Valharon vs Iron Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valharon
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KNOW WHETHER YOUR PLAN IS WORKING Valharon is built for self directed lifters who want more than a basic workout log. Plan your training, log every set and meal, track macros and body changes, and review detailed analytics across your performance, consistency, nutrition, and physical progress all in one structured system. Instead of keeping your workouts, calories, measurements, and progress history in separate apps, Valharon keeps the full picture together. TRAIN WITH STRUCTURE • Build and organize reusable workout programs • Log sets, reps, weight, duration, and cardio • Create supersets and customize exercise order • Add exercises for one session or save changes to your program • Review completed workouts and exercise history • Track strength, volume, frequency, and consistency over time TRACK YOUR NUTRITION • Log calories, protein, carbohydrates, and fats • Save frequently used foods • Create reusable meals for faster logging • Build structured diet programs • Monitor daily calorie and macro targets • Track hydration throughout the day • Log food from a photo with BERSERKR access MEASURE YOUR BODY PROGRESS • Record body weight and body fat percentage • Track individual body measurements • Monitor progress toward your target weight • Compare physical changes across different periods • Keep your workout, nutrition, and body history together TURN YOUR LOGS INTO INSIGHT Valharon helps you move beyond isolated records. Review detailed analytics for: • Training performance and strength progression • Workout frequency and consistency • Exercise and muscle group activity • Calories and macro intake • Hydration and daily steps • Body weight, body fat, and measurements • Progress across selected time periods BUILT-IN TOOLS FOR LIFTERS • One rep max calculator • Barbell plate loader • Stopwatch and countdown timer • Interval timer • Calorie and macro calculators • BMI calculator • DOTS, Wilks, and IPF scoring tools • Metric and imperial unit converter Then the tier section should be rewritten like this: CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL DRENGR: gives you free access to Valharon’s core workout, nutrition, body tracking, tools, and analytics features with usage limits. VARANGR: unlocks the full Valharon experience with higher limits and expanded access across training, nutrition, analytics, and tools. It does not include AI photo calorie logging. BERSERKR: includes everything in VARANGR, plus AI assisted food photo logging for faster calorie and macro tracking. Whether you are building muscle, gaining strength, cutting, or recomposing, Valharon gives you one structured place to track the work and understand how your progress develops over time. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms & Conditions: https://www.valharon.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.valharon.com/privacy
Iron Diary
This app offers a fast and private way to log workouts, track progress, and plan training sessions. It allows customization of exercise fields, supports supersets, and includes a built-in exercise library. Users can also leverage AI to generate workout plans and integrate with Apple Health for readiness summaries.
- Customizable exercise logging
- Supersets and rest timers
- AI-powered workout planning
- Apple Health integration
- Local-first data storage
- JSON export/import
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Iron Diary is a FREE, fast, and private workout log for people who take training seriously. Whether you're chasing a bigger squat, more muscle, or just steady progress, Iron Diary makes logging effortless and keeps your data yours — on your device, no account required. LOG EVERY SET, YOUR WAY • Weight, reps, duration, distance, and calories — pick the right fields per exercise • Track RPE and tempo when you want them, hide them when you don't • Supersets, rest timers, warmup sets, and per-set notes • 600+ built-in exercises, plus add and edit your own PLAN AHEAD WITH ON DECK • Queue a full program as a series of upcoming workouts • Start the next session in one tap PLAN WORKOUTS WITH AI • Build a ready-to-paste prompt for ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM • Import the generated program straight into your queue APPLE HEALTH READINESS • See your workouts from Apple Health alongside your diary • A daily readiness summary from HRV, resting heart rate, and sleep YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE • Local-first: your training history lives on your device • No account, no ads, and we never sell your data • Full JSON export and import — back up and move your data anytime BUILT FOR LIFTERS • Pounds or kilograms, meters or feet • Clean, fast, distraction-free logging during your workout Download Iron Diary and start training with intent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iron Diary at none against Valharon's 4. Valharon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Valharon sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Iron Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Valharon ships an update every 2 days, Iron Diary monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valharon | Iron Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehmet Fatih Acan | SOLEER LLC |
In-app purchases
Valharon
- Basic Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
- Basic Yearly$59.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$119.991 Year
Iron Diary
No in-app purchases





