Ladder App Alternative for Women Who Want a Finish Line
Ladder says it's built for busy people "who are already motivated to workout." If you work hard but need a group to finish, your Ladder alternative is a Solin challenge with a start date. You begin the same day as other women, follow a creator's plan for typically 6 weeks, pay once, and train on iPhone or Android.
Apps like Ladder
All five of these put strength workouts on your phone. Where they differ is who writes your plan and who you train next to.
- Solin challenges. Ours, and the one this page is about.
- Fitbod. In its own words, "a personalized strength training app" that builds workouts around your goals, level and equipment. On Android and iOS.
- Caliber. Its app page offers "private circles with friends to keep you accountable" and custom nutrition targets.
- Onemor. You train in a "tribe", which it describes as "a set of people doing the same style of workouts with the same trainer".
- Sweat. It calls itself "the leading fitness app designed by women, for women", with 70+ programs and 7 days free to start.
If you've started plans and not finished them
We don't think you're short on effort. You work hard all day, at a job, at home, or both. What's often missing is a clear end date and people to reach it with. We call that community over willpower.
Ladder's answer is a fresh plan every week. You join one of its 23 coach-led teams, Ladder says, and the coach posts a new 7-day plan every Sunday. Workouts come with in-ear coaching, video demos and pacing.
A Solin challenge has a finish line, typically 6 weeks out. Many start on a set day, so you begin with the other women who signed up. You can do many challenges at home or at the gym.
Our members say it better. Gsxr_babe wrote in an App Store review in November 2025: "Doing this challenge at the same time as others keep me motivated. It’s like a social platform and everyone has the same goal." SamLykins wrote that same month: "I have been using Solin for six weeks now and it is the first time I’ve ever completed a challenging in its entirety." Results vary.
Our own numbers agree. Of 93 winners interviewed, 90% credited the challenge community for motivation and support, and 59% said it was a major key to keeping them accountable.
New to lifting and want to see what six weeks looks like? Our free 6-week workout plan for women lays it out, and the weekly workout planner fits it around the days you have. When you want a group, see which challenges start next.
Ladder and a Solin challenge, side by side
Solin goes first (it's our page).
| Topic | A Solin challenge | Ladder |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's built for | Busy women, 25 to 55+, many of them moms | "Busy people who are already motivated to workout" |
| Who writes the plan | The creator who made the challenge | The coach of the team you join, for the whole team |
| When you start | Many challenges start on a set day. | Once you join a team |
| How long | Typically 6 weeks, set by the creator | A new week of workouts every Sunday, for as long as you subscribe |
| Community | A private feed with the creator and the women who bought the challenge | Team Chat, with tips from the coach |
| What you pay, and what it buys | Each creator sets the price, and you pay once. Lift to Lean is $110, and its page says you keep it for life and can repeat it. | $29.99 a month for Pro (one team, switch teams twice a month) or $179.99 a year (every team) |
| How you try it first | The app is free to download. Every challenge has a 30-day money-back guarantee. | A 7-day free trial, with no payment info until it ends, Ladder says. Plus a free workout of the day with no signup. |
| Phones | iPhone and Android apps, and your purchases on the web | iPhone and other Apple devices (iOS 18 or later), plus a web app for workouts, team chat and the training journal |
| Food | Optional. Solin Prime, a separate paid plan at $12.99 a month, adds macro tracking and weekly meal plans. | Meal logging in the iOS app. Ladder says it's included, with no meal planner or recipe library. |
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On Android? Ladder says it has no Android app today. One Android user on r/BeachBodyWorkouts (u/Capital-Strain5362, August 2025) wrote: "they don't have it for Android 😭😭😭 so when I switched over I was pretty upset." The Solin app is free on iPhone and Android.
Questions about Ladder alternatives
Is there an app like Ladder but free?
The Solin app is free to download, and you pay once for each challenge you buy, at the price its creator sets, not every month. Ladder gives you 7 free days and a free workout of the day with no signup. After that, it's a subscription.
How much does Ladder cost?
On Ladder's pricing page, Pro is $29.99 a month for one team or $179.99 a year for every team, once the 7 free days are up. Ladder's own product file also lists higher in-app tiers on the App Store, from $34.99 to $49.99 a month, with added 1:1 coaching. US prices as of Oct 24, 2026. A Solin challenge is one price, paid once: Lift to Lean is $110.
Does Ladder track nutrition?
Yes. Ladder's iOS app logs meals, with calories and protein first, plus carbs, fat, fiber and about 50 other nutrients, and you set your own targets. Ladder says it's included in the subscription, with no meal planner or recipe library. On Solin, food is optional: Solin Prime, a separate paid plan, adds photo, barcode and voice logging, weekly meal plans and Dash, an AI nutrition coach, with 7 days free.
What if a challenge isn't for me?
Ask for your money back. Every challenge on Solin has a 30-day money-back guarantee: if you're not happy within 30 days of buying, Solin refunds you. Then try a creator whose style suits you, with a start date that fits your week.
Find a challenge and a start date
See which creators are running challenges on Solin, when they start and what they cost, then pick one that fits your week.
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