Comparison

FitNotes vs Lift Notes

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

Lift Notes

Easily log your gym workouts by tracking reps and sets. Create custom exercises, save workouts as templates for future use, and review your past sessions via a calendar view. This app offers a straightforward approach to monitoring your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Track reps and sets
  • Create custom exercises
  • Save workouts as templates
  • View previous workouts
  • Simple interface
Features
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Lift Notes provides a simple way to track your reps and sets during a workout. You'll be able to create your own list of exercises and tag them for an easy search. Once you've finished a workout you can turn it into a template so that you can easily load it up for another day! You can also view previous workouts by tapping on the calendar icon. FEATURES: - Simple interface for navigation. - Create custom exercises - Track reps and sets for current exercise - Mark exercise as complete - View previous workouts - Create unlimited templates PLANNED FEATURES: - Visual calendar date picker for previous workouts - Templates fill in previous reps and weight - Personal Records for each exercise - Rest timer

Screenshots

FitNotes4 screens
Lift Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lift Notes at 5.0 against FitNotes's 4.5. Lift Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). FitNotes's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. Lift Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lift Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FitNotes has 1.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitNotes ships an update weekly, Lift Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FitNotes versus Lift Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotesLift Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny UralskyEdwin Salcedo

Customer experience

FitNotes

All ratings1,482 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative30.7%

Lift Notes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Lift Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FitNotes free?
FitNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lift Notes free?
Lift Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes or Lift Notes?
Lift Notes is rated higher. FitNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Lift Notes averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do FitNotes or Lift Notes have ads?
Neither FitNotes nor Lift Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes or Lift Notes?
FitNotes ships an update weekly, and Lift Notes every 4 days. Most recently, FitNotes was updated on November 11, 2026 and Lift Notes on October 30, 2026.

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