Comparison

Weightlifting App vs Lift Log

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

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About

Weightlifting App

This app helps fitness enthusiasts track, analyze, and optimize their weightlifting workouts. It offers advanced features for logging sets, visualizing progress with dynamic graphs, and comparing performance with friends. The app is completely free of ads and premium features.

Highlights
  • Workout tracking and logging
  • Workout history visualization
  • Workout templates
  • Advanced workout features (supersets, equivalency chart)
  • Workout analytics and progress graphing
  • Personal records and achievements
  • Community leaderboards and sharing
Features
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Weightlifting App is the only weight lifting / workout app designed by workout enthusiasts, for workout enthusiasts! We love working out just as much as you do so we designed the perfect app to track and analyze your workouts so you can maximize your gains! COMPLETELY AD-FREE / PREMIUM-FREE: - The only weight lifting / workout app with absolutely no ads and no premium features! TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS: - The only high-end workout app with a colorful, information-centric workout overview display - Visualize your workout history in one of three ways: list, weekly, or calendar view - Save workouts to your templates to instantly build off of existing workouts - Use one of our many provided default templates as inspiration for your next workout - Export and import your data to switch between devices in seconds ADVANCED WORKOUT FEATURES: - The only workout app with an interactive weight lifting equivalency chart - The only workout app with QR code workout sharing - Easily superset up to five exercises and add sets to each simultaneously - 10+ distinct methods for inputing sets for maximum ease-of-use - View workout duration, volume, total sets and much more in real time - Easily print any workout, complete with QR codes and advanced statistics ANALYZE EVERY ASPECT: - The only workout app with a personalized workout summary view, including: - Workout stats, personal records, unlocked achievements, and significant milestones - Analyze workout volume, duration, muscle splits and more for every workout - View your progress on each exercise: graphed out and organized to your liking - Dozens of dynamic graphs to help you analyze every exercise - Seamlessly determine your one-rep max for any exercise - Find your favorite exercises and create custom ones - View weekly summaries prepared each week highlighting your advancements BE PART OF A COMMUNITY: - Fight your way to the top of the global experience leaderboard by completing achievements! - Compete against your friends for weight lifting glory! - Effortlessly share your workouts with friends CUSTOMIZE EVERY ASPECT: - App-wide dark mode - The only app with a customizable, machine learning-driven 'workout smart name' feature - Create, name, and categorize any exercise - Choose from one of eleven different ways to track your exercise - Add variations to individually view your progress for each type - An extensive settings menu, including: - Prevent screen sleep, extra workout analytics, shortcuts, and much more

About

Lift Log

This app simplifies tracking your weightlifting progress by allowing you to log sets, reps, and weight quickly. It focuses on a clean logbook experience without timers or complex workout modes, helping you monitor strength and volume over time.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, and weight in a few taps
  • No workout mode, timers, or clutter
  • Browse history on a calendar
  • Progress charts for 1-rep max and volume
  • Suggested exercises
  • Add custom exercises
  • Private by design, no account needed
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Most lifting apps make you start a workout, follow a session, track rest times, and finish before your lifts are saved. Lift Log is different. Open the app, pick a lift, enter your sets, done. Your history saves automatically so you can track strength, volume, and progress over time — without ever starting a "workout." Built for lifters who want a clean logbook, not a complicated fitness app. WHY LIFTERS LIKE IT • No workout mode, no timers, no clutter • Log sets, reps, and weight in a few taps • Browse your history on a simple calendar • Progress charts: estimated 1-rep max, top set, and volume over time • Suggested surfaces lifts you haven't trained in a while, by body part • Add your own custom exercises PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up • All data is stored on your device and never leaves it • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Export your data anytime as a JSON backup, and import it back Just log your lifts. See your progress. Never start a workout timer again.

Screenshots

Weightlifting App4 screens
Lift Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Weightlifting App at 1.6K against Lift Log's 3. Lift Log's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lift Log holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weightlifting App has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weightlifting App ships an update every 5 weeks, Lift Log every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Weightlifting App versus Lift Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightlifting AppLift Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel AselCurtis Green

Customer experience

Weightlifting App

All ratings1,623 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.3%

Lift Log

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Weightlifting App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to view more data
  • Workout data sometimes lost or not saved properly
  • Issues with syncing and accessing workout history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add notes to workouts
  • Ability to edit and save workout templates
  • Integrate with Apple Health or other fitness apps
  • More customization options for exercises and workouts
  • Expanded timer functionality for cardio and rest periods
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  • Improved organization and search for exercises

Lift Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Weightlifting App

No in-app purchases

None

Lift Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weightlifting App free?
Weightlifting App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lift Log free?
Lift Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weightlifting App or Lift Log?
Lift Log is rated higher. Weightlifting App averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Lift Log averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Weightlifting App or Lift Log have ads?
Neither Weightlifting App nor Lift Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weightlifting App or Lift Log?
Weightlifting App ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lift Log every 9 days. Most recently, Weightlifting App was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lift Log on October 25, 2026.

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