Smart Exercise Tracker vs The Lift Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Exercise Tracker
Log all your workouts with this personal exercise notebook. Receive suggestions for your next activity to simplify your fitness routine.
- Track all exercise types
- Personal workout notebook
- Exercise suggestions
- Simplify fitness routine
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Keep track of every exercise with the Smart Exercise Tracker, your personal notebook for all types of workouts. Get exercise suggestions to avoid the hassle of deciding what to do next.
The Lift Log
This workout tracker allows you to log strength and cardio exercises quickly with oversized controls. It features an AI workout generator, voice logging, and guided protocols to help you progress. Track your achievements with detailed charts and a muscle group heatmap.
- Log strength and cardio workouts
- AI-powered workout generator
- Voice logging for workouts
- Guided workout protocols
- Progress tracking with charts
- Muscle group heatmap
- Offline functionality
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Log Smarter. Lift Harder. The Lift Log is your personal workout tracker built for the gym floor. Log sets in seconds with oversized controls designed for sweaty hands between sets. Follow guided protocols including pyramid sets, max sets, drop sets, and the signature 6-4-2 burnout. Features: • Log strength and cardio workouts with a tap • AI-powered workout generator — tell it your muscles, time, and equipment • Voice logging — speak your workout and AI parses it into structured sets • Follow trainers and try their published workouts • Track progress with charts, streaks, and personal records • Muscle group heatmap shows what you've trained this week • Smart progression advisor detects plateaus and suggests changes • 873+ exercise library with images and instructions • Weight and body goal tracking • Works offline — syncs when back online • Community — follow trainers, add friends, share workouts • Free forever. No subscriptions, no paywalls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Lift Log at every 4 days against Smart Exercise Tracker's every 3 weeks. The Lift Log also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.5). Smart Exercise Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Exercise Tracker against 5.0 for The Lift Log. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Smart Exercise Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, The Lift Log every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Exercise Tracker | The Lift Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Vea | Paul Jonas II |
Customer experience
Smart Exercise Tracker
The Lift Log
In-app purchases
Smart Exercise Tracker
No in-app purchases
The Lift Log
No in-app purchases
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