Comparison

Abbeycroft vs Beam Workout Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Abbeycroft

Easily manage your fitness activities with this app. Book classes, gym, and swimming sessions, and view up-to-date timetables. Stay informed with news updates and track your progress by integrating with HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes
  • Book gym sessions
  • Book swimming sessions
  • View class timetables
  • View pool timetables
  • Receive news notifications
  • Integrate with HealthKit
Features
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With the Abbeycroft app you always have your facility in your pocket. You can book fitness classes, gym and swimming sessions. View the latest pool and classes timetable. Get all the latest news via the push notifications. The following Abbeycroft centres are covered within this app: - Bury St Edmunds - Brandon - East Bergholt - Hadleigh - Haverhill - Kingfisher - Mildenhall - Newmarket - Skyliner - Trumpington APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.

About

Beam Workout Tracker

This app provides a structured and private way to plan, record, and review your workouts. It focuses on a clean interface, offline functionality, and full data ownership without cloud dependency. Easily track progress and organize your training history.

Highlights
  • Workout planning and editing
  • Support for weight, reps, time, distance
  • Comprehensive history and search
  • CSV and JSON import/export
  • Local data storage
  • Adaptive light/dark mode
Features
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Beam Workout Tracker is a modern workout notebook built for people who like structure, clarity, and control. Plan workouts, record sessions, and review progress — all offline, all on your device. Beam replaces cluttered fitness trackers with something quieter and more personal: a training log that feels focused, private, and fully yours. PLAN Design your workouts however you train. Add exercises, arrange sets, and fill in the details that matter — weight, reps, duration, distance, or notes. TRAIN During your workout, Beam stays out of your way. Pickers are fast and simple, tuned for one-handed use. Beam knows when your inputs form a complete set and adds it automatically — no pop-ups or extra steps. If you need to pause, change exercises, or reorder sets, you can. The app moves at your pace. REFLECT Every session you log becomes part of a clean, permanent history. Scroll back through weeks or years of workouts, view summaries, and see your training history at a glance. You can edit past sessions, fix mistakes, or add missing details — just like flipping through a well-kept notebook. OWN YOUR DATA Beam is fully offline. There are no accounts, servers, or hidden uploads — everything is stored locally on your device. You can export your data anytime as CSV or JSON, and import it just as easily. Your training history stays yours, portable and private. MADE FOR FOCUS Beam’s interface is calm, precise, and optimized for speed. No feeds, badges, or leaderboards — just your plan, your work, and your results. It’s designed for the flow of a real workout: quick to enter, easy to read, and always ready to continue where you left off. FEATURES • Full workout planning and editing • Support for weight, reps, time, and distance • Comprehensive history and search • CSV and JSON import/export • Local Core Data storage — no cloud dependency • Adaptive design for light and dark mode Beam Workout Tracker — your training, your data, your notebook. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Abbeycroft4 screens
Beam Workout Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beam Workout Tracker at 5.0 against Abbeycroft's 4.5. Abbeycroft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beam Workout Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Abbeycroft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beam Workout Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abbeycroft has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abbeycroft versus Beam Workout Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbbeycroftBeam Workout Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperABBEYCROFT LEISURECognitoware LLC

Customer experience

Abbeycroft

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative72.5%

Beam Workout Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Abbeycroft

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Beam Workout Tracker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$3.00
  • Large Tip$6.00

Questions

Is Abbeycroft free?
Abbeycroft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beam Workout Tracker free?
Beam Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Abbeycroft or Beam Workout Tracker?
Beam Workout Tracker is rated higher. Abbeycroft averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Beam Workout Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Abbeycroft or Beam Workout Tracker have ads?
Neither Abbeycroft nor Beam Workout Tracker shows ads.

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