Comparison

LIFT vs Forward

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

Head to head
About

LIFT

A minimalist strength training journal that focuses on logging workouts without unnecessary features. It offers a clean interface for tracking exercises, sets, and weight, with quick duplication of past sessions. Designed for experienced lifters who want a straightforward way to record their training.

Highlights
  • Minimalist workout logging
  • Local device storage
  • One-tap workout duplication
  • Custom exercise names
  • Session history feed
  • Total volume tracking
Features
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Most gym apps are too much Accounts. Subscriptions. Exercise libraries. Guided programs. Streak badges. Notifications. LIFT is none of that. It's a minimal strength training journal that lives entirely on your device. No account. No subscription. No cloud. Just open it, log your workout, and get out. WHAT YOU GET • A clean home dashboard showing your last session and weekly count. • An active workout screen for logging exercises, sets, weight, and reps. • A history feed of every completed session, newest first. • One-tap workout duplication — repeat any past session without re-entering a thing. That's it. Nothing you don't need. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap START WORKOUT. 2. Add exercises by name. 3. Log your sets. Tap the set number when it's done. 4. New sets copy your last weight and reps automatically. 5. Tap FINISH WORKOUT. Done. Your session is saved to history with total volume, set count, and a full exercise log. Come back tomorrow and duplicate it in one tap. DESIGNED FOR SERIOUS LIFTERS • Custom exercise names — no predefined library, no autocomplete getting in the way • Drag to reorder exercises mid-session • Smart keyboard navigation — weight field moves to reps, reps moves to next set • Haptic feedback on every set completion • Session numbering — your 47th workout is Session 047. Simple. • Total volume per session — weight x reps, summed across everything PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives in your device's local storage. No account required. No sign-in screen. No data leaves your phone. No ads. No analytics. No backend. Your training history is yours. WHO THIS IS FOR • Lifters who know what they're doing and just need to write it down. • People who've tried Strong, Hevy, or JEFIT and found them overkill. • Anyone who wants a gym journal, not a fitness platform. Open it. Log it. Get out.

About

Forward

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Log a set in one tap. Forward is a gym workout tracker for lifters who run rotating splits, so your training never drifts across the week. FASTER LOGGING - Sets arrive pre-filled from last time, so one tap logs each one - A custom keypad built for numbers, not a fiddly system keyboard - Warm-up, drop and failure set types, one tap away - A rest timer that starts itself and lives in the Dynamic Island ROTATING SPLITS, DONE RIGHT - Training 3 on, 1 off? Your split advances when you FINISH a session, so it never drifts across weekdays like calendar-based apps - Build any rotating or weekly split, PPL, upper lower, full body, with rest days - Reorder days and exercises whenever your plan changes SEE REAL PROGRESS - Automatic personal records and estimated 1RM - Trend charts for every exercise - Per-muscle volume so you can balance your training - Body weight tracking - Streaks, weekly goals and achievements BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR - First-class supersets - Plate calculator - Warm-up ramp generator - Per-exercise notes for your own cues BRING YOUR HISTORY - Import your workout log from another tracking app with a CSV file - Export your whole history to CSV any time. Your data is yours PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your workouts are stored on your iPhone. There is no account to create, no servers, no analytics, no ads, and nothing is ever sold or shared. Keep iPhone Backup on and your history moves with you to a new phone. Free, with every feature unlocked.

Screenshots

LIFT3 screens
Forward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LIFT at 15.1 against Forward's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
LIFT versus Forward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLIFTForward
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUNEEB HAMEEDLinga Reddy Gudisha

In-app purchases

None

LIFT

No in-app purchases

None

Forward

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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