Comparison

Workout Tracker vs Barbell App

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

Head to head
About

Workout Tracker

This app simplifies workout tracking for strength training and general fitness. Log unlimited workouts and routines, access a large exercise library, and visualize your progress with graphs. It helps you monitor personal records and calculate lifting metrics.

Highlights
  • Simple workout tracking
  • Unlimited workouts and routines
  • 300+ cardio and strength exercises
  • Rest timers
  • Progress visualization graphs
  • Personal record tracking
  • Apple Health integration
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SwoleMate helps make tracking your workouts as simple as possible. Whether you're looking to get stronger or get in better shape, SwoleMate can help you stay on track and achieve your goals! FEATURES • Clean and simple workout tracking • Log an unlimited number of workouts and create an unlimited number of routines • A comprehensive list of 300 cardio and strength exercises • Rest timers • Graphs to visualize your progress and goals • Easily track your personal records and progression and even calculate your one rep max and total weight lifted • Integrated with Apple Health and Fitness For support and feedback, don't hesitate to reach out at samaha.developer@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://gist.github.com/samaha95/af7a873353bd67d60caa280a0d0ec258 Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/samaha95/48ec20bafc7343f11cea88056f006233

About

Barbell App

Easily log and track your weightlifting or CrossFit workouts with a simple interface. Quickly create custom routines by typing or pasting, and generate workouts based on your goals. Ideal for serious gym-goers focused on progress.

Highlights
  • Effortless workout logging
  • Copy-paste workout routines
  • AI workout generation
  • Percentage tracking for weightlifters
  • CrossFit AMRAP support
  • Customizable exercise input
Features
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This workout tracker app is not like all the other apps. You can easily write or copy and paste a workout and that's it. Without the tedious process that other apps have to add or create workouts. For weightlifters, Crossfitters, or any gym goer. Keeping track of your workouts is the key to progress. What makes this app different is how easy it is to write or create a workout. Most apps complicate this process by adding many steps. For example: select from a list of exercises; if your exercise is not on the list you need to create it. Then you need to add each set and repetitions and most don't include percentages. If you find a workout you like online you can easily copy and paste it—no need to go too many steps to add your workouts. If you don't know what workout to do you can ask it to create a workout. If you are a weightlifter following periodized programs then this is the only app out there that easily tracks and calculates percentages. Example workout: Backsquat 3 set of 5 reps at 80% increasing 5% each set of my max of 200 pounds. Example CrossFit workout: AMRAP 15: 10 burpees, 10 sit-ups, 10 air squats. Example prompt: Generate a workout for the upper body. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Workout Tracker4 screens
Barbell App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Workout Tracker at 4.9 against Barbell App's 4.3. Workout Tracker also leads on ratings volume (152 vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Barbell App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). 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. Workout Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Barbell App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Tracker has 152 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 98% of Workout Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barbell App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Barbell App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workout Tracker versus Barbell App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TrackerBarbell App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (152 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews97.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings152 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony SamahaAndreina Friedman

Customer experience

Workout Tracker

All ratings151 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%

Barbell App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Workout Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Live activity notifications not working
  • Timer resets when switching apps
  • Timer not displaying when music is playing
  • Issues with Liquid Glass update affecting rest timer and adding workouts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to select multiple exercises at once when preparing a routine
  • Feature to see reps for heaviest set, not just most reps
  • Warmup set feature or top set feature for tracking important set reps on a graph

Barbell App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Workout Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Nice Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
1 purchases

Barbell App

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Features14 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Workout Tracker free?
Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barbell App free?
Barbell App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Tracker or Barbell App?
Workout Tracker is rated higher. Workout Tracker averages 4.9 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Barbell App averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Workout Tracker or Barbell App have ads?
Neither Workout Tracker nor Barbell App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Tracker or Barbell App?
Workout Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Barbell App every 6 weeks. Most recently, Workout Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Barbell App on October 24, 2026.

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