Comparison

FitNotes 2 vs Gym Routine Tracker+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FitNotes 2

Log your gym workouts, track progress, and plan routines with this comprehensive fitness tracker. Features include personal record tracking, body measurements, and various timers. Analyze your performance with graphs and set personal exercise goals.

Highlights
  • Workout routine templates
  • Automatic personal record tracking
  • 1RM and percentage calculators
  • Body measurement tracking with Apple HealthKit integration
  • Progress analysis with graphs
  • Rest, EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata timers
  • Customizable exercises and units
Features
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Keep track of your progress in the gym with a workout tracker and planner. • Based on the popular FitNotes app, the best workout planner app ever made on any platform • Routines: Save your workout routines as templates, log them to a workout • Personal Records are automatically tracked • 1RM, Percents Calculator • Plate Calculator with profiles per gym and multiple barbells • Body Tracker: Record your weight, body fat and any other measurement. Integrates with Apple HealthKit. • Goal Tracker: Set personal goals for exercises, such as a 1RM. • Graphs: Helps to analyze your progress and plan your programming • Rest Timer, EMOM, AMRAP and Tabata timers • Notifications: Be notified when the rest timer ends for your next set • Supports every kind of exercise: weight, reps, distance, time • Use built-in exercises or create your own • Mix pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg) easily • Add notes to workouts, sets, templates and body measurements • Dark Mode • Apple Watch app • Apple Workout integration with or without Apple Watch • Share workouts as text or an image • Warmup sets • RPE, RIR • Attach images and videos • Import the original FitNotes database and FitNotes CSV files • Manual and automatic backups to iCloud • Export your workouts in a CSV • Export back to the original FitNotes. No lock-in. • No account required You can import CSVs from other fitness and workout log apps to bring your data over. The free version of FitNotes 2 can save up to 12 workouts. Delete older workouts to continue using for free. All features are available free, the number of workouts is the only restriction. To save more workouts, purchase FitNotes unlimited lifetime access or a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getfitnotes.com/termsofuse This app is not affiliated with other fitness apps. Purchase of FitNotes does not transfer to other platforms. FitNotes Changes: Version 14 - Batch import of templates - Option to show workout set completion times - Option to the % of Training Max that a workout set is - Option to show moving average on body measurement charts - Abbreviations recognized in exercise search - Improved workout CSV import/export for Hevy, FitBod and Strong, including RPE, RIR and warmup sets - Fixed swiping workouts on iOS 26 Version 13 - Option to show the Next Set on the lock screen timer - Up/down buttons to move selected workout exercises together Version 12 - Record training max history - Templates can program based on percentages of training max - Import workout text and JSON - Import HeavySet templates - Attach photos and videos to notes - Exercise video library - French translation Version 11 - Added a per-exercise option to exclude it from statistics and graphs - Mark favorite exercises and keep them at the top of the list - Can tap links in workout notes - Plate calculator follows the next set - Modify RPE and RIR from the watch - Fix template Share and Move options - Show newly created exercises even when 'Hide Unused Exercises' is on Version 10 - Ability to hide exercises Version 8 - Add option to skip the rest timer for the final set - Long press notes to show the menu - Update CSV format for the other FitNotes import Version 7 - Export and import templates - Added an option to copy previous sets when adding an exercise to a workout - Add 'Copy' to the long press menu on workout notes Version 5 - Add the rest timer to the lock screen. - Add 'By Year' to statistics time groupings - Add an option to double an exercise's weight when calculating volume. You can use this for unilateral or dumbbell exercises. - Add RPE and RIR to workout sets - Add custom rest times to a single workout set - Add an option to show the workout set notes without opening the notes screen - Flag sets as 'warmup'. Warmup sets are excluded from graphs, statistics and goals. - Fix the rest timer buttons not working after uses EMOM/AMRAP timers

About

Gym Routine Tracker+

This app offers a straightforward way to log your gym workouts. Create custom routines with exercises, track sets, reps, and weight, and view your progress with large, easy-to-read text. Your data is securely synced to iCloud.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Track exercises with weight and reps
  • Large text for easy viewing during workouts
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Open source
  • WatchOS app available
Features
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Gym Routine Tracker Plus (GRT+) is a minimalist app for tracking your gym workouts. Features include: * Conveniently set up gym workout routines, each with their own exercises * Name your routines and exercises as desired, with optional handy preset names * Optionally specify weight, repetitions, and seat settings for each exercise * Large text in run mode, so leave your reading glasses in your locker * Your data syncs with your private iCloud account when a network connection is available. * Available separately as an independent WatchOS app. * Fully open source, where code is licensed with Mozilla Public License 2.0. GRT prioritizes convenience, quick interactions, and the basic needs of the recreational fitness user.

Screenshots

FitNotes 24 screens
Gym Routine Tracker+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gym Routine Tracker+ at 100% against FitNotes 2's 55%. Gym Routine Tracker+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). FitNotes 2's advantage is ratings volume (571 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FitNotes 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Gym Routine Tracker+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gym Routine Tracker+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FitNotes 2 has 571 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of FitNotes 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gym Routine Tracker+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FitNotes 2 ships an update every 2 months, Gym Routine Tracker+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FitNotes 2 versus Gym Routine Tracker+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitNotes 2Gym Routine Tracker+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (571 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings571 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinger Technologies Pte LtdOpenAlloc LLC

Customer experience

FitNotes 2

All ratings559 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative38.5%

Gym Routine Tracker+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FitNotes 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Copy/paste of workouts not working as expected
  • Timer issues (e.g., defaulting to 2 mins)
  • Crashes when trying to add custom body tracker units
  • Inconsistent behavior when navigating between screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create and use workout templates
  • More customization options (e.g., rest time, RPE/RIR tracking)
  • Apple Health/Fitness integration
  • Supersets/circuit training support
  • Improved data export/backup functionality

Gym Routine Tracker+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FitNotes 2

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Use$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Use$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forever$44.99
None

Gym Routine Tracker+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FitNotes 2 free?
FitNotes 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym Routine Tracker+ free?
Gym Routine Tracker+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FitNotes 2 or Gym Routine Tracker+?
Gym Routine Tracker+ is rated higher. FitNotes 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 571 ratings, while Gym Routine Tracker+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FitNotes 2 or Gym Routine Tracker+ have ads?
Neither FitNotes 2 nor Gym Routine Tracker+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FitNotes 2 or Gym Routine Tracker+?
FitNotes 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Gym Routine Tracker+ fortnightly. Most recently, FitNotes 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gym Routine Tracker+ on October 24, 2026.

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