SmartWorkout vs Gymlify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartWorkout
This app helps gym enthusiasts track workouts and progress with customizable logs, exercise charts, and built-in calculators. It offers ready-made training plans and advanced tools for progressive overload, suitable for intermediate athletes aiming to improve strength.
- Customizable workout log
- Weight suggestions with RIR/RPE calculator
- Ready-made training plans
- Thousands of exercises with charts
- Automatic rest timer
- Advanced exercise search
- Workout summary with muscle visualization
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SmartWorkout is an advanced workout log and gym app designed for people looking for a tool to track workouts, strength progress, and workout planning. If you are looking for the best workout log to control your progress and progressive overload, or if you are currently building muscle or increasing strength, SmartWorkout helps you monitor weights, reps, training volume, RIR/RPE, and progress from every workout for free. SmartWorkout works both as a simple workout log for beginners and as an advanced tool for creating workout plans and analyzing progress for users who want to consciously control their gym performance. FREE FEATURES: * Unlimited workout routines and workouts. * Create custom exercises without limits. * Track all workout parameters: reps, weights, RIR, RPE, tempo, and rest time between sets. * Full workout log customization. * 2 workout log modes: simplified and advanced. * Muscle engagement map in workout summaries. * Thousands of exercises with video previews, descriptions, and training tips. * Exercise charts showing training volume, e1RM, best reps, best weight, and best time. * Quickly repeat workouts from history or workout routines. * Automatic rest timer based on your previous workouts. * Exercise notes and training guidelines. * Advanced exercise search engine, search by muscle groups and sort exercises by weight, body part types, alphabetical order, and popularity. * 7-day graphical muscle volume map. * Double-counted training volume and 1RM calculations for unilateral exercises. * Built-in calculators: 1RM, Plate Calculator, and RIR/RPE. * Advanced workout keyboard with: * Built-in timer and stopwatch. * RIR/RPE keyboard. * Buttons for quickly copying previous results. * Buttons for increasing and decreasing reps and weight. * Configurable weight increment buttons, for example increase dumbbell exercises by 1 kg or barbell exercises by 2.5 kg. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: * MEV, MAV, and MRV training volume zone analysis. * Add photos and videos to your exercises. * AI workout plan generation. * Ready-to-use workout plans. * Weight suggestions powered by the built-in RIR/RPE calculator to support progressive overload. * Workout plan creator: * Create microcycles, mesocycles, and macrocycles. * Program workouts using progressive overload, RIR/RPE, and 1RM. PERFECT APP FOR: * Tracking gym workouts. * Building muscle mass. * Increasing strength. * Controlling progressive overload. * Monitoring training volume. * Creating workout plans. * Analyzing strength progress. * Logging weights and reps. * Bodybuilding and hypertrophy training. SmartWorkout Pro and Premium are available as monthly and yearly subscriptions. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can cancel at any time through your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Integrate SmartWorkout with the Apple Health App to sync your body measurements and workouts. Standard EULA Apple terms of use apply to this application. You comply with its terms using this app. Terms of Service: https://smartworkout.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://smartworkout.app/en/privacy
Gymlify
This app helps users track workouts, build custom plans, and monitor fitness progress with a large exercise library and detailed statistics. It supports both gym and home training, offering offline access and body measurement tracking.
- 300+ exercises with visuals
- Custom workout plan builder
- Workout history and statistics
- Body measurements tracking
- Offline access
- Create custom exercises
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Gymlify: Your Ultimate Workout Journal Looking for an intuitive and powerful way to track your workouts and fitness progress? Gymlify is the perfect app for gym enthusiasts and home workout warriors alike. Designed with simplicity and functionality in mind, Gymlify takes your training to the next level. Key Features: - 300+ Exercises: Access a comprehensive library of exercises covering all muscle groups. From chest and back to legs and core, Gymlify has you covered. - Custom Workout Plans: Build your own personalized training routines or choose from our expertly designed plans for strength, endurance, and muscle building. - Workout History: Keep track of your past sessions, so you can monitor your progress and fine-tune your performance. - Training Statistics: Visualize your progress with detailed statistics on sets, reps, and weights. - Create Your Own Exercises: Add custom exercises tailored to your unique training style. - Exercise Visuals: Each exercise comes with detailed illustrations showing its execution and the muscles engaged. - 20+ Ready-to-Use Plans: Explore training plans tailored to various fitness levels and goals, including muscle building, fat loss, and endurance improvement. - Body Measurements: Log and track your body stats, such as weight, measurements, and BMI, to see how your hard work pays off. - Offline Access: Train anytime, anywhere—even without an internet connection. Why Choose Gymlify? - User-Friendly Design: Gymlify is designed to be intuitive and easy to navigate, ensuring that nothing stands between you and your next set. - All-in-One Solution: With Gymlify, you get a workout journal, exercise library, and progress tracker—all in one app. - Home & Gym Training: Whether you're lifting heavy in the gym or following bodyweight exercises at home, Gymlify adapts to your fitness style. Who Is Gymlify For? - Beginners starting their fitness journey. - Experienced lifters looking to track and optimize their training. - Home workout enthusiasts seeking structured plans. Take Control of Your Fitness Journey Today! Download Gymlify now and discover how easy it is to stay motivated, track progress, and achieve your fitness goals. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartWorkout at 100% against Gymlify's 0%. SmartWorkout also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Gymlify's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. SmartWorkout sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Gymlify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gymlify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of SmartWorkout's written reviews are positive against 0% of Gymlify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmartWorkout ships an update every 2 days, Gymlify every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartWorkout | Gymlify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arkadiusz Chrabaszczewski | Arkadiusz Piasecki |
Customer experience
SmartWorkout
Gymlify
In-app purchases
SmartWorkout
- SmartWorkout Pro$5.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Pro$6.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Coach Essential14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- SmartWorkout Premium$9.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Pro6 Months trial$19.996 Months
- SmartWorkout Coach Plus1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Pro14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
- SmartWorkout Premium14 Days trial$59.991 Year
- SmartWorkout Coach Expert1 Month trial$59.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Coach Elite1 Month trial$79.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Coach Ultimate1 Month trial$99.991 Month
- SmartWorkout Pro Lifetime$159.99
Gymlify
- Gymlify PRO - 1 miesiąc$2.991 Month
- Gymlify PRO$7.491 Year
- Gymlify Pro$9.99









