Comparison

Starting Strength Official vs Sit Log

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

Head to head
About

Starting Strength Official

This app guides beginners through the proven barbell training program, offering step-by-step instructions, guided workouts, and progress tracking. It supports novice linear progression and allows for custom routines with optional paid form checks.

Highlights
  • Novice Linear Progression workouts
  • Step-by-step lifting instructions
  • Progress charts
  • Searchable training history
  • Built-in training guide
  • Optional paid form checks
Features
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Meet your AI Coach: ask training questions, log or adjust workouts by chat, and build your own program — right in the app. New: Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) for when novice progression runs out, save your own variation of any template, and train straight from your Apple Watch. JUST SHOW UP AND LIFT • Novice Linear Progression with automatic weight increases every session • The app calculates your work weights, warm-ups, and plate math for you • Automatic stall detection with smart deload recommendations • A/B workout rotation handled for you PROGRAMS FOR WHEN YOU STOP ADDING WEIGHT • Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium (HLM) built in for post-novice lifters, weights worked out for every session automatically • Build your OWN program just by chatting with the AI Coach — "give me the Texas Method with rack pulls instead of deadlifts", "make my squats 5×5", "add chin-ups on day two" — it builds the whole week and tracks your progress from then on • Save your own variation of any template and switch back any time AI COACH (Pro) • Ask anything about the method and get an instant, on-point answer • Coming back after time off? Get the right weight for your first session back • It reads your training log and gives you personalized advice • Every change is shown to you first — nothing is logged or edited without a tap to confirm APPLE WATCH COMPANION (Pro) • Run your workout from your wrist — current weight, reps and per-side plates on one card, rest countdown on the next • Log Made/Missed and advance warmups without touching your phone • Rest alerts buzz your wrist even while you're looking at it APPLE HEALTH • Save your workouts and body weight to Apple Health • Weigh in on your scale or another Health app and your profile stays up to date on its own • Off until you switch it on in Settings; your data stays on your device GET BACK ON TRACK ON ANY PHONE • Sign in when you set up a new phone and your workouts, settings and programs come back automatically — no re-entering starting weights FORM CHECK FROM A REAL COACH (Pro) • Send a video and a real Starting Strength coach reviews your technique • Pay with Apple Pay or card TRACK EVERYTHING • Full training log with searchable notes • Plate math — see exactly which plates to load per side • Rest timer with notifications so you never miss your next set • Progress charts for PRs, volume trends, and projected gains LEARN PROPER TECHNIQUE • Step-by-step form guides for Squat, Press, Bench Press, Deadlift and Power Clean • Coach-verified cues and 50+ FAQs on programming, nutrition and recovery FLEXIBLE TRAINING • Free Log mode for lifters beyond novice programming • Custom plate setup for any gym • Imperial and metric units • Cloud backup so you never lose your training history Find certified Starting Strength Coaches and Gyms near you, right from the app. PRICING • Monthly: $14.99/mo • Yearly: $89.99/yr • Lifetime: $179.99 one-time Free features cover core novice programming and tracking; AI Coach, post-novice programs, custom programs, Apple Watch and form check require Pro (marked above). Subscriptions can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Starting Strength is the official mobile companion to the world's most trusted barbell program, built for lifters following Mark Rippetoe's methodology. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ss-app-legal.netlify.app/privacy.html

About

Sit Log

Features
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This free app supports your meditation practice. You can create profiles and, for each profile, configure the sitting length and number of starting and ending bells. It tracks your daily meditation "streak" and can display a home screen or lock screen widget. You can choose the "start of day" for your streak. You can set a "Count a streak from before Sit" if you want to continue a streak you started elsewhere. Sit Simple Meditation has a basic Siri interface and a Shortcuts interface. It collects no data unless you tell it to track your "Mindful Minutes," which is between you and Apple Health.

Screenshots

Starting Strength Official4 screens
Sit Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sit Log at none against Starting Strength Official's 7. Starting Strength Official's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Starting Strength Official sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Sit Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Starting Strength Official versus Sit Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarting Strength OfficialSit Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShabu Pty LtdJohn Borwick

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Starting Strength Official

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pro Quarterly$29.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 Priority Form Check$24.99
  • 3 Form Check Credits$69.99
  • Pro Lifetime$179.99
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  • 10 Form Check Credits$219.99
None

Sit Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starting Strength Official free?
Starting Strength Official is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sit Log free?
Sit Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Starting Strength Official or Sit Log have ads?
Neither Starting Strength Official nor Sit Log shows ads.

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