Comparison

Workout Log vs Routine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Workout Log

Easily build and track custom workout routines, logging sets, weight, and reps. Monitor body weight and progress photos for motivation. Visualize your exercise history and progress over time. Integrates with Apple HealthKit for heart rate data.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout routines
  • Log sets, weight, and reps
  • Track body weight and progress photos
  • Visualize exercise history
  • Apple HealthKit integration
Features
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Build easily customizable workout routines so you can quickly log sets, weight, and reps for your exercises in order to push yourself each time you hit the gym. Store your body weight and progress photos in one place to keep yourself motivated. Switch easily between different workout routines and days depending on your needs or fitness goals. With Workout Log Pro you can reflect on your history for the exercise to see how you should push yourself today and visualize how you have progressed over time. Workout Log now uses Apple HealthKit to read user heart rate data when available. More heart rate features coming soon! PRICE AND TERMS: Workout Log offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 month: $2.99 (USD) * 1 year $24.99 (USD) * 1 week free trial for new subscribers These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Privacy policy, terms, and conditions: https://workoutlog.fitness

About

Routine

Easily log and track your gym workouts with this intuitive fitness app. Create custom routines, monitor progress with advanced stats and graphs, and utilize features like an auto rest timer and warm-up set generator. It supports various exercise types and integrates with Apple Watch and Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Intuitive workout logging interface
  • Create custom strength and cardio routines
  • Log workouts with Apple Watch
  • Advanced progress tracking with graphs
  • Auto rest timer and warm-up set generator
  • Support for various exercise types
  • iCloud data backup and Apple Health sync
Features
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Routine is the most intuitive tool for logging and tracking workouts. Built with a user-centered design to help you approach your workout goals with a plan and produce the best possible results at the gym. If you are a powerlifter, a runner, or just looking to build strength Routine will help you stay on track. You can easily create progressive barbell routines such as those you would find in StrongLifts 5x5, but with Gym Logger you can easily customize exercise sets and reps to create your own variations of workouts. FEATURES: • The most intuitive interface of any fitness app • Choose from a variety of strength and cardio exercises and create your own exercises. • Use your Apple Watch to log workouts. Workout seamlessly with or without your iPhone. • Create your own workouts and setup a schedule to receive reminders. • Coaching cues for all exercises with new exercises added on request. • Advanced stats show your progress over time. • Auto Rest Timer allows you to keep track of breaks. Customizable for every exercise! • Support many exercise types including Cardio, Weighted body weight, Assisted body weight, duration and reps only. • Mark sets as warm up, 1 rep max, failure or drop sets • Track your progress with graphs for Volume, Sets, Reps, Toughest sets, and 1RM Progression. • Automatically back up your data on iCloud! • Support for Apple Health allows you to track calories burned and sync workouts with Activity App • Warm Up Set generator tells you which weights to warm up with. Customizable by training type. • Support for Imperial (lbs) and Metric (kg) weights, or a combination of both • Add notes to workouts and exercise groups • Share workouts with friends! Terms of use: http://gymloggerapp.com/terms Privacy policy: http://gymloggerapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Workout Log4 screens
Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workout Log at 69% against Routine's 23%. Workout Log also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9). Routine's advantage is monetization model (paid vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Workout Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Routine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Log holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 116 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Workout Log's written reviews are positive against 23% of Routine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Log ships an update every 10 days, Routine every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workout Log versus Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout LogRoutine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (192 ratings) — better3.9 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better23.4% of reviews
Number of ratings192 — better116
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColton LemmonEye of the Tiger Technologies

Customer experience

Workout Log

All ratings192 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative20.0%

Routine

All ratings116 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive23.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative66.0%

User reviews

Workout Log

From 192 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable
  • 👍 Great workout builder
  • 👍 Good for tracking progress
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Pro version not recognized
  • 🐛 Deleting workouts deletes progress
  • 🐛 Cannot edit exercises in routine
  • 🐛 Difficulty editing sets/reps

Routine

From 116 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Ability to prepare workouts in advance
  • 🚀 Great improvement with upgrades
  • 👍 Can add workouts on the fly
  • 👍 Keeps track of last effort

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently during workouts
  • 🐛 App erases logs and progress
  • 🐛 Workout data is lost after updates
  • 🐛 Cannot save workouts
  • 🐛 Poor/Non-existent Apple Watch integration

Bugs and requests

Workout Log

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Pro version not recognized
  • App crashes frequently
  • Deleting workouts deletes all progress for that workout
  • Cannot edit exercise names without deleting and re-typing
  • In-app timer has no notification when reaching zero
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  • Workout history saving is cumulative and incorrect
  • Unable to log workouts with no history or submit button
  • Cannot reorganize exercises within a routine
  • Cannot edit typos in exercise names easily
  • Cannot delete a single set, only all
  • Cannot delete exercises from a routine, must create new
  • Crashes when saving workout reps/sets/weight
  • Crashes when running the timer
  • Inability to edit workout by moving lifts

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add exercises to current workout
  • Show weights and reps for prior workout
  • Connect with Apple Health
  • Add cardio tracking (time)
  • Ability to reorder exercises
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  • Rep and set range option
  • Edit workout after input (add/remove sets)
  • Edit names of days/number of sets
  • Track history of gains/progress charts
  • Copy/paste routines for progress review
  • In-app notification for timer completion
  • Share workouts with others

Routine

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes during workouts
  • App erases workout progress
  • Lost all history after app update
  • Workout data deleted after update
  • Cannot save workouts
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  • App crashes when adding new exercises
  • Timer stops working randomly
  • Rest timer does not alert
  • Apple Watch app crashes
  • Health integration shows zero calories
  • Workout data lost after reinstall
  • App crashes after iOS update
  • App crashes when creating custom workouts
  • Workouts disappear when reordering
  • App crashes when adding new exercises
  • Workout is cancelled when trying to save

Requested features

8 requests
  • Manually add exercises not listed
  • Update exercise list
  • Change bar charts to line graphs
  • Create folders for routines
  • Fix Apple Watch integration
Show 3 more
  • Improve Health integration
  • Add dark mode
  • More frequent updates

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Workout Log

Subscriptions2
  • Workout Log Pro Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Workout Log Pro Year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Workout Log Pro$2.99
3 purchases

Routine

Subscriptions2
  • Lift Plan Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Lift Plan Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Workout Log free?
Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine free?
Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Log or Routine?
Workout Log is rated higher. Workout Log averages 4.4 out of 5 from 192 ratings, while Routine averages 3.9 from 116 ratings.
Do Workout Log or Routine have ads?
Neither Workout Log nor Routine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Log or Routine?
Workout Log ships an update every 10 days, and Routine every 2 days. Most recently, Workout Log was updated on October 3, 2026 and Routine on October 16, 2026.

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