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athlate vs Strong
Last updated 15 September 2026
Strong, from Strong Fitness PTE Ltd in Singapore, is a simple, fast workout logger with a standalone Apple Watch app. athlate is a training log built as a spreadsheet. Here is how they compare.
| Feature | athlate | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Logging and the spreadsheet are free. The Rytme subscription is $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year. | Free with a cap on routines. PRO is $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 lifetime. |
| Logging | A spreadsheet log with live max, volume and estimated 1RM on every row. A card view with one block per exercise is one tap away. | A minimal logger. Sets tagged warm-up, failure or drop, supersets and an automatic rest timer. |
| Weight and progression | Weight as % of 1RM, % of another exercise's 1RM, last session plus X, last week plus X, RPE, or a formula you write in the cell. Reps as a number, a range, n or more, AMRAP or time. Free. | Built around simple linear barbell programs such as Starting Strength and StrongLifts. |
| Warm-up and plate calculators | Rest timer, plate calculator, warm-up sets and set types (warm-up, working, drop). Free. | Both are PRO. |
| Program library | Built-in program templates and Rytme plans. | None. |
| Social | Feed with posts, comments, high fives and challenges. | None. |
| Export | CSV, a full Excel workbook (XLSX) and a printable PDF. Backup to iCloud or Google Drive. Free. | CSV. |
| Import | CSV from Strong, Hevy, JEFIT, StrengthLog, Fitbod and MyFitnessPal, sync from the Hevy API, and Apple Health or Health Connect. All integrations. | Not covered in our review. |
| Watch | No. | A full Apple Watch app that works without the phone. |
| Availability | Not in the App Store or Google Play yet. Join the waitlist. | In the App Store now. |
Where Strong is better
- The Apple Watch app, which logs a whole workout without your phone. athlate has no watch app.
- Simplicity. Strong does fewer things and asks less of you. If you only want to write down sets, it is quicker to learn.
- A lifetime purchase. athlate has none.
- It is out, and has been for years. athlate is still on a waitlist.
Where athlate is ahead
Where athlate is ahead: warm-up and plate calculators are free, progression can be written as a rule or formula, there is a program sheet and a social feed, the export includes Excel and PDF, and you can bring your Strong history over from its CSV file.
What we write about Strong comes from its own website, help pages and App Store listing, per September 2026. All prices, ours too, are in US dollars as listed in the US store. Your own store shows them in your currency. Apps change quickly. If something here is out of date, tell us at hey@athlate.com and we will fix it.