Comparison

Spotter vs Workout Log

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

Head to head
About

Spotter

This app helps you plan, track, and monitor your gym workouts. Gain insights into your progress with graphs and personal records to achieve your fitness goals. It offers an intuitive iOS-centric design for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Workout planning
  • Exercise tracking (reps, weight)
  • Progress monitoring with graphs
  • Personal records
  • Unlimited custom exercises (PRO)
  • Unlimited workout history (PRO)
Features
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The gym tracker iOS has been missing. An advanced training tool to help you ensure you’re continuously making progress in the gym. Get deeper insights into how you’re improving your lifts week by week and month by month to help you reach your goals. With an iOS centric design it has the feel and functionality of an app made by Apple themselves! Spotter helps you: - Plan: Create all your workout routines to do when you’re at the gym - Track: When you’re at the gym input all the data related to your exercises, e.g. the number of reps and weight - Monitor & Progress: The app offers graphs and personal records to see how you’re improving in the gym and perhaps where you can make improvements. The app is fully usable without purchase for a limited number of workouts, after which you have to make a one off payment to continue using the app. No subscriptions at all. Features for Spotter PRO: - Unlimited workouts: Keep track of every single workout you do in the gym - Unlimited workout history: Get access to unlimited graph and workout history to see how you’ve progressed - Unlimited custom exercises: Can’t find an exercise you’re looking for? Create your own! - Personal records: Keep track of your achievements through your gym career, e.g. estimated 1 rep max For support contact us at contactus.spotterapp@gmail.com. Log your workouts with Spotter and take your gym experience to the next level.

About

Workout Log

Easily log your workouts and weight with a streamlined interface. Track your progress over time and duplicate past workouts to plan new ones. Offers dark mode and data export for a simple, digital fitness diary experience.

Highlights
  • Log workouts and weight
  • Track exercise progress
  • Duplicate past workouts
  • Add notes to workouts
  • Export data to JSON
  • Dark mode support
Features
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If you're tired of your old complicated workout log, RepBuddy is for you! We've designed RepBuddy to be simple and streamlined: quickly log your workouts and your weight, with as few taps as possible. Easily check your progress on each exercise so that you can continuously improve. Features: * Log your workouts * Log your weight * Track progress on each exercise over time * Easily duplicate workouts from the past * Add notes to workouts * Export all your data to JSON * Dark mode We have built RepBuddy with simplicity and utility in mind - we wanted an app that is a better version of a paper workout diary: always in your pocket, logging all the workouts digitally so that you can quickly plan new workouts or copy old ones. Our ethos spills into everything we do - we don't track you, nor do we capture unnecessary data. Please consult our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service below. * Privacy Policy: https://www.repbuddy.app/privacy-policy * Terms of Service: https://www.repbuddy.app/terms-of-service RepBuddy, your workout log is waiting for you! Download today.

Screenshots

Spotter4 screens
Workout Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spotter at every 6 days against Workout Log's every 3 weeks. Spotter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spotter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Workout Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotter ships an update every 6 days, Workout Log every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spotter versus Workout Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotterWorkout Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTharuka DevendraSebastian Ghetu

Customer experience

Spotter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Workout Log

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spotter

One-time1
  • Spotter PRO$11.99
1 purchases

Workout Log

One-time1
  • RepBuddy Unlimited$3.99

Questions

Is Spotter free?
Spotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Log free?
Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spotter or Workout Log have ads?
Neither Spotter nor Workout Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotter or Workout Log?
Spotter ships an update every 6 days, and Workout Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spotter was updated on November 3, 2026 and Workout Log on November 3, 2026.

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