Gym Diary vs better u
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Diary
Easily create and log your gym training routines offline. Track exercises, sets, reps, and weight with a simple interface. Visualize your progress with charts and an in-app photo tracker.
- Create custom workouts
- Log exercises, reps, sets, and weight
- Save and edit workouts
- Chart workout progress
- In-app progress photo tracker
- Offline functionality
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Gym Diary is an offline workout tracker that will help you log and keep track of your training routine. -Create your workout. -Log your exercises, Reps, Sets and Weight. -Click Save. -Easy and Simple. Key Features include: -Create and save workouts. -Edit individual exercises within workouts. -Chart your workouts. -In house progress photo tracker. -Workout section to complete your workout. This app is designed to log your workouts. Consult a medical professional before undertaking physical exercise. Gym Diary does not take any responsibility for any injuries sustained when using this app.
better u
This app helps users manage their well-being by focusing on mental outlook, emotional resilience, and accessing various support systems. It offers tools like a private journal bot, daily goal setting, and inspirational affirmations designed for young people.
- Private journal bot
- Daily goals for fitness and mental health
- Inspirational daily affirmations
- Signposting to support platforms
- Rewards and incentives for engagement
- Teenager's mental health journey story
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better u provides a supportive platform in which the user can manage their well-being, focus on a positive mental outlook, reflect upon their emotional resilience, and most importantly, access various types of support, enabling the user to find something that works for them. As an app created by young people, it focuses on providing features and tools that young people actually want to engage with, that will have a lasting, beneficial impact on their well-being. Features include: • The journal bot: an opportunity for the user to discuss their day by reflecting and sharing thoughts privately • Aims for the day: a section dedicated to finding ways to improve users’ physical and mental fitness • Ellie’s story: a look into a real teenager’s journey to improving her mental health, and the progress she made with these same techniques • Signposting section: providing support via a variety of platforms (text, online, app, virtual groups, etc.) so the user can explore what works for them • Inspirational, positive daily affirmations with social sharing functionality • Rewards for daily sharing or reflection and incentives to keep the user engaged
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: better u at Free against Gym Diary's $0.99. better u also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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
better u is free to download; Gym Diary costs $0.99 up front. Gym Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. better u asks for nothing beyond the download.
better u holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: better u has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gym Diary ships an update every 3 months, better u every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Diary | better u |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Gaffney | Future Agency Consulting Ltd |
Customer experience
Gym Diary
better u
In-app purchases
Gym Diary
- Unlock All Features$4.99
better u
No in-app purchases









