Bench Gym Log vs Macrosly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bench Gym Log
This app helps you track your weightlifting progress with detailed logging, custom workout creation, and insightful performance dashboards. It supports various exercise types and offers features like rest timers, strength charts, and muscle activation analysis. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced lifter, it provides tools to optimize your training.
- Intuitive workout logging interface
- Support for various exercise types
- Rest timer with background notifications
- Strength and volume charts
- Comprehensive exercise catalog
- Customizable goals and workout sharing
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Bench Gym Log is a workout tracker built for lifters. Log your sets, create workout routines, track your training goals, and turn your workout logs into useful insights. Log Your Workouts Follow a saved workout routine or start an empty workout and add exercises as you go. Record weight and reps, add notes, and access previous sessions and exercise stats while you train. Time your rest periods with a built-in rest timer that runs in the background and notifies you when it's time for your next set! Build Custom Workout Routines Choose from our catalog of 400+ exercises, or create your own custom exercises and start tracking your progress. Bench supports weighted, bodyweight, timed, and cardio exercises. Arrange your exercises, set up your sets and rest times, and save routines for your next session. You can publish your workout routines or keep them private. See Your Progress Bench automatically generates detailed strength and volume charts for every exercise you log. Explore your progression and training totals across different timeframes. See how your volume is distributed across exercises and muscle groups so you can identify neglected areas and train with intention. Set Goals That Matter to You Set targets for workout frequency, strength, exercise variety, or training volume. Whether you want to address lagging muscle groups or hit a strength target on a specific lift, Bench lets you track your progress toward the habits and milestones that matter to you. View Your Workout Logs Find past sessions in calendar or list view and review your sets, reps, and notes at any time. You can even add missed workouts and edit past workout logs, so you can fill in missed sessions and ensure all your stats are accurate. Discover and Share Explore public routines, save a copy, and adapt them to your training. Share public workouts and profiles with one simple link that anyone can view. In Bench's chat, send routines, exercises, completed workout logs, and profiles to your friends or coach. One Account For Mobile and Web Sign in at app.benchgymlog.com with the same account you use on mobile. Review your history, build routines, and explore your progress on a larger screen. Free to Use Log unlimited workouts, view your entire history, and access exercise stats across all timeframes, including multi-rep maxes for weighted exercises for free. Most lifters can get everything they need without upgrading. Questions or ideas? Email help@benchgymlog.com. Privacy Policy: https://benchgymlog.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://benchgymlog.com/terms-and-conditions
Macrosly
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Snap your meal. Know if you're on track. Macrosly is a goal-first nutrition tracker for people who lift. Choose your goal — Cut, Maintain or Bulk — and Macrosly shows you, at a glance, whether today is on track. How it works • Choose Cut, Maintain or Bulk • Get personalized calorie and protein targets from a few quick details, or enter your own • Snap your meal and see how it fits your day before you log it • Snap Coach: a short, personal note after each Snap on how the meal fits your goal and what to aim for next • One clear verdict — On Track, Watch Your Pace or Off Track — plus your calorie and protein progress Free, every day • 3 free Snap Meal photo analyses every day, reset daily • Log by search, barcode or manual entry anytime • Your Today view, daily verdicts and history, with no subscription required Macrosly Premium (optional) • More daily Snap Meals • Deeper progress insights Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Your photos stay private Meal photos are stored privately in your account. Deleting a meal, or your account, deletes its photos. Macrosly isn't about perfection. It's about consistency. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://macrosly.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bench Gym Log at every 10 days against Macrosly's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bench Gym Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Macrosly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bench Gym Log ships an update every 10 days, Macrosly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bench Gym Log | Macrosly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (140 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bench LLC | Metellus Group LLC |
Bugs and requests
Bench Gym Log
Reported bugs
9 issues- 🐛 Cannot get past weight entry
- 🐛 No 'next' button on weight screen
- 🐛 App not compatible with iPhone 14
- 🐛 No done button on keyboard
- 🐛 Cannot close keyboard to proceed
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- 🐛 Unable to sign up
- 🐛 Won't progress after inputting weight
- 🐛 Unexpected error occurred
- 🐛 Tries to access clipboard on open
Requested features
5 requests- Add plyometrics exercises
- Include space for set notes
- Add notes for each set and rep ranges
- Option to add custom lifts
- Ability to make notes on sets (e.g., failure)
Macrosly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bench Gym Log
- Bench Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Bench Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Bench Premium - Lifetime$99.99
Macrosly
- Macrosly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Macrosly Premium$59.991 Year
Questions
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