The Best Workout Tracker for Beginners

Starting out is confusing enough without a complicated app

When you are new to the gym, the hardest part is not effort, it is knowing what to do. Most workout apps make this worse. They bury you in settings, templates, and features you will not understand for months. You open the app, feel lost, and go back to scribbling on your phone notes.

Trackist takes the opposite approach. It is clean, simple, and built around the things a beginner actually needs: a plan to follow, a fast way to log what you did, and a clear sense that you are getting stronger.

The fastest way to start: follow a friend's plan

You do not need to design your own program on day one. If a friend already trains, they can build a plan in Trackist, turn on invites, and send you a code. You join and follow the exact same plan they use. You get a proven structure instead of guessing, and you can ask them questions because you are both looking at the same workouts.

You still keep your own logs. Their progress is theirs, yours is yours. You just borrow the roadmap.

The features that help beginners most

• Simple set logging. Record sets, reps, weight, and rest time in a few taps during your workout.
• RPE to learn effort. RPE is a simple 1 to 10 rating of how hard a set felt. Logging it teaches you to read your own effort, which is one of the most useful skills a beginner can build.
• Per-exercise notes. Save form cues or reminders from your friend or coach right on the exercise.
• Instant feedback on targets. When you hit your target for a set, the app tells you, so you always know you are on track.
• Progress and body weight trends. Watch your weights climb and track body weight and measurements on a clean chart, so you can actually see the work paying off.
• Ad-free and focused. No ads and no clutter, just your workout in front of you.

How it works in 3 steps

1. Download Trackist and join a plan. Get a code from a friend, or start with a ready-made plan.
2. Log each set as you go. Enter reps, weight, and RPE. Hit your target and the app confirms it.
3. Watch your progress. Over a few weeks, your logs and trend charts show you getting stronger.

Learn by tracking, not by guessing

The reason tracking matters for beginners is simple. When you write down what you lifted and how hard it felt, you start to see patterns. You notice that an extra rep is easier this week, or that a weight you feared is now an RPE 7. That feedback loop is how beginners turn into confident lifters, and Trackist keeps it front and center without overwhelming you.

Ready to begin? Browse the beginner-friendly workout plans and pick one to follow from your first session.

Trackist is available on iOS and Android with no ads, so you can start tracking today.