Comparison

FTW vs QuGym Notepad

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

Head to head
About

FTW

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Are you a CrossFit, or weight lifting enthusiast?Β  Then you are probably no stranger to the abbreviations RFT, EMOM, AMRAP and HIIT. FTW - Functional Training Watch is a standalone Apple Watch app, wich will help you keep your workout times and rounds on your wrist and out of your head. The app is designed with ease of use and helpful feedback in mind. It helps you concentrate on your tasks during the workout and analyse your performance afterwards. All the data is kept on your Apple Watch. No phone, or internet connection necessary. With your permission, the app integrates with Apple Health, which enables heart rate, energy burned and vo2 max data collection. The integration allows you to observe heart rate live during the workout and find the workout data in Apple Health and Fitness apps.

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QuGym Notepad

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Empower your Apple Watch with a universal workout notebook. Record your fitness training programs on the device, and use them as the exercise tracker for workout routines. β€’ Make staying fit easy at any age! The variety of personal training options makes QuGym Notepad a great fitness app for seniors and youngsters alike. Whether you are into high-intensity training with EMOM workouts, or general cardio exercises just to keep feet, the app will become your personal notebook for training, providing training tips for your daily workout indoors or outdoors. Customize your workout presets and achieve health and perfect body at any age. β€’ Universal approach allowing you to set different workout types! Workout types include strength training, functional training, high-intensity interval training, etc. Training is set through intervals of various types: warmup, work, rest, etc. You can add exercises from thousands of presets, and goals to the intervals. Goals can include repeats or a time period, and if needed, you can add weights of the equipment used in the interval. Intervals can be grouped by rounds or common exercises. β€’ The notepad uses a convenient, universally accepted interval coding system! Numeric values such as weight, repeats, duration can be entered as a range Weight can be entered in different standards (kg, lb, %1RM), with a β€œdoubling” (x2) option for both hands. Reps may be marked as ES (Every Side) if the exercise is unilateral. Drop Sets are marked as DS. RP stands for Rest Pause repeats. If the goal is the maximum number of repeats in the interval, then the AMAP (As Much As Possible) flag is set. The interval duration can be set in different formats (sec., min., min:sec). Intervals using the EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) method also have their own input format. β€’ The training notepad is designed with usability in mind! Intervals can be duplicated or deleted by swiping. A convenient custom keyboard is used to enter numerical values. The list of exercises can be filtered by different criteria; the smart search supports partial matches of the queries in the search field. If you have any questions, please, contact us at qugym@qudata.com We will be happy to help you improve your QuGym experience.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QuGym Notepad at 13.0 against FTW's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
FTW versus QuGym Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFTWQuGym Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim ZaksAbsolutist Ltd

In-app purchases

None

FTW

No in-app purchases

None

QuGym Notepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FTW free?
FTW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuGym Notepad free?
QuGym Notepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FTW or QuGym Notepad have ads?
Neither FTW nor QuGym Notepad shows ads.

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