Epilog vs ASCEND
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epilog
Track your weightlifting progress with detailed metrics like weight, reps, and tempo. Analyze your performance muscle by muscle and set up circuit training routines. Measure body composition and sync with Apple Health.
- Record sets, reps, tempo, and rest
- Analyze progression by muscle group
- Create and track circuit training
- Estimate 1RM and track volume
- Log body measurements and photos
- Exercise library with animations
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The workout tracker that shows you're making progress. Epilog logs every set in seconds (weight, reps, tempo, RPE) and turns your workouts into a clear read on your progress, exercise by exercise and muscle by muscle. LOG FAST, STAY IN THE ZONE • Check off a set and the rest timer starts on its own • Rest timer on the Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen • Supersets, drop sets, warm-up sets and sets to failure • Tempo, RPE and notes on every exercise • Reorder or swap exercises in one tap YOUR PROGRESS, MUSCLE BY MUSCLE • See how much work each muscle gets, week after week • A muscle map shows where you train hard and where you lag behind • Every exercise has its own curve: estimated 1RM, top set, volume, reps • Personal records detected automatically and kept with their date 300+ EXERCISES, EXPLAINED • Instructions and common mistakes for each movement • Filter by muscle and equipment • Can't find one? Create your own CIRCUITS AND ROUTINES • HIIT circuits on the clock, EMOM, AMRAP, or free rounds • Build your routines, sort them into folders, and start from ready-made programs TRACK MORE THAN THE BAR • Body weight, body fat and circumferences, charted over time • Progress photos, compared side by side (Pro) • Calculators built in: plates, 1RM, percentage of 1RM, RPE, warm-up sets • Streaks and achievements to keep you coming back MADE FOR IPHONE • Home Screen widgets • Apple Health sync • Kilograms or pounds • Available in 12 languages ON APPLE WATCH (FIRST RELEASE) • Follow your workout and log your sets from your wrist • Rest timer and live heart rate Epilog is free to use, with unlimited workout logging. Go Pro for your full history, every stat and widgets. Try Pro free for 14 days. Download Epilog and make every workout count. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ASCEND
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TWO APPS IN ONE, FREE. Your strength coach and your nutrition tracker, together in one app. No card needed to start. A PROGRAM THAT PROGRESSES WITH YOU • At the gym or at home (switch in one tap), 2 to 6 workouts a week, based on your level and your time • Over 450 exercises on video, each with its own guide: how to do it, mistakes to avoid • The volume for each muscle set to your level, the target effort exercise by exercise • At home, with your equipment or none at all: progression ladders, and a goal to aim for (your first pull-up, 20 push-ups, the pistol squat) • A rest timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with beeps that play over your music • Your weights remembered workout after workout: the app tells you when to go up, and why • The areas to protect (shoulder, knee, back…) taken into account in every workout • An AI debrief of your workout: after your first 3, then once a week • Coming from another app? Import your Strong or Hevy history NUTRITION WITHOUT THE HEADACHE • Your calories and protein calculated for your body, your goal and your daily life • Log a meal with a photo or your voice: the AI estimates, you confirm (3 analyses a week) • Official food databases for your country: USDA in the US, CoFID in the UK, AFCD in Australia, plus barcode scanning • Your goal weight, and the estimated date you will reach it • Your cardio counted: logged in 10 seconds or straight from your watch YOUR PROGRESS, IN BLACK AND WHITE • Weight and trend line, measurements, before / after photos • Your strength, exercise by exercise • Your week and your workouts, ready to share as a story Your history stays yours, subscribed or not. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • "Today": your workout, what you have left to eat, your protein, your steps, your weight • The + button: a meal, a weigh-in or your workout, from any screen • A widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Apple Health: weigh-ins, steps, cardio and workouts, in sync Pounds and inches in the US, kilograms everywhere else: your choice in Settings. ASCEND PRO, THE COACH THAT ADAPTS TO YOU (OPTIONAL) • Your workout adapts to how you feel today and to the time you have: "I have 35 minutes" • The full progression: multi-week blocks, recovery weeks, plateau breaking • Your weekly focus (glutes and legs, upper body, arms…) and priority muscles: more sets where you want to grow • What you really burn, measured from your meals and your scale: your calorie target adjusts every week • A long cut? Maintenance breaks suggested at the right time • Your muscles: this week's sets, their recovery, and how they felt, which adjusts the volume • 4 AI meal analyses every day, and a debrief after every workout A method designed by a coach, 12 years in the field. No ads, no selling of your data. SUBSCRIPTIONS (OPTIONAL) The app is free; these subscriptions are optional. ASCEND PRO — monthly or yearly. The first 7 days are free: nothing is charged during the trial, and the app reminds you 2 days before it ends. ASCEND COACHING — monthly or yearly. All of ASCEND PRO, plus personal support from your ASCEND coach: weekly check-in, adjustments to your program and nutrition, reply within 48 business hours. Prices are shown in your local currency before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. For the ASCEND PRO free trial: any unused portion is forfeited if you purchase a subscription during the trial. Terms of Use: https://ascend-dev-1.github.io/ascend-legal/en/terms.html Apple standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ascend-dev-1.github.io/ascend-legal/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ASCEND at every 2 days against Epilog's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Epilog sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ASCEND sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Epilog ships an update every 6 days, ASCEND every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epilog | ASCEND |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fit Mass | Steve Camboly |
In-app purchases
Epilog
- Epilog Pro (Mensuel)14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Epilog Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Epilog Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Epilog Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Epilog Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Epilog Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
ASCEND
- ASCEND — Mensuel7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- ASCEND Coaching — Mensuel2 variants$34.991 Month
- ASCEND — Annuel7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- ASCEND Coaching — Annuel2 variants$349.991 Year









