Comparison

StrengthLog vs FitNotes 2

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

Head to head
About

StrengthLog

This app helps users plan and track their strength training progress with a vast exercise library and detailed analytics. It offers features for both beginners and experienced lifters, including social challenges and custom routine building. A generous free version is available, with an optional premium subscription for advanced tools.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout logging
  • 600+ exercises with videos
  • Custom routine building
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Social challenges with friends
  • Rest timer and plate calculator
  • Body measurement tracking
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.

About

FitNotes 2

Log your gym workouts, track progress, and plan routines with this comprehensive fitness tracker. Features include personal record tracking, body measurements, and various timers. Analyze your performance with graphs and set personal exercise goals.

Highlights
  • Workout routine templates
  • Automatic personal record tracking
  • 1RM and percentage calculators
  • Body measurement tracking with Apple HealthKit integration
  • Progress analysis with graphs
  • Rest, EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata timers
  • Customizable exercises and units
Features
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Keep track of your progress in the gym with a workout tracker and planner. • Based on the popular FitNotes app, the best workout planner app ever made on any platform • Routines: Save your workout routines as templates, log them to a workout • Personal Records are automatically tracked • 1RM, Percents Calculator • Plate Calculator with profiles per gym and multiple barbells • Body Tracker: Record your weight, body fat and any other measurement. Integrates with Apple HealthKit. • Goal Tracker: Set personal goals for exercises, such as a 1RM. • Graphs: Helps to analyze your progress and plan your programming • Rest Timer, EMOM, AMRAP and Tabata timers • Notifications: Be notified when the rest timer ends for your next set • Supports every kind of exercise: weight, reps, distance, time • Use built-in exercises or create your own • Mix pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg) easily • Add notes to workouts, sets, templates and body measurements • Dark Mode • Apple Watch app • Apple Workout integration with or without Apple Watch • Share workouts as text or an image • Warmup sets • RPE, RIR • Attach images and videos • Import the original FitNotes database and FitNotes CSV files • Manual and automatic backups to iCloud • Export your workouts in a CSV • Export back to the original FitNotes. No lock-in. • No account required You can import CSVs from other fitness and workout log apps to bring your data over. The free version of FitNotes 2 can save up to 12 workouts. Delete older workouts to continue using for free. All features are available free, the number of workouts is the only restriction. To save more workouts, purchase FitNotes unlimited lifetime access or a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getfitnotes.com/termsofuse This app is not affiliated with other fitness apps. Purchase of FitNotes does not transfer to other platforms. FitNotes Changes: Version 14 - Batch import of templates - Option to show workout set completion times - Option to the % of Training Max that a workout set is - Option to show moving average on body measurement charts - Abbreviations recognized in exercise search - Improved workout CSV import/export for Hevy, FitBod and Strong, including RPE, RIR and warmup sets - Fixed swiping workouts on iOS 26 Version 13 - Option to show the Next Set on the lock screen timer - Up/down buttons to move selected workout exercises together Version 12 - Record training max history - Templates can program based on percentages of training max - Import workout text and JSON - Import HeavySet templates - Attach photos and videos to notes - Exercise video library - French translation Version 11 - Added a per-exercise option to exclude it from statistics and graphs - Mark favorite exercises and keep them at the top of the list - Can tap links in workout notes - Plate calculator follows the next set - Modify RPE and RIR from the watch - Fix template Share and Move options - Show newly created exercises even when 'Hide Unused Exercises' is on Version 10 - Ability to hide exercises Version 8 - Add option to skip the rest timer for the final set - Long press notes to show the menu - Update CSV format for the other FitNotes import Version 7 - Export and import templates - Added an option to copy previous sets when adding an exercise to a workout - Add 'Copy' to the long press menu on workout notes Version 5 - Add the rest timer to the lock screen. - Add 'By Year' to statistics time groupings - Add an option to double an exercise's weight when calculating volume. You can use this for unilateral or dumbbell exercises. - Add RPE and RIR to workout sets - Add custom rest times to a single workout set - Add an option to show the workout set notes without opening the notes screen - Flag sets as 'warmup'. Warmup sets are excluded from graphs, statistics and goals. - Fix the rest timer buttons not working after uses EMOM/AMRAP timers

Screenshots

StrengthLog4 screens
FitNotes 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: StrengthLog at 88% against FitNotes 2's 55%. StrengthLog also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). 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. StrengthLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $16.90 per month and FitNotes 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StrengthLog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StrengthLog has 3.7K ratings behind it against 576, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of StrengthLog's written reviews are positive against 55% of FitNotes 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrengthLog ships an update weekly, FitNotes 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StrengthLog versus FitNotes 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrengthLogFitNotes 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.7K ratings) — better4.6 (576 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.7K — better576
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStyrkelabbet ABGinger Technologies Pte Ltd

Customer experience

StrengthLog

All ratings3,727 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

FitNotes 2

All ratings559 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative38.5%

User reviews

StrengthLog

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💪 Comprehensive workout tracking
  • 📊 Detailed progress analytics
  • 🎥 Helpful exercise videos

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Cluttered main page
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Premium subscription is expensive
  • ⌚ Apple Watch app issues

FitNotes 2

From 576 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for tracking workouts
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 📊 Useful data visualization and progress tracking
  • ⌚ Apple Watch integration
  • 🔁 Ability to copy/modify previous workouts

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription/lifetime purchase
  • 🔒 Limited free version with paywall
  • 🔀 Inconsistent UI and functionality compared to Android version
  • 🐛 Bugs with exercise templates and timers
  • 🔗 Lack of syncing/linking between devices

Bugs and 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

FitNotes 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Copy/paste of workouts not working as expected
  • Timer issues (e.g., defaulting to 2 mins)
  • Crashes when trying to add custom body tracker units
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating between screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create and use workout templates
  • More customization options (e.g., rest time, RPE/RIR tracking)
  • Apple Health/Fitness integration
  • Supersets/circuit training support
  • Improved data export/backup functionality

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
3 purchases

FitNotes 2

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Use$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Use$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever$44.99

Questions

Is StrengthLog free?
StrengthLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FitNotes 2 free?
FitNotes 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StrengthLog or FitNotes 2?
StrengthLog is rated higher. StrengthLog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while FitNotes 2 averages 4.6 from 576 ratings.
Do StrengthLog or FitNotes 2 have ads?
Neither StrengthLog nor FitNotes 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrengthLog or FitNotes 2?
StrengthLog ships an update weekly, and FitNotes 2 every 2 months. Most recently, StrengthLog was updated on November 11, 2026 and FitNotes 2 on November 7, 2026.

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