HIT Log vs Better Reps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIT Log
This app helps users track their high-intensity strength training progress. Log exercises, weights, and time under load to monitor improvements in your workouts.
- Log exercises and weights
- Measure time under load
- Track training progress
- High-intensity training aid
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High-intensity training (HIT) is well-recognized as one of the most effective methods of strength training. HIT Log assists your training by allowing you to enter your exercises and the weight used in each exercise, combined with a method to measure the time under load (also known as time to failure) to track your progress.
Better Reps
This strength training app uses the Myo-Rep method to maximize muscle growth efficiently. It offers time-saving workouts for busy individuals, with features for tracking progress and building strength faster, whether at home or in the gym.
- Myo-Rep training method
- Full-body workout plans
- Progress tracking
- Minimal equipment options
- Custom workout builder
- Timed rest-pause sets
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Better Reps is a strength training app for people who want real results without living in the gym. The A + B full-body program is built on the Myo-Rep method — brief, high-intensity sets that push past the easy reps and target only the ones that actually drive growth. Train hard, train briefly, recover fully, get stronger. Try everything free for 7 days. After that, one purchase unlocks the app forever — no subscription, no upsells. What's included: Complete A + B full-body resistance program Minimal Equipment and Complete Gym variations A + B Core Program for a strong, injury-resistant midsection Myo Set Timer for precise rest-pause sets Custom Workout Builder for your own A/B routines Progress tracking on every workout and set Progress charts to see strength gains over time Simple, distraction-free design Built on the high-intensity training principles championed by Mike Mentzer and Dorian Yates: short sessions, maximum effort, real recovery. Whether you train at home or in a full gym, Better Reps keeps the focus where it belongs — effort, not time spent. Train smarter. Recover fully. See results. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.betterreps.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Better Reps at 100% against HIT Log's 0%. Better Reps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). HIT Log's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Better Reps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HIT Log asks for nothing beyond the download.
Better Reps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HIT Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Better Reps's.
HIT Log ships an update every 13 months, Better Reps every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIT Log | Better Reps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | Joseph Casey |
Customer experience
HIT Log
Better Reps
In-app purchases
HIT Log
No in-app purchases
Better Reps
- Better Reps Premium$9.99









