Comparison

Gym Exercises & Workouts vs eFITciency

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

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About

Gym Exercises & Workouts

Create and log unlimited custom workouts with a vast library of exercises. Track your progress with detailed history and graphs to build strength and confidence. Perfect for beginners and experienced lifters alike.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts
  • 140+ predefined workouts
  • Exercise library with instructions
  • Workout history and graphs
  • Custom exercise creation
  • Adjustable rest timer
Features
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Create and customize your own unlimited workouts, add super sets or search over 140 predefined workouts to help improve fitness, gain muscle and strength, get ripped, or tone up. Gym Exercises & Workouts helps beginners understand the mechanics of each exercise so walking into a gym doesn’t seem so daunting, and refreshes a veteran’s memory of training routines they may have forgotten. Every movement has been written by a seasoned lifter and state level powerlifter with over 20 years' experience. Ditch the pen & paper, log your workouts, add your super sets, create custom exercises and track your progress, all with an easy to use interface. Apple Watch support! Control your workout from your wrist - see your exercise, adjust reps and weight, use the rest timer with haptic feedback and view your workout summary, all synced seamlessly with your iPhone. Track your training history with the built-in workout log calendar while the graphs help you to identify trends and show how much weight you have lifted this week, month or even 12 months. Use training insights to see what's working - PRs, strength changes on every exercise, your best training day and how your volume compares to before. Your training, explained. View, add and edit your workout logs and compare your statistics, exercise volume and history. Create your weight-lifting plan & get in shape - Build a stronger & more confident version of yourself. Browse or search hundreds of exercises for the home or gym, separated into targeted muscle groups with detailed offline videos highlighting the activated muscles without having to wait for slow videos to load. Create your own custom exercises to use in your gym workouts - if you have a unique exercise that isn't in other apps you can add it. During a workout you can swap, add, edit and skip exercises or adjust the built-in rest timer. Summary of Gym Exercises & Workouts features: * Over 140 predefined workouts to do at home or the gym * No accounts or login required * Training Insights - personal records, strength change per exercise, best day and volume trends * Apple Watch support – log sets, adjust reps & weight, rest timer with haptics and workout summaries * 300+ Simple, animated figures highlighting the activated muscles during an exercise * Create and customize your own workouts * Swap, add and skip exercises during a workout * Track your workout history with a built-in calendar * Add Workout Notes to your training * Workout Graphs - Total Weight Lifted, Workout Duration and Muscles Worked * Search exercises and filter by equipment * Adjustable rest timer in-between sets during a workout * 1RM (one-rep max) calculator * Create and use your own custom exercises in workouts * Create a favorites exercise list for quick reference * Regional weight selection – kg or lb, with full decimal keyboard support * Clear instructions how to perform each exercise * Premium upgrades available to remove ads and add watch support Gym Exercises & Workouts does rely on an internet connection to download predefined workouts and new exercises, in-app images may change. The app is free to download and use without limits. A premium upgrade is available to unlock Apple Watch support and remove ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

eFITciency

Track your body stats, set fitness goals, and create custom workout plans. Monitor your food intake and macros. Future updates will include downloadable workout plans from certified coaches.

Highlights
  • Body stats tracking (weight, measurements, photos)
  • Goal and PR setting
  • Custom workout plan creation
  • Diet and macro tracking
  • Future downloadable workout plans
  • App language and developer options
Features
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eFITciency is divided up into 6 primary features. The Body Stats feature lets you track your weight, progress photos, and body measurements. The Goals/PR feature allows you to set and track exercise goals you've set for yourself. The Workouts feature is where you create your workout plans, set the workout days of your plan, and set the exercises for each day. The Diet feature allows you to track your food intake, as well as your macros. The Downloads feature will (once released) allow you to download workout plans from a certified coach directly to the app. Finally, the Options feature allows you to change the language of the app, submit a bug report, or meet the developer of this app :)

Screenshots

Gym Exercises & Workouts4 screens
eFITciency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eFITciency at none against Gym Exercises & Workouts's 3. eFITciency also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Gym Exercises & Workouts's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). On price, rating, ads and device support 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 Exercises & Workouts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. eFITciency asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eFITciency holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Exercises & Workouts has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gym Exercises & Workouts versus eFITciency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Exercises & WorkoutseFITciency
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam FirstEric Mullen

Customer experience

Gym Exercises & Workouts

All ratings3,754 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative4.2%

eFITciency

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gym Exercises & Workouts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing on launch after recent update
  • Custom exercises not saving properly
  • Rest timer not functioning correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view targeted muscle groups for each exercise
  • Option to download/export workout history
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Calorie estimation feature
  • Ability to share custom workouts with others

eFITciency

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gym Exercises & Workouts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gym Exercises Lifetime Subscription$49.99
None

eFITciency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Exercises & Workouts free?
Gym Exercises & Workouts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eFITciency free?
eFITciency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gym Exercises & Workouts or eFITciency?
eFITciency is rated higher. Gym Exercises & Workouts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while eFITciency averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Gym Exercises & Workouts or eFITciency have ads?
Neither Gym Exercises & Workouts nor eFITciency shows ads.

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