Comparison

Farther vs SweatDiary

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

Head to head
About

Farther

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Farther helps you stay on track with your yearly workout distance goals. Set a mileage goal for any activity you love, whether that's running, cycling, hiking, or walking. Then watch your progress build throughout the year. A simple progress bar shows how far you've come and how far you have left to go. Add a widget to your home screen for an at-a-glance view of your progress without even opening the app. Supported Activities: - Cycling - Hiking - Rowing - Running - Walking - Swimming

About

SweatDiary

Features
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Sweat Diary is a fast, distraction-free workout journal for your iPhone and Mac. Log your workouts, jot down notes, and find them later โ€” no dashboards, no gamification, no clutter. โ€ข Log any workout in seconds - gym, running, cycling, rowing, kitesurfing, hiking, or your own custom type โ€ข Free-text notes for every entry - capture the details that matter to you โ€ข Attach photos to your sessions โ€ข See all your activities on a map โ€ข Full-text search to find any past workout instantly โ€ข Synch between Mac and iPhone via iCloud โ€ข Import via HealthKit on iPhone โ€ข Weekly activity strip and stats to stay aware without obsessing

Screenshots

Farther4 screens
SweatDiary3 screens

Verdict

The call

Farther and SweatDiary are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Farther versus SweatDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFartherSweatDiary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS18.618.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick MurphyChristoph Werner

In-app purchases

None

Farther

No in-app purchases

None

SweatDiary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farther free?
Farther is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SweatDiary free?
SweatDiary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Farther or SweatDiary have ads?
Neither Farther nor SweatDiary shows ads.

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