Gym log - Strive

This app is probably the 7th or 8th app of its kind I have downloaded in the past few months. Every single one is either lacking extremely important features to me, isn’t beginner friendly, or is completely locked behind a paywall. This is extremely frustrating because these companies are taking advantage of people who are desperate to change their way of living for the better. Anyway, this app has been a great change of pace. It has every feature I need (although lacking some less important quality of life features), it’s very beginner friendly and easy to use, and my favorite part is that it’s 100% free, no ads and no sign-in. The mission statement says that the developer has many more ideas that they hope to implement in the future which if so, I really look forward to because I can see myself using this app for years. Keep it up!

I started using this app recently but it is already the best app I have found for organizing and maintaining your exercise regimen. It is very easy to set up your own sequence of exercises around the equipment available to you, and to do them in order or skip around as the machines or weights are unused. You can easily add sets or reps to your previous shown workout and update your exercise performance as you rest between sets. There is a timer if you are controlling your rest times between sets. Your records are preserved for every session. You can easily set up sessions around splits based on push-pull, upper-lower, legs-arms, chest-core, or any other strategy that suits you. The user interface is clean and uncluttered; the author knows how to program for IOS and I have found no bugs or crashes so far. All you need to do is do your set, tap once or twice, and then rest for the next set or exercise. Couldn’t be simpler. No “in app purchases” to access necessary features; it’s all there for you to use. The author seems to be a gym bro trying to write the perfect workout app for his own use and generously sharing it with the rest of us. For all these reasons, I give it a 5 star rating. Thanks, brother!

I personally never review apps because most of them are just a means to an end. This app however doesn’t make any concessions and for me has zero downsides. As someone conscious about their privacy, the lack of any data tracking is massive. No ads, no account creation, no nonsense. All the while being entirely free. Similar apps often cost an arm and a leg but this app asks nothing of you. As far as the actual content of the app, it’s exactly what most progression-minded individuals need. Tons of exercises with the ability to create your own, logging your workouts and even showing you what last sessions numbers were during the current workout, workout timer, weekly workout tracker, weight tracker, the list goes on. For anyone making a serious attempt at getting fit, this app has it all. Selfishly, the only thing I would add is macro/calorie tracking if only to avoid other ad-riddled apps and having all my needs in one place. Thanks again for the wonderful app, I hope you continue to iterate and make it even better!