Comparison

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker vs FitNotes 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker

Log your weightlifting progress with this intuitive workout tracker. Easily record sets, weights, and routines, compare performance over time, and analyze your gains. Customize exercises and share plans with others.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Add exercises from catalog or custom
  • Log sets, weights, and reps
  • Compare performance with past workouts
  • Track body measurements
  • Share workout plans
  • Customizable rest timers
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The GAINSFIRE workout tracker is your way to go if you are looking for a simple, fast & easy to use workout logger to record your personal development during weight training at the gym. With GAINSFIRE you can easily track your sets, weights, workouts and your overall progress. Create custom training routines, add your own exercises or exercises from our catalog and start your workout. GAINSFIRE logs your performance just like a pen and paper workout diary. The focus of GAINSFIRE is to quickly and efficiently record your performance and physical fitness. This includes the comparison of the current workout with past workouts in simple to understand statistics. We deliberately refrain from explaining the correct execution of individual exercises. A professional trainer at your gym or a personal trainer does that way better than any app. Highlights of the GAINSFIRE workout diary: • Create your own workout routine (or multiple ones). • Add exercises from our extensive catalog • Define your own exercises and use them in your plans • Get summaries after each training session • Compare your performance with previous workouts • Analyze your increase in weights or repetitions • Add notes and your own comments to each exercise • Define individual rest times for sets and exercises with customizable timers • Archive workout routines for later use • Share workout plans and statistics with your personal trainer or friends • Messaging function for trainers and clients • Direct analysis of each completed exercise • Track body weight, body fat and muscle mass as well as body circumferences • Automatic backup of your training data • Use on multiple devices A free one-time registration with your email address and a password of your choice is required for use. SUBSCRIPTION This app includes a voluntary monthly subscription with no trial period. Payment is made monthly through your iTunes account at the time of purchase. Subscription will automatically renew for one month unless you cancel in the App Store at least 24 hours prior to expiration. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to expiration. This will include the cost of the renewal. Terms and conditions and privacy policy apply. Terms of use: https://www.gainsfire.app/agb-app.html Privacy policy: https://www.gainsfire.app/datenschutz-app.html

About

FitNotes 2

Log your gym workouts, track progress, and plan routines with this comprehensive fitness tracker. Features include personal record tracking, body measurements, and various timers. Analyze your performance with graphs and set personal exercise goals.

Highlights
  • Workout routine templates
  • Automatic personal record tracking
  • 1RM and percentage calculators
  • Body measurement tracking with Apple HealthKit integration
  • Progress analysis with graphs
  • Rest, EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata timers
  • Customizable exercises and units
Features
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Keep track of your progress in the gym with a workout tracker and planner. • Based on the popular FitNotes app, the best workout planner app ever made on any platform • Routines: Save your workout routines as templates, log them to a workout • Personal Records are automatically tracked • 1RM, Percents Calculator • Plate Calculator with profiles per gym and multiple barbells • Body Tracker: Record your weight, body fat and any other measurement. Integrates with Apple HealthKit. • Goal Tracker: Set personal goals for exercises, such as a 1RM. • Graphs: Helps to analyze your progress and plan your programming • Rest Timer, EMOM, AMRAP and Tabata timers • Notifications: Be notified when the rest timer ends for your next set • Supports every kind of exercise: weight, reps, distance, time • Use built-in exercises or create your own • Mix pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg) easily • Add notes to workouts, sets, templates and body measurements • Dark Mode • Apple Watch app • Apple Workout integration with or without Apple Watch • Share workouts as text or an image • Warmup sets • RPE, RIR • Attach images and videos • Import the original FitNotes database and FitNotes CSV files • Manual and automatic backups to iCloud • Export your workouts in a CSV • Export back to the original FitNotes. No lock-in. • No account required You can import CSVs from other fitness and workout log apps to bring your data over. The free version of FitNotes 2 can save up to 12 workouts. Delete older workouts to continue using for free. All features are available free, the number of workouts is the only restriction. To save more workouts, purchase FitNotes unlimited lifetime access or a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getfitnotes.com/termsofuse This app is not affiliated with other fitness apps. Purchase of FitNotes does not transfer to other platforms. FitNotes Changes: Version 14 - Batch import of templates - Option to show workout set completion times - Option to the % of Training Max that a workout set is - Option to show moving average on body measurement charts - Abbreviations recognized in exercise search - Improved workout CSV import/export for Hevy, FitBod and Strong, including RPE, RIR and warmup sets - Fixed swiping workouts on iOS 26 Version 13 - Option to show the Next Set on the lock screen timer - Up/down buttons to move selected workout exercises together Version 12 - Record training max history - Templates can program based on percentages of training max - Import workout text and JSON - Import HeavySet templates - Attach photos and videos to notes - Exercise video library - French translation Version 11 - Added a per-exercise option to exclude it from statistics and graphs - Mark favorite exercises and keep them at the top of the list - Can tap links in workout notes - Plate calculator follows the next set - Modify RPE and RIR from the watch - Fix template Share and Move options - Show newly created exercises even when 'Hide Unused Exercises' is on Version 10 - Ability to hide exercises Version 8 - Add option to skip the rest timer for the final set - Long press notes to show the menu - Update CSV format for the other FitNotes import Version 7 - Export and import templates - Added an option to copy previous sets when adding an exercise to a workout - Add 'Copy' to the long press menu on workout notes Version 5 - Add the rest timer to the lock screen. - Add 'By Year' to statistics time groupings - Add an option to double an exercise's weight when calculating volume. You can use this for unilateral or dumbbell exercises. - Add RPE and RIR to workout sets - Add custom rest times to a single workout set - Add an option to show the workout set notes without opening the notes screen - Flag sets as 'warmup'. Warmup sets are excluded from graphs, statistics and goals. - Fix the rest timer buttons not working after uses EMOM/AMRAP timers

Screenshots

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker4 screens
FitNotes 24 screens

Verdict

The call

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker and FitNotes 2 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker's written reviews are positive against 55% of FitNotes 2's. GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). FitNotes 2's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (559 vs 11). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and FitNotes 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker against 4.6 for FitNotes 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FitNotes 2 has 559 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker's written reviews are positive against 55% of FitNotes 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, FitNotes 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker versus FitNotes 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGAINSFIRE Workout TrackerFitNotes 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)4.6 (559 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11559 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaoul SchrieversGinger Technologies Pte Ltd

Customer experience

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%

FitNotes 2

All ratings559 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FitNotes 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Copy/paste of workouts not working as expected
  • Timer issues (e.g., defaulting to 2 mins)
  • Crashes when trying to add custom body tracker units
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating between screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create and use workout templates
  • More customization options (e.g., rest time, RPE/RIR tracking)
  • Apple Health/Fitness integration
  • Supersets/circuit training support
  • Improved data export/backup functionality

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Your contribution matters$1.491 Month
One-time6
  • Tip the team$2.99
  • A good push$4.99
  • To infinity...$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Professional S$44.99
  • Professional M$79.99
  • Professional L$129.99
3 purchases

FitNotes 2

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Use$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Use$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever$44.99

Questions

Is GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker free?
GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FitNotes 2 free?
FitNotes 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker or FitNotes 2?
FitNotes 2 is rated higher. GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while FitNotes 2 averages 4.6 from 559 ratings.
Do GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker or FitNotes 2 have ads?
Neither GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker nor FitNotes 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker or FitNotes 2?
GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and FitNotes 2 every 2 months. Most recently, GAINSFIRE Workout Tracker was updated on October 18, 2026 and FitNotes 2 on October 17, 2026.

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