What does PocketAthlete actually do?

You log each morning: sleep, soreness and fatigue. It scores your readiness, adjusts that day's session, and builds four-week training blocks around your sport, your position and the equipment you have.

Is it only for footballers?

No. It covers football, rugby, basketball, running, weightlifting and general gym training, with position-specific work for the team sports.

No. Tell it what you have and it programs around it. Many of the technical drills need nothing but a ball and a wall.

Can it work around an injury?

It works around soreness you log and avoids body parts you tell it to leave alone. It is general training information, not medical advice — see a physiotherapist for a diagnosis.

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The cheapest protein in a UK supermarket

Every ingredient in this app carries a real pack size and a real shelf price, so the cost of a fixed amount of protein is something you can simply work out. Here is what 30g of protein — about one meal’s worth — costs from each of the 23 foods that qualify.

Cheapest

£0.31

Red lentils

Dearest

£3.19

Cooked king prawns

Difference

10.2×

for the same protein

The cheapest plant source is red lentils at £0.31. The cheapest animal source is greek style yoghurt (0% fat) at £0.75 — a difference of £0.44 for the same 30g.

#	Food	30g costs	You’d eat	Protein
1	Red lentils	£0.31	120g	25g/100g
2	Greek style yoghurt (0% fat)	£0.75	300g	10g/100g
3	Pea protein powder	£0.75	38g	80g/100g
4	Whey protein powder	£0.85	38g	78g/100g
5	Sardines in olive oil	£0.95	145g	21g/100g
6	Firm tofu	£1.01	200g	15g/100g
7	Tuna chunks in spring water	£1.05	120g	25g/100g
8	Chicken breast fillets	£1.06	125g	24g/100g
9	Turkey breast mince	£1.06	125g	24g/100g
10	Chicken thigh fillets	£1.11	150g	20g/100g
11	Mature cheddar	£1.13	120g	25g/100g
12	Mozzarella	£1.13	165g	18g/100g
13	Cottage cheese	£1.18	275g	11g/100g
14	Frozen edamame	£1.20	250g	12g/100g
15	Beef mince (5% fat)	£1.36	145g	21g/100g
16	Halloumi	£1.52	135g	22g/100g
17	Mackerel fillets in tomato	£1.52	160g	19g/100g
18	Cooking chorizo	£1.57	135g	22g/100g
19	Bacon medallions	£1.63	130g	23g/100g
20	Frozen cod loins	£1.91	165g	18g/100g
21	Feta	£2.14	215g	14g/100g
22	Salmon fillets	£2.81	150g	20g/100g
23	Cooked king prawns	£3.19	175g	17g/100g

Tracked over time

Readings start 4 Sep 2026, at £0.31 for 30g from red lentils. A chart appears here once there are 3 — the history is recorded as prices change rather than reconstructed afterwards, so it starts the day it starts.

Cheapest now: £0.31; Red lentils
Middle of the list: £1.13; 23 foods qualify
Dearest: £3.19; Cooked king prawns

How this is worked out

Prices are typical UK supermarket shelf prices for a standard pack, and the cost shown is the price of however much of that food contains 30g of protein. Nothing is adjusted for what it tastes like or how long it takes to cook.

A food is on the list if it clears two tests. It has to be high in protein — at least 20% of its calories coming from protein, which is the legal definition for that phrase in Great Britain. And you have to be able to eat a portion of it: no more than 300g to reach 30g of protein.

The second test is doing more work than it looks. Soy sauce passes the first one and would take 375ml. Broccoli would take over a kilogram. Neither is a protein source in any sense that matters to somebody planning dinner.

Prices change and this list changes with them — it is generated from the same food database the app’s meal planner shops from, so it is never edited by hand. See the recipes built on it.

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