# Gorilla Fitness-Smart Workouts — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Gorilla Fitness by Gorilla Fitness LLC, rated 4.79/5 from 121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gorilla-fitness-smart-workouts/id1599374927/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gorilla-fitness-smart-workouts/id1599374927.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 97 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Gorilla Fitness? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Engaging workouts - 👍 Clear and helpful app integration - 💪 Effective hardware - 📊 Useful tracking and stats **Cons** - 🔒 Subscription model - 🔍 Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Lack of basic features like workout logging **Most requested features** - More dynamic exercise selection - Integration with other fitness apps ## Newest reviews (9 of 27) ### 5/5 — Love this! *2025-03-30, version 1.1.2* These weights and classes push me harder than any video or trainer. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Amazing! Clear, engaging, smart *2025-03-30, version 1.1.2* Everything I ever wanted as a geek willing to build muscle and get stronger, thank you! Congrats! ### 5/5 — Love these weights! *2025-03-29, version 1.1.2* Wow! Very impressed with the Kabata system! Loved how the app helped me to identify bad form so I can get the most out of my workouts and also the stats that are provided at the conclusion of each lift. Glad I made this purchase! ### 5/5 — Coach in the corner *2025-03-16, version 1.0.2* Dumbbells arrived yesterday and wow! Really well done hardware and phone integration, just feels different that they are connected with integrating coaching. Going to have the whole family do their reps before bed. 👍💪 ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-03-16, version 1.0.2* App is great with a lot of workouts. The tracking works awesome, well worth it. ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-03-15, version 1.0.2* Went from Bowflex adjustables to Kabata and just WOW! Sleek! Easy to adjust! Love, love the tracking of my movements and the suggested weight adjustments. ### 5/5 — I’m sweating *2025-03-14, version 1.0.2* Way to follow along and push yourself ### 5/5 — They thought of everything *2025-03-14, version 1.0.2* I just got my Kabatas synced up and one of my favorite features already is personalizing each workout to my preferred weight. So that when I go to do their workouts, the base already knows what weight to switch them to automatically based on my settings. Excited to track this data and noting differences over time! There’s so much more and I’m just getting started. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2025-03-04, version 1.0.0* Love the app & the dumbbells. They make working out at home way more enjoyable! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App is dead *2025-11-01, version 1.4.0* The app is dead and my weights are bricked. $700 down the drain. ### 1/5 — Not real! Don’t have a product! *2025-07-19, version 1.4.0* Give me my $600 back!! I pre-ordered the dumbbells and I got the stupid membership for the app early and they won’t guarantee my refund!!! ### 1/5 — Customer service is terrible *2025-06-25, version 1.4.0* Base broke about 4 months after I got them. I’ve tried to contact Kabata repeatedly and they haven’t responded ### 2/5 — Not good enough *2025-03-25, version 1.1.2* I really wanted to like Kabata, but as of now it doesn’t seem worth the app subscription price (not to mention the cost of dumbbells!). The workouts are just too limited and it lacks basic things like logging my workouts in the Apple Fitness app. It doesn’t allow me to customize or increase reps easily. It doesn’t allow me to filter with exercises that take advantage of my bench. Just a bunch of things. Overall, it needs more content, refinement, customizability. I recommend Kabata look at other workout apps and get inspo from them (eg Peloton Strength+). ### 3/5 — Need Custom Option *2025-03-23, version 1.1.1* Sometimes I just want to pick up the dumbbells and do a few tricep exercises or a few bicep exercises. Total has this great mode called “custom” and “start with a movement”. I want something similar for Kabata. I just want to pick an exercise and add it to my queue, do it and then switch to a different exercise and so on in a more dynamic fashion rather than having to pick a pre-program workout. ### 4/5 — Will be great *2025-04-27, version 1.3.1* I really enjoy the app now, but there’s obviously room for improvement. Being able to substitute exercises in a workout would be great. Being able to favorite workouts or create your own workouts seems like a no-brainer. Also, you should be able to adjust the default number of reps in a set and on the fly. You should also be able to filter workouts by push and pull instead of just upper and lower. The dumbbells are awesome. ### 4/5 — Needs better filtering. *2025-04-21, version 1.3.0* Need more specific filtering for body parts. Not zones. ### 4/5 — Kabata is Game-Changing – A Few Tweaks Away from Perfection! *2025-04-04, version 1.2.0* I’ve been really impressed with the AI-driven features of the Kabata system. The automatic weight adjustments are seamless, making workouts efficient and enjoyable. The overall build quality of the dumbbells is solid, and the smart technology enhances the training experience. A few areas for improvement: It would be great to have a way to favorite workouts and plan them within a built-in calendar. I’d also love to see a dedicated program section that offers structured training plans designed to be followed over a month or two, focusing on specific goals like muscle development or weight loss. While the existing HIIT, strength, and muscle-building sections are great, a structured program would provide more long-term guidance. That said, the upcoming section has been motivating enough to keep me engaged. Additionally, Apple Watch integration would be a fantastic addition, eliminating the need to manually start an Apple Workout. I did experience a minor issue where a weight plate slipped out when removing a dumbbell from the base. Fortunately, it was easily reset by placing it back in the base or reinserting the plate. While not a major issue, it’s something to keep an eye on. Overall, the Kabata system is innovative, well-designed, and highly effective. With a few refinements to the app, it has the potential to be truly top-tier. Looking forward to future updates! ### 5/5 — So glad it’s back online!!!!! *2026-08-04, version 1.5.0* Perfect compliment to the adjustable dumbbells, good guided workouts, great demonstrations and instructions ### 5/5 — I’m shredded because of Gorilla Fitness *2026-07-09, version 1.5.0* I bought a gorilla bow because i’m too insecure to go to the gym but honestly didn’t know what to do with it. i downloaded this app and i was instantly hooked. genuinely the best workout app i’ve ever downloaded and trust me i’ve been through them all. i saw progress in not only my looks but how i felt almost instantly and i barely changed my diet. this app and company as a whole works wonders ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the workouts *2026-06-05, version 1.4.0* I don’t always know what to do and in what sequence. I love how this app walks me through a variety of workouts adjusts my weights tells me if I’m on target and using correct form. ### 5/5 — Keep the app *2025-07-28, version 1.4.0* I know the future of the company is in flux. But as a user of the product and service, I hope the app service remains. The design, experience and workouts are awesome. ### 5/5 — Highly recommend! *2025-04-11, version 1.2.0* Absolutely love these dumbbells. Make working out fun and easy! ### 5/5 — Impressed! *2025-04-11, version 1.2.0* So far so good! Haven’t had any glitches and like the variety of exercises presented in the app thus far! I’m enjoying my Kabata purchase! ### 5/5 — Flexibility *2025-04-08, version 1.2.0* They are designed well and very unique and flexible workouts. Still in the early stages of development so I expect much more in the future. ### 5/5 — Next gen workout *2025-04-06, version 1.2.0* Interactivity of this app brings the fun of Wii to working out ### 5/5 — They’ve delivered it on everything promised! *2025-04-04, version 1.2.0* I was a bit nervous investing in something that came to me through an Instagram ad. I’m so glad I took the risk! I’m 3 weeks into enjoying my dumbbells with the app and I have been more active because of it. The daily challenges keep me motivated to do a little something every day and having a program ready for me to do in 25 minutes, makes it very easy and gets rid of many excuses to get started. ### 5/5 — Fantastic hardware/software combo *2025-04-02, version 1.2.0* This is bleeding-edge tech, so there will be a few minor bugs (connectivity issues, etc.) but the developers have been quick to respond and fix the issues within days! You can tell they genuinely care about their product and customer. These dumbbells and app will get better over time, but they’re already amazing. So excited for what is in the development pipeline (custom workouts, etc.). Highly recommend. Keep lifting! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*