96 apps from 95 developers log sets and reps and 18 of them clear $20k a month. Ten of the 14 leaders hold $50–250k while the four most rated apps sit a band lower at $20–50k, Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log on 108,491 ratings and Hevy on 86,691. Not one of the 14 sells a weekly plan: seven charge $0.99 to $12.99 a month and five sell a lifetime up to $199.99. Seventeen apps launched in the last 18 months for 19% of the review pace and one reached $20–50k eight months in. The one star reviews land on the app quitting mid session, and "watch sync" runs 7 times in two leaders.
Appaloma readings · Workout loggers & trackers · 2026-09-01
- OpeningFewer newcomersOpen when a quarter or more of the niche launched in the last 18 months
- Demand89Revealed by rating velocity across the niche, 0–100
- Crowding62How much of the niche the top apps already hold, 0–100
- Apps9618 researched over $20k a month
- New17launched in the last 18 months, holding 19% of the niche's review pace
- Floor$1.1M+a month, adding the band floors of 96 researched apps
What the niche is
Log the set while you rest: exercise, weight, reps, timer, then a graph of the lift climbing over months. The buyer runs progressive overload out of a notes app or a spreadsheet and 18 of the 96 apps clear $20k a month off that swap.
It sits under Gym training inside Strength training. Sixty-six of the 96 are plain gym logs, 15 read the history and set your next weight, 7 carry the Reddit and coach programs lifters keep in a spreadsheet and 5 log the session without touching the phone.
Writing the program instead of recording it is a separate niche: 84 AI workout planner apps with 22 over $20k a month and Fitbod and Gymverse holding the only two $250k+ bands. The phone points at the lifter in the 33 AI sports coaching apps, where 19 launched in the last 18 months and hold 83% of that niche's review pace.
Who leads
| App | Since | Ratings | Stars | Prices | Band | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boostcamp: Workout ProgramsBPM Health Co. | Oct 2020 | 9,688 | 4.8 | $11.99–$79.99 | $50–250k |
| 2 |  Lyfta: Gym Workout Tracker LogLindberg Development AS | Oct 2022 | 6,100 | 4.8 | $2.99–$79.99 | $50–250k |
| 3 |  Setgraph: Gym Workout TrackerSetgraph LLC | Jun 2017 | 5,972 | 4.7 | $4.99–$199.99 | $50–250k |
| 4 |  Bolt – Workout & Strength Lognomtasticapps, LLC | Oct 2018 | 1,347 | 4.8 | $1.99–$99.99 | $50–250k |
| 5 |  Workout Planner - HeavyPixelArmour LLC | Feb 2024 | 1,130 | 4.3 | $3.49–$74.99 | $50–250k |
| 6 |  Gym Workout Tracker .LightByte Co., Ltd. | Dec 2022 | 284 | 4.8 | $3.99–$4.99 | $50–250k |
| 7 |  Workout Tracker - SwoleMateAnthony Samaha | Apr 2024 | 145 | 4.9 | $0.99–$9.99 | $50–250k |
| 8 |  S2: Strength logFormbound AB | Oct 2015 | 129 | 4.1 | $4.99–$22.99 | $50–250k |
| 9 |  Hardy: Smart workout routinesHardy App | May 2022 | 73 | 4.8 | $4.99–$89.99 | $50–250k |
| 10 |  Delta: Workout Tracker Gym LogHarun Can Demirkiran | Jun 2026 | 13 | 5.0 | $9.99–$79.99 | $50–250k |
| 11 |  Strong Workout Tracker Gym LogStrong Fitness PTE Limited | Sep 2011 | 108,491 | 4.9 | $3.99–$99.99 | $20–50k |
| 12 |  Hevy - Workout Tracker Gym LogHevy Studios S.L. | Jul 2019 | 86,691 | 4.9 | $2.99–$74.99 | $20–50k |
Band: our researched estimate of peak monthly revenue, published only for apps we have researched one by one. Every app in the catalog sits above the $5k a month floor.
Boostcamp: Workout Programs, from BPM Health Co., launched in October 2020 and holds 9,688 ratings at 138 a month in the $50–250k band, the only app from its developer. It ships nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1 and Reddit PPL inside the app and sells six plans from $11.99 to $79.99 without saying how long any of them runs.
Lyfta: Gym Workout Tracker Log, from Lindberg Development AS, launched in October 2022 and holds 6,100 ratings at 133 a month in the same band, has charted on top free and prices eight Lyfta Premium plans from $2.99 to $79.99. Setgraph: Gym Workout Tracker goes back to June 2017 with 5,972 ratings at 55 a month and the highest price in the top 14, a $199.99 lifetime beside a $4.99 month.
Delta: Workout Tracker Gym Log, from Harun Can Demirkiran, launched in June 2026 and holds $50–250k on 13 ratings with the priciest year of the 14 at $79.99 beside a $9.99 month, while Workout Tracker - SwoleMate holds the same band on 145 ratings charging $0.99 a month beside three tip jars.
Gym Workout Tracker . from LightByte Co., Ltd. holds $50–250k on 284 ratings with the cheapest year and lifetime of the 14, $3.99 and $4.99, and Hardy: Smart workout routines holds it on 73 ratings at $4.99, $49.99 and $89.99.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log, from Strong Fitness PTE Limited, tops every app on ratings at 108,491 and adds 607 a month at $20–50k with a rising figure of 1.1 and a run on top grossing. Hevy adds 1,013 a month, the fastest pace of any leader, on 86,691 in the same band, and JEFIT Workout Plan Gym Tracker goes back to July 2011 with 46,811 ratings.
Eleven of the 14 leaders come from developers with one app and 95 developers hold the 96 apps. Twelve shipped an update in 2026. Bolt – Workout & Strength Log stopped in October 2024 and S2: Strength log in September 2024, and both keep $50–250k as two of the nine dormant apps.
How they make money
Seven of the 14 leaders charge by the month, $0.99 at SwoleMate and $2.99 at Hevy through $4.99 at Setgraph, Hardy and Strong, up to $9.99 at Delta and $12.99 at JEFIT. Eight sell a yearly plan, from $3.99 at Gym Workout Tracker . and $22.99 at S2 through $29.99 at Strong and $59.99 at Workout Planner - Heavy to $69.99 at JEFIT and $79.99 at Delta.
Five sell a lifetime on the widest spread of any price: $4.99 at Gym Workout Tracker ., $74.99 at Hevy, $89.99 at Hardy, $199.99 at Setgraph and $79.99 beside $99.99 as Strong PRO Forever. Two sell a mid-length plan: $24.99 for three months at Delta and $19.99 for six at Strong.
Not one of the 14 sells a weekly plan and four never say how long a plan runs: Boostcamp's six plans, Lyfta's eight, Bolt's eight and RepCount Premium's four from $4.99 to $39.99. Workout Planner - Heavy sells a year on one of its nine plans at $59.99.
The angles that get installs
- pay once, no subscription5 apps
- train only the muscles recovered today5 apps
- rest timer runs on the Lock Screen4 apps
- works with no signal in a basement gym4 apps
- ranked lifts with friends3 apps
- lifting sessions land in Strava3 apps
Seven of the 96 apps open with no account and no sign-up survey. Five charge once and never again, five pick today's exercises from the muscles that have recovered, four run the rest timer on the Lock Screen, four keep working with no signal in a basement gym and four replace a 5/3/1 spreadsheet with a calculator. Three rank lifts against friends, three push the finished session into Strava and three sell each program pack on its own.
Three apps make paid color themes the upsell, the one angle of the ten that has nothing to do with the set.
What the one star reviews keep saying
“It sad to see this app doesn’t work anymore it had great potential”Setgraph: Gym Workout Tracker, 2025-12-20
“doesn't work” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“Absolutely insane that they would add a limit to the number of sets you can have using free version. Don’t waste time on this when plenty of apps give access to basic features for free.”Setgraph: Gym Workout Tracker, 2025-05-03
“free version” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“Love this app but it crashes every single time I use it, at some point during a workout it stops responding and I have to force close it and re-open it to run it. So frustrating”Bolt – Workout & Strength Log, 2025-12-03
“every single” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“This app is full of typos, workouts in languages I don’t know, and uses cutesy anime images to describe workout programs. I expected a lot more given the reviews I read. And those hundreds of “free” programs… I never saw”Lyfta: Gym Workout Tracker Log, 2026-07-12
“don't know” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“This is one of the least useful apps I have ever used. Not at all user friendly. I’d like to just be able to look at a list of exercises. Even when I try to add specific exercises, they don’t show up in the 5 day plan. I”Workout Planner - Heavy, 2025-09-15
“user friendly” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“Would have but each time you attempt to save exercises into a workout, they don't save. It's so frustrating that you just give up. Nice app but if I can't quickly save my exercises, then it's pointless. I'll wait to see ”Lyfta: Gym Workout Tracker Log, 2026-05-23
“workout don't” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps“I LOVED this app but every update is worse! The kg to lb button is in the most annoying spot, and I’m constantly having to redo my entries for entire workouts! Now the most recent update CRASHES every time the app is min”Setgraph: Gym Workout Tracker, 2026-02-17
“entire workouts” recurs in 3 of the top 12 apps
Phrases that recur in one and two star reviews across 8 of the niche's top 12 apps.
Eight leaders carry pooled reviews and three complaints run through them.
It crashes and the sets go with it. "Every single" runs 5 times in three apps, "entire workouts" 3 times in three, "recent update" and "every time" 4 times each in two, behind a Setgraph reviewer redoing entries for entire workouts after an update. "Doesn't work" runs 5 times in three and "stopped working" 4 times in two.
The Apple Watch loses the workout. "Watch sync" runs 7 times in two apps, the highest count in the pile, and the Strong reviewer behind it lost workouts the Watch app never saved.
The free tier caps the log and the paid tier loses it. "Free version" runs 5 times in three apps over a limit on how many sets a workout holds, and "workout data" 4 times in two: a Setgraph reviewer moved to a new phone and arrived with no workouts and no history.
What works, from the five star side
"Track workouts" runs 64 times in eight apps and "best workout" 59 times in five, with "tracking workouts" and "everything need" at 38 each in five. "Best I've" runs 20 times in six apps and "I've tried" 15 times in seven, from lifters who cycled through other trackers first. "It's free" runs 17 times in six and credits the app for not pushing in-app purchases.
New in the last 18 months
- MacroFactor Workouts - TrackerJan 2026 · 4,031 ratings · $20–50k
- Spotr: Strength TrainingJul 2025 · 629 ratings · $10–20k
- MuscleUp: Workout PlannerJan 2025 · 392 ratings · $5–10k
- Built WorkoutJun 2025 · 279 ratings · $5–10k
- Personal Trainer - Fortify AIFeb 2026 · 107 ratings · $5–10k
- Ghisa: AI Gym Workout TrackerJun 2026 · 101 ratings · $5–10k
Seventeen apps launched in the last 18 months for 19% of the review pace and six are past 100 ratings. MacroFactor Workouts - Tracker, from Stronger By Science Technologies LLC, reached 4,031 ratings and $20–50k eight months after a January 2026 launch, the band the top four hold. Spotr: Strength Training holds $10–20k on 629 ratings from July 2025, while MuscleUp: Workout Planner, Built Workout, Personal Trainer - Fortify AI and Ghisa: AI Gym Workout Tracker sit at $5–10k on 101 to 392 ratings.
Four leaders run cached ad creative: Lyfta on "Try this free gym app" with Hevy and Strong in its own hashtags, Hevy in French, Setgraph on "details matter" and Gym Workout Tracker . on "Your Gym Progress, All in One App".
What to copy and what to avoid
Copy: the $4.99 month that Setgraph, Hardy and Strong all name, with a lifetime above it that five of the 14 sell up to $199.99.
Copy: opening with no account, which seven apps run, while "it's free" runs 17 times in six leaders on the five star side.
Avoid: an update that loses entries. "Every single", "entire workouts", "recent update" and "every time" carry 16 one star mentions across the eight leaders with reviews.
Avoid: capping sets in the free tier and dropping history on a phone swap: "free version" runs 5 times in three leaders and "workout data" 4 times in two.
Our read: the crash and watch phrases outnumber every pricing complaint, 16 and 7 against 5 for the free version. The people writing one star reviews paid first and then lost a session.
Our read: the four most rated apps sit at $20–50k while ten smaller ones hold $50–250k, and Delta holds $50–250k on 13 ratings with a $79.99 year. The band follows the prices more than the ratings count.
FAQ
Is the workout tracker app market saturated?
No. 96 apps from 95 developers compete, 18 clear $20k a month as of September 2026 and 17 launched in the last 18 months for 19% of the review pace. MacroFactor Workouts - Tracker reached $20–50k eight months after launch and Delta $50–250k in three.
Which workout tracker apps make the most money?
Ten of the 14 leaders hold $50–250k as of September 2026, and Boostcamp: Workout Programs leads them on ratings with 9,688 against Lyfta's 6,100. Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log leads the niche with 108,491 ratings and Hevy with 1,013 a month, and both sit a band below at $20–50k.
How do workout tracker apps make money?
Seven of the 14 leaders charge $0.99 to $12.99 a month, eight sell a yearly plan at $3.99 to $79.99 and five sell a lifetime up to $199.99. Not one sells a weekly plan and four never say how long a plan runs.
What do lifters use instead of a workout app?
Lifters use a spreadsheet, and the listings answer it directly: four apps sell a 5/3/1 calculator in place of one and seven carry the Reddit and coach programs that live in spreadsheets, Boostcamp with nSuns, GZCLP, PHUL and PHAT built in.
What should a new workout tracker app do differently?
Keep the log intact through an update, since crash and lost entry phrases carry 16 one star mentions across eight leaders. Make the Apple Watch save the session, where "watch sync" runs 7 times in two leaders. Say how long every plan runs, which four of the 14 leaders skip.