2019 Starter's Guide vs Gym Buddy Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2019 Starter's Guide
Achieve your fitness goals with a complete six-week program covering training, nutrition, and supplements. This guide provides essential information without unnecessary extras.
- Six-week fitness program
- Training guidance
- Nutrition advice
- Supplement recommendations
- Comprehensive plan
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Start working toward the body you’ve always wanted with this comprehensive six-week program. Training, nutrition, supplements—everything you need, nothing you don’t.
Gym Buddy Tracker
This app helps you personalize your fitness journey by creating and tracking custom workouts. Monitor your progress, manage weights, and optimize rest periods. Explore a library of routines or build your own for any fitness level.
- Create custom workouts
- Track workout progress
- Manage weights and reps
- Optimize rest periods
- Library of workout routines
- Build custom routines
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Introducing Gym Buddy Tracker: your ultimate fitness companion! This app empowers you to personalize your fitness journey by adding and tracking your own workouts. With Gym Buddy Tracker, you can easily monitor your progress, manage weights, and optimize your rest periods between sets. Dive into our extensive library of workout routines tailored for various fitness goals. Whether you're interested in adhering to a structured plan or prefer to mix and match components to create a custom routine, Gym Buddy Tracker offers versatile solutions for every fitness level. Start your journey towards better health and fitness today! Gym Buddy Pro subscription: Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the renewal price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your App Store account settings. You can manage your subscriptions at any time through your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when making a purchase of an auto-renewing subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gymbuddytracker.web.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gym Buddy Tracker at 100% against 2019 Starter's Guide's 0%. Gym Buddy Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). 2019 Starter's Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Gym Buddy Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 2019 Starter's Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gym Buddy Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 2019 Starter's Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gym Buddy Tracker's.
2019 Starter's Guide ships an update every 13 months, Gym Buddy Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2019 Starter's Guide | Gym Buddy Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Media Inc | Mattia Biondani |
Customer experience
2019 Starter's Guide
Gym Buddy Tracker
In-app purchases
2019 Starter's Guide
No in-app purchases
Gym Buddy Tracker
- Gym Buddy PRO Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Gym Buddy PRO Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
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