Comparison

Fitlog vs Iron Diary

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

Head to head
About

Fitlog

Features
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Fitlog helps you track your workouts with ease. You can record every set quickly so you stay focused during your training. The app keeps your progress organized and easy to review. Stay motivated and improve your performance with clear workout tracking.

About

Iron Diary

This app offers a fast and private way to log workouts, track progress, and plan training sessions. It allows customization of exercise fields, supports supersets, and includes a built-in exercise library. Users can also leverage AI to generate workout plans and integrate with Apple Health for readiness summaries.

Highlights
  • Customizable exercise logging
  • Supersets and rest timers
  • AI-powered workout planning
  • Apple Health integration
  • Local-first data storage
  • JSON export/import
Features
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Iron Diary is a FREE, fast, and private workout log for people who take training seriously. Whether you're chasing a bigger squat, more muscle, or just steady progress, Iron Diary makes logging effortless and keeps your data yours — on your device, no account required. LOG EVERY SET, YOUR WAY • Weight, reps, duration, distance, and calories — pick the right fields per exercise • Track RPE and tempo when you want them, hide them when you don't • Supersets, rest timers, warmup sets, and per-set notes • 600+ built-in exercises, plus add and edit your own PLAN AHEAD WITH ON DECK • Queue a full program as a series of upcoming workouts • Start the next session in one tap PLAN WORKOUTS WITH AI • Build a ready-to-paste prompt for ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM • Import the generated program straight into your queue APPLE HEALTH READINESS • See your workouts from Apple Health alongside your diary • A daily readiness summary from HRV, resting heart rate, and sleep YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE • Local-first: your training history lives on your device • No account, no ads, and we never sell your data • Full JSON export and import — back up and move your data anytime BUILT FOR LIFTERS • Pounds or kilograms, meters or feet • Clean, fast, distraction-free logging during your workout Download Iron Diary and start training with intent.

Screenshots

Fitlog3 screens
Iron Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fitlog at 3 against Iron Diary's 1. Fitlog also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fitlog versus Iron Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitlogIron Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHadi ChahineSOLEER LLC

In-app purchases

None

Fitlog

No in-app purchases

None

Iron Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitlog free?
Fitlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Iron Diary free?
Iron Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fitlog or Iron Diary have ads?
Neither Fitlog nor Iron Diary shows ads.

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