Comparison

Gym Diary vs Orbit

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

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a focus timer designed for brains that drift — built for ADHD, friendly for everyone. Start a focus block and watch the ring fill like an orbit. Each completed block is one orbit — no streaks to shame you, no harvest to lose. Just gentle momentum you can actually feel. FOCUS, SIMPLY • A large, glanceable countdown ring • Turn the Digital Crown (watch) to set your focus length • Distinct haptics for focus and break completions • Automatic focus → break → long-break cycles ON YOUR WATCH FACE • Add a complication and your countdown lives right on your watch face • Glance from the Smart Stack without opening the app BUILT TO ADAPT • Orbit learns from your finished blocks and "I got distracted" taps • Optional heart-rate awareness suggests shorter blocks when you're agitated • Every suggestion is transparent — you stay in control GENTLE MOTIVATION • Orbits completed today, focus minutes, and a no-pressure streak • A 7-day chart and a focus heatmap of your history • End-of-block alerts so you never lose track iPHONE + APPLE WATCH • Start on your phone, continue on your wrist — they sync live • History follows you through iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking • Your data stays on your device and your own iCloud • Completed focus time can be saved to Health as Mindful Minutes Find your orbit.

Screenshots

Gym Diary4 screens
Orbit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Gym Diary's 7. On price, ads, 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

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. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gym Diary versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym DiaryOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNishan NiraulaTejas Bharambe

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
None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Diary free?
Gym Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gym Diary or Orbit have ads?
Neither Gym Diary nor Orbit shows ads.

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