Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log vs FORGE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log
This strength training app offers a streamlined way to log workouts, track personal records, and monitor progress. It features a smart rest timer, fast logging, and detailed muscle group breakdowns. An optional premium subscription provides progressive overload guidance.
- Fast set logging
- Smart rest timer
- Live PR feedback
- Strength progress tracking
- Muscle group breakdown
- Workout routine builder
- Offline functionality
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Free, no ads. Bazu is a workout tracker and gym log for lifters who want to build muscle, get stronger, and progress without guesswork. Not sure what to train? Tell Bazu your goal, experience, and equipment, and get a training program built around all three, for size, strength, or fat loss. Turn your history into clear Progressive Overload targets, then Bazu pre-fills them on iPhone and Apple Watch. Progressive Overload • Get personalized weight and rep targets from recent sessions • Match rep ranges to strength, hypertrophy, endurance, fat loss, or general fitness • Build reps before increasing weight • See exercises grouped by Progressing, Maintained, and Needs Attention • See personalized next-workout weight, rep, or confirmation targets after you finish • With Premium, prefill recommended targets while keeping your manual edits untouched Fast Logging and History • Start a workout in one tap • Autofill your last weight and reps • Check off sets with one tap and enter numbers on a one-handed pad • Log offline and recover interrupted sessions automatically • Search and review unlimited workout history • Mark a set as a warm-up and get an automatic weight and rep suggestion • Swap any exercise for a curated alternative in one tap • With Premium, see which plates to load on each side of your bar Records and Insights • Track Load, Reps, Max Reps, estimated 1RM, Volume, Time, and Distance • View all-time records for library and custom exercises • See session PRs in completed workouts and a trophy the moment you hit one • Save workouts to Apple Health from iPhone or Apple Watch, and see heart rate and calories on each • Track weekly workouts, sets, and minutes against goals from your program • Explore volume, estimated 1RM, frequency, duration, and trends; spot gaps on a calendar heatmap • Review muscle volume by group, drill into specific muscles, and spot imbalances Routines and Goals • Get a complete training program matched to your goal, experience, equipment, and time • Make it yours and reshape any program as you get stronger • Train each lift for its own purpose: a goal per exercise sets its reps and rest • Build your own routines, or save any completed workout as one • Set strength, duration, and added-load goals with target dates and see whether each is on track Rest Timer and Apple Watch • Run a full workout on Apple Watch alone, no iPhone needed; it syncs when you reconnect • Get rest recommendations matched to each exercise and your training goal • Follow the timer from a Live Activity on the Lock Screen • Log weight and reps on Apple Watch with the Digital Crown • See live heart rate, previous numbers, and Progressive Overload targets Nutrition (Premium) • Log meals by search, barcode, quick add, or custom food • Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat against your targets • Review each day with a recap; copy yesterday in one tap • Works offline; save food to Apple Health 500+ Exercises • Barbell, dumbbell, cable, machine, bodyweight, cardio, and more • Thumbnails and step-by-step “How to Perform” guides • Create custom exercises Personalized Training • Answer a few questions and start with a plan built for your goal • Choose your equipment and focus; Bazu adapts exercises and defaults to match • Start an Apple Music playlist automatically when training begins Bazu Premium Bazu Premium unlocks Progressive Overload Guidance and set prefill, Next Workout Targets, Nutrition tracking, the Plate Calculator, premium training programs, unlimited routines, unlimited goals, Progressive Overload Insights, and custom accent themes. Subscriptions are optional and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getbazu.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://getbazu.com/terms-of-service Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FORGE
Quickly generate personalized workout routines based on your goals, equipment, and desired duration. Receive detailed instructions, coaching cues, and rest times for a complete training session.
- Goal-based workout generation
- Customizable training parameters
- Includes warm-up, main block, and cool-down
- Detailed coaching cues and movement instructions
- Adjustable duration and equipment selection
- Optional workout finishers
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Working out should not require a gym membership, a perfect plan, or the confidence to already know what every exercise means. Maybe the gym feels intimidating. Maybe you would rather start at home, without anyone watching. I built FORGE because I wanted a practical workout app I would actually use. I still use it. Some days I want to use a kettlebell. Some days I have twenty minutes and a living-room floor. FORGE gives those days enough structure to become a real session. Choose your goal, up to 3 training styles, Full Body or a combination of specific body areas, 20, 30, 45, 60, or 90 minutes, the equipment you have, and any movement limits that matter today. FORGE builds the warmup, main work, recovery, movement instructions, and cooldown. Each exercise shows work and rest, cues, steps, target feel, and what to avoid. Timed exercises can include a round timer with a three-second ready countdown, pause, reset, and clear work and break phases. Use FORGE at home, outside, or at the gym. It is for the person easing into fitness, the nerd who wants the details, and anyone who would rather follow a clear plan than wander around guessing. If one block does not fit, replace it up to 3 times without using another generation. Saved workouts stay in history on this device and use the same exercise detail and timer tools. Start with 3 total free workout generations. They do not refresh. Subscription details: The monthly subscription begins when your purchase is confirmed and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. An active subscription provides 50 workout generations per billing period. Optional consumable top-ups add more generations. Top-up generations do not expire and are used after free and monthly generations. Manage or cancel your subscription from Account or App Store settings.
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Verdict
Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log and FORGE both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FORGE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log's. FORGE also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FORGE sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log against 5.0 for FORGE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of FORGE's.
Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log ships an update every 2 weeks, FORGE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log | FORGE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bazu Fitness LLC | Nicholas Rixford |
Customer experience
Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log
FORGE
In-app purchases
Bazu Workout Tracker & Gym Log
- Bazu Monthly Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Bazu Annual Premium14 Days trial$24.991 Year
FORGE
- FORGE Monthly$9.991 Month
- 5 Generations$1.99
- 10 Generations$2.99
- 20 Generations$4.99
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- 50 Generations$9.99
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