Comparison

Gym Log vs PRGRES

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

Head to head
About

Gym Log

This app helps you plan, log, and analyze your strength training routines. Track your progress, body measurements, and integrate with Apple Health. It's designed for users who create their own training plans.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout templates and exercises
  • Log sets with quick input and automatic rest timers
  • Track progress with 1RM, volume, and personal records
  • Log body measurements and track trends
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Import history from other apps
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Gym Log is a workout planner and tracker for lifters who build their own strength and hypertrophy training. Plan workouts in detail, see previous performance while you train, log sets quickly, and understand how your training changes over time. PLAN YOUR TRAINING • Create reusable workout templates and custom exercises • Program warm-up, working, and special sets • Use target reps, rep ranges, RPE, percentages, and Training 1RM • Organize exercises into supersets • Reuse warm-up and working-set schemes • Configure weight increments and rest times for individual exercises LOG WITHOUT FRICTION • See planned values and previous results during your workout • Adjust weight, repetitions, and RPE with the quick input pad • Complete sets directly from the workout screen • Start rest timers automatically • Track sets using repetitions, weight, time, or distance UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Follow estimated 1RM, weight, repetitions, volume, and personal records • Review complete workout and exercise history • See how performance changes over time • Analyze training volume by muscle group • Track primary and secondary muscle contributions separately TRACK YOUR BODY • Log weight, body fat, and other body measurements in one entry • Estimate body fat from your measurements • Follow measurement trends • Export your measurements to CSV WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH • Save your Gym Log workouts to Apple Health • Save measurements you log to Apple Health, and see the ones already stored there BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU Already using another workout tracker? Import your existing workout history from Hevy or Strong instead of starting over. ACTUALLY FREE All workout features are included. There are no subscriptions, paid tiers, or feature unlocks. Gym Log is made for people who already know how they want to train. It does not include built-in programs, coaching, exercise videos, or social feeds. It is a focused tool for planning, recording, and understanding your own training.

About

PRGRES

This app helps users meticulously log their weightlifting sessions, track personal records, and visualize strength gains. It offers custom workout plan creation and a muscle map to monitor training focus. The application operates entirely offline with no subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Log exercises with sets, reps, weight, and RPE
  • Build and save unlimited custom workout plans
  • Automatic personal record detection
  • Strength progress charts and 1RM estimates
  • Muscle map for training focus
  • Rest timer with Live Activity
  • Workout history with session stats
Features
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PRGRES is a free workout tracker for iPhone with unlimited custom workouts and plans, no account, no ads and no data collection: the App Store privacy label reads “Data Not Collected”. Log sets, reps and weight in seconds, catch new PRs automatically, and see when it is time to add weight. There are no limits on plans, workouts, exercises or history, and every feature in the app is free. LOG FAST - Sets, reps, weight and optional RPE, with suggested weights from your last session - Quick Log: type or dictate "bench 3x5 100kg" and PRGRES fills in the sets - Warm-up, drop set and AMRAP sets; timed holds, cardio and bodyweight exercises each get the right inputs - Assisted pull-ups and dips log your bodyweight minus the assist - 400+ exercises, or create your own mid-workout - Rest timer with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island TRAIN WITH A PLAN - Unlimited custom plans, plus 7 built-in programs to start from, including 5×5, GZCLP, push/pull/legs and upper/lower splits - Rep ranges for double progression: reach the top of the range on every set and the next session starts heavier - Progressive overload suggestions that also flag stalled lifts - Plate, warm-up and 1RM calculators - Share a plan by link with friends who use PRGRES SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Automatic PRs for estimated 1RM, heaviest weight and best session volume - Estimated 1RM charts for every lift - Muscle map with weekly set targets per muscle - Daily readiness check, plus insights on your volume, consistency and muscle balance - A dashboard you arrange yourself, and 5 Home Screen widgets: today's workout, your streak, your next PR target, a training heatmap and your muscle split LEVEL UP - XP and levels for every workout, 56 achievements, and daily and weekly challenges - Strength Leagues: your bench press, squat and deadlift tier, from Iron to Grandmaster, based on your estimated 1RM relative to your bodyweight BRING YOUR HISTORY - Import the CSV export from Strong, Hevy, Boostcamp or WorkIt, or a generic CSV - A summary shows your workouts, date range, top lifts and the level your history adds up to - Export your full history to CSV at any time YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS - No account, no sign-up, no ads - Your workouts are stored on your iPhone, and logging works offline - Apple Health only if you allow it: save finished workouts on iOS 26 or later, and let the readiness check use your sleep and heart-rate data - Weights in kg or lbs; light, dark or system appearance. The app is in English. QUESTIONS Is PRGRES free? Yes. Every feature in the app is free, with no limits on plans, workouts, exercises or history. Do I need an account? No. Open the app and log a workout. Does PRGRES collect my data? No. The App Store privacy label reads “Data Not Collected”, and your workouts are stored on your iPhone. Can I bring my workouts from another app? Yes. PRGRES imports CSV exports from Strong, Hevy, Boostcamp and WorkIt, and a generic CSV. Does it work offline? Yes. Logging, the rest timer and your history all work without a connection. More at prgrs.app

Screenshots

Gym Log4 screens
PRGRES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PRGRES at 17.0 against Gym Log's 26.1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gym Log against 5.0 for PRGRES. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Log ships an update weekly, PRGRES every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gym Log versus PRGRES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym LogPRGRES
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil MikolajBaris Yakali

Customer experience

Gym Log

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PRGRES

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gym Log

No in-app purchases

None

PRGRES

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Log free?
Gym Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRGRES free?
PRGRES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gym Log or PRGRES?
Gym Log and PRGRES are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Gym Log or PRGRES have ads?
Neither Gym Log nor PRGRES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Log or PRGRES?
Gym Log ships an update weekly, and PRGRES every 10 days. Most recently, Gym Log was updated on October 30, 2026 and PRGRES on October 31, 2026.

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