Comparison

IMPELLO vs My Workout Logs

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

Head to head
About

IMPELLO

This app helps lifters track their workouts with faster logging and clear progress visualization. Manage rest, save routines, and review exercise history. It also offers Apple Watch integration for wrist-based tracking and heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Fast workout logging
  • Clear progress visualization
  • Rest timer management
  • Save custom workouts
  • Exercise history review
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Heart rate monitoring
Features
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Impello is a focused training log for lifters who want faster logging, clearer progress, and fewer interruptions while they train. Log sets, manage rest, save workouts, and review progress by exercise. Impello keeps your training history organized and your active session easy to control. With Apple Watch, you can follow your session from your wrist, view heart rate, adjust sets with the Digital Crown, log work, and stay synced with the phone app. Impello is built for consistency, not noise.

About

My Workout Logs

Track strength training, calisthenics, and cardio with detailed logging and progress visualization. Build custom routines, monitor personal records, and export your data. Your workout history is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Log strength training, calisthenics, and cardio
  • Build and save reusable workout routines
  • Track weight, reps, RPE, and RIR
  • Rest timers with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Visualize progress with 1RM charts and personal records
  • Export workout history as CSV
  • Customizable themes and appearance
Features
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Log strength training, calisthenics, Olympic lifting, cardio, and more without slowing down your workout. Build reusable routines, check off sets as you train, and turn your history into clear charts and personal records. LOG SETS IN SECONDS • Start a saved workout in one tap and check sets off as you lift • Organize saved workouts into folders • Record weight, reps, and optional RPE or RIR on every set • Use rest timers with Live Activities on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Organize exercises into supersets and add notes to any session • See and reuse exercise notes from your previous session • Log static holds, barbell complexes, and past workouts with their real date and time CARDIO THAT FITS YOUR TRAINING • Track time, distance, pace, speed, power, cadence, and counts • Configure the measurements and units used by each exercise • Switch between alternative units directly in the logger • Follow cardio performance and trends with exercise-specific charts BUILT FOR STRENGTH SPORTS • Log added weight for weighted calisthenics and see your true system load • Record assistance for assisted calisthenics • Combine movements into barbell complexes with shared load and rounds • Create custom exercises or start with packs for barbell training, calisthenics, and Olympic weightlifting • Choose kg or lb separately for each exercise WATCH YOUR PROGRESS • Estimated 1RM charts with Epley, Brzycki, Lander, and O’Conner formulas • Projected 1RM from RIR and PR tags on record sets • Tap a chart point to see the logged sets behind it • Pin key lifts for an at-a-glance progress board • Browse your training calendar and complete session history • Track bodyweight with a trend line and weekly rate SHARE AND EXPORT • Share polished Full Session images, with automatic pagination for longer workouts • Create condensed Summary and PR images when available • Share any completed session as a plain-text recap • Export workout history, bodyweight, or individual exercise history as CSV • Session images omit bodyweight for consistent privacy YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Your workout database is stored on your iPhone • Enable optional iCloud backups to your personal iCloud account • Exports and shares are created locally and sent to the iOS share sheet only when you ask • Your log is included in your normal iPhone backup MAKE IT YOURS • Ten theme presets, six card styles, and 14 accent colors • Light and dark appearances with detailed visual customization • Save your customized appearance as a theme • Choose header and tab styles, with glass options on iOS 26 or later For iPhone running iOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

IMPELLO4 screens
My Workout Logs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: My Workout Logs at 10 against IMPELLO's 2. IMPELLO's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IMPELLO against 5.0 for My Workout Logs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Workout Logs has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMPELLO ships an update every 5 days, My Workout Logs weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IMPELLO versus My Workout Logs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMPELLOMy Workout Logs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRudy AquinoANDREW RICHARD MCNEIL

Customer experience

IMPELLO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Workout Logs

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IMPELLO

No in-app purchases

None

My Workout Logs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IMPELLO free?
IMPELLO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Workout Logs free?
My Workout Logs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IMPELLO or My Workout Logs?
IMPELLO and My Workout Logs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do IMPELLO or My Workout Logs have ads?
Neither IMPELLO nor My Workout Logs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMPELLO or My Workout Logs?
IMPELLO ships an update every 5 days, and My Workout Logs weekly. Most recently, IMPELLO was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Workout Logs on October 25, 2026.

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