Comparison

Progressive vs LiftLog

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

Head to head
About

Progressive

This app helps you track your strength training progress with a focus on progressive overload. It allows you to log sets, reps, and weight, visualize trends, and maintain clarity during workouts. Built for consistent, trustworthy progress.

Highlights
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Exercise history review
  • Track top set weight, volume, reps
  • Visualize strength trends
  • iCloud data sync
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Progressive is a workout tracker designed for progressive overload. Train with focus and keep your progress grounded in real sessions. Progressive helps you stay oriented during training and turn completed effort into clear, per-exercise progress—so you always know where you are and what to improve next. With Progressive, you can: • Stay oriented during training with clear, up-to-date context • Capture sets, reps, and weight naturally as you train • Review complete history for every exercise • Track top set weight, total volume, and total reps separately • Visualize strength trends over weeks and months • Sync your data securely with iCloud Built for lifters who want clarity, consistency, and progress they can trust.

About

LiftLog

Features
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No more asking, "How much was I lifting again?" LiftLog is the smart gym memo. In just a few seconds, you can find your last weight, reps, and sets, then start your workout without friction. Built for the gym, not the office A clean interface designed to be used between sets: fast, clear, and efficient. What you can do: • Instantly find your last logged weight • Start a workout, pause it, resume it, and finish it • Quickly add sets during a workout (weight + reps) • Save a workout as a template and launch it again in one tap • Start a workout from a template, your last workout, or a previous workout • Add your cardio sessions alongside strength workouts in the same history • Track your exercise history and full workout history • Visualize your progress over time • Use the built-in rest timer • Organize your exercises with categories and favorites • Use widgets for summaries, quick actions, weekly stats, and template launching • Export your data (CSV / JSON backup) • Automatically back up your data to iCloud Drive and restore it easily • Save your workouts and calories to Apple Health (optional) Simple by design No account, no proprietary cloud. Your data stays on your iPhone, with optional iCloud backup. Total privacy No data collected. No tracking. No ads. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aetomia.com/projects/liftlog/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Progressive4 screens
LiftLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progressive at none against LiftLog's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. LiftLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Progressive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progressive ships an update weekly, LiftLog every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Progressive versus LiftLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressiveLiftLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVignesh IyerXavier Derkenne

In-app purchases

None

Progressive

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LiftLog

Subscriptions2
  • LiftLog Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • LiftLog Pro Yearly$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Progressive free?
Progressive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiftLog free?
LiftLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progressive or LiftLog have ads?
Neither Progressive nor LiftLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progressive or LiftLog?
Progressive ships an update weekly, and LiftLog every 9 days. Most recently, Progressive was updated on October 21, 2026 and LiftLog on October 19, 2026.

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