Comparison

GrooveLog vs Heftor

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

Head to head
About

GrooveLog

This app helps you build strength by performing small sets of exercises throughout your day, rather than one long workout. It supports various exercises and allows you to track your progress with detailed logging and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Distributed exercise sets
  • Grease the Groove method
  • Supports pull-ups, push-ups, dips, holds
  • Detailed set logging
  • Customizable reminders and widget
  • Local data backup and export
Features
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For pull-ups between daily tasks, GrooveLog spaces small sets throughout your day instead of packing them into one workout. Your current maximum is 8 pull-ups? At a 50% target, each set is 4 reps. Log it, leave your chosen gap and see what comes next. That’s Grease the Groove: repeat the movement without testing your limit every set. β€’ Cycles of 3 to 6 weeks, with targets at 40 to 60% of your reference. β€’ Pull-ups, push-ups, dips and holds such as planks or dead hangs. β€’ A journal to edit each set’s reps, time, load and effort. β€’ Optional reminders and a widget for your next set. Elapsed time does not measure recovery. β€’ A local backup you can export and restore into an unused library. Stop a movement for today without adding sets to tomorrow. Pause for pain or discomfort. Preview an objective to see the next cycle’s phases without starting anything or predicting a finish date. FREE AND PRO Logging, correction, local backup, history, rest controls, reminders and the objective preview are free. The app allows up to three active cycles on both tiers. Pro saves and follows named objectives across cycles, adds objective phases and cycles with additional load. References are compared at the same load. Indicative progress estimates require at least two completed comparable cycles and suitable measured results; insufficient data stays explicit. Logged time patterns are observations, not automatically scheduled reminders. Choose monthly, annual or lifetime Pro. The annual offer may include a seven-day trial for eligible accounts, as shown in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed in iOS Settings. Lifetime is one purchase. Pre-3.0 users retain their existing device-local Pro access. Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. No account, ads, analytics or automatic cloud sync. Your journal stays on your device; exported files go only where you choose. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://bnjdpn.com/GrooveLog/privacy.html

About

Heftor

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Heftor is the workout log for people who train at a gym. Finish a set, open Heftor, type the weight and the reps. Your session saves as you go, and every number you enter turns into a history you can use: personal records per exercise, monthly totals, and a calendar of the days you showed up. RECORD THE SET, NOT JUST THE WORKOUT Weight and reps set by set, with an estimated 1RM shown as you type. Mark a set as a warm-up or a failure, add partial reps, assisted reps, a resistance band or a drop set. Exercises can also be measured by time and distance, or by minutes and seconds. Add a note to an exercise, a note to the session, and up to five photos. Set the date, start time and end time on a fast numeric keypad. Record whether it was a gym session β€” and which trainer was with you β€” or solo practice at one of your own training locations. FASTER THAN A NOTEBOOK "Copy last time" pulls in your previous session for that exercise in one tap. "Last +2.5 kg" and "Last +1 rep" step you up by the increment you chose for that exercise. Recent notes come back as one-tap suggestions. Everything autosaves while you edit. SEE THE PROGRESS The summary screen shows this month's sessions, total volume, training days and the personal records you set, each against last month β€” and opens into a twelve-month breakdown. Every exercise keeps its own records: max weight, max reps, max volume and estimated 1RM, with the date each was achieved, followed by the full set-by-set history. The calendar marks every day you trained and tells you how long it has been since you last worked each muscle group. Tap an empty day to log a session for that date. YOUR PHOTOS Attach photos to any session and browse them all in one gallery. Crop, rotate, and finish them with 18 filters and adjustments for brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, grain and vignette. Save any photo back to your device. SHARE IT, OR EXPORT IT Generate a share card image of a session β€” total volume, sets, estimated 1RM β€” and send it through the share sheet or straight to X, LINE, Threads or Facebook. Or have your complete workout history emailed to you as a CSV file. MADE TO FIT YOU Twelve colour themes in dark and light, five text sizes, Japanese and English (or follow your device). Pick the 1RM formula you trust β€” Epley, Brzycki, Lombardi, Mayhew, O'Conner or Wathan. Set the kg or lbs label, the first day of the week, your default session length and start-time rounding. Add your own exercises, hide the ones you never use, and set a weight step per exercise. THE NAME Heftor is heft (to lift, and the weight you feel in your hands) plus -or, the ending of mentor and tutor β€” the one who stays beside you. The character in the icon is Bell, a kettlebell-shaped companion who tags along quietly. Make today's set count. CONNECTED TO YOUR GYM Heftor is provided through your gym. The gym curates the exercise list, its trainers appear on your sessions, and staff can record or correct a session on your behalf β€” it appears in your history straight away. BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD Heftor requires an account issued by a participating gym. You cannot create a standalone account and use the app on its own: your gym invites you, or opens sign-up for its own members. If your gym does not use Heftor, the app will have nothing to show you β€” please check with your gym first. An internet connection is required.

Screenshots

GrooveLog4 screens
Heftor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heftor at none against GrooveLog's 3. Heftor also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. GrooveLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Heftor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
GrooveLog versus Heftor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrooveLogHeftor
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin DupinITSUCARA, K.K.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GrooveLog

Subscriptions2
  • GrooveLog Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • GrooveLog Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • GrooveLog Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Heftor

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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