Comparison

Personal Training Diary vs Marked

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

Head to head

Personal Training Diary

Personal workout tracker.

A simple exercise calendar

Free

💪 Health & Fitness

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About

Personal Training Diary

Features

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A simple app for planning and tracking workouts. Create exercises and plan workouts using the exercises you've created. Track your workouts in the app. Statistics help you optimize your training progress. The free version allows to test the app but has some limitations. The Pro version, available via in-app purchase (one-time charge, no subscription), provides full functionality. The app is available in English and German.

About

Marked

Features

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Marked is a single-purpose app to track workout days. Just one question: did you work out today? Marked helps you stay consistent by focusing on presence, not performance. - Track workout days on a simple calendar - Mark today with Siri or Shortcuts - Set a weekly goal - See just enough stats - Designed to stay calm and minimal No subscriptions, no account, no ads, no clutter.

Screenshots

Personal Training Diary4 screens

Marked3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marked at none against Personal Training Diary's 1. Personal Training Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Personal Training Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marked asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Personal Training Diary ships an update every 5 days, Marked every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Personal Training Diary versus Marked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Personal Training Diary	Marked
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 days — better	Every 3 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	26.0	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	51 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Dieter Schmidt	Axel Zareb

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Personal Training Diary

One-time1

Personal Training Diary Pro$4.99

None

Marked

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Personal Training Diary free?

Personal Training Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Marked free?

Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Personal Training Diary or Marked have ads?

Neither Personal Training Diary nor Marked shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Personal Training Diary or Marked?

Personal Training Diary ships an update every 5 days, and Marked every 3 weeks. Most recently, Personal Training Diary was updated on October 9, 2026 and Marked on October 9, 2026.