Comparison

Recovery Timer vs Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log

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

Head to head
About

Recovery Timer

Optimize your workout recovery using your heart rate. This app calculates personalized rest periods for strength training, HIIT, and running, helping you maximize gains and improve speed. It synchronizes data with the Health app for comprehensive activity tracking.

Highlights
  • Heart rate-based rest period calculation
  • Customizable workout types
  • Configurable recovery heart rate
  • Heart-rate and time-based transitions
  • Health app synchronization
  • Maximizes strength and speed gains
Features
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Get stronger faster using your heart rate. Recovery Timer helps you do workouts - weight lifting, HIIT, running - where you do sets. Perform your workout set as usual, and Recovery Timer uses your heart rate to figure how long your rest period should be. You can specify your: * Workout type (Strength or weight training, HIIT, indoor run, outdoor run, other) * Typical resting time * Recovered heart rate * When to transition - this can be just heart-rate based, time-based, or both If you lift weights alone or train with a workout trainer, this app will help you maximize your workout and strength gains. If you run, this app will help you increase your speed when doing HIIT or fartlek interval training. Workout data synchronizes with the Health app, so you can then see your Activity results and close those rings! For your best workout, remember: It’s not rest - it’s recovery.

About

Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log

This app helps lifters track workouts with speed and precision. It features AI-generated plans, real-time muscle recovery insights, and hands-free logging. Visualize your training week and understand your strength relative to others.

Highlights
  • Real-time muscle recovery tracking
  • AI-generated workouts based on exercise science
  • Hands-free voice workout building
  • Fastest set logging with swipe gestures
  • Comprehensive tracking of various metrics
  • DOTS strength standards comparison
  • Exercise photo attachments
Features
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See your muscles recover. Train with purpose. Log at full speed. Slate is the fastest workout tracker built for lifters who obsess over progress. Other apps make you tap through menus to log a single set. Slate keeps you in the flow: swipe to add sets, rate RPE without leaving the keyboard, and move across exercises without a single tap breaking your rhythm. Real-time muscle recovery. A Coach that actually knows your training. Progress photos that prove it. Everything else is just a log. SWITCHING FROM HEVY OR STRONG? Bring your entire history with you. Slate's fuzzy-matching importer maps your exercises automatically and preserves every set. No data loss. No starting over. Lifters keep switching for a reason: over 70,000 sets logged and a 5.0 rating. THE FASTEST SET LOGGING IN ANY TRACKER Swipe right to insert a set with auto-fill. Swipe left to delete. Rate RPE inline the moment a set ends. No popups, no extra screens. The smart keyboard bar moves you across exercises without the keyboard ever closing. Check off sets and rate RPE right from the lock screen Live Activity, without unlocking your phone. A plate calculator that loads the bar with the exact plates your gym has. Stop fighting your app between sets. MUSCLE RECOVERY TRACKING Slate's recovery engine shows which muscles are fresh, which are recovering, and which are overloaded. The strain map visualizes your whole training week with per-muscle breakdowns, and Weekly Rings show coverage, intensity, and program progress at a glance. Your muscles don't lie. A COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR LIFTS Ask "How is my squat?" and get an answer built from your actual training: your best sets, your recent pattern, and what to work on next. Coach builds programs, edits workouts on the fly, and plans around your goals, your training history, and your injuries. AI WORKOUTS BUILT ON EXERCISE SCIENCE Seeded with EMG data and trained on strength science principles. Tell it "45 minutes, push day, dumbbells only" and get a single workout or a full 8-week periodized program. Programs remember where you left off, even after restarting the app. No black-box guessing. NEW: A MARKETPLACE OF PROGRAMS Browse featured training programs and filter by days per week, experience, goal, and equipment. One tap shows only the plans that work with the gear you own. Preview every day of a program before you start it. PROGRESS PHOTOS DONE RIGHT Private progress photos with front, side, and back poses. Compare any two days side by side and drag to flip through time. Photos pair with your body weight automatically and show up right on your weight chart. Import your old photos and Slate dates them for you. BUILD WORKOUTS HANDS-FREE Dictate exercises and structure like "Build me a 45-minute chest and triceps workout." Tap to record or hold to talk. Batch parse multiple sets. No typing, no fumbling. SEE YOUR REAL STRENGTH DOTS score and bell curve show your strength relative to lifters your age, weight, and gender. Personal records ranked by estimated 1RM. Lift smarter, not just harder. TRACK EVERYTHING Weight and reps, time, distance, bodyweight, assisted and weighted bodyweight. 500+ exercise library. Supersets, drop sets, rest-pause, myo-reps. Body measurements. Attach form and setup photos to any exercise. Interval timers: Tabata, HIIT, EMOM. Five timer sounds, from Fight Bell to Crescendo. SHARE AND TRAIN TOGETHER Share cards with your stats over your own photo, plus a scannable import code so a friend can pull your exact workout into their Slate. Send full programs with a link. APPLE HEALTH Workouts and body weight sync automatically with Apple Health. Log once, see it everywhere. Terms of Use: https://slatefitness.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://slatefitness.app/privacy

Screenshots

Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log at Free against Recovery Timer's $0.99. Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). Recovery Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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

Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log is free to download; Recovery Timer costs $0.99 up front. Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Recovery Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recovery Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recovery Timer ships an update every 48 months, Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Recovery Timer versus Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecovery TimerSlate Workout Tracker Gym Log
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopervGenerator LLCPatrick Imhof

Customer experience

Recovery Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recovery Timer

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log

Subscriptions4
  • Slate Pro: Analytics, AI & Recovery7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro + Coach Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Slate Pro: Analytics, AI & Recovery7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Pro + Coach Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Slate Pro: Analytics, AI & Recovery$49.99
  • Core - Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is Recovery Timer free?
Recovery Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log free?
Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recovery Timer or Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log?
Recovery Timer is rated higher. Recovery Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Recovery Timer or Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log have ads?
Neither Recovery Timer nor Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recovery Timer or Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log?
Recovery Timer ships an update every 48 months, and Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log every 10 days. Most recently, Recovery Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Slate Workout Tracker Gym Log on October 31, 2026.

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