Comparison

Gym Tracker & Log vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

Gym Tracker & Log

This app helps you track your weightlifting workouts and build strength. It offers unlimited routines, full workout history, and advanced analytics. It also includes pre-made workout plans, automatic progression, and progress photos.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout routines
  • Full workout history
  • Pre-made and custom workout plans
  • Automatic progression
  • Advanced charts and analytics
  • Progress photos and measurements
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Gym tracker and workout log built by a lifter, for lifters. Unlimited routines and workouts, your full history forever, no ads, no paywall spam. My mission is to deliver a workout log app that will help you make progress, build strength, and ensure hypertrophy, all that for free. I will never change a free feature to a paid one, spam the paywall, limit routines or workout logs, etc. (all the bad stuff other workout trackers do). What sets Strive apart: - Create unlimited workout routines, most trackers paywall this - Your full history, forever - every workout, set and chart since day one, no history limit. During a workout tap any exercise to see its history and your previous numbers - Your data stays yours - stored on your phone, backed up to iCloud, and you can create a manual backup anytime - Workout plans: 33 ready-made programs (nSuns, PHUL, Reddit PPL, 5x5, Arnold Split and more), a plan creator that builds a plan for you from a short survey, or your own plan with workouts assigned to days or in order - Plan summary - when a plan ends you get a progress analysis and recommendations - Automatic progression - turn it on in a routine and the app raises the weight or reps for the next workout, advanced rules are still there for the nerds - Automatic warmup sets, per exercise - RIR/RPE tracking with effective reps metric - Advanced charts, analyze routine, body part or exercise progress - Personal records and estimated 1RM for every exercise - Progress photos, compare them side by side - Measurements and body proportions, see how you compare to ideal ranges - Rest timer per exercise or per routine, visible on the lock screen - Home screen widgets and a personalizable dashboard, choose from many widgets in various sizes and have all the data at a glance - Plate calculator with your own plates and bars - Gear - assign straps, belts or sleeves to routines and never forget them again - Placeholder exercise - pick a category or body part and choose the actual exercise during the workout, based on how you feel or what's free at the gym - Custom keyboard to input workout data frictionlessly, copy values from the previous set, set a value for all sets, increment and decrement - Apple Health sync - import cardio and bodyweight, send your workouts to Health - Share workouts and routines with friends or followers, cardio share cards with your GPS route - PT report - send your coach a clean summary of your training - Mark workouts as deloads to better understand and analyze the data - Fully offline - I know some gyms have poor reception - Wrapped, see your year in review at the end of the year - Themes & theme creator - No ads, no selling your data, no tracking across apps Rest of the features that you would expect: - Exercise database with 335 exercises, animations and technique tips - Notes - All set types: warmup, dropset, myo reps etc. - Workout finish reminder - never again open the app to see that you have not saved the previous workout - Plan workout reminders - Dark mode I hope my app will help you achieve your goals, in general, just progress and get better. I promise to develop this app until it is your favorite gym log and workout tracker app. Remember, we all are gonna make it! Your gym bro, Artur. _________________________________________ Terms of Use: https://strive-workout.com/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://strive-workout.com/privacy-policy/

About

Forge

Features
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Forge ist der Workout-Tracker für Leute, die einfach trainieren wollen — ohne Tutorials, ohne Coach-Avatare, ohne 14 Tage Trial-Pop-ups. Du wählst einen Plan. Loggst deine Sätze. Forge merkt sich was du letztes Mal gemacht hast und schlägt automatisch die nächste Progression vor. Das war's. WAS FORGE KANN ▸ Eigene Trainingspläne oder fertige Templates (Push/Pull/Beine, Upper/Lower, Full Body) ▸ Sätze in Sekunden loggen: Gewicht, Wiederholungen, Notiz — fertig ▸ Automatische Progression-Vorschläge basierend auf deiner Historie ▸ Pro Übung: 1RM-Trend, Sparkline, Bestleistung-Tracking ▸ Pause-Tage als Teil des Plans (kein "Heute Rest-Day"-Workaround) ▸ Multi-Studio: jedes Gym hat eigene Geräte und Stack-Höhen ▸ Per-Übung-Notizen die nach X Sessions wieder auftauchen ("Knie checken") ▸ Workout pausieren, später weitermachen — auch wenn du die App killst ▸ Funktioniert komplett offline. Account ist optional. FREE FÜR IMMER ▸ Unbegrenzt viele Workouts loggen ▸ 1 aktiver Trainingsplan ▸ 1 Studio ▸ Verlauf pro Übung ▸ Default-Plan-Templates Kein Werbung. Kein Tracking. Keine "Premium-Hinweise" mitten im Satz. FORGE PRO ▸ Unbegrenzt viele Pläne und Studios ▸ Cloud-Sync auf allen Geräten + Backup ▸ Cross-Plan Statistiken + PR-Tracking ▸ Erweiterte Range-Analyse im Stats-Tab ▸ Daten-Export als CSV oder JSON ▸ Volumen-Trends pro Muskelgruppe → 1,94 € / Monat oder 12,00 € / Jahr (48 % Ersparnis) → 7 Tage gratis testen, jederzeit kündbar PEPSTACK-USER Du nutzt PepStack? Forge Pro ist in deinem Premium-Abo automatisch enthalten. Einfach mit derselben E-Mail einloggen — Pro ist sofort aktiv. Train. Track. Repeat. Datenschutz: https://stay-forged.app/privacy Nutzungsbedingungen: https://stay-forged.app/terms Support: support@pepstack.net

Screenshots

Gym Tracker & Log4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Forge at 13.0 against Gym Tracker & Log's 16.2. On price, update cadence, 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. Gym Tracker & Log sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Forge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Tracker & Log ships an update every 6 days, Forge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gym Tracker & Log versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Tracker & LogForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (896 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings896 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtur FijalMax Berktold

Bugs and requests

Gym Tracker & Log

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with saving workouts
  • Timer not always functioning properly when other apps are running

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sync data across devices
  • Addition of body measurements tracking (waist, legs, etc.)
  • Inclusion of a plate calculator
  • Option to log one-arm exercises separately
  • Ability to delete or reorder exercises in a workout

Forge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Gym Tracker & Log

Subscriptions2
  • Strive PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Strive PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • Theme cotton candy$3.79
  • Theme cotton candy dark$3.79
  • Theme Cherry Blossom$3.79
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  • Theme beige$3.99
  • Unlimited access$79.99
  • Unlimited access$139.99
2 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions2
  • Forge Pro Monatlich$1.991 Month
  • Forge Pro Jährlich7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Gym Tracker & Log free?
Gym Tracker & Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gym Tracker & Log or Forge have ads?
Neither Gym Tracker & Log nor Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Tracker & Log or Forge?
Gym Tracker & Log ships an update every 6 days, and Forge every 3 days. Most recently, Gym Tracker & Log was updated on November 7, 2026 and Forge on October 31, 2026.

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