Comparison

Weightlifting App vs Gym Routine Tracker+

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

Head to head
About

Weightlifting App

This app helps fitness enthusiasts track, analyze, and optimize their weightlifting workouts. It offers advanced features for logging sets, visualizing progress with dynamic graphs, and comparing performance with friends. The app is completely free of ads and premium features.

Highlights
  • Workout tracking and logging
  • Workout history visualization
  • Workout templates
  • Advanced workout features (supersets, equivalency chart)
  • Workout analytics and progress graphing
  • Personal records and achievements
  • Community leaderboards and sharing
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Weightlifting App is the only weight lifting / workout app designed by workout enthusiasts, for workout enthusiasts! We love working out just as much as you do so we designed the perfect app to track and analyze your workouts so you can maximize your gains! COMPLETELY AD-FREE / PREMIUM-FREE: - The only weight lifting / workout app with absolutely no ads and no premium features! TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS: - The only high-end workout app with a colorful, information-centric workout overview display - Visualize your workout history in one of three ways: list, weekly, or calendar view - Save workouts to your templates to instantly build off of existing workouts - Use one of our many provided default templates as inspiration for your next workout - Export and import your data to switch between devices in seconds ADVANCED WORKOUT FEATURES: - The only workout app with an interactive weight lifting equivalency chart - The only workout app with QR code workout sharing - Easily superset up to five exercises and add sets to each simultaneously - 10+ distinct methods for inputing sets for maximum ease-of-use - View workout duration, volume, total sets and much more in real time - Easily print any workout, complete with QR codes and advanced statistics ANALYZE EVERY ASPECT: - The only workout app with a personalized workout summary view, including: - Workout stats, personal records, unlocked achievements, and significant milestones - Analyze workout volume, duration, muscle splits and more for every workout - View your progress on each exercise: graphed out and organized to your liking - Dozens of dynamic graphs to help you analyze every exercise - Seamlessly determine your one-rep max for any exercise - Find your favorite exercises and create custom ones - View weekly summaries prepared each week highlighting your advancements BE PART OF A COMMUNITY: - Fight your way to the top of the global experience leaderboard by completing achievements! - Compete against your friends for weight lifting glory! - Effortlessly share your workouts with friends CUSTOMIZE EVERY ASPECT: - App-wide dark mode - The only app with a customizable, machine learning-driven 'workout smart name' feature - Create, name, and categorize any exercise - Choose from one of eleven different ways to track your exercise - Add variations to individually view your progress for each type - An extensive settings menu, including: - Prevent screen sleep, extra workout analytics, shortcuts, and much more

About

Gym Routine Tracker+

This app offers a straightforward way to log your gym workouts. Create custom routines with exercises, track sets, reps, and weight, and view your progress with large, easy-to-read text. Your data is securely synced to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Track exercises with weight and reps
  • Large text for easy viewing during workouts
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Open source
  • WatchOS app available
Features
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Gym Routine Tracker Plus (GRT+) is a minimalist app for tracking your gym workouts. Features include: * Conveniently set up gym workout routines, each with their own exercises * Name your routines and exercises as desired, with optional handy preset names * Optionally specify weight, repetitions, and seat settings for each exercise * Large text in run mode, so leave your reading glasses in your locker * Your data syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available. * Available separately as an independent WatchOS app. * Fully open source, where code is licensed with Mozilla Public License 2.0. GRT prioritizes convenience, quick interactions, and the basic needs of the recreational fitness user.

Screenshots

Weightlifting App4 screens
Gym Routine Tracker+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Weightlifting App at 1.6K against Gym Routine Tracker+'s 3. Gym Routine Tracker+'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gym Routine Tracker+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weightlifting App has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Weightlifting App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gym Routine Tracker+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weightlifting App ships an update every 2 weeks, Gym Routine Tracker+ fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Weightlifting App versus Gym Routine Tracker+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeightlifting AppGym Routine Tracker+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel AselOpenAlloc LLC

Customer experience

Weightlifting App

All ratings1,530 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.3%

Gym Routine Tracker+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Weightlifting App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to view more data
  • Workout data sometimes lost or not saved properly
  • Issues with syncing and accessing workout history

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add notes to workouts
  • Ability to edit and save workout templates
  • Integrate with Apple Health or other fitness apps
  • More customization options for exercises and workouts
  • Expanded timer functionality for cardio and rest periods
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  • Improved organization and search for exercises

Gym Routine Tracker+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Weightlifting App

No in-app purchases

None

Gym Routine Tracker+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weightlifting App free?
Weightlifting App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gym Routine Tracker+ free?
Gym Routine Tracker+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weightlifting App or Gym Routine Tracker+?
Gym Routine Tracker+ is rated higher. Weightlifting App averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Gym Routine Tracker+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Weightlifting App or Gym Routine Tracker+ have ads?
Neither Weightlifting App nor Gym Routine Tracker+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weightlifting App or Gym Routine Tracker+?
Weightlifting App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gym Routine Tracker+ fortnightly. Most recently, Weightlifting App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gym Routine Tracker+ on October 24, 2026.

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