Comparison

Workout Logger Journal vs Progressive Overload

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

Head to head
About

Workout Logger Journal

Log detailed workout sessions, track progress with charts and personal records, and record cardio activities. Offers advanced features like AI training and custom programs through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, weight, tempo, and effort
  • Record GPS-tracked runs, walks, and rides
  • Voice input for logging
  • Live Activities for workout timers
  • Offline logging and syncing
  • Save data to Apple Health
  • Progress charts and personal records
Features
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Log workouts, track your progress, and keep your training in one place. TRACK YOUR TRAINING - Log sets, reps, weight, warm-ups, drop sets, tempo and effort. - Record runs, walks and rides with GPS route, pace and distance. - Use voice input to fill your set, then tap Log to save it. - Keep your workout and rest timer on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. - Log offline and sync when you reconnect. - Choose to save workouts, cardio and weigh-ins to Apple Health. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Review past workouts, personal records, streaks and weekly consistency. Track exercise progress, body weight and training volume. MORE WITH IRONI PRO - Unlimited programs and custom exercises. - Full progress and body-weight chart history. - Muscle recovery, muscle work and sets per muscle in your programs. - Expert programs and comparisons across months and programs. - Weekly plan changes you review and approve. - AI Trainer chat, workout reviews, plans, and weekly and monthly reports. - Pro home-screen widgets. Workout logging, workout history, PRs, cardio, voice logging and body-weight logging stay free. Free accounts also include limited programs, custom exercises, chart history and separate lifetime AI allowances. Ironi Pro offers monthly and yearly subscriptions. Eligible accounts may receive a free trial shown by the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Ironi does not show ads. Optional usage analytics and ad-install measurement can be turned off in Settings. Crash reports help us fix errors. AI and voice sharing require separate permission. You can delete your account in the app. Terms: https://ironi.app/terms Privacy: https://ironi.app/privacy Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Progressive Overload

This app helps you track your workouts by focusing on progressive overload, encouraging you to beat your previous performance with each session. It offers features like personalized targets, fast logging, and Apple Watch integration to support your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Personalized workout targets
  • Fast logging with rest timers
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable workout programs
  • Strength charts and PRs
  • Friend challenges and streaks
Features
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Plus One is a workout tracker built on progressive overload. Beat last time by one rep or a bit more weight and you earn a +1. Stack them up and you get stronger. BEAT LAST TIME • Last time on every set, so you always know the number to beat • Your next target on every set: one more rep, or the next weight once you've hit the top of your rep range (Pro) • Weight jumps sized to your equipment, in lb or kg • A stalled lift gets one clear fix: add a set, slow the lowering or rest longer (Pro) • Targets hold steady after poor sleep or time away, so you ease back in (Pro) LOG FAST • Tap to log a set and the rest timer starts on its own • Rest timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Warm-ups, drop sets and supersets, swaps for today or for good, notes on any lift • Say your sets instead of typing, like "135 for 8" (Pro) APPLE WATCH • Run a whole workout from your wrist, with or without your iPhone • Log sets with the Digital Crown, and feel a tap when rest is over • Live heart rate and calories, then heart-rate zones • The number to beat on every set (Pro) A PROGRAM THAT FITS • A program from proven templates, from full body to Push / Pull / Legs • Every lift fits your equipment: full gym, home gym, dumbbells only or bodyweight • Train on your schedule: a number of workouts a week, or fixed days • Program Score rates your plan from 0 to 100 on sets per muscle, frequency and length • Nearly 380 exercises, most with pictures, plus your own SEE WHAT MOVED (Pro) • Strength charts, personal records and estimated one-rep max for every lift • A 3D body map of the muscles you've trained • Progress photos, each lined up with the last, played back as a time-lapse STREAKS AND FRIENDS • A week streak built on the workouts you plan, with rest weeks you earn • Race friends to this week's plan, cheer them on mid-workout, nudge them when a streak is at risk APPLE HEALTH Plus One works with Apple Health if you allow it. It saves your strength workouts, how hard they felt, and weigh-ins you log. It can read sleep, heart rate, HRV and resting heart rate for a recovery estimate (sleep needs Apple Watch), plus body weight and steps. Health data stays on your iPhone and is never used for ads or shared. EAR BREAKS AND REST CUES (Pro) Your music or podcast dips while you rest and returns for your next set. Optional "get ready" and "go" sounds too. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • No account needed to log, no ads. Friends is optional • Your log syncs only through your own iCloud • Bring your history: import a CSV from another workout app • Export your log as CSV, or share a workout as an image or video • Prefer to just log? Freestyle mode turns targets off WHAT'S INCLUDED Free: unlimited workouts, routines and custom exercises, supersets, your full history, last time on every set, the rest timer and Live Activity, streaks and friends, logging on Apple Watch, Apple Health, iCloud sync, sharing, import and export. Plus One Pro adds: your next target on every set, stall fixes and recovery-aware targets, the Progress tab (strength charts, estimated max, 3D muscle map), progress photos and bodyweight, the number to beat on Apple Watch, ear breaks and rest cues, and voice logging. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Monthly and yearly start with a 1-week free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. In English, Spanish, German and Portuguese. Voice logging needs an iPhone with Apple Intelligence turned on. Plus One is a training log, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a new exercise program. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plusonelifts.com/privacy

Screenshots

Workout Logger Journal4 screens
Progressive Overload4 screens

Verdict

The call

Workout Logger Journal and Progressive Overload are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Workout Logger Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Progressive Overload sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Workout Logger Journal against 5.0 for Progressive Overload. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Logger Journal ships an update every 5 days, Progressive Overload every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Workout Logger Journal versus Progressive Overload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout Logger JournalProgressive Overload
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNidhanshu SharmaRajesh Kumar Madhavan

Customer experience

Workout Logger Journal

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

Progressive Overload

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workout Logger Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Ironi Pro, monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ironi Pro, yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Progressive Overload

Subscriptions2
  • Plus One Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Plus One Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus One Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Workout Logger Journal free?
Workout Logger Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressive Overload free?
Progressive Overload is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Logger Journal or Progressive Overload?
Workout Logger Journal and Progressive Overload are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Workout Logger Journal or Progressive Overload have ads?
Neither Workout Logger Journal nor Progressive Overload shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Logger Journal or Progressive Overload?
Workout Logger Journal ships an update every 5 days, and Progressive Overload every 6 days. Most recently, Workout Logger Journal was updated on November 10, 2026 and Progressive Overload on November 10, 2026.

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