Comparison

IronLog vs Hone Training

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

Head to head
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

Hone Training

This app helps strength trainers meticulously track their workouts and progress. It allows users to build custom multi-week programs, log sets in real-time, and automatically adjust future loads based on performance. Detailed analytics and privacy-focused local data storage are key features.

Highlights
  • Log workouts and track PRs
  • Build and run multi-week training programs
  • Automatic load progression based on user rules
  • Detailed analytics including 1RM trends and volume
  • Plate calculator and custom exercise support
  • Export workout data as JSON and CSV
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Hone is a strength-training tracker built for people who actually run programs and care about progressing. Log workouts in a clean, fast UI; let the app handle the math. EVERY DAY Open the Today tab to see what's on the program. Tap into Active Workout, log sets as you go, and Hone catches every PR the moment it happens. A floating rest timer keeps you on pace without making you watch a screen between sets. REAL PROGRAMS Build multi-week programs with day-by-day exercise prescriptions, then run them. Hone schedules each session, tracks where you are in the cycle, and applies your auto-progression rules to next week's load. AUTO-PROGRESSION YOU CONTROL Pick how a movement progresses — linear, double-progression, RPE-based — and Hone bumps the prescribed load when you hit your reps. No more guessing what to lift on Monday. ANALYTICS THAT MATTER - Estimated 1RM trends per exercise (formula configurable: Brzycki, Epley, Lombardi, or Lander). - Volume by muscle group, week over week. - Bodyweight tracking with rolling average. - Full workout history in calendar and list views. LIFTER-FRIENDLY DETAILS - Plate calculator with your real plate inventory configured. - 137 pre-loaded exercises, plus custom-exercise support. - Export every workout as JSON, every set as CSV — your data, your call. - Five themes: Iron Midnight, Cobalt Forge, Forest Carbon, Wine Studio, Paper Light. - Optional rest-timer notifications. PRIVACY BY ARCHITECTURE Hone makes zero network calls. Everything you log stays on your iPhone in a local SwiftData store. There are no accounts, no logins, no analytics, no advertising SDKs, and no third-party services of any kind. Hone is currently in beta and will continue to be free during this beta release, with no in-app purchases. If you want a tracker that respects your time, your training, and your privacy, Hone is built for you.

Screenshots

IronLog4 screens
Hone Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hone Training at none against IronLog's 1. Hone Training also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). IronLog's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Hone Training 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 Hone Training. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IronLog has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IronLog ships an update every 6 weeks, Hone Training every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IronLog versus Hone Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIronLogHone Training
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustavo Payano VasquezFadi Shami

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IronLog

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$69.99
None

Hone Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hone Training free?
Hone Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IronLog or Hone Training?
IronLog and Hone Training are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do IronLog or Hone Training have ads?
Neither IronLog nor Hone Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IronLog or Hone Training?
IronLog ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hone Training every 4 days. Most recently, IronLog was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hone Training on October 25, 2026.

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