Big Workout Tracker vs Burst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Workout Tracker
Log your weight training, stretching, and home workouts with custom templates. Track every set, monitor progress with charts, and utilize a rest timer. All data is stored locally for maximum privacy.
- Custom workout templates
- Log every set with reps and weight
- Automatic rest timer with audio alerts
- Progress charts and statistics
- Consistency calendar
- Local data storage for privacy
- Add custom exercises
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Build your own workout templates, log every set, and see your progress over time. Everything stays on your iPhone or iPad: no account, no sign-up, no internet needed. Works for weight training, stretching, and home workouts. CUSTOM WORKOUT TEMPLATES • Build templates and arrange exercises in any order • Pick from a built-in exercise library covering chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs, and core • Add your own exercises with an icon of your choice • Long-press and drag to reorder LOG EVERY SET • Track reps and weight (kg or lb), including assisted weight • Time exercises like planks and farmer's carries, with an optional warm-up countdown • See your last result for each exercise at a glance • Unfinished workouts are saved as a draft so you can pick up where you left off REST TIMER • Rest countdown starts automatically after each set • Set a custom rest time per exercise, or skip it • Add or subtract time from the countdown while resting • Audio alert when rest is over, with adjustable volume • Optionally lower your music during beeps so you hear the alert clearly PROGRESS CHARTS & STATS • Reps and weight over time for any exercise • Estimated one-rep max (Est. 1RM) • Totals for workouts, time, and reps, plus this week's workouts • View by week, month, year, or all time CONSISTENCY CALENDAR • Track specific exercises or whole workout templates • View by week, fortnight, or month • Set a daily target for sets or times done PRIVACY • All data is stored locally on your device • We do not collect, transmit, or sell your data • Export a backup file, restore from it on another device, or delete everything anytime LANGUAGES English, Traditional Chinese (繁體中文), Simplified Chinese (简体中文) OPEN SOURCE Big Workout Tracker is open source under the MIT License. Third-party licenses are viewable in the app. DISCLAIMER This app is for tracking purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before starting any exercise program. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Use at your own risk.
Burst
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Burst is an interval timer and a field-test logbook. Free, no account, in 10 languages. EVERY INTERVAL FORMAT Work/rest intervals, pyramids, distance sessions, Tabata, HIIT, boxing rounds, circuits. Set durations on a wheel, name the exercises of each round, add a warm-up, and see the total time before you start. RANDOM BEEPS Random-cue mode drops unpredictable signals into each work phase, at three intensities. Train reaction: strike on the beep, sprint on the beep, change direction on the beep. A feature you will not find in a standard interval timer. FIELD TESTS, WITH THE MATH Léger 20 m shuttle run (beep test), 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test, Gacon 45/15, Yo-Yo IR1 and IR2, Cooper and half-Cooper, 2 km, T-Test, repeated sprints, BOLT, FTP. Burst runs the exact protocol, then computes your aerobic speed and estimated VO₂max and places you on a benchmark by sex and age. ONE PHONE FOR THE WHOLE TEAM In team mode you enter up to 40 names before the test. During the run, tap the name of whoever stops: each athlete gets their own level and aerobic speed, and the ranking goes into the history. Built for PE classes, clubs and strength coaches. YOUR SESSIONS WITHIN REACH 90 ready-made sessions, sorted by sport and by energy system (VO₂max, threshold, anaerobic, recovery), search, filters, and favorites to bring back your own intervals in one tap. PROGRESS The history keeps every session, every test result and how it felt. Your aerobic speed and training paces update with each test. SIMPLE One screen per task, digits you can read from three meters, clean sounds, a timer that keeps running with the screen locked. Works offline. Burst is free and supported by ads. No account, no session data sent anywhere: everything stays on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Burst at none against Big Workout Tracker's 3. Big Workout Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Big Workout Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Burst asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Workout Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Burst weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Workout Tracker | Burst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logicphile Limited | Sebastian Orlowski |
In-app purchases
Big Workout Tracker
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Burst
No in-app purchases
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