Comparison

FitNotes vs StrengthLog

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

Head to head
About

FitNotes

Easily log strength training and cardio, organize routines, and track progress over time. Create custom workouts, supersets, and set progression rules. View summaries of personal records and training volume to inform future sessions.

Highlights
  • Log strength and cardio workouts
  • Organize routines and supersets
  • Set progression rules
  • Track personal records and volume
  • Workout calendar and history
  • Customizable exercises and categories
  • Export/import workout logs
Features
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Track your workouts. See your progress. Know what to do next. FitNotes makes it easy to log strength training and cardio, organize your routines, and follow your progress over time. Whether you're starting your first routine or refining an established training plan, keep your workouts and results together in one place. TRAIN YOUR WAY Create routines that span multiple days, organize exercises into supersets, and build workouts of the day for CrossFit-style training. Set progression rules to adjust your targets for future workouts as you progress. LOG THE DETAILS THAT MATTER Record sets, reps, weight, time, and distance. Track warm-up sets, add notes, and use rest timers to stay focused between sets. Review previous sessions when planning your next workout. SEE WHAT YOU ACHIEVED Finish each workout with a summary of new personal records, goal progress, and training volume compared with your previous session. Get suggestions for next time that take your progression rules into account. FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS Explore your training history with charts and a workout calendar. Set exercise goals and track body measurements over time, without needing to enter a measurement every session. KEEP YOUR TRAINING ORGANIZED Customize exercises, equipment, and categories to match the way you train. Export workout logs as CSV, import compatible CSV files, and create backups of your FitNotes data. From your first set to your next personal best, FitNotes helps you keep track of the work you put in. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StrengthLog

This app helps serious trainers plan workouts, log sets, and track progress. It offers a vast exercise library, custom routine building, and social features to challenge friends. The free version is generous with unlimited logging and no ads.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout logging
  • 600+ exercises with videos
  • Custom routine building
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Social challenges with friends
  • Rest timer and plate calculator
Features
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THE WORLD’S MOST GENEROUS WORKOUT TRACKER StrengthLog is the workout tracker for people who take their training seriously, whether you’re just getting started or have been lifting for decades. Plan your training. Log every set. Track your progress. Follow proven training programs or build your own. Compare your strength with other lifters. Set goals, build streaks, and challenge your friends. And unlike many workout apps, StrengthLog gives you everything you need to train effectively for free. Unlimited workout logging. No ads. No trial that suddenly locks you out. 100% gains, 0% ads. BUILT FOR LIFTERS, BY LIFTERS StrengthLog has been developed together with hundreds of thousands of lifters, from beginners to competitive strength athletes. Our library contains 600+ strength, cardio, and mobility exercises with instructions and videos. You can also create your own exercises. Log as you train or plan ahead with our calendar. Follow a ready-made training program, build your own, or simply decide what to do when you get to the gym. Your training history, PRs, statistics, and Strength Levels make it easy to see where you’ve been and where you’re going. TRAIN TOGETHER Connect with friends and make your training a little more social. See when your friends train, celebrate their progress, compare PRs and Strength Levels, and create or join challenges together. Challenge each other to train more often, do more reps, or reach whatever ridiculous goal you can come up with. You choose who you connect with, and your full training log stays private. FREE FEATURES • Log unlimited workouts, forever. • Support for both kg and lbs. • 600+ exercises with instructions and videos. • Create unlimited custom exercises. • Follow popular workouts and training programs. • Build your own routines and programs with linear progression. • Plan workouts and programs in your training calendar. • Track PRs and exercise history. • Compare your strength with other lifters using Strength Levels. • Track training volume, workouts, and other statistics. • Create training goals and streaks. • Complete our monthly challenges. • Connect with friends and challenge each other. • Use our rest timer and plate calculator. • Estimate your 1RM and get suggested PR warm-ups. • Track body measurements and progress pictures. • Connect with Apple Health. GO PREMIUM StrengthLog Premium unlocks our most advanced tools while supporting the continued development of the app. Premium includes: • Build unlimited training routines and programs with double and triple progression. • Our complete library of training programs for strength, bodybuilding, powerlifting, powerbuilding, sports, and more. • Advanced statistics for your training, muscle groups, and exercises. • Muscle heat maps showing what you’ve trained over any period. • Customizable favorite graphs. • Advanced logging with RPE, Reps in Reserve, % of 1RM, and quick set stats. • More tools for analyzing and planning your training. • Unlimited goals and streaks. • Connect your account to ChatGPT or Claude using our MCP integration. Whether you want a simple workout log or enough training data to disappear down a statistical rabbit hole for an entire evening, StrengthLog has you covered. Have an idea, found a bug, or just want to tell us what you think? Contact us at app@strengthlog.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS StrengthLog Premium is an automatically renewing subscription. • Choose between 1, 3, and 12 months. • Your App Store account will be charged upon purchase and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. APPLE HEALTH With your permission, StrengthLog can read relevant data from Apple Health and share your completed workouts with it. You control what data StrengthLog can read or write through your Apple Health permissions.

Screenshots

FitNotes4 screens
StrengthLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StrengthLog at 88% against FitNotes's 59%. StrengthLog also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. FitNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and StrengthLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $16.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StrengthLog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FitNotes's written reviews are positive against 88% of StrengthLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FitNotes versus StrengthLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotesStrengthLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K3.7K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB158 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEvgeny UralskyStyrkelabbet AB

Customer experience

FitNotes

All ratings1,482 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative30.6%

StrengthLog

All ratings3,710 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

FitNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StrengthLog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing workout data
  • Inability to clear/reset workout history
  • Inconsistent behavior when planning workouts for the same day

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and edit custom workout plans
  • Seamless integration with Apple Health
  • Community features like challenges and leaderboards
  • More personalized workout recommendations

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FitNotes

Subscriptions2
  • FitNotes PRO (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • FitNotes PRO (1 Year)$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • FitNotes PRO$9.99
3 purchases

StrengthLog

Subscriptions3
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 month14 Days trial$16.901 Month
  • StrengthLog Premium - 3 months14 Days trial$37.903 Months
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 year14 Days trial$109.001 Year

Questions

Is FitNotes free?
FitNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StrengthLog free?
StrengthLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes or StrengthLog?
StrengthLog is rated higher. FitNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while StrengthLog averages 4.9 from 3.7K ratings.
Do FitNotes or StrengthLog have ads?
Neither FitNotes nor StrengthLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes or StrengthLog?
FitNotes ships an update weekly, and StrengthLog weekly. Most recently, FitNotes was updated on November 2, 2026 and StrengthLog on November 2, 2026.

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