Gym Buddy vs Overload
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Buddy
This app helps you quickly log your gym sets and cardio sessions with a clean, user-friendly interface. Track your progress over time, add custom exercises, and utilize a built-in rest timer. It supports both metric and imperial units and offers iCloud backup.
- Log weight and reps for gym sets
- Record cardio by distance and time
- Barbell plate calculator
- Rest timer with autostart
- View history by date and exercise
- Add custom exercises and workouts
- iCloud backup and restore
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With a minimalist and user friendly design, Gym Buddy is built to allow fast recording so you can get back to your workout. FEATURES - Record gym sets by weight and reps - Record cardio workouts by distance and time - Barbell plate calculator - Record sets from earlier dates - Add a comment to any set - See your history by date and by exercise - Rest timer with autostart - Dark and light mode - Metric and Imperial unit systems - support both lbs and kgs - Add your own exercises, exercise categories, and workouts - Backup and Restore with iCloud Wish there were more features? We're always looking to improve: gymbuddyfeedback@gmail.com First 500 sets are ad-free (enough to make sure you really love it) and then its a monthly payment of $0.99 or a one time payment of $29.99 to remove ads. For any questions, comments, issues, or suggestions, please email us at: gymbuddyfeedback@gmail.com Gym Buddy uses Apple's standard Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Gym Buddy Privacy Policy: https://gymbuddyandroidprivacypolicy.herokuapp.com
Overload
This app helps you track your strength training progress by focusing on progressive overload. Log your weight at failure for each exercise and aim to beat it in subsequent sessions. Visualize your progress with charts and historical data.
- Track any exercise
- Log set 1 failure weight
- View progress over time
- All-time PRs
- Session history
- Trend charts
- Apple Watch integration
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Overload is the no-nonsense workout tracker built around one idea: progressive overload. Track the weight at which you hit failure on your first set of each exercise. Come back next session and beat it. No complicated programs. No fluff. Just you, the bar, and the number you need to beat. FEATURES · Track any exercise with a clean, fast logging flow · See your set 1 failure weight progress over time · All-time PRs, session history, and trend charts · lbs or kg — switch anytime · Works with Apple Watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overload at 5.0 against Gym Buddy's 4.1. Gym Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Gym Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Overload sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overload holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Buddy has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gym Buddy ships an update every 10 days, Overload every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Buddy | Overload |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Razi Katz | PETER ANTHONY SCHUSTER |
Customer experience
Gym Buddy
Overload
In-app purchases
Gym Buddy
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Sets (Lifetime)$34.99
Overload
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
