Comparison

IronLog vs VICI

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 quickly log gym sets, track progress with charts and PRs, and manage workout history. It offers features like rest timers, Apple Watch integration, and optional advanced analytics for a streamlined training experience.

Highlights
  • Fast set logging
  • Workout templates
  • Personal record detection
  • Rest timers and notifications
  • Progress charts
  • Apple Watch logging
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Iron Log is a fast, focused workout tracker for lifters who want to log sets without fighting the app. Start a workout, tap through sets, watch your rest timer, and finish with a clean summary. Iron Log keeps your training history, templates, PRs, charts, and Apple Watch logging in one place. Built for real gym flow: - Log weight, reps, notes, warmups, and completed sets quickly - Reuse workout templates that remember your previous weights - Detect personal records as you train - Use rest timers, Live Activities, and notifications between sets - Review workout history by date - Track progress charts for max weight, volume, and estimated strength - Log body measurements alongside training - Import and export CSV files - Start and log workouts from Apple Watch - Save completed workouts to Apple Health when you choose Your data stays yours. Iron Log stores workout data on your device and can sync through your private iCloud. There is no social feed and no account required. Optional Iron Log Pro features include advanced progress charts, full workout history beyond the last 90 days, CSV import, unlimited custom exercises, training schedule, and alternate app icons. Iron Log is for strength training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and anyone who wants a clean lifting log that gets out of the way.

About

VICI

This app creates personalized training plans based on your goals, equipment, and schedule. It guides you through each workout, allowing detailed logging and adapting future sessions based on your performance and feedback. Track your progress and stay focused on your fitness journey with safety-first coaching.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plan generation
  • Guided set-by-set workout execution
  • Detailed exercise tracking
  • Adaptive recommendations
  • Progress analytics
  • Safety-first coaching
Features
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VICI turns your goals into a clear, personalized training plan—and guides you through every workout from the first set to the final rep. BUILD A PLAN AROUND YOU Create a workout program based on your goals, experience level, available equipment, preferred training days, session duration, recovery, and limitations. VICI organizes everything into a structured weekly plan designed to fit your schedule. TRAIN WITH FOCUS Open your daily workout and follow each exercise step by step. Log your weight, reps, effort, rest periods, substitutions, technique confidence, and any pain or concerns directly within the session. ADAPT AFTER EVERY WORKOUT VICI evaluates your completed sessions and uses your performance, feedback, recovery, and safety information to guide future recommendations. Your training evolves as you progress instead of remaining locked into the same static routine. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Review completed workouts, training consistency, strength trends, muscle-group performance, and workout history over time. See what you have accomplished and stay focused on what comes next. SAFETY-FIRST COACHING Pain, limitations, and recovery take priority over progression. VICI can shorten workouts, recommend substitutions, and adjust future training when your feedback indicates that a change may be needed. KEY FEATURES • Personalized workout-plan generation • Weekly training schedules • Guided, set-by-set workout execution • Weight, rep, effort, pain, and rest tracking • Exercise substitutions and session adjustments • Adaptive recommendations after completed workouts • Workout history and progress analytics • Equipment- and duration-aware programming • Support for manually created and edited plans • Persistent plans and workout records across sessions VICI combines structured programming, detailed workout tracking, and adaptive coaching to help you train with clarity, consistency, and confidence. Coaching provided by VICI is for general fitness guidance and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Terms of Use: https://vici-app.com/privacy Privacy Policy: https://vici-app.com/terms

Screenshots

IronLog4 screens
VICI3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VICI at none against IronLog's 1. VICI also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. VICI 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 VICI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IronLog versus VICI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIronLogVICI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuinten SinclairIndyLabs LLC

Customer experience

IronLog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VICI

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IronLog

One-time1
  • IronLog Pro$9.99
None

VICI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VICI free?
VICI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IronLog or VICI?
IronLog and VICI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do IronLog or VICI have ads?
Neither IronLog nor VICI shows ads.

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