Comparison

EliteFitness Forums vs StrengthLog

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

Head to head
About

EliteFitness Forums

Access the world's largest bodybuilding and anabolic steroid information archive, with over 8.7 million posts and 255,000 members. Discuss workouts, exercises, diets, and supplements in a friendly, uncensored community.

Highlights
  • Bodybuilding workouts and exercises
  • Anabolic steroid information
  • Community forums
  • Contest preparation discussions
  • Diet and fat burning strategies
  • Supplement reviews
Features
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Welcome to the EliteFitness.com Bodybuilding Forums App - the largest source of bodybuilding and anabolic steroid information in the world with an archive going back to 1996. Over 8,708,856 posts of underground intelligence, and 255,405 members, make this the busiest community of this type on the Net. Here you'll discover the latest bodybuilding workouts, exercises, and anabolic steroids for building the hard, muscular physique of a top bodybuilder or muscular model - all discussed in a friendly, uncensored environment! We hope you'll get this free app and make EliteFitness.com your new home on the Net. Registering will let you post your questions and comments and explore the entire site. We don't ask for any personal info, and we don't share your business with anyone - we hate spam as much as you do! For the time being, registering is completely free and takes less than 7 seconds -- I timed it ! Click here to register! There are forums to discuss bodybuilding workouts, weight lifting exercises and amazing training routines. There are forums on bodybuilding contest and competition preparation and the secret bodybuilding diets, exercises and drugs for burning off your last ounce of body fat. You'll also discover the discount bodybuilding supplements that really can help you build muscle. And you'll hear about the supplements that don't work, waste your money, and make the supplement manufacturers rich. Thanks for taking the time to give us a look over. I'll see you on the forums!

About

StrengthLog

Track your workouts, analyze progress, and discover proven strength training programs. Log unlimited workouts, access a vast exercise library, and set goals. Upgrade for advanced statistics and premium programs.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout logging
  • Extensive exercise library with video instructions
  • Proven strength training programs
  • Progress analysis and statistics
  • Goal setting and streak tracking
  • Plate calculator and rest timer
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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THE WORLD’S MOST GENEROUS WORKOUT TRACKER StrengthLog is the workout tracker for people who take their training seriously, whether you’re just getting started or have been lifting for decades. Plan your training. Log every set. Track your progress. Follow proven training programs or build your own. Compare your strength with other lifters. Set goals, build streaks, and challenge your friends. And unlike many workout apps, StrengthLog gives you everything you need to train effectively for free. Unlimited workout logging. No ads. No trial that suddenly locks you out. 100% gains, 0% ads. BUILT FOR LIFTERS, BY LIFTERS StrengthLog has been developed together with hundreds of thousands of lifters, from beginners to competitive strength athletes. Our library contains 600+ strength, cardio, and mobility exercises with instructions and videos. You can also create your own exercises. Log as you train or plan ahead with our calendar. Follow a ready-made training program, build your own, or simply decide what to do when you get to the gym. Your training history, PRs, statistics, and Strength Levels make it easy to see where you’ve been and where you’re going. TRAIN TOGETHER Connect with friends and make your training a little more social. See when your friends train, celebrate their progress, compare PRs and Strength Levels, and create or join challenges together. Challenge each other to train more often, do more reps, or reach whatever ridiculous goal you can come up with. You choose who you connect with, and your full training log stays private. FREE FEATURES • Log unlimited workouts, forever. • Support for both kg and lbs. • 600+ exercises with instructions and videos. • Create unlimited custom exercises. • Follow popular workouts and training programs. • Build your own routines and programs with linear progression. • Plan workouts and programs in your training calendar. • Track PRs and exercise history. • Compare your strength with other lifters using Strength Levels. • Track training volume, workouts, and other statistics. • Create training goals and streaks. • Complete our monthly challenges. • Connect with friends and challenge each other. • Use our rest timer and plate calculator. • Estimate your 1RM and get suggested PR warm-ups. • Track body measurements and progress pictures. • Connect with Apple Health. GO PREMIUM StrengthLog Premium unlocks our most advanced tools while supporting the continued development of the app. Premium includes: • Build unlimited training routines and programs with double and triple progression. • Our complete library of training programs for strength, bodybuilding, powerlifting, powerbuilding, sports, and more. • Advanced statistics for your training, muscle groups, and exercises. • Muscle heat maps showing what you’ve trained over any period. • Customizable favorite graphs. • Advanced logging with RPE, Reps in Reserve, % of 1RM, and quick set stats. • More tools for analyzing and planning your training. • Unlimited goals and streaks. • Connect your account to ChatGPT or Claude using our MCP integration. Whether you want a simple workout log or enough training data to disappear down a statistical rabbit hole for an entire evening, StrengthLog has you covered. Have an idea, found a bug, or just want to tell us what you think? Contact us at app@strengthlog.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS StrengthLog Premium is an automatically renewing subscription. • Choose between 1, 3, and 12 months. • Your App Store account will be charged upon purchase and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. APPLE HEALTH With your permission, StrengthLog can read relevant data from Apple Health and share your completed workouts with it. You control what data StrengthLog can read or write through your Apple Health permissions.

Screenshots

EliteFitness Forums4 screens
StrengthLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StrengthLog at 88% against EliteFitness Forums's 0%. StrengthLog also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 2). EliteFitness Forums's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. StrengthLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $16.90 per month. EliteFitness Forums asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StrengthLog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StrengthLog has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EliteFitness Forums's written reviews are positive against 88% of StrengthLog's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EliteFitness Forums versus StrengthLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEliteFitness ForumsStrengthLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23.7K — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB158 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperTotal Web Systems LimitedStyrkelabbet AB

Customer experience

EliteFitness Forums

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

StrengthLog

All ratings3,695 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

EliteFitness Forums

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StrengthLog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing workout data
  • Inability to clear/reset workout history
  • Inconsistent behavior when planning workouts for the same day

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and edit custom workout plans
  • Seamless integration with Apple Health
  • Community features like challenges and leaderboards
  • More personalized workout recommendations

In-app purchases

None

EliteFitness Forums

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StrengthLog

Subscriptions3
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 month14 Days trial$16.901 Month
  • StrengthLog Premium - 3 months14 Days trial$37.903 Months
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 year14 Days trial$109.001 Year

Questions

Is EliteFitness Forums free?
EliteFitness Forums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StrengthLog free?
StrengthLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EliteFitness Forums or StrengthLog?
StrengthLog is rated higher. EliteFitness Forums averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while StrengthLog averages 4.9 from 3.7K ratings.
Do EliteFitness Forums or StrengthLog have ads?
Neither EliteFitness Forums nor StrengthLog shows ads.

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