Comparison

Fitloop vs ExerciseLibrary

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

Head to head
About

Fitloop

Log workouts, track progress, and follow structured routines for bodyweight, barbell, or dumbbell training. Features AI coaching and community-proven programs. Core features are free.

Highlights
  • Structured progression with skill trees
  • AI-powered workout generation and coaching
  • Community-proven workout programs
  • Supports bodyweight, barbell, and dumbbell training
  • Fast workout logging with rest timers
  • Progress tracking with streaks and Apple Health sync
Features
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Fitloop is a free calisthenics and gym workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch, with an AI workout planner and coach built in. 100K+ people use it to log sets, follow proven programs, and master bodyweight skills. No ads. Core tracking is free forever; Fitloop+ adds AI planning and coaching. * A solo dev project made with care * *RECOMMENDED ON r/BODYWEIGHTFITNESS* WHAT USERS ARE SAYING "You can use it just for calisthenics or just for weights, even yoga. The most perfect, great-priced app I've ever downloaded." - Hardyofmark "Clean and intuitive, making workouts easy to track at the gym. Comparing previous weights makes it easy to push harder each week." - Jerdin88 WHAT'S FREE Workout logging and full history, custom routines, programs and exercises, the weekly schedule, 1,000+ exercises with videos, progression trees, the Apple Watch app, Apple Health sync, and data export. No limits, no ads. FITLOOP+ (OPTIONAL) • Personalized plans built around your goals, equipment, schedule, sports, and injuries • Generate a workout from a sentence: "30-minute push workout, no equipment" • AI Coach that checks in daily on your workouts, recovery, and progress THE CALISTHENICS STANDARD Fitloop started in the r/bodyweightfitness community, and bodyweight training is still in its DNA. Every bodyweight exercise sits on a progression tree: pick your level, see the next rung, and change level mid-workout. Push-up to handstand push-up, row to pull-up to muscle-up, tuck to front lever. BUILT FOR THE GYM Track dumbbells, barbells, machines, and cables with automatic progressive overload. Fitloop shows your previous weight and reps on every set so you push harder each week. COMMUNITY-PROVEN PROGRAMS • Recommended Routine (r/bodyweightfitness): no equipment needed • Basic Beginner Routine (r/fitness): for new lifters • Push/Pull/Legs: classic muscle-building split • Beginner Dumbbell and Dumbbell PPL: home-gym essentials • 28-day Beginner Calisthenics challenge • Plus a library of routines for every goal APPLE WATCH Log sets, run rest timers, and pause or end your workout from your wrist. Workouts sync to Apple Health with the right activity type. FAST, SIMPLE WORKOUT TRACKER & GYM LOG • Step-by-step mode with a video for every exercise, picture-in-picture during workouts • Tap to log reps; adjust weight and sets in seconds • Warmup, superset, and circuit sets • Rest timers with Live Activities and Dynamic Island • 1,000+ exercises with video demos and muscle targeting; create and edit your own TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Streaks, workouts per week, and body weight with a trend chart • Per-exercise charts and full history • Skills and mobility tracking for handstands, muscle-ups, and more • Export everything from Settings Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese. COMMON QUESTIONS Is Fitloop free? Yes. The workout tracker, routines, programs, custom exercises, Apple Watch app, and history are free forever, with no ads. Fitloop+ adds AI plans, instant workouts, and the AI Coach. Can Fitloop plan my workouts for me? Yes. The AI planner builds your week around your goals, schedule, equipment, and injuries. Or build your own routines with supersets, circuits, and progression ladders. Is Fitloop good for beginners? Yes. Start with the Reddit Recommended Routine or the 28-day Beginner Calisthenics challenge and go at your own pace. Can I use Fitloop with no equipment? Yes. Bodyweight-only plans, or scale up to a full gym. Does Fitloop work for weightlifting? Yes. Dumbbells, barbells, machines, and cables with progressive overload. Does Fitloop work on Apple Watch? Yes. Log sets, run rest timers, and control the workout from your wrist. CONNECT Web: https://fitloop.app Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fitloop Email: support@fitloop.app Terms: https://fitloop.app/terms Privacy: https://fitloop.app/privacy

About

ExerciseLibrary

Features
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ExerciseLibrary is a focused exercise reference for iPhone and iPad with 1,009 exercises. Find exercises, see which muscles are involved, and build your own library—with no account, ads, or tracking. FIND THE RIGHT EXERCISE 1,009 exercises across 26 muscle groups, 18 equipment types, and four difficulty levels An anatomy figure on every exercise showing which muscles it works Search quickly in English or Swedish Filter by muscle group, equipment, category, difficulty, and how the exercise is performed Explore front and back muscle groups with an interactive body map, including a heat map showing where the most exercises are Save favorites and return to recently viewed exercises CLEAR DETAILS Step-by-step instructions and practical tips Primary and secondary muscle groups Equipment, category, and difficulty in one place Safety reminders and support for larger text sizes YOUR OWN LIBRARY Create, edit, and duplicate custom exercises Organize exercises in collections and save private technique notes Choose your available equipment and get relevant alternatives Build routines with sets, reps, and rest targets, or start from one of six ready-made programs Complete workouts with a rest timer and local history Log weight and reps per set and see what you lifted last time The rest timer counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island Export a complete backup and import it again Confirm deletions and undo accidental changes The app's core features work offline. Favorites, history, settings, and custom exercises are stored locally on your device. No login is required, and the app includes no analytics, or user tracking.

Screenshots

Fitloop4 screens
ExerciseLibrary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExerciseLibrary at none against Fitloop's 4. Fitloop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fitloop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ExerciseLibrary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitloop ships an update weekly, ExerciseLibrary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fitloop versus ExerciseLibrary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitloopExerciseLibrary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (180 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings180 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShridhar GuptaRIZGAR TEIMOURI

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fitloop

Subscriptions3
  • Fitloop+$9.991 Month
  • Fitloop+14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Fitloop+3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fitloop+ Lifetime$199.99
None

ExerciseLibrary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitloop free?
Fitloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExerciseLibrary free?
ExerciseLibrary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fitloop or ExerciseLibrary have ads?
ExerciseLibrary shows ads; Fitloop does not.
Which is updated more often, Fitloop or ExerciseLibrary?
Fitloop ships an update weekly, and ExerciseLibrary every 5 days. Most recently, Fitloop was updated on October 29, 2026 and ExerciseLibrary on October 24, 2026.

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