Ganbaru Method vs Decem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ganbaru Method
This comprehensive health and fitness app simplifies nutrition and training with customizable programs and expert coaching. It offers a wide range of workout styles, nutrition tracking, and educational content, all within a single, intuitive interface.
- 50+ customizable programs
- 1000s of workouts
- Custom workout builder
- Exercise library with videos
- Nutrition tracking and plans
- Community access
- Workout logs and timers
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THE LAST FITNESS APP YOU’LL NEED. Try Ganbaru Method for FREE for 7 days. Ganbaru is an all-encompassing health and fitness app. We’ve removed the guesswork from nutrition and training so you can focus on what really matters: you. Just pick a program, show up, and we’ll be there with you every step of the way. Created to bring you everything you possibly need into just one app. No more toggling between 5 different apps. No more overthinking. No more hard-to-navigate interfaces. One app, endless results. Explore different movement styles, expand your knowledge, and level up with Ganbaru. UNLIMITED ACCESS - 50+ complete and customizable programs & 1000s of workouts from our team of 11 world renowned coaches - RANGE across workouts: from bodybuilding, powerlifting, and hybrid athletics to yoga, calisthenics, and conditioning - Custom workout & program builder to create your own plans. - Easy-to-follow workouts, videos, and an extensive exercise library - In-built app features to make your life easier: timers intuitive workout logs and video demonstrations - Nutrition features like food scanners, nutrition plans, and tracking your stats - Extended learning on nutrition, training, biomechanics, and more - Access to our community and coaches to ask questions, check your form, and celebrate your wins WORKOUT STYLES Build Muscle: Science-based programs covering all your bases with a variety of training splits, volume, intensity and techniques for endless progress. Use them as is, or customize them as templates to create your own journey. Get Stronger: While most programs will get you “stronger”, these feature advanced techniques to rapidly increase your max strength and lift heavier weights as safely as possible. Functional Athleticism: Run, jump, lift and excel across multiple domains of fitness. Designed for first responders and those looking to achieve higher levels of stamina and peak performance. Calisthenics: Bodyweight only training to allow you to build muscle and strength anywhere while unlocking a new level of total body mastery. Flexibility: Move better, feel better, reduce pain and gain stability & strength in new ranges of motion. COACHING TEAM Eugene Teo: Bodybuilding & Physique Development Harriet Roberts: 4x Crossfit Games Athlete, Gymnastic & Athletic Performance Coach David Thurin: Flexibility, Movement Anna Wishnowsky: Gymnastics Strength Jimmy House: BJJ Black Belt, Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Elite Powerlifter Carissa Wong: Mobility, Yoga Raphael Gomez: BJJ Brown Belt, Calisthenics, Mobility Dr Pat Davidson: Plyometrics, Sprints & Athletic Development Lucas Hardie: Functional Strength & Mobility Will Crozier: Powerlifting Sharelle Grant: Beginners Strength & Physique Training Whether you're simply looking to train and follow a well-designed program, or want to understand every single detail that goes into developing a plan, you'll find it within Ganbaru. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS You can download the Ganbaru app for free and enjoy a 7-day free trial period. Thereafter, you can cancel your subscription 24 hours before the end of the period and continue using the food tracker and community forums for free. Alternatively, you can purchase a monthly or annual subscription that will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase to access our full features. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your account settings on the App Store. For full Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, please visit https://join.ganbarumethod.com/terms-of-use/ and https://join.ganbarumethod.com/privacy-policy/.
Decem
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Decem keeps the one number every personal trainer carries in their head: how many sessions each client has left. Add a client. Sell them a pack. Book them. Check the session off when it happens, and the count drops by one. That's the whole idea, and everything else in Decem exists to make that faster. CHECK OFF WITHOUT OPENING THE APP A home screen widget shows who's up today. Tap the circle and the session is done and counted. At the end of the day Decem sends one notification, "3 sessions today. All done?", and one press checks everyone off. That's the only notification it sends unless you ask for more. BOOK ONCE, NOT EVERY WEEK Book a client weekly for a number of weeks, or weekly until their pack runs out. Any session can be repeated at the same time next week in one tap. Two clients in one slot? Book them together and each uses a session from their own pack. KNOW BEFORE THEY RUN OUT Every client shows their count at a glance. Decem warns you at two left, and when you check off someone's last session it offers to sell the next pack right there. Sell a new pack while the old one still has sessions and they simply stack. YOUR CALENDAR, BOTH WAYS Every booking lands in Apple Calendar or Google Calendar. Move it there and Decem follows. Delete it there and the session is cancelled. Type a client's name into the Decem calendar and it becomes a booking. Conflicts with the rest of your life show up before you double book. ONE TAP CONFIRMATIONS After booking, Decem drafts a text to the client with the details and a calendar invite attached. You tap Send. The wording is yours to change. HONEST COUNTING Booking a session never touches the count. Only checking it off does. No shows and late cancellations follow your policy, and the answer is locked onto that session so changing your policy later never rewrites history. Every client's history shows a running balance, so you can see exactly where each session went. Moving over from paper? Enter the purchase date and what's already been used, and Decem picks up from there. PAYMENTS AND PACKAGES Set up what you sell: a single session, a 5 pack, a 10 pack, whatever your price list looks like. Record payments against each pack and see who owes what. KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY EARN (DECEM PRO) Insights turns your own data into the numbers a trainer never has: what you actually earn per session delivered, how much bulk discount you've given, what's owed to you, how many paid sessions are still on the books, your busiest days and hours, your top clients by value, and who's going quiet with sessions left. No tax jargon, no spreadsheets. YOURS, ON YOUR PHONE Your clients live on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. No Decem account, no Decem server, nothing to leak. Export everything to CSV any time, or delete everything in one tap. Free for your first three clients, forever, with every feature. Decem Pro unlocks unlimited clients and Insights, monthly, yearly, or once for life. Nothing is ever taken away: if Pro lapses, your clients stay right where they are. Built by a trainer, for trainers who count. Privacy Policy: https://decemapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Decem at every 3 days against Ganbaru Method's every 2 weeks. Ganbaru Method's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Ganbaru Method sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per 3 months and Decem sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ganbaru Method ships an update every 2 weeks, Decem every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ganbaru Method | Decem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (772 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 772 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ganbaru Method | VICTOR MATTHEW IVANESCU |
Bugs and requests
Ganbaru Method
Reported bugs
5 issues- Workouts not registering as complete
- Paid content not accessible after purchase
- Exercise videos not loading properly
- Syncing issues with other devices
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to create custom exercises
- Offline access to workouts and content
- Better syncing with fitness trackers
- More personalization and customization options
- Improved navigation and user experience
Decem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ganbaru Method
- 12 Week Coaching7 Days trial$29.993 Months
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Month
- 3 Month Subscription (Legacy)$75.003 Months
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- 3 Month Subscription7 Days trial$75.003 Months
- All Programs$96.991 Year
- All Programs7 Days trial$119.991 Year
- 6 Month Subscription7 Days trial$150.006 Months
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$239.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription (Legacy 1)1 Year trial$239.991 Year
- Access to Single Program$49.99
- SALE. Unlimited Access$199.99
- Unlimited$499.99
Decem
- Decem Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Decem Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- Decem Pro Lifetime$149.99









