Comparison

Fitsession vs Newton Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fitsession

This app allows you to create and track any type of workout, from strength training to cardio, with guidance on your iPhone or Apple Watch. It offers a free tier with core features and an optional subscription for advanced analytics and personal records.

Highlights
  • Create any workout type
  • Add exercises from catalog
  • Group exercises into supersets/circuits
  • Configure timers and rest
  • Track workouts on iPhone/Apple Watch
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • View stats and charts (PRO)
Features
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Fitsession is a free, simple and powerful training journal. Create any workout – strength training, bodyweight, functional training, circuit training, cardio, HIIT, stretching – and let Fitsession guide you through it step by step on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Key features: • Plan any workout • Create any exercise or quickly add one from catalog of 280+ exercises • Track weight, reps, time or distance • Group exercises into supersets and circuits • Add timers and rest • Organize workouts with templates • Live Activity and Dynamic Island • Live heart rate from Apple Watch, AirPods and other devices • Sync with Apple Health Best of all – the above features are completely free to try and use for as long as you want, with no pressure or nagging offers. And if you really like the app, please consider subscribing to Fitsession PRO to support development and unlock additional features: • Results section with stats, charts, records and measurements • Progress photos • Advanced tracking • Workout variations • Warm-up and drop sets • Set notes • Skip exercises and sets • Custom exercise categories • Family Sharing • And more Terms of use: https://www.fitsession.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.fitsession.app/privacy/

About

Newton Notes

This intuitive app simplifies workout tracking, eliminating the need for messy notes or chaotic timers. It offers flexible analytics to log any metric and is designed with privacy in mind, requiring no login.

Highlights
  • Intuitive workout tracking
  • Flexible analytics for any metric
  • Login-free design for privacy
  • Lightweight and simple UI
  • Customizable units and logging
Features
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Newton Notes Newton Notes is the most intuitive workout companion and tracker available, ensuring consistency between sets and making growth a breeze. Gone are the days of disorganized notes collections, chaotic timers and alarms, or even pencil and paper- Newton Notes provides the tools you need to do the heavy lifting. FEATURES GRANDMA'S FAVORITE Newton Notes prides itself on being the simplest workout app available. With its intuitive UI, lightweight size, and focused features, it's the obvious choice for those looking for a workout tracker that just gets out of the way. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT We don't use your data, because we don't know who you are. Newton Notes is login-free by design, with export/import options and Apple Health integrations coming soon. ANALYZE ANYTHING Flexible analytics allow you to log any metric, at any time, using any unit you'd like. Keep tabs on your weight, blood levels, PRs, and more. GROWING TOGETHER Newton Notes will never use advertisements, subscription-based fees, or bombard you with tacky AI features. We'd love to hear how you use the app, and how we can make it fit into your routine as seamlessly as possible. By using Newton Notes, you'll be able to steer the direction of the app and suggest new features. COMING SOON: - Apple Health integration - Apple Watch integration

Screenshots

Fitsession4 screens
Newton Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newton Notes at none against Fitsession's 4. Newton Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Fitsession's advantage is ratings volume (169 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fitsession sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Newton Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fitsession against 4.8 for Newton Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitsession has 169 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Fitsession's written reviews are positive against 100% of Newton Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitsession ships an update every 10 days, Newton Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fitsession versus Newton Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitsessionNewton Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (169 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings169 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitsession LtdJames Gasek

Customer experience

Fitsession

All ratings169 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.9%

Newton Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fitsession

Subscriptions1
  • Fitsession PRO7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Thanks$1.99
  • Double Thanks$3.99
  • Triple Thanks$6.99
None

Newton Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitsession free?
Fitsession is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Newton Notes free?
Newton Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fitsession or Newton Notes?
Fitsession is rated higher. Fitsession averages 4.8 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Newton Notes averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Fitsession or Newton Notes have ads?
Neither Fitsession nor Newton Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fitsession or Newton Notes?
Fitsession ships an update every 10 days, and Newton Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fitsession was updated on October 29, 2026 and Newton Notes on October 24, 2026.

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