App Profile: FitNotes - Workout Tracker

Dnepr98

Rating: 5/5

After trying 10–15 different gym apps—both free and paid—I finally found the one I’ve stuck with for years. Unlike the flashy, overpriced apps out there, this one offers exactly what I was looking for: a simple, effective way to log workouts and track progress, like a reliable punch list I can always count on. What sets this app apart is how straightforward and customizable it is. You don’t have to fight with the interface or force it to fit your routine. It’s easy to tailor to your needs, and the premium features add great value (though I mostly paid to support the developer). Yes, the recent update had some bugs, but the developers are incredibly responsive. I reached out multiple times with feedback and suggestions, and each time they replied promptly and actually implemented fixes. That kind of support is rare. If you’re hesitant because of negative reviews tied to the last update, I’d say most of those issues have already been resolved. The app is actively maintained, and the team behind it truly listens. Give it a try—and if you’re already using it but experiencing problems, don’t hesitate to contact the developer. They’ll take care of you.

cmhawke

Rating: 4/5

1. "Continue With Last Workout Values" only seems to work between the same workout. It would be good if there were at least an option to "Continue With Last Exercise Values", so it works for the same exercises among different workouts. 2. Exercise notes, which can include important information that can affect decisions in future workouts, are not currently included in CSV exports. It would be helpful if notes could be included. 3. In Notes boxes (e.g. Exercise Note), for increased usability there should be ghost/placeholder text of the notes last entered for that note type in a prior workout, as the notes may be intended to affect decisions in future workouts. See RepCount for an example. 4. In any workout, after exiting the Notes section of any exercise (containing boxes: Exercise Note, Workout Note, Workout Definition Note, Exercise Definition Note), the workout page has been scrolled all the way to the top. For usability, it should instead return to where the user had been on the page. 5. It seems that data is not synced to the cloud, which would mean app data loss should the app be deleted or reinstalled, in which case a cloud sync option should be added. 6. A dark mode, in which the full interface has a dark color theme, would be great. Currently it appears that only certain portions of the interface vary in color among the existing themes (e.g. top, buttons, tab icons), whereas most of it remains light.

leon-.-.-

Rating: 1/5

I really liked the app and immediately bought the premium version. I‘ve setup my exercises and workout plans. Then, with one of the recent updates a few weeks ago, the devs seem to have decided to create their own categories for muscle groups and simply overwrote my own or added theirs. The outcome: most of my exercises are now in a category I don’t want them to be. And worst thing about this is that it happened without even a notification and the possibility to decline. Aside from that, replacing an exercise during a workout often leads to the exercise AFTER the selected one being replaced. EDIT: I have to revise my rating from 3 stars to 1 star. Just tried to re-sort my exercises and deleted all the new categories. Some genius dev thought it would be good to automatically delete all the exercises if the category is deleted. So I basically have to fully recreate everything I‘ve built over the past months. Thanks for nothing. Actually less than nothing since I now have double the work.