A Strong alternative for lifters who want more than a log
Strong basically invented the modern minimalist workout log, and for solo lifters who want zero noise it is still superb. IronPack keeps the serious logging and adds the thing Strong deliberately leaves out: reasons beyond discipline to show up again this week.
The honest comparison
Facts checked July 2026. Prices are USD, vary by region, and change; check each app's own pricing page for current figures.
| Strong | IronPack | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS, Android | iPhone (currently New Zealand App Store, wider rollout to follow) |
| Free tier | Unlimited logging; 3 routines | Unlimited logging; 3 user-created routines; full game + social loop free forever |
| Paid tier | Pro about $4.99/mo, $29.99/yr or $99.99 lifetime | Pro $3.99/mo or $29.99/yr (14-day trial); Founder's Lifetime $49.99 during soft launch |
| Social model | Deliberately solo: no feed, no leaderboards | Per-lift leaderboards, record-raid alerts, weekly leagues, DOTS pound-for-pound scoring |
| The extra layer | None, by design | A collectible card game paid for only by training: packs, binders, foils, the Forge |
| Moving in | - | Imports Strong's CSV export with a kg/lb picker and warm-up flags honoured |
Who Strong suits better
Android users, since IronPack is iPhone-only today. Lifters who find any game layer distracting and want the quietest possible tool. If that is you, Strong's lifetime option is also the cheapest long-run path to a plain log.
Who IronPack suits better
Lifters whose logs are graveyards of three-week streaks. The logging itself is just as serious: supersets, rest timer, warm-up ramps, plate maths, records at every rep count from 1 to 12, strength standards and a weekly muscle heatmap. But every session also pays XP and pack points, records raid your mates' leaderboards, and a weekly league of about 20 lifters keeps the week honest. The game can only be played by training; nothing in it is for sale.
Switching without losing your history
Strong exports your full history as CSV, and IronPack imports it: sessions, sets and warm-up flags, with a kg/lb picker since Strong's export does not state its unit. Records and charts are rebuilt from the whole story. The walkthrough (shared with the Hevy guide) is at import your workout history.
Same serious log. New reasons to show up.
Import your Strong history in a few minutes and let your next session earn your first pack.
Get IronPack free on the App StoreComparing the social option instead? See IronPack vs Hevy.
Facts checked July 2026 against public pricing and plan information; IronPack details verified against IronPack 1.1. Strong is a trademark of its owner; IronPack is not affiliated with or endorsed by Strong. This page is refreshed whenever either product's public facts change.