Comparison

IronLog vs IronLog

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

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About

IronLog

This app helps lifters track personal records and training progress with a focused logging system. It offers tools like a plate calculator and rest timer, with features for organizing movements and visualizing training trends.

Highlights
  • Log personal records quickly
  • Organize and add custom movements
  • Celebrate new PRs
  • Built-in plate calculator
  • Focused rest timer
  • Track advanced set types
  • View training calendar and trends
Features
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Know what you lifted. See what comes next. IronLog is a focused strength-training log for sets, personal records and routines. No account, no ads. WHAT'S FREE • Log workouts, sets and personal records, and review your history • Up to four custom routines. Delete one to free a slot; routines you have already saved stay usable • A bundled exercise library, plus your own custom movements • Rest timer, plate calculator and estimated one-rep max • Supersets, circuits, giant sets and drop sets • RPE and notes on your sets • Starter programs and ready-made workouts, with optional PR-based starting weights • Next-target and plateau suggestions • Training calendar and basic trends • CSV import, and CSV export of your exercise records, in Settings • Delete individual workouts and records from History The free tier has no time limit and needs no account. LIFETIME PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE Core workout logging, history, up to four custom routines, calculator, and timer stay free. Lifetime Pro unlocks only unlimited custom routines, advanced analytics, Pro Coach, and reusable advanced templates. Everything Lifetime Pro adds: • Unlimited custom routines: save a fifth routine and beyond • Advanced analytics: a trend of the personal records you log for the exercise you record most, over 3 months, 6 months, 1 year or all time; a 12-week volume heatmap; and a breakdown of your training by exercise category • Pro Coach: choose a training phase, review one exercise's last 7 days (sessions, volume and your average logged RPE), and get week-over-week volume and deload suggestions for it. On each exercise's detail screen, Pro Coach also adds a trend analysis of your recent records with next-step suggestions • Reusable advanced templates (Pro Quick Starts): start a curated preset as one combined session, or save it as your own reusable routine. The day-by-day starter programs stay free Lifetime Pro is a single in-app purchase that unlocks the Pro features listed above for the life of the app. It does not renew and is not a subscription. The App Store shows the price in your currency before you buy, and Restore Purchases is in the app. IronLog is a training log, not medical advice. Estimated one-rep max values are estimates; choose weights that suit your experience. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ IronLog terms: https://ironlog.co/terms/

About

IronLog

This app helps lifters quickly log gym sets, track progress with charts and PRs, and manage workout history. It offers features like rest timers, Apple Watch integration, and optional advanced analytics for a streamlined training experience.

Highlights
  • Fast set logging
  • Workout templates
  • Personal record detection
  • Rest timers and notifications
  • Progress charts
  • Apple Watch logging
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Iron Log is a fast, focused workout tracker for lifters who want to log sets without fighting the app. Start a workout, tap through sets, watch your rest timer, and finish with a clean summary. Iron Log keeps your training history, templates, PRs, charts, and Apple Watch logging in one place. Built for real gym flow: - Log weight, reps, notes, warmups, and completed sets quickly - Reuse workout templates that remember your previous weights - Detect personal records as you train - Use rest timers, Live Activities, and notifications between sets - Review workout history by date - Track progress charts for max weight, volume, and estimated strength - Log body measurements alongside training - Import and export CSV files - Start and log workouts from Apple Watch - Save completed workouts to Apple Health when you choose Your data stays yours. Iron Log stores workout data on your device and can sync through your private iCloud. There is no social feed and no account required. Optional Iron Log Pro features include advanced progress charts, full workout history beyond the last 90 days, CSV import, unlimited custom exercises, training schedule, and alternate app icons. Iron Log is for strength training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and anyone who wants a clean lifting log that gets out of the way.

Screenshots

IronLog4 screens
IronLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IronLog at none against IronLog's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. IronLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IronLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IronLog against 5.0 for IronLog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IronLog versus IronLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIronLogIronLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustavo Payano VasquezQuinten Sinclair

Customer experience

IronLog

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IronLog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IronLog

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

IronLog

One-time1
  • IronLog Pro$9.99

Questions

Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IronLog or IronLog?
IronLog and IronLog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do IronLog or IronLog have ads?
Neither IronLog nor IronLog shows ads.

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