Comparison

FitNotes 2 vs Training Note

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

Head to head
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

About

Training Note

Easily log your training volume with customizable categories and exercises. Track progress with monthly reports and charts. Premium features offer extended reporting, daily summaries, and an interval timer.

Highlights
  • Log training volume
  • Customizable categories/exercises
  • Weight x reps, reps, distance, duration logging
  • Monthly reports with charts
  • Interval timer (Premium)
  • Export CSV/JSON (Premium)
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Log the training volume quickly. - No ads - Customizable training categories and exercises (weight x reps, reps, distance, duration) - Easy-to-use keyboard - Monthly reports with charts - More date range options for reports (Premium) - Daily summary (Premium) - Colorful date cell borders (Premium) - Interval timer (Premium) - Export CSV / JSON (Premium) Premium Subscription USD 0.49 / month One-month Free Premium Trial. Terms of Use: https://training.huebear.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://training.huebear.com/privacy

Screenshots

FitNotes 24 screens
Training Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Training Note at 87% against FitNotes 2's 55%. Training Note also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). FitNotes 2's advantage is ratings volume (559 vs 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. FitNotes 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Training Note sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Training Note holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FitNotes 2 has 559 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of FitNotes 2's written reviews are positive against 87% of Training Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitNotes 2 ships an update every 2 months, Training Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FitNotes 2 versus Training Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotes 2Training Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (559 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews86.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinger Technologies Pte LtdJhesyong Jiang

Customer experience

FitNotes 2

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

Training Note

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.9%

Bugs and requests

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

Training Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FitNotes 2

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

Training Note

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$0.491 Month

Questions

Is FitNotes 2 free?
FitNotes 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Training Note free?
Training Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes 2 or Training Note?
Training Note is rated higher. FitNotes 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Training Note averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do FitNotes 2 or Training Note have ads?
Neither FitNotes 2 nor Training Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes 2 or Training Note?
FitNotes 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Training Note every 9 days. Most recently, FitNotes 2 was updated on October 17, 2026 and Training Note on October 15, 2026.

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