Routine vs Gym Progress Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Gym Progress Tracker
Plan and track your gym workouts with detailed exercise instructions and automatic rest timers. Monitor your progress with stats, trends, and personal records. Sync data with Apple Health and back up your history via iCloud.
- Track sets with weight, reps, or duration
- Automatic rest timers
- Create custom workout templates
- Over 290 built-in exercises
- View workout history and trends
- Sync with Apple Health
- Data backup and export
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The most important thing in the gym is having a plan and staying motivated. With Liftlog+ you can plan and track your gym workouts with ease. Choose from hundreds of exercises with step-by-step instructions, or create your. Easily log every set, weight and repetition. Keep tracking, stay motivated and see results. Track ∙ Track sets with weigts and repetitions or duration ∙ See your previous entry for every set ∙ Stay focused with automatic rest timers ∙ Connect exercises as supersets ∙ Manage intensity with RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) ∙ Add notes to workouts and execises ∙ Mark sets as warmup, drop-set or failure ∙ Change between lbs and kg Plan ∙ Create your own workout templates ∙ Create folders for your workout templates ∙ Choose from build in workout templates ∙ Choose from over 290 built in exercises ∙ Assign weekdays to templates Exercises ∙ Add your own exercises ∙ Check exercises descriptions & instructions ∙ See targeted muscle groups and exercise equipment ∙ Use the search or filter by muscle groups, exercise types and equipment History & Trends ∙ See your whole workout history in one place ∙ Check stats & trends over time, including the number of exercises, duration, moved weight and 1RM ∙ Beat your personal records, like max weight, repetitions, volume and 1RM Other ∙ Save even more fitness data to Apple Health with the Apple Watch companion app ∙ Backups & restore your data with iCloud ∙ Export your data to CSV Please leave a rating or a review in the AppStore. It really helps and keeps me motivated! Email contact@liftlog.plus Website https://www.liftlog.plus Terms & Conditions https://www.liftlog.plus/pages/terms Privacy Policy https://www.liftlog.plus/pages/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gym Progress Tracker at 88% against Routine's 18%. Gym Progress Tracker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Routine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gym Progress Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gym Progress Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Routine's written reviews are positive against 88% of Gym Progress Tracker's.
Routine ships an update monthly, Gym Progress Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Routine | Gym Progress Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (115 ratings) | 4.7 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eye of the Tiger Technologies | Denis Andrasec |
Customer experience
Routine
Gym Progress Tracker
In-app purchases
Routine
- Full Version$4.99
Gym Progress Tracker
- Liftlog+ PRO Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Liftlog+ PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
- Liftlog+ PRO Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Liftlog+ PRO Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Liftlog+ PRO Yearly$29.991 Year
- Liftlog+ PRO Lifetime$69.99
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