Comparison

IronLog vs Setmark

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

Setmark

Features
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Setmark is a straightforward, fully offline workout tracker built for people who just want to log their training without accounts, subscriptions, or ads. WORKOUT TRACKING • Build a library of exercises with muscle groups, equipment, and form notes • Create routines where sets, reps, and rest time are configured per routine — the same exercise can be set up completely differently across different workout plans • Track working sets, drop sets, and cardio (time, distance, speed) in one place • Swap in an equivalent exercise mid-workout without losing your planned sets and reps • Rest timer with a clear countdown and a vibration alert when it's time to go again YOUR PROGRESS • Full workout history, saved automatically • Completion tracking so you can see how much of a planned workout you actually finished • Stats broken down by muscle group, category, and individual exercise performance PRIVACY BY DESIGN Setmark stores everything locally on your device. There are no user accounts, no servers, no analytics, and no third-party tracking of any kind — your training data never leaves your phone. See the full privacy policy for details. Setmark is independently developed and actively used by its own developer — built to be the app a lifter would actually want to open every session.

Screenshots

IronLog4 screens
Setmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Setmark at none against IronLog's 1. Setmark also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). IronLog's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Setmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IronLog ships an update every 6 weeks, Setmark every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IronLog versus Setmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIronLogSetmark
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustavo Payano VasquezRael Peixoto

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IronLog

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$69.99
None

Setmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setmark free?
Setmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IronLog or Setmark have ads?
Neither IronLog nor Setmark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IronLog or Setmark?
IronLog ships an update every 6 weeks, and Setmark every 5 weeks. Most recently, IronLog was updated on October 28, 2026 and Setmark on October 9, 2026.

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