Comparison

FitNotes vs VARIS

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

VARIS

Log your weightlifting sets with detailed metrics like weight, reps, and RPE. Features RPE-aware autoregulation for honest progressive overload and allows building custom workouts and programs. Share progress visually.

Highlights
  • Log weight, reps, and RPE per set
  • RPE-aware autoregulation
  • Build custom workouts and programs
  • Track personal records and volume
  • Share progress cards
  • Curated program library
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VARIS is a strength training log built for lifters who already know what they're doing. No AI-generated programs. No gamified streaks. No manufactured urgency — just your weight, reps, and RPE, recorded honestly, session after session. WHAT VARIS DOES - Log every set — weight, reps, RPE, rest — for every workout - RPE-aware autoregulation tells you exactly when to add weight and when to hold (Varis Meno) - Build your own workouts and multi-week training programs - Track personal records, lifetime volume, and real milestones — not manufactured streaks - Share your progress as editorial, desert-toned cards - Start training on day one with a curated program library VARIS MENO Removes free-tier limits on workouts, programs, and custom exercises, and unlocks RPE-aware autoregulation — the honest version of progressive overload, built from what you actually logged instead of a chart written weeks in advance. Built solo — design and code — by one person who lifts. Not a studio. Not a template. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internal/terms/site/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FitNotes4 screens
VARIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VARIS at 100% against FitNotes's 59%. VARIS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). FitNotes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). On price, ads, 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 VARIS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VARIS 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FitNotes's written reviews are positive against 100% of VARIS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitNotes ships an update weekly, VARIS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FitNotes versus VARIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotesVARIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny UralskyMATHEW ALEMAN

Customer experience

FitNotes

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

VARIS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
3 purchases

VARIS

Subscriptions2
  • monthly$6.991 Month
  • yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is FitNotes free?
FitNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VARIS free?
VARIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes or VARIS?
VARIS is rated higher. FitNotes averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while VARIS averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FitNotes or VARIS have ads?
Neither FitNotes nor VARIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes or VARIS?
FitNotes ships an update weekly, and VARIS every 2 months. Most recently, FitNotes was updated on November 6, 2026 and VARIS on November 5, 2026.

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