Riker vs Simple Workout Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riker
Log your strength training progress by tracking reps, weight, and rest times. Monitor body measurements and visualize your gains with detailed charts. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health and offers an independent Apple Watch app.
- Track reps, weight, and sets
- Log body measurements
- Automatic rest time tracking
- Progress charts and graphs
- Apple Health integration
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- CSV data export/import
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Track your strength with Riker. Riker lets you track your reps during your strength training workouts. Search or drill-down to find your movement and variant (e.g., bench press with dumbbells), and simply enter the weight used and the number of reps. You can also indicate if you went to failure or not. Riker will also keep track of your rest time spent between sets automatically. In addition to tracking your sets, Riker lets you track relevant body measurements, including your arm size, chest size, calf size and more. Plenty of charts are provided to track your progress. Riker provides charts to track your weight lifted over time, your rep count over time and your time spent between sets over time. Pie charts are provided to give you an aggregate view of these metrics. Riker's Apple Watch app allows you to input your sets and body measurements with ease. Riker integrates with Apple's Health app. The sets you record are saved as strength training workouts in Apple Health. Any body weight measurements you record in Riker will also be saved in Apple's Health app. Forget to bring your iPhone to the gym? Riker's Apple Watch app works just fine untethered from your iPhone enabling it to work perfectly when your iPhone is unreachable. Riker will save your sets and body measurement logs locally to your Apple Watch, and later you can bulk-sync them to your iPhone. Want to import your Riker data into your favorite spreadsheet program? Riker has an export function to extract your sets and body measurement log data to CSV files. There's also an import function so you can restore your data to a new device. It's your data. You'll always be in full control of your data with Riker.
Simple Workout Log
This app provides a straightforward way to log your gym workouts and track your strength progression. It focuses on simplicity and efficiency, allowing you to create custom routines, log sets quickly, and monitor your progress over time without unnecessary distractions.
- Create custom workouts
- Log sets quickly
- Auto-load previous sets
- Built-in rest timers
- Track strength progress with stats
- View training consistency
- Add notes and tags
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Ironotes is a simple workout log for people who care about getting stronger - not chasing the latest fitness trend. They've already found the few things that drive almost all of their results: progressive overload, a handful of proven lifts, and consistency. That's why they choose a minimalist app that stays out of the way and just works. Why lifters choose Ironotes: "Simple, intuitive, effective. No fancy gimmicks. I was able to set everything up in ten minutes." "Offers the functionality of subscription services for absolutely free." "Free. Clean. Journal. PBs. A few charts. Just get the app." Follow your own program. Log sets without interrupting your workout. Know what you lifted last time. See your progress and consistency. Keep hitting PR's. No paywall to get started. No sign-up. No ads. No mandatory subscription. If you enjoy using Ironotes, you can support its development with a voluntary donation. Build your workouts • Create unlimited custom workouts • Full control—no templates or restrictions Log your training • Log weight, reps, and sets in seconds • Auto-load previous sets • Session history at a glance • Built-in rest timers • Tag sets however you like: RPE's, RIR's, warm-ups, targets etc. Track progress • Strength and volume trends • Workout consistency • Personal records • Workout and exercise notes Your data stays yours • Apple Health integration • iCloud sync • CSV export • Supports kg & lbs No sign-up. No questionnaires. No AI workout plans. No social feed. Just a simple workout log for getting stronger. Terms of Service: https://ironotes.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://ironotes.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riker at none against Simple Workout Log's 10. Riker also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Simple Workout Log's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (364 vs 19). On price, rating 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. Simple Workout Log sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Riker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Riker against 4.8 for Simple Workout Log. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Workout Log has 364 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Riker's written reviews are positive against 93% of Simple Workout Log's.
Riker ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Workout Log every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riker | Simple Workout Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better | 4.8 (364 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 93.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 364 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Evans | Arnas Dilys |
Customer experience
Riker
Simple Workout Log
In-app purchases
Riker
No in-app purchases
Simple Workout Log
- Monthly Support$1.991 Month
- Ironotes PRO Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Extra Monthly Support$3.991 Month
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- Ironotes PRO Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Support$19.991 Year
- Protein Bar$2.99
- Kebab & Salad$6.99
- Gym Membership$19.99
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- Ironotes PRO Forever$34.99
- Supplement Stack$59.99









