Comparison

Workout Tracker vs Lift

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

Head to head
About

Workout Tracker

Features
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Turn every session into visible progress – strength & running, fully offline. FitData is the privacy-first, all-in-one fitness app designed to bridge the gap between structured strength workout and elite run tracking for athletes who demand total customization without any catches. How We Support Your Fitness Journey: We empower you to train with precision and own your data, so you can move confidently toward your performance goals by: • Unifying your workout world. Eliminate the need for multiple apps by tracking your deadlifts and your marathon training in one place, with an all-in-one platform that automatically syncs with Apple Health to close your rings effortlessly. • Empowering your independence. Build fully customizable plans and log weights, reps, or rest times with a tracking system that is 100% offline-capable - ensuring your workout never stops, even without a connection. • Personalizing your coaching. Engage in over 80 monthly AI conversations where your coach uses your actual workout and run history to create personalized routines and offer advice - never generic tips. • Prioritizing your focus. Stay in the zone with Live Activities on your lock screen and Dynamic Island, or leave your phone behind entirely with standalone Apple Watch support for both lifting and running. • Analyzing your progress. Deeply understand your body by tracking long-term trends for strength, volume, and running performance while using on-device Apple Intelligence to spot plateaus. • Adapting to your privacy. Your workout keeps going even offline thanks to on-device storage, and you stay in control of your data at all times. ► Download now and start your first workout in seconds. ► Try FitData Pro free for 7 days – cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://fitdata.app/privacy-en.html Support: https://fitdata.app/support-en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lift

This app helps you track gym workouts, runs, and other activities with detailed logging and progress visualization. It offers a vast exercise catalog and customizable features to suit your training style. No ads or subscriptions are required for core functionality.

Highlights
  • Log gym sessions, runs, rides, swims, hikes, and walks
  • Extensive exercise catalogue with images and muscle group info
  • Detailed progress charts and personal record tracking
  • Customizable goals and training frequency visualization
  • Apple Watch integration and home screen widgets
  • Workout templates and multi-week program creation
  • Data export to JSON or CSV
Features
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Lift is the gym and run tracker that gets out of your way. Log gym sessions, runs, rides, swims, hikes, and walks — all in one app. No subscription. No ads. No personal data collected — just anonymous usage diagnostics. Just you and your progress. STRENGTH TRAINING Log sets, reps, and weight with a clean interface built for speed. Progressive overload suggestions tell you exactly what to aim for based on your last session. Track warm-ups, drop sets, and failure sets with color-coded badges. Add supersets, cable positions, grip width, and tempo notation. Attach form-check photos to any set. 800+ EXERCISE CATALOG Browse a built-in library of over 800 exercises with images, muscle groups, and equipment info. Tap any muscle chip to instantly filter by body part. Your personal exercises build history over time — every set you've ever done, at your fingertips. FIVE CARDIO SPORTS Run. Bike. Swim. Hike. Walk. Each sport gets dedicated tracking with intervals, splits, avg pace, speed, elevation, and stroke type. GPS route tracking maps your outdoor sessions in real time with distance calculated automatically. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Per-exercise charts show weight, reps, and volume over time with personal record markers. A training frequency chart tracks your consistency week by week. Muscle heatmaps show which groups you've hit this week. Deload detection flags when your volume drops. Muscle balance warnings highlight push/pull and bilateral asymmetries in your training volume. GOALS THAT KEEP YOU ACCOUNTABLE Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals — workouts completed, cardio sessions, or total volume. Progress rings on your home screen show exactly where you stand. APPLE ECOSYSTEM Log sets from your Apple Watch. Glance at your streak from a home screen widget. Quick-start a workout from your lock screen. Write workouts and body metrics to Apple Health. TEMPLATES & PROGRAMS Save your favorite workout structures as templates. Create multi-week training programs. Start any session from a template with one tap — exercises, sets, and weights pre-loaded from your last session. BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW Four onboarding presets (Simple, Tracking, Optimizing, Power User) configure the app to your style. Compact or normal layout density. Light or dark theme. Custom accent colors and app icons. Show or hide any feature from Settings. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Export your gym workouts, exercises, templates, programs, and body stats as a JSON backup file, or gym workouts as CSV. Import from Strong, Hevy, or any generic CSV. No account required — ever. CONNECT YOUR GEAR Pair Bluetooth heart rate monitors for live BPM during workouts. GPS route tracking for outdoor sessions with route maps and auto-distance. Siri shortcuts let you start workouts and log cardio with your voice. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Core tracking is free forever. Lift Pro unlocks advanced features — progress charts, templates, programs, body metrics, RPE, supersets, and more — for a single $4.99 payment. No subscription. No recurring charges. No ads. No personal data collected — just anonymous usage diagnostics. That's the deal. ---

Screenshots

Workout Tracker4 screens
Lift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lift at none against Workout Tracker's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Workout Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Lift sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Tracker ships an update every 9 days, Lift every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Workout Tracker versus Lift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout TrackerLift
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCan AtaZIma Logistics LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workout Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • FitData Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FitData Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
4 purchases

Lift

One-time4
  • Lift: Small Tip$0.99
  • Lift: Medium Tip$2.99
  • Lift Pro$4.99
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  • Lift: Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Workout Tracker free?
Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lift free?
Lift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Workout Tracker or Lift have ads?
Workout Tracker shows ads; Lift does not.
Which is updated more often, Workout Tracker or Lift?
Workout Tracker ships an update every 9 days, and Lift every 5 days. Most recently, Workout Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lift on October 25, 2026.

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