Comparison

FitNotes vs Workout Maker

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

Workout Maker

Design and track your own fitness routines with a vast exercise library. Log progress with detailed charts and calendars, and share your custom workouts with friends. Automatically generate personalized workouts based on your preferences.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Extensive exercise library
  • Log and track workouts with charts
  • Automatically generate workouts
  • Share workouts with friends
  • Workout timer with audio cues
Features
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Workout Maker is the first and only fully customizable workout app. - Create your own workout routines - Add your own exercises or choose from the extensive exercise library - Time your workouts and enter your weight, reps, distance, rest - Automatically log and track your workouts with charts and calendars - Share your workouts with friends - Automatically generate workouts based on your criteria (subscription) Whether you do weightlifting, physical therapy, calisthenics, cardio, yoga, stretching, personal training, CrossFit, or any other fitness, Workout Maker is perfect for you! The customizable platform allows users to create any type of fitness routine with any exercises. WORKOUTS - Create any number of custom workouts - Workout options include: • Exercises with time, reps, distance, weight, rest • Sets, supersets, circuits • Schedules for your calendar - Start your workouts to use the timer that calls out your exercises to help motivate you and keep you organized AUTO-GENERATED WORKOUTS - Creating your own workouts can be tough, but auto-generate makes it easy! - Enter workout style, duration, and exercise criteria to generate the perfect workout - Random exercises pulled from your exercise library to instantly fill out the workout - Easily edit and modify the workout if it isn't to your liking, or just generate a new one - Unlimited generated workouts with 7 day free trial, then $4.99 per month - This is the only part of the app that requires a subscription and all other features are completely free - Pro tip: generated workouts are random based on your criteria, so they aren't always perfect. Try again or edit until it's perfect. HIIT and Tabata tend to be great instant workouts, while Weight Training, Circuit Training, and Crossfit sometimes need a tiny bit of tweaking. EXERCISES - Library of over 200 major exercises and stretches with pictures - You can create unlimited custom exercises - Sort by body part, equipment or type to find the right exercises for your workouts LOGS - Workouts are automatically logged when the timer is completed - Track your workout PRs with charts - Track specific exercises to see your PR gains over time CALENDAR - Easily see how often you workout and how many days you skip - Set up workout schedules to notify you when it is time to do a workout

Screenshots

FitNotes4 screens
Workout Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FitNotes at none against Workout Maker's shown. FitNotes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 478). Workout Maker's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Workout Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for FitNotes against 4.6 for Workout Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 478 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of FitNotes's written reviews are positive against 78% of Workout Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitNotes ships an update weekly, Workout Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FitNotes versus Workout Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotesWorkout Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)4.6 (478 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better478
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny UralskyCorey Diamant

Customer experience

FitNotes

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

Workout Maker

All ratings477 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

FitNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Workout Maker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workout scheduling issues
  • Exercise images not saving properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing workouts
  • Crashes when trying to share workouts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to move and reorder exercises within a workout
  • Integration with fitness trackers and health apps
  • More customization options for workouts and timers
  • Improved scheduling and calendar functionality
  • Better feedback and progress tracking

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
2 purchases

Workout Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Auto Generate Workouts7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is FitNotes free?
FitNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Maker free?
Workout Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes or Workout Maker?
Workout Maker is rated higher. FitNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Workout Maker averages 4.6 from 478 ratings.
Do FitNotes or Workout Maker have ads?
Workout Maker shows ads; FitNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes or Workout Maker?
FitNotes ships an update weekly, and Workout Maker every 3 weeks. Most recently, FitNotes was updated on November 2, 2026 and Workout Maker on October 24, 2026.

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