Comparison

Wristle vs IronLog

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

Head to head
About

Wristle

This app provides real-time audio feedback and buzz alerts for your heart rate zones and pace during runs. It allows you to set custom goals and receive subtle vibrations to guide your performance without needing to look at a screen.

Highlights
  • Real-time pace and heart rate zone alerts
  • Customizable buzz patterns
  • Steer by feel with subtle vibrations
  • No second screen required
  • Detailed activity logging
  • Tap controls for activity management
Features
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Your band counts every beat and saves the verdict for tomorrow morning. Wristle gives it a voice today. Pick one goal before a run and the band does the talking. No second screen, no watch on the other wrist, phone in your pocket. PACE RADAR Hold the Pace goal to set a target, anywhere from 3:00 to 8:00 per kilometre. One strong buzz the moment you hit it, then silence. Drift off and soft ticks come back, faster the closer you get, so you can steer by feel alone. More than a minute per kilometre off target and the wrist goes quiet, because a buzz you cannot act on is just noise. HOLD A ZONE Zones built from your Max HR and Resting HR, or paste your exact cutoffs and match your band one for one. Hold the Zone goal to pick the one you want, and you get the same radar around it: one buzz on arrival, silence while you hold it, and the zone you drifted into buzzing its own number until you come back. On the run screen your target band lights up and the rest step back. ZONE ANNOUNCEMENTS For runs where you want no coaching at all, pick Quiet. Then entering zone 2 buzzes twice, zone 5 buzzes five times, with a cooldown per zone so a heart rate sitting on a boundary does not nag. Choose a Pace or Zone goal instead and the announcements stand down, because one run gets one speaker and you should never have to work out which buzz was which. YOUR OWN RULES Heart rate above or below any number. Pace slower or faster than a target. Each rule gets its own buzz pattern, so you know what happened without looking. Rules fire once, on the crossing, with hysteresis and a cooldown, not every second you sit over the line. TAP THE BAND Off until you switch it on, so nothing acts on a tap you never chose. Switched on: double-tap to arm, double-tap again within three seconds to start or stop an activity. Taps are ignored while you are actually running, because footstrike sets off the tap sensor, and they work again the moment you stop. WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG Every Bluetooth transition, strap event, tap decision and buzz is traced to the millisecond, on your phone. Add the Mark widget to your home screen and tap it the moment something fires wrongly, so the moment is easy to find later. One tap mails the log to me. WHAT YOU NEED An iPhone on iOS 16.6 or later. A WHOOP 5.0 band that is already set up and paired through its own official app. Wristle joins that pairing, it cannot create it, so without the official app having done the pairing first there is nothing for Wristle to find. Heart rate broadcast switched on. Wristle owns that setting: out of the box it turns the broadcast on when a run starts and off when it ends, and you can set it to stay on, or off, in the Connect tab. PRIVACY No account, no analytics, no servers of mine. Heart rate, GPS and the diagnostic trace stay on your phone. The only thing that ever leaves it is a support mail you write and send yourself, with the trace attached if you choose to attach it. Wristle is an independent app for WHOOP 5.0 owners. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WHOOP, Inc. WHOOP is a trademark of its owner, used here only to say which band Wristle works with. Wristle is a wellness tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or monitor any condition and must not be relied on as a medical or safety alert.

About

IronLog

This app helps you log workouts, track strength gains, and monitor progress with detailed statistics. It allows for custom program building, personal record tracking, and workout history visualization, all stored locally on your device without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, weight, duration
  • Create custom workout programs
  • Track personal records and volume
  • Visualize progress with charts
  • Shareable workout summaries
  • Local data storage, no account needed
Features
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IronLog is a fast, simple workout tracker for logging your workouts, tracking strength, and seeing real progress — without an account, subscription, or ads. Log every set, rep, and weight in seconds. Build your own training program, track personal records and workout volume, and keep your entire workout history on your device. TRACK EVERY WORKOUT YOUR WAY • Log sets, reps, weight, duration, and bodyweight exercises with a tap • Create custom workout programs with your own days and exercises • Pair exercises into supersets and use the adjustable rest timer • Use the built-in exercise library or create your own custom exercises and aliases • Track workouts whether you follow a structured program or build your own split TRACK YOUR STRENGTH AND PROGRESS • See personal records (PRs), weekly trends, and volume charts for each exercise • Track body weight and body measurements over time • Browse your complete workout history in the calendar • See how your training changes over time — not just a list of past workouts SHARE YOUR WORKOUTS • Turn any finished workout into a customizable workout Share Card • Choose your photo, colors, font, and layout • Create an Instagram Story-style workout summary in seconds • Share or save your workout stats with one tap YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • All your workout data is stored on your device • No account, login, or cloud required • Back up and restore your complete workout history with one file • Export your workout log for your own records • No ads BUILT FOR A GLOBAL COMMUNITY • Available in 15 languages • Full right-to-left support for Arabic and Urdu Whether you're strength training, following a program, building your own split, or simply looking for a clean gym log, IronLog keeps the focus where it belongs: your training and your progress.

Screenshots

Wristle3 screens
IronLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IronLog at every 2 days against Wristle's every 9 days. On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Wristle against 5.0 for IronLog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wristle ships an update every 9 days, IronLog every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wristle versus IronLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWristleIronLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominyko, MBSyed Ahmed Dilshad

Customer experience

Wristle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IronLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wristle

No in-app purchases

None

IronLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wristle free?
Wristle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IronLog free?
IronLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wristle or IronLog?
Wristle and IronLog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Wristle or IronLog have ads?
Neither Wristle nor IronLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wristle or IronLog?
Wristle ships an update every 9 days, and IronLog every 2 days. Most recently, Wristle was updated on October 31, 2026 and IronLog on October 31, 2026.

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