Comparison

Liftosaur vs Hypertrophy Gym Log

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

Head to head
About

Liftosaur

This app allows users to automate their strength training by creating custom progressive overload programs or using pre-built routines. It features a unique scripting language for defining exercises and logic, automating weight and rep adjustments. Track progress, visualize data, and manage workouts efficiently.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout programs
  • Automated weight and rep progression
  • Liftoscript for workout logic
  • Pre-built popular training routines
  • Workout tracking and progress visualization
  • Rest timers and plate calculator
  • Cloud backup and cross-device sync
Features
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Liftosaur is the most customizable weightlifting app and strength training tracker and planner. # Automate Your Strength Training Build your own progressive overload programs or start with proven routines like GZCLP, 5/3/1, or Basic Beginner Routine. Track every workout, visualize your progress, and fully automate your training — all in one smart fitness app. Stop guessing your next weight. Liftosaur automatically increases or decreases your weights and reps based on the logic you define. It allows to implement any possible progressive overload logic, so you can focus on lifting while the app handles the math. Liftosaur introduces Liftoscript — a simple text language for building workouts like code. Define exercises, sets, and logic once right in text, and the app updates it automatically after each session. Example: ``` # Week 1 ## Day 1 Bent Over Row / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Bench Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Squat / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(5lb) ## Day 2 Chin Up / 2x5, 1x5+ / 0lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Overhead Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Deadlift / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(5lb) ``` This makes Liftosaur the only scriptable workout app — perfect for lifters who love structure, logic, and data. # Popular Programs Included Liftosaur comes with pre-built lifting programs and templates from the strength community: • All GZCL programs: GZCLP, P-Zero, The Rippler, VHF, VDIP, General Gainz, etc • 5/3/1 and its variations • Basic Beginner Routine from r/Fitness • Strong Curves • And many more! Every program is written in Liftoscript, so you can customize every detail — sets, reps, progression rules, and deloads. # Track Everything Liftosaur isn’t just a gym tracker — it’s your complete workout planner and data companion. • Rest timers & plate calculator • Body weight and measurement tracking • Graphs for exercises and progress over time • Equipment rounding & exercise substitutions • Cloud backup and cross-device sync • Web Editor for faster program creation on desktop # Made for Powerlifters and Beginners Alike Whether you’re starting your first strength program or fine-tuning an advanced powerlifting routine, Liftosaur adapts to your style. It’s a lifting program builder, progress tracker, and gym log app — all working together to make you stronger. Weightlifting is a long game, and if you're serious about lifting, building strength and sculpting your body, Liftosaur would be a great partner in your journey. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hypertrophy Gym Log

Log workouts and meals in a single application. Build custom programs or generate them with AI, and track your progress with detailed analytics. Get expert form guidance and adaptive targets for every exercise.

Highlights
  • Workout and macro logging in one app
  • AI-generated workout programs
  • Strength trend analysis
  • Adaptive set targets
  • Expert form guidance
  • One-sentence meal logging
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Workouts + macros in one app — both done right. Build any program in seconds, log any meal in one sentence, and see what's working. Track every workout and keep your full history, free forever. No card required. Go Pro when you want the AI and adaptive features. • Workouts + macros, one app — log every set and every meal in one place, so your training and your eating finally line up. • Build any program in seconds — paste one from ChatGPT, a coach, a PDF or a spreadsheet, or have TRY build one from scratch around your gym, your goal and your schedule. • Stop guessing, start progressing — strength trends for every lift and every muscle group, plus Training Analysis, which grades your program against your goal and tells you what to fix. • Adaptive targets — every set comes with a target built from your last workouts and updated after every session. Walk in knowing what to lift. • Expert form guidance — top YouTube form tutorials, right inside your workout. • Log any meal in one sentence — type it, say it, snap a photo or scan a barcode. No looking foods up one by one. • Apple Watch — log sets, see your targets and run your rest timer from your wrist. • Use TRY with Claude or ChatGPT — link either one to TRY and ask it about your training and nutrition, or have it log a workout or build a program. You choose what it can do, and you can undo its changes. • Real accountability — put money behind your weekly workout goal with a group, and get it back when the whole group hits their target. • You ask, we build — tell us what your training needs, and we'll build it if it fits our vision. A lifter who trains in circuits asked for better circuit tracking; it shipped in the very next update. ---------------------------------------------- FREE — YOURS FOREVER • Unlimited workout logging — sets, reps, weight, RPE/RIR • Supersets, drop sets and circuits • Your complete training history, PRs and volume stats • Build your own templates and programs • 200+ exercises with video demos • Community — see friends' workouts, share and import programs, and send Hype that lands mid-workout • A free taste of the AI: 3 workouts, 3 templates and 3 meal logs PRO — THE ENGINE THAT ADAPTS • Adaptive targets on every set, built from your last workouts and your personal fatigue profile • Unlimited AI workouts, programs and templates — including Adaptive Workout, a fresh session every day built from your gym's equipment, your history and your goals • Training Analysis — your program, graded against your goal • Strength trends and estimated one-rep max on every lift • The full nutrition suite — plain-English logging, photo and barcode scanning, food database, saved meals, Adaptive TDEE and the Real Food Score • Accountability Groups (your first two weeks don't need Pro) • Your own form videos and video posts • Your TRY data in Claude or ChatGPT ---------------------------------------------- PRO PRICING • Monthly: $11.99/mo • Annual: $119.99/yr • New members: $79.99/yr in your first week PROGRAM PRINTOUTS • A program from the TRY website as a printable PDF and Excel file: $9.99, a one-time purchase that never renews. It includes the files only. The free plan is free forever. No card required, no expiry. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://tryhealth.io/privacy Terms of Service: https://tryhealth.io/terms

Screenshots

Liftosaur4 screens
Hypertrophy Gym Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Liftosaur at none against Hypertrophy Gym Log's shown. Liftosaur also leads on ratings volume (449 vs 18). Hypertrophy Gym Log's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Liftosaur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hypertrophy Gym Log sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Liftosaur against 4.9 for Hypertrophy Gym Log. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liftosaur has 449 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Liftosaur's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hypertrophy Gym Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liftosaur ships an update every 6 days, Hypertrophy Gym Log every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Liftosaur versus Hypertrophy Gym Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiftosaurHypertrophy Gym Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (449 ratings)4.9 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings449 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB112 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLiftosaur, LLCTRY Health LLC

Customer experience

Liftosaur

All ratings436 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative2.5%

Hypertrophy Gym Log

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Liftosaur

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes frequently after updates
  • Syncing issues with iPhone Health app
  • App freezes on startup screen, requires reinstallation
  • Changes to program not saving correctly
  • Error when trying to set different warm-ups for different weeks
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  • Cannot change equipment type from cable to barbell
  • Pulls reps and weight from wrong days
  • Newest update crashes the app, prevents program selection/editing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to use kgs for barbell and lbs for dumbbells
  • More intuitive UI for beginners
  • Improved documentation/organization of ideas

Hypertrophy Gym Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Liftosaur

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$99.99
5 purchases

Hypertrophy Gym Log

Subscriptions4
  • TRY Fitness Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • TRY Fitness Pro Founding Member$59.991 Year
  • TRY Fitness Pro First-Week$79.991 Year
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  • TRY Fitness Pro Annual$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Printable Program$9.99

Questions

Is Liftosaur free?
Liftosaur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hypertrophy Gym Log free?
Hypertrophy Gym Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Liftosaur or Hypertrophy Gym Log?
Hypertrophy Gym Log is rated higher. Liftosaur averages 4.8 out of 5 from 449 ratings, while Hypertrophy Gym Log averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.
Do Liftosaur or Hypertrophy Gym Log have ads?
Hypertrophy Gym Log shows ads; Liftosaur does not.
Which is updated more often, Liftosaur or Hypertrophy Gym Log?
Liftosaur ships an update every 6 days, and Hypertrophy Gym Log every 4 days. Most recently, Liftosaur was updated on November 14, 2026 and Hypertrophy Gym Log on November 15, 2026.

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