Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker alternative: cycles versus protocols
Two logs for overlapping compounds, written for different audiences. Facts from Apple's App Store listings, checked 30 July 2026.
Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker is built around cycle logging — its listing covers anabolics, TRT, HRT, peptides and SARMs, with reconstitution maths, site-rotation recommendations and half-life-based estimates of what is active in your system. Pinned covers overlapping ground with different vocabulary and a deliberately thinner layer on top — relative activity curves rather than estimated amounts — in four languages, with nothing stored off the device. As of 30 July 2026 the other app rated 4.64 from 56 ratings and ran on iOS 15.1; Pinned had no ratings and requires iOS 18.0.
Same mechanics, different vocabulary
Strip both apps to their mechanics and they do similar work: log what was administered and when, track how much is left in the vial, rotate injection sites with a history behind it, and calculate the volume to draw from a concentration.
The framing around those mechanics is what differs. Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker's listing addresses cycles explicitly — it names anabolic compounds and SARMs alongside TRT, HRT and peptides, and it is written for someone thinking in terms of a cycle from start to finish. Pinned's listing is written for someone thinking in terms of an ongoing protocol, with GLP-1s and hormone replacement named as first-class categories alongside peptides.
Vocabulary is not a trivial difference when the app is the place you keep a long record. An app that uses your terms is easier to live in, and neither framing is more legitimate than the other.
The numbers, as of 30 July 2026
Two caveats on this table. 56 ratings is a small sample, and small samples move quickly in either direction — read it as evidence that real people use the app, not as a precise score. And iOS 15.1 gives it meaningfully wider device reach than Pinned's 18.0 floor.
| Fact | Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker | Pinned |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.64 | No rating yet |
| Ratings | 56 | 0 |
| Price | Free to download, in-app purchases | Check the App Store for current details |
| Minimum iOS | 15.1 | 18.0 |
| Download size | 46 MB | 38 MB |
| Built around | Anabolic and TRT cycles rather than peptides | Peptides, TRT, HRT and GLP-1 in one ledger, with reconstitution maths |
Estimates, or only what you entered
The clearest functional difference is what each app is willing to tell you that you did not type in.
Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker's listing describes entering half-lives so the app can estimate how much of each compound is active in your system, and a site-recommendation system that suggests the best-rested location for the next injection. Both are computed opinions layered on your log, and for someone managing several compounds at once that can be the whole point of using an app.
Pinned does both, more cautiously. Its serum overlay plots normalized half-life curves for the compounds you logged rather than estimating how much is active, and it can surface the site you have gone longest without using — an ordering of your own history, not a recommendation about where the next injection belongs. Around that it converts what you enter, charts weight, waist and quality-of-life markers against your dose history, and exports the result as CSV or PDF.
Coverage and custody
Both apps handle reconstitution — its listing describes calculating the bacteriostatic water needed for peptides and HGH, and Pinned's calculator takes vial size, diluent volume and the dose you intend and returns the draw volume in syringe units, with concentration, remaining volume and discard dates carried per vial.
Where they diverge on coverage: Pinned names GLP-1 medications, oral medications and nasal sprays in the same ledger as peptides, TRT and HRT, so a mixed record fits in one timeline. The other app is positioned around anabolics and TRT cycles, and it lists SARMs, which Pinned does not name at all.
- Custody: Pinned has no account and no server — the record stays on the device behind an optional Face ID lock, with no sync and no cloud backup
- Languages: Pinned ships in English, Dutch, French and German
- Export: CSV and PDF copies of your own records are available from inside Pinned
- Device reach: the other app installs on iOS 15.1 and later; Pinned requires iOS 18.0
Which to pick
Pick Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker if you think in cycles, if SARMs or anabolics are part of what you log, if you want estimates of how much is active rather than relative curves, or if your phone cannot run iOS 18.
Pick Pinned if your record spans GLP-1s and orals as well as injectables, if you want the interface in Dutch, French or German, or if you would rather an app showed you relative activity than told you an amount it cannot measure.
These pages compare software, not treatments. Pinned records and converts what you enter, does not recommend compounds, sources, doses, or protocols, and is not a medical device. Nothing here is medical advice — consult a licensed clinician before starting or changing anything.
Common questions
- Does Pinned track anabolic cycles?
- Pinned tracks anything with a dosing schedule, including custom compounds you enter yourself, and supports on/off periods and planned pauses. It is not positioned around anabolic cycles and does not name SARMs, so an app written for that audience will use vocabulary that fits better.
- Does Pinned estimate what is active in my system?
- Not as an amount. Pinned's serum overlay uses half-lives to plot normalized activity for what you logged, but it never states how much of a compound is circulating. The other app's listing describes exactly that estimate, so choose it if a figure is what you are after.
- Do both apps do reconstitution maths?
- Yes. Its listing describes calculating the bacteriostatic water needed for peptides and HGH. Pinned's calculator goes from vial size and diluent volume to the units you draw, and keeps concentration, remaining volume and discard date attached to each vial.
- Which app runs on an older iPhone?
- Anabolic Steroid & TRT Tracker, at iOS 15.1 against Pinned's 18.0 as of 30 July 2026. Pinned will not install on a device that cannot run iOS 18.
- Is a 4.64 rating from 56 people meaningful?
- It is real evidence that people use the app and mostly like it, but 56 ratings is a small enough sample to move noticeably in either direction. Pinned has none at all, which is less informative still. Check current figures on the App Store before deciding.