Comparison

Gym Diary vs Simple Workout Log

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

Head to head
About

Gym Diary

This app helps you meticulously track every aspect of your gym workouts, from sets and reps to body measurements and nutrition. Plan routines, log exercises, and visualize your progress with detailed graphs to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Workout planner and gym log
  • Complete workout tracker
  • Weightlifting tracker and rep counter
  • Unlimited custom exercises
  • Workout progress tracker with strength graphs
  • Body measurements and weight tracker
  • Calorie and nutrition tracker
Features
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Track Every Rep, Set & Workout with Gym Diary: The Ultimate Gym Log & Workout Tracker Gym Diary is more than just a workout tracker app. It's your complete companion for weightlifting, bodybuilding, and strength training success. Whether you're a beginner or advanced lifter, our gym log app helps you plan workout routines, track exercise progress, and stay consistent with every gym session. Perfect for home workouts or hitting the gym. It's the fitness planner that adapts to your lifestyle. Join thousands of lifters who've transformed their training with Gym Diary. Use it as your daily training log and rep counter to monitor every detail. This workout tracker keeps you motivated and making real progress toward your fitness goals. Core Features: • Workout Planner & Gym Log Design your training week with custom workout routines. Our fitness planner lets you create weekly schedules or quick workout drafts for gym sessions. • Complete Workout Tracker & Training Log Record every detail of your gym workouts. Log sets, reps, weights, and time for any exercise. Whether it's weightlifting, strength training, or home workouts, this workout tracker captures everything. • Weightlifting Tracker & Rep Counter Our dedicated rep counter makes it effortless to log your lifts and track rest periods. Perfect for bodybuilding splits, strength training blocks, and powerlifting. Count every rep and track your progression. • Unlimited Exercise Tracker & Custom Workouts Create unlimited custom exercises for free. This exercise tracker gives you complete freedom to log exactly what you do. • Workout Progress Tracker & Strength Graphs Visualize strength gains, monitor body changes, and review your complete gym log history. Track workout progress over days, weeks, and months. • Body Measurements & Weight Tracker Track body weight, biceps, chest, thighs, waist, and more. An essential bodybuilding tracker feature that pairs with your fitness planner. • Calorie & Nutrition Tracker Monitor daily calorie intake alongside your training log to align nutrition with your workout goals. Whether bulking, cutting, or maintaining, keep everything in one place. • Workout Widgets & Lock Screen Access Your workout routine is one tap away. Add widgets to see your fitness planner calendar and recent gym sessions. • iCloud Sync & Backup All your workout tracker history syncs securely across your devices. Never worry about losing your training log data. • Beautiful Dark Mode & Custom App Icons Choose from multiple app icons and enjoy dark mode during early morning or late-night gym workouts. Whether you're into weightlifting, bodybuilding, strength training, powerlifting, or general fitness, Gym Diary works for you. From gym workouts to home workouts, from tracking heavy lifts to counting reps, this workout tracker handles it all. Perfect for beginners learning progression, intermediate lifters chasing strength goals, and advanced athletes fine-tuning their training log. Gym Diary helps you track exercise, measure progress, and prove you're getting better. Use Gym Diary as your daily gym log, comprehensive training log, and intelligent exercise tracker in one beautiful app. Plan your workout routine on Sunday, execute through the week, and review progress on Friday. Stay consistent and watch your fitness goals become reality. Download Gym Diary today and experience why thousands trust it as their #1 gym log and workout tracker. Start tracking your workout routine, count every rep, log every set, and build the physique you've always wanted. To enjoy the full experience and gain access to all features, you can purchase one of our subscription plan or one time plan. All your previous purchases can be easily restored using the **Restore Purchase** option in the app. This will provide you access to all the premium features. You can view Gym Diary Terms of Service & Privacy Policy at: https://nrlnishan.github.io/gymdiary/privacypolicy/

About

Simple Workout Log

This minimalist strength training tracker helps you focus on progressive overload and consistency. Log sets, track progress, and build custom workouts without any distractions or unnecessary features. Your data remains private and accessible.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited custom workouts
  • Log sets in seconds
  • Auto-load previous sets
  • Built-in rest timers
  • Track strength and volume trends
  • Personal records tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Ironotes is a simple workout log for people who care about getting stronger - not chasing the latest fitness trend. They've already found the few things that drive almost all of their results: progressive overload, a handful of proven lifts, and consistency. That's why they choose a minimalist app that stays out of the way and just works. Why lifters choose Ironotes: "Simple, intuitive, effective. No fancy gimmicks. I was able to set everything up in ten minutes." "Offers the functionality of subscription services for absolutely free." "Free. Clean. Journal. PBs. A few charts. Just get the app." Follow your own program. Log sets without interrupting your workout. Know what you lifted last time. See your progress and consistency. Keep hitting PR's. No paywall to get started. No sign-up. No ads. No mandatory subscription. If you enjoy using Ironotes, you can support its development with a voluntary donation. Build your workouts • Create unlimited custom workouts • Full control—no templates or restrictions Log your training • Log weight, reps, and sets in seconds • Auto-load previous sets • Session history at a glance • Built-in rest timers • Tag sets however you like: RPE's, RIR's, warm-ups, targets etc. Track progress • Strength and volume trends • Workout consistency • Personal records • Workout and exercise notes Your data stays yours • Apple Health integration • iCloud sync • CSV export • Supports kg & lbs No sign-up. No questionnaires. No AI workout plans. No social feed. Just a simple workout log for getting stronger. Terms of Service: https://ironotes.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://ironotes.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Gym Diary4 screens
Simple Workout Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Workout Log at 93% against Gym Diary's 54%. Simple Workout Log also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Gym Diary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Simple Workout Log sells 10 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

Simple Workout Log holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 369 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Gym Diary's written reviews are positive against 93% of Simple Workout Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Workout Log daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gym Diary versus Simple Workout Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym DiarySimple Workout Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (125 ratings)4.8 (369 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125369 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNishan NiraulaArnas Dilys

Customer experience

Gym Diary

All ratings125 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative32.2%

Simple Workout Log

All ratings369 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Gym Diary

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes between sets
  • App freezes and data is lost
  • Latest update is buggy
  • Updates consistently have glitches
  • Can't use on other devices with the same account
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  • App crashes after purchasing
  • Won't save sets
  • Bugs don't save workouts correctly
  • Can't log weight or reps
  • App closes when making a new exercise
  • Can't add exercises to routines
  • Notes disappear when adding exercises
  • Can't select checkmark to finish adding reps and weight
  • Routine won't log more than one muscle group
  • Wrong units selected (metric vs. feet/inches)

Requested features

21 requests
  • Watch app for Apple Watch
  • Allow editing exercises without deleting
  • Separate notes tab for general notes
  • Drag and drop exercises for order
  • Edit exercises within a day
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  • Add custom muscle groups
  • Rest timer that counts down
  • Completed sets/routines greyed out, not disappeared
  • Option to increase all weights by percentage
  • Add diagrams to depict exercises
  • Start workout button with rest breaks
  • Ability to add created exercises to workouts
  • Add a note to a given day's exercises
  • Edit an exercise or add a missed exercise to a previous day
  • Graph showing max reps or total reps per day
  • Option to remove workouts
  • Add custom exercises not in the list
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Sync across devices
  • Allow one free exercise and one free workout plan

Simple Workout Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Gym Diary

Subscriptions6
  • Gym DIary Premium - Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Gym Diary Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Gym Diary Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Gym Diary - Yearly Plan$14.991 Year
  • Gym Diary Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Gym Diary Premium - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gym Diary Lifetime$34.99
10 purchases

Simple Workout Log

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Support$1.991 Month
  • Ironotes PRO Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Extra Monthly Support$3.991 Month
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  • Ironotes PRO Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Support$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Protein Bar$2.99
  • Kebab & Salad$6.99
  • Gym Membership$19.99
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  • Ironotes PRO Forever$34.99
  • Supplement Stack$59.99

Questions

Is Gym Diary free?
Gym Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Workout Log free?
Simple Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gym Diary or Simple Workout Log?
Simple Workout Log is rated higher. Gym Diary averages 4.3 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Simple Workout Log averages 4.8 from 369 ratings.
Do Gym Diary or Simple Workout Log have ads?
Neither Gym Diary nor Simple Workout Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Diary or Simple Workout Log?
Gym Diary ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Workout Log daily. Most recently, Gym Diary was updated on October 25, 2026 and Simple Workout Log on October 29, 2026.

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