGRAMS FOR WHEN YOU STOP ADDING WEIGHT • Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) built in for post-novice lifters, weights worked out for every session automatically • Build your OWN program just by chatting with the AI Coach — "give me the Texas Method with rack pulls instead of deadlifts", "make my squats 5×5", "add chin-ups on day two" — it builds the whole week and tracks your progress from then on • Save your own variation of any template and switch back any time AI COACH (Pro) • Ask anything about the method and get an instant, on-point answer • Coming back after time off? Get the right weight for your first session back • It reads your training log and gives you personalized advice • Every change is shown to you first — nothing is logged or edited without a tap to confirm APPLE WATCH COMPANION (Pro) • Run your workout from your wrist — current weight, reps and per-side plates on one card, rest countdown on the next • Log Made/Missed and advance warmups without touching your phone • Rest alerts buzz your wrist even while you're looking at it APPLE HEALTH • Save your workouts and body weight to Apple Health • Weigh in on your scale or another Health app and your profile stays up to date on its own • Off until you switch it on in Settings; your data stays on your device GET BACK ON TRACK ON ANY PHONE • Sign in when you set up a new phone and your workouts, settings and programs come back automatically — no re-entering starting weights FORM CHECK FROM A REAL COACH (Pro) • Send a video and a real Starting Strength coach reviews your technique • Pay with Apple Pay or card TRACK EVERYTHING • Full training log with searchable notes • Plate math — see exactly which plates to load per side • Rest timer with notifications so you never miss your next set • Progress charts for PRs, volume trends, and projected gains LEARN PROPER TECHNIQUE • Step-by-step form guides for Squat, Press, Bench Press, Deadlift and Power Clean • Coach-verified cues and 50+ FAQs on programming, nutrition and recovery FLEXIBLE TRAINING • Free Log mode for lifters beyond novice programming • Custom plate setup for any gym • Imperial and metric units • Cloud backup so you never lose your training history Find certified Starting Strength Coaches and Gyms near you, right from the app. PRICING • Monthly: $14.99/mo • Yearly: $89.99/yr • Lifetime: $179.99 one-time Free features cover core novice programming and tracking; AI Coach, post-novice programs, custom programs, Apple Watch and form check require Pro (marked above). Subscriptions can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Starting Strength is the official mobile companion to the world's most trusted barbell program, built for lifters following Mark Rippetoe's methodology. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ss-app-legal.netlify.app/privacy.html
Ratings & reviews
4.5
48 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.1.7 · Updated October 10, 2026
What's new in 1.1.7 - Chin-ups done the book's way. Sets to failure, with a total-reps target to beat next time. - Fewer form-check prompts. You'll see it after your first missed set, then only every third one. You can also turn it off with "Don't show this again" or in Settings. - Changing a weight mid-workout no longer clears your warm-up sets. - Switching between lb and kg now converts your bar, plates and weight steps. Your own plates come back when you switch back. - Progress shows your true best lifts, and the chart keeps every normal weight jump. - Fixing a set's reps in the Log now clears its "missed" mark. - Free Log: bodyweight exercises such as dips and push-ups can start at 0. - AI Coach: clearer replies, and it converts units properly when you ask it to switch. - Plus smaller fixes and speed improvements. Thanks for training with us. If the app helps, a quick review means a lot.
App privacy
The developer, Shabu Pty Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Health & Fitness: Fitness
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: App Functionality
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