Stronger
Stronger by Atlas is a well-regarded workout tracker that helps users with consistency and progress, but recent reviews highlight significant issues with bugs, missing exercise options, and a confusing premium paywall, despite a high lifetime rating.
Stronger by Atlas is a fitness app praised for its workout tracking capabilities and continuous updates, which users say improve efficiency and strength. However, a notable portion of recent feedback points to frustrating bugs, a lack of diverse exercise options, and a perceived paywall that hinders free usage.
What users like
What users complain about
- Many users encounter significant bugs and glitches, including workouts not saving, timers not stopping, and routines malfunctioning.R12R26R27R46
- The app is perceived as having a paywall, with some users unable to access basic features or decline premium offers.R3R5R13R15
- Lacks a wide variety of exercises, particularly for non-weightlifting activities, and common lifts are missing.R6R7R19R21
- Limited or no support for wearables and Apple Health integration, which disappoints users.R4R26R29R40
- Custom routine creation is buggy, with issues saving or managing routines.R12R27
Latest update · v5.2.9
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
CHANGES - Bug fixes
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This app is for individuals primarily focused on weightlifting and strength training who value detailed workout tracking and progress monitoring R1R4R8. It may appeal to those who appreciate continuous app updates and an intuitive interface R1R2R36. It is NOT for users who require extensive exercise variety beyond traditional weightlifting, especially for cardio, mobility, or specific variations R6R7R21. It is also not suitable for those who expect seamless integration with Apple Watch or Apple Health R4R29R40, or for users who are unwilling to pay for premium features, as many report encountering a paywall R3R5R15.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew negative, with a significant focus on bugs and the paywall. This contrasts with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a potential decline in user experience or increased frustration with recent changes. The positive points are primarily about the core tracking functionality, which is still appreciated by some users.
Frequently asked
Is Stronger by Atlas truly free to use?
Does Stronger by Atlas support Apple Watch or Apple Health?
Are there many bugs in the Stronger by Atlas app?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 50 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] Huge fan of this app: I really enjoy the constant updates you guys provide. The app continuously improves. It has genuinely increased my workout efficiency and improved my strength. I am glad to see the “classes” adjusted, some of the world class was incredibly difficult to reach lol. Please continue the good work. I will be a long time user of this app.
- [R4] Good App: This app has helped with my consistency and tracking my progress. It links to my health app but it doesn’t have a great interface on the apple watch. In the future I hope an update would allow the data to transfer to my activity app to help close my rings and make it more as accessible on my apple watch.
- [R8] Great overall except one thing: I love this app, great at tracking and helping me progress! The only thing that I dislike is that when doing my “deload week” it doesn’t take into account that I’m doing ~60% weights. It seems almost as if the “effort meter” doesn’t play any part in calculation of strength. Watching my muscle groups “decline” from advanced to intermediate while doing something the a
- [R24] Great App. Needs further UI improvement: Been loving this app so far to track my lifting progress. I love the AI integration that follows what I’ve been doing historically and learns and gives me recommendations along the way. I will say, there’s some minor functionality and UI improvements that I would love to see - for example, the rest timer that shows up after each set covers the keyboard and
- [R2] Amazing app: The only thing I don’t like about the app is not being able to remove a set that I added on accident other than that it’s amazing.
- [R21] Needs more excercise: Great app overall however there are several lifts/variations of lifts that i do that are not listed like trap bar deadlift, landmine press, row, etc. and other things like close grip bench press and even the tricep press down machine that most commercial gyms have. I think the interface is amazing and easy to use and the concept is great however other apps like Arrow effectiv
- [R36] Great app: Super intuitive and easy to use. Glad for the free version.
- [R12] Custom routine: There is so many glitches on this app for customizing your own routine it’s crazy, I finished making a 6day workout routine just for the app not letting me save it for me to use, there’s so many better apps that does the exact same so I’m definitely switching over
- [R26] Not complete. Not worth subscription. YET.: Hopefully the Devs read this. There is no support for wearables. Bugs out and keeps workout going even after completing and closing the app. Have to uninstall and reinstall to have it stop recording the closed workout. Setup is cumbersome but not awful. Ai assistant and tracking is solid, but not always using the rest function properly. Needs updates. Ba
- [R27] Started good, routines suck: It started good when I was just logging workouts as I went, however it is missing several of the exercises I do. Additionally, the routines are constantly glitching out and skipping/deleting exercises from the daily workout routine I set up. If I decide to delete on for the day, it might scrap the entire set, or skip entire sections of the workout (most often the lower
- [R46] breaking bug: a lot of the little visual or calculation bugs i’ve been able to live with, and i like may of the newer features, but i currently have a workout timer running at the top of my phone screen after ending a workout that won’t stop. force-closing the app doesn’t do anything, and neither does rebooting my phone entirely. please fix this - i use this app to workout every day, but will be u
- [R3] Useless: Paying for a workout tracker is insane
- [R5] Misleading: Have to pay to use. Should mention beforehand.
- [R13] 👎: Have to pay to use 👎
- [R15] Nah: You must be out your damn mind if you think I’m paying for a workout tracker 😂
- [R6] Best App on the Market: I’m obsessed with using this app to track my workouts. I wish there were some easier ways to track mobility, cardio & other non-weight lifting exercises. But overall, I’m tickled pink with the app
- [R7] Good app but wish it offered more options for exercises: Great for workout tracking if you only lift weights, but wish it had more options for Kickboxing other than to just create a bodyweight workout. Would love to see new options to better track progress.
- [R19] good app some problems: it works well for beginners but should definitely add more workouts especially for abs.other than that works well for me
- [R29] Could be better: I’m a little disappointed that I bought the year subscription and don’t intend to use it. The app itself is fine, I like that I can build my splits and customize as needed. However, what’s frustrating for me is that it doesn’t connect to my Apple health or other similar trackers. If it would do that, I could see myself using it more. I understand this is a new app, so it still has
- [R40] Apple health connection: So far it’s decent just wish it would connect to my Apple health so it’s actually log that I worked out
- [R34] Glitchy as hell (Updated): Downloaded it because it does have a cool premise where you can view how your lifts are against the average population and you’re friends. But that’s the only good thing about it. When I try to use the AI features they talk about it, it says I have no connection when I used the internet 2 seconds before and a few seconds after. The actual workout logger doesn’t have a fe
- [R20] Very cool app: This app helps me with everything in the gym
Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store