Reviews of Dropset: Gym tracker

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Total ratings

4.40 (Rating count: 96)

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Review summary

Dropset is praised for its beautiful UI and strong, flexible workout tracking—routines, intervals, reminders, charts, and a sizeable exercise library make planning and logging workouts easy. Reviewers repeatedly note the app’s powerful customization and clear progress visuals. However, recurring concerns temper the enthusiasm: a pricey subscription model (many would prefer a one-time purchase), stability issues with crashes, lack of Apple Watch support, tedious weight-entry, and occasional data-loss bugs when managing accounts. Some users also wish for more exercises in the library. Overall, strong design and workflow overshadowed by price, reliability, and feature gaps.

Pros

Beautiful, clean minimalist UI that makes the app easy to navigate.
Highly customizable workouts and tracking, including routines, sets/reps/weights, notes, RPE and reminders.
Built-in interval/rest timer and smooth in-workout logging flow.
Large library of predefined exercises plus the ability to add custom ones and organize into folders.
Helpful progress visuals like charts and a calendar view to track weight, reps, and workouts over time.

Cons

Subscription pricing is seen as not worth it by many users; many would prefer a one-time purchase option.
Frequent crashes during sessions, causing loss of progress and frustration.
No Apple Watch app or limited Apple Watch support.
Tedious or awkward data entry for weights and general input friction.
Account management bugs (deleting an account can wipe workout logs) and related data-loss issues.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.70

All time rating average: 4.40

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-09-17	Mi*****	The app looks amazing. I love the clean simple design but App is definitely not worth the price. Theres a ton of other apps that do the exact same thing as this app and are fully free. Like “Gains” which only charges to see 1Repmax and Tagging.
The app looks amazing. I love the clean simple design but App is definitely not worth the price. Theres a ton of other apps that do the exact same thing as this app and are fully free. Like “Gains” which only charges to see 1Repmax and Tagging.
2025-07-31	Jo*****	Why not just pay one-time and own the app?
Why not just pay one-time and own the app?
2025-07-26	DD*****	Although I rated it five, I only have one problem there is a feature where you can make an account to communicate within the app with other users, however I’m not able. And when I deleted my account, it said it wouldn’t affect my workout logs or anything like that but when I swiped the app and checked again everything was gone..
Although I rated it five, I only have one problem there is a feature where you can make an account to communicate within the app with other users, however I’m not able. And when I deleted my account, it said it wouldn’t affect my workout logs or anything like that but when I swiped the app and checked again everything was gone..
2025-06-24	Mm*****	It seems like I’ve tried a few in the past but they were never quite right. I’ve been using Dropset now for about 8-9 months and I absolutely love it, so I’m going to talk about why! They have premade workouts you can choose, but I have only created my own customized ones (that is, creating it in their app from trusted programs I have researched/found online, not “making it up myself,” because that would be silly), so I can’t say how valid theirs are. But it’s easy/intuitive to create your own routine, and create your own custom exercises if they don’t have the exact one you want already set up. They do have a ton already in there to choose from, and you can pick them based on like, upper body, glutes, etc. You can make several different routines, like if you’re doing a PPL split, and put them in a folder so they show up grouped on your main page, so later if you switch to a full-body 3-day split you can sort of ignore the other ones. You can also tell it the frequency when you want to do each one, or the day of the week, and it will remind you which one is next or remind you that today is Push, for instance. As you are doing the workout, you can start it and have exercises set on durations that you set, then it automatically will run the interval timer you’ve set for working/resting period and log them. I use this interval setting for like, planks, at the beginning of my workout, and then a dead hang at the end. Then when you’re done with that exercise, it starts the rest timer (as you have set it) for between sets. The screen is black and white, and it will beep for the intervals and then beep for the rest timer, and between sets the rest timer visually shows how much more time you have, which is kind of nice - I like that when someone is asking if you’re close to being done, so I can show them “30 more seconds rest then one more set,” easily. Or if I’m up and walking around to get in some steps when I walk by I can see visually if it’s almost time to be starting the next set. When you log the last set of one, the screen comes up to show the next exercise. It shows what you did for sets/reps/weights the last time. If you want to log something different this time, it’s easy to adjust and then check the box as you complete each set. There is also a little notes section, like if you want to note that the last set was extra hard today or that the green handle kettlebell is the one you want for x weight, or whatever. The name is also a feature within the app - if you want to do a drop set for any of the exercises, you can quickly add that as a special thing and it will create it as a sub to the last set. And you can record the RPE for each set, if you want. There are charts for each exercise where you can see total weight for the day over time, or heaviest weight, or 1-rep max, or total reps. There is also a calendar view where you can see which days you’ve logged workouts, and you can set each workout to have a distinctive symbol so you can see which ones you were doing on those days. You can also easily set up supersets, so for instance if you want to do bicep curls/tricep extensions, it will go from logging the curl right into the screen for the extensions, then have a rest between the supersets. It’s not free, but there is a trial membership, and for me the functionality is so much exactly what I want that I am happy to pay for it.
It seems like I’ve tried a few in the past but they were never quite right. I’ve been using Dropset now for about 8-9 months and I absolutely love it, so I’m going to talk about why! They have premade workouts you can choose, but I have only created my own customized ones (that is, creating it in their app from trusted programs I have researched/found online, not “making it up myself,” because that would be silly), so I can’t say how valid theirs are. But it’s easy/intuitive to create your own routine, and create your own custom exercises if they don’t have the exact one you want already set up. They do have a ton already in there to choose from, and you can pick them based on like, upper body, glutes, etc. You can make several different routines, like if you’re doing a PPL split, and put them in a folder so they show up grouped on your main page, so later if you switch to a full-body 3-day split you can sort of ignore the other ones. You can also tell it the frequency when you want to do each one, or the day of the week, and it will remind you which one is next or remind you that today is Push, for instance. As you are doing the workout, you can start it and have exercises set on durations that you set, then it automatically will run the interval timer you’ve set for working/resting period and log them. I use this interval setting for like, planks, at the beginning of my workout, and then a dead hang at the end. Then when you’re done with that exercise, it starts the rest timer (as you have set it) for between sets. The screen is black and white, and it will beep for the intervals and then beep for the rest timer, and between sets the rest timer visually shows how much more time you have, which is kind of nice - I like that when someone is asking if you’re close to being done, so I can show them “30 more seconds rest then one more set,” easily. Or if I’m up and walking around to get in some steps when I walk by I can see visually if it’s almost time to be starting the next set. When you log the last set of one, the screen comes up to show the next exercise. It shows what you did for sets/reps/weights the last time. If you want to log something different this time, it’s easy to adjust and then check the box as you complete each set. There is also a little notes section, like if you want to note that the last set was extra hard today or that the green handle kettlebell is the one you want for x weight, or whatever. The name is also a feature within the app - if you want to do a drop set for any of the exercises, you can quickly add that as a special thing and it will create it as a sub to the last set. And you can record the RPE for each set, if you want. There are charts for each exercise where you can see total weight for the day over time, or heaviest weight, or 1-rep max, or total reps. There is also a calendar view where you can see which days you’ve logged workouts, and you can set each workout to have a distinctive symbol so you can see which ones you were doing on those days. You can also easily set up supersets, so for instance if you want to do bicep curls/tricep extensions, it will go from logging the curl right into the screen for the extensions, then have a rest between the supersets. It’s not free, but there is a trial membership, and for me the functionality is so much exactly what I want that I am happy to pay for it.
2025-06-03	mr*****	I’m seeing some great progress ever since I began using Dropset a few months back and I want to like it more but it crashes at least a half dozen times every session and sends me back to the main screen. Happens a lot when changing equipment type or weight amounts. The more I use it, the less inclined I am to think it’s worth the subscription cost.
I’m seeing some great progress ever since I began using Dropset a few months back and I want to like it more but it crashes at least a half dozen times every session and sends me back to the main screen. Happens a lot when changing equipment type or weight amounts. The more I use it, the less inclined I am to think it’s worth the subscription cost.
2025-04-12	th*****	I love this app. It’s great. The UI is clear and concise and the sounds are great for reminders mid-workout. One thing that the app is lacking is Apple Watch support/integration. I don’t like being tethered to my phone during a gym workout. I’m the kindle of guy who starts a workout and chucks their phone into a bag to minimize distractions. This is where apps like Setgraph and Ladder excel and beat Dropset for me. When Apple Watch integration is added. I’ll definitely give Dropset another fair chance.
I love this app. It’s great. The UI is clear and concise and the sounds are great for reminders mid-workout. One thing that the app is lacking is Apple Watch support/integration. I don’t like being tethered to my phone during a gym workout. I’m the kindle of guy who starts a workout and chucks their phone into a bag to minimize distractions. This is where apps like Setgraph and Ladder excel and beat Dropset for me. When Apple Watch integration is added. I’ll definitely give Dropset another fair chance.
2025-03-28	sa*****	it would be good if will have "KG" supports as well. its not comoftable to only use "lb"
it would be good if will have "KG" supports as well. its not comoftable to only use "lb"
2025-03-21	Ga*****	Great app and easy to use. Great recommendations for workouts and excellent customization for specific workout routines.
Great app and easy to use. Great recommendations for workouts and excellent customization for specific workout routines.
2025-03-20	Ca*****	App itself is good for tracking, needs better example on the excises like short demonstration videos. But it urgently need a apple watch URGENTLY.
App itself is good for tracking, needs better example on the excises like short demonstration videos. But it urgently need a apple watch URGENTLY.
2025-03-10	04*****	Would be great if you could add resistance bands to equipment and allow things like bike to be added multiple times - right now I can only add it once in my workout and I’d like to add it between sets.
Would be great if you could add resistance bands to equipment and allow things like bike to be added multiple times - right now I can only add it once in my workout and I’d like to add it between sets.