GearLog vs Grippy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GearLog
Manage your equipment with this app, storing details, photos, and manuals. Receive inspection alerts, track usage, and manage loans and reservations. It also supports QR code labeling and data import for comprehensive gear oversight.
- Store gear details, photos, and manuals
- Inspection alerts and audit trails
- Cloud sync across devices
- QR code generation and scanning
- Manage loans, returns, and reservations
- Track gear usage and financial investment
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Take your equipment management to the next level with GearLog: - Store all your gear including photos and manuals - Get alerts when it's time to inspect your gear - Store your data in the cloud and access it on any device - Keep an audit trail of all your inspections - Generate QR code labels for your gear - Scan your QR code labels with the GearLog app - Build gear lists for expeditions and trips - Record how and when your gear is used - Manage equipment loans and returns - Manage equipment reservations - Record qualifications held and when they expire - Import your gear and inspections from a spreadsheet - Record the financial investment made in your gear - Securely share access across multiple sites
Grippy
This app provides access to a curated network of workouts designed by top coaches. It focuses on helping users improve their grip strength and overall progression in their training. The application is developed in partnership with Beastmaker.
- Workouts from top coaches
- Progression tracking
- Grip strength focus
- Beastmaker partnership
- Global coach network
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Griptonite teams up with Beastmaker to bring you Grippy! The app brings you workouts from a network of top coaches around the world. Get a Grip on your progression.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GearLog at 90% against Grippy's 45%. GearLog also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Grippy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GearLog holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of GearLog's written reviews are positive against 45% of Grippy's.
GearLog ships an update every 5 days, Grippy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GearLog | Grippy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better | 2.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kit Kline | Cascom Ltd |
Customer experience
GearLog
Grippy
In-app purchases
GearLog
No in-app purchases
Grippy
No in-app purchases
