Mekimeki vs StrengthLog
StrengthLog is a Swedish tracker from Styrkelabbet with an unusually generous free tier and a strong reputation for written training content. Of every app in this comparison it is the closest to Mekimeki in philosophy, and it deserves a straighter answer than a comparison page usually gives.
Mekimeki and StrengthLog, side by side
| App | Free tier, as stated by the developer | Paid tier | Minimum iOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekimeki | Uncapped logging and routines | None. There is no paid version. | iOS 17.0+ |
| StrengthLog | Uncapped logging and routines | Subscription | iOS 15.0+ |
What StrengthLog says about its own free tier
This is StrengthLog’s own wording on its App Store page, quoted rather than summarised, so you can weigh it yourself:
Free Features: • Log an unlimited number of workouts. • No limits on how many workout routines you can create.
If you level up to a premium subscription, you'll gain access to more advanced statistics, our full library of training programs, and our most hardcore features.
Source: the StrengthLog App Store listing, retrieved 2026-09-09.
Why people look for a StrengthLog alternative
Premium holds the program library and the advanced statistics
StrengthLog is explicit that a premium subscription adds more advanced statistics, the full library of training programs, and its more specialised features. The logging is free and stays free; the layer above it is where the subscription sits.
English only
StrengthLog’s App Store listing is published in a single language. If you train in Japanese, Korean, or Chinese, that is not a preference question, it is a usability one.
Set types are labels rather than different arithmetic
This is the narrow, specific difference. In Mekimeki a warm-up set is excluded from personal records and volume, an assisted rep counts the weight as assistance so less help reads as a higher estimated 1RM, and a per-side set doubles into volume. That is scoring, not tagging.
What StrengthLog has that Mekimeki does not
The written training material behind it
Styrkelabbet publishes a large, well-edited body of strength training articles and exercise guides. That is a real thing to have standing behind an app and Mekimeki has nothing comparable.
A curated programme library
Their premium tier includes edited programmes for powerlifting, bodybuilding, powerbuilding and specific lifts. Mekimeki gives you progression presets to build your own block; it does not ship a library of named programmes.
Which one should you pick
If you are already on StrengthLog and getting on with it, you probably do not need to switch. Its free tier is close to ours in spirit and good enough to live in. Three things would move you: you want the app in Japanese, Korean or Chinese, and StrengthLog is English only; you want warm-up and assisted sets scored differently rather than labelled; or you would rather have no premium layer above you at all.
Questions people ask
What does StrengthLog charge for?
StrengthLog is free to download and charges for Subscription. Here is how the developer puts it on the App Store listing: Free Features: • Log an unlimited number of workouts. • No limits on how many workout routines you can create. If you level up to a premium subscription, you'll gain access to more advanced statistics, our full library of training programs, and our most hardcore features.
What plan does Mekimeki offer?
Mekimeki has one free plan. It has no Pro version, subscription, one-time unlock or advertising.
Can I move my history from StrengthLog?
There is no direct importer for StrengthLog data, and past sessions do not come across. What is worth carrying over is the last working weight for each exercise: a few minutes while you build your templates, after which the new history accumulates from there. Templates in Mekimeki are unlimited, so rebuilding a six-day split costs nothing but the typing.
Where these numbers come from
Every free-tier limit and price on this page is quoted word for word from that developer’s own App Store listing, and a dated copy of the listing is kept so the quote can be re-checked. How these comparisons are sourced and archived →
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