FitNotes vs Lift Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FitNotes
This app simplifies tracking weightlifting and cardio workouts. Create multi-day routines with auto-incrementing exercises and manage complex CrossFit WODs. Ideal for all fitness levels to stay organized and monitor progress towards goals.
- Weightlifting workout tracking
- Cardio exercise tracking
- Multi-day workout creation
- Auto-incrementing exercises
- CrossFit WOD management
- Progress monitoring
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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/
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.
- Track reps and sets
- Create custom exercises
- Save workouts as templates
- View previous workouts
- Simple interface
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
FitNotes ships an update every 5 days, Lift Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FitNotes | Lift Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgeny Uralsky | Edwin Salcedo |
Customer experience
FitNotes
Lift Notes
In-app purchases
FitNotes
- FitNotes PRO (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- FitNotes PRO (1 Year)$4.991 Year
- FitNotes PRO$9.99
Lift Notes
No in-app purchases








