COROS vs Gym Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COROS
Enhance your fitness journey with detailed daily data, activity summaries, and advanced navigation tools. Customize your devices, download training plans, and seamlessly sync with popular third-party health platforms.
- Daily data tracking (sleep, steps, calories)
- Activity summaries for all sports
- Map and route management
- Device and personal settings customization
- Third-party app integration
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The COROS app is your tool to help improve your fitness, download training plans, navigate with confidence, customize your devices, and more. The app will help you to track, and view: - Daily Data such as Sleep, Steps, Calories and more - Activity Summaries for all sports recorded on your watch - The Explore Page to manage maps, routes, and saved locations - Profile Page to customize your watch and personal settings - Connect and sync to 3rd party apps like Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Strava, and more Note: - Sync steps, heart rate and other data to Apple devices using HealthKit - Continuous background use of GPS can decrease battery life
Gym Notes
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Track your weight training easily with Gym Notes. This app provides an easy way to enter your training stats, helping you to keep track of your workouts. With a simple non-assuming design it enables you to do be in control of what you save and view. The app provides: - General set and repetition-form to easily enter data. - Show statistics over workout data. - Export data to csv and save files. - Dark mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: COROS at Free against Gym Notes's $0.99. COROS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
COROS is free to download; Gym Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
COROS ships an update every 2 weeks, Gym Notes every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | COROS | Gym Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (797 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 797 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 856 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COROS Wearables Inc. | Ludwig Friborg |
Bugs and requests
COROS
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to log in or sync data
- Inconsistent data between watch and app
- Elevation/GPS tracking issues
- Strength training mode not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more watch face options
- Improve sleep tracking accuracy
- Integrate with Apple Health app
- Add ability to edit/delete activities
- Provide more customization options
Gym Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
COROS
No in-app purchases
Gym Notes
No in-app purchases
