Comparison

GymDone vs ExerciseLibrary

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

Head to head
About

GymDone

This app serves as a personal trainer, offering guided workout videos for home or gym. It helps users build muscle, lose weight, and improve fitness with comprehensive plans and smart tracking features. Users can create custom routines or follow expert programs to achieve their fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Guided workout videos
  • Comprehensive workout plans
  • Personalized training
  • Smart progress tracking
  • Apple Health sync
  • Custom workout routines
Features
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Plan strength workouts, log every set in seconds, and see exactly which muscles you trained. GymDone adapts routines to your goals and available equipment, with 686 exercise demos, progress tracking, Apple Health, and Apple Watch. TRAIN WITHOUT GUESSWORK Choose your target muscles, workout duration, available equipment, and joint restrictions. Follow a ready-made plan or build a custom routine around the way you train. LOG EVERY SET IN SECONDS Record weights, reps, sets, supersets, and completed workouts without spending your session managing an app. 686 EXERCISES WITH VIDEO DEMOS Find exercises by muscle group and equipment. Review clear demonstrations to improve your form at home or in the gym. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Track workout history, body measurements, consistency, calories, and the muscles you have trained. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Sync fitness data with Apple Health and keep training with Apple Watch support. GYMDONE PREMIUM Unlock the complete workout and exercise experience with a GymDone Premium plan. Current pricing and plan details are shown before purchase. CUSTOMER SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Contact support@gymdone.com. Terms of Use: https://gymdone.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gymdone.com/privacy-policy

About

ExerciseLibrary

Features
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ExerciseLibrary is a focused exercise reference for iPhone and iPad with 1,009 exercises. Find exercises, see which muscles are involved, and build your own library—with no account, ads, or tracking. FIND THE RIGHT EXERCISE 1,009 exercises across 26 muscle groups, 18 equipment types, and four difficulty levels An anatomy figure on every exercise showing which muscles it works Search quickly in English or Swedish Filter by muscle group, equipment, category, difficulty, and how the exercise is performed Explore front and back muscle groups with an interactive body map, including a heat map showing where the most exercises are Save favorites and return to recently viewed exercises CLEAR DETAILS Step-by-step instructions and practical tips Primary and secondary muscle groups Equipment, category, and difficulty in one place Safety reminders and support for larger text sizes YOUR OWN LIBRARY Create, edit, and duplicate custom exercises Organize exercises in collections and save private technique notes Choose your available equipment and get relevant alternatives Build routines with sets, reps, and rest targets, or start from one of six ready-made programs Complete workouts with a rest timer and local history Log weight and reps per set and see what you lifted last time The rest timer counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island Export a complete backup and import it again Confirm deletions and undo accidental changes The app's core features work offline. Favorites, history, settings, and custom exercises are stored locally on your device. No login is required, and the app includes no analytics, or user tracking.

Screenshots

GymDone4 screens
ExerciseLibrary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExerciseLibrary at none against GymDone's 19. ExerciseLibrary also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). GymDone's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. GymDone sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. ExerciseLibrary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymDone ships an update every 2 weeks, ExerciseLibrary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GymDone versus ExerciseLibrary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymDoneExerciseLibrary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (383 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings383 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGor AghavelyanRIZGAR TEIMOURI

Bugs and requests

GymDone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workout timer stops when app is in background
  • Inability to add custom exercises
  • Workout plans disappearing after updates
  • Forced to pay for full access

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit/delete workout data
  • Option to change order of workout days
  • Support for more exercise equipment
  • Breathing guidance during workouts
  • Offline workout mode
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  • Integration with more health platforms

ExerciseLibrary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

GymDone

Subscriptions17
  • Monthly - Premium Plan$16.991 Month
  • THE SRONGEST - Unlock All$19.991 Year
  • YouCanDoIt - Full unlock$29.993 Months
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  • THE STRONGEST - Unlock All3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • YouCanDoIt - Full unlock$39.993 Months
  • Half Year - GYMDONE Elite Plan7 Days trial$43.906 Months
  • 30% OFF-Full Unlock for Year$47.991 Year
  • THE STRONGEST - Unlock all7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Yearly - GYMDONE Elite Plan7 Days trial$57.901 Year
  • THE STRONGEST - Unlock All$57.991 Year
  • THE STRONGEST - Unlock all14 Days trial$57.991 Year
  • THE STRONGEST - Unlock all3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly - GYMDONE Elite Plan7 Days trial$67.991 Year
  • Yearly - GYMDONE Premium Plan3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • THE STRONGEST- Unlock All$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan GYMDONE PRO7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Family - Yearly Elite Access$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Unlock - Lifetime Access$259.99
None

ExerciseLibrary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymDone free?
GymDone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExerciseLibrary free?
ExerciseLibrary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GymDone or ExerciseLibrary have ads?
ExerciseLibrary shows ads; GymDone does not.
Which is updated more often, GymDone or ExerciseLibrary?
GymDone ships an update every 2 weeks, and ExerciseLibrary every 5 days. Most recently, GymDone was updated on October 26, 2026 and ExerciseLibrary on October 24, 2026.

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