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Every set, hallmarked.

Every set you lift, weighed against the one before it.

For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

How it works

From nothing to competing with yourself

Four screens. No blank page, no setup ritual, no spreadsheet.

  1. Exercise catalogue and library with muscle group filter.

    Pick or create an exercise

    Choose from our predefined catalogue, sorted by muscle group — or create your own in seconds.

    Or use one of our predefined packs.

  2. Routine editor with set sequencing, repetitions, and rest intervals.

    Build it into a routine

    Order sets and rest times — or start from one of our predefined routines and make it yours.

    Or use one of our predefined packs.

  3. Monthly workout calendar with recurrence rules and scheduled session.

    Schedule it, or start right now

    Put it on the calendar with a reminder, or begin training this second.

  4. Session in progress: set 2 beats the previous best of 87.5 kg × 8.

    Next time, compete with yourself

    Your last session shows up inside every set of this one. That's the Ghost Set.

    How the ghost behaves

Ghost Set

You compete against who you were last time

The Ghost Set isn't a record pinned to a wall. It's your last session of each exercise, set by set, and it changes every time you train.

  1. I First session

    The first time, you train alone.

    There's nothing to beat yet. Every set you check off keeps its weight and reps, or its seconds if it's a hold. That trace is what will be waiting for you next time.

    Check off the set and leave the trace.

  2. II Set against set

    Next time, it's already waiting.

    Your set 2 is measured against your previous set 2, warm-up against warm-up. Last time's number sits inside each field, so you know whether you're past it while you type, before you check off the set.

    Bench press card mid-session: every set with its reference from last time.
  3. III The verdict

    Below, matched or beaten.

    When you check off the set, load decides first; at equal load, reps; for holds, seconds. Matching is recorded as matched, not as a loss. Beating it turns the bronze outline gold and logs it as a new best.

    Set 2 beaten: 90 kg × 8 against the previous best of 87.5 kg × 8.
  4. IV The relay

    When you finish, the ghost is you.

    When you close the session, its sets take the ghost's place. Next time you race today's you: the bar rises every time you beat it and, if today was hard, next time measures you against today, not against your best day months ago. Whatever you beat lands on the session certificate.

    Session certificate: bench press from 80 kg × 8 to 87.5 kg × 8.

Apple ecosystem

Your set follows you

The session starts on the iPhone and doesn't stay there. Follow one two-minute rest from start to finish.

  1. Lock Screen

    You lock the iPhone. The rest keeps going.

    The gold countdown, the set that's next and the session clock, without unlocking. If you're ready early, Skip is one tap away.

  2. Dynamic Island

    You switch apps. The rest stays on top.

    While you pick a song or answer a message, the countdown keeps running in the island. Press and hold to see the set, your previous best and skip the rest.

  3. Apple Watch

    On your wrist, the next set.

    The watch carries the same rest and, when it hits zero, moves straight to the set: weight, reps and your previous best. You complete it from your wrist; the iPhone stays on the bench.

iPad

When you're done, go big

Analysis with room to breathe: estimated 1RM, weekly volume, progress and the history of every set, in three columns.

Bench press detail on iPad: estimated 1RM of 111.7 kg, weekly volume of 2,820 kg and progress chart.

One iCloud: yours

Offline-first on every device, synced through your private iCloud. No server of ours in the middle.

TraceIron+ · Maestro

Talk to your training.

Maestro knows every set you have logged. Ask whether it is time to add weight, dictate a set without letting go of the bar, or ask for this month’s routine.

Meet Maestro

Included in TraceIron+ · Training stays free

A real conversation with Maestro on iPhone about when to add weight on squats.

A new material

Effort changes state.

The trace you left dries out. The mark you beat comes alive again. Toxic transforms TraceIron’s material without changing how you train.

Enter Toxic

Optional visual theme · One-time purchase

A real TraceIron session on iPhone with the Toxic theme: recorded sets and their previous marks.

No fine print

Everything that matters, in large print

What other apps tuck away at the bottom of the page comes first here, at full size.

  • 0 paywalls

    All of training, free.

    Unlimited logging, routines, estimated 1RM, Ghost Set, Apple Watch and Live Activities, without paying anything. The optional extras are separate: themes and TraceIron+ with Maestro.

  • 0 accounts

    Open the app and train.

    No sign-up, no email, no password to remember. Nothing to create before your first set.

  • 0 copies of your workouts

    Your data doesn’t go through us.

    It lives on your device and syncs through your private iCloud, with Apple. We don’t keep your workouts on any server; if you use Maestro, your requests go through a proxy that doesn’t store them.

  • 2 open formats

    And two ways to take it all with you.

    Export your history whenever you want, no strings attached, with volume, estimated 1RM and your records already calculated. Open it in your spreadsheet or hand it to your AI to analyse.

    • JSON
    • CSV

That's all the fine print.

Before you download

Straight answers

The questions people ask before installing, without detours.

Still have a question?

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Do I need to pay to use TraceIron?

No. All training features are free, with no subscription. Optional extras are visual themes such as Toxic (one-time purchase) and TraceIron+, which includes Maestro and every theme.

What do I need to use it?

An iPhone with iOS 26.5 or an iPad with iPadOS 26.5, or later. Apple Watch is optional: if you have one, the companion is included and needs watchOS 26.5.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Everything is saved on the device first; iCloud syncs when you're back online.

What is the Ghost Set?

Your last session of that exercise, set by set, inside every field of the current one. It changes every time you train: you always compete against last time.

Can I train in pounds?

Yes. Each exercise keeps its own unit, kilograms or pounds, and your previous best is converted if you switch.

Does it track isometric exercises?

Yes. For holds like the plank you count seconds instead of reps, and the Ghost Set compares the time held.

Can I share a routine with someone who doesn't have the app?

Yes. They get a web preview with the full content, and can import it for free once they install the app.

Is there an Android or web version?

No. TraceIron is exclusively native to the Apple ecosystem; that is a product decision, not a temporary limitation.

How do I buy or restore Toxic?

In the app, open Profile → Visual theme → Toxic. You will see the price before confirming the one-time purchase through Apple. To recover a purchased theme, use Restore purchases in Profile with the same Apple Account.

What is Maestro?

The TraceIron+ AI agent. It knows your history and works with you in the app: it logs sets, runs rests and builds and schedules routines. It asks before any change that can’t be undone, and everything it does can also be done by hand for free.

Your next session already has a number to beat

Training is free, no account, no subscription. For iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.