Comparison

Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log vs Gymscle

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

Head to head
About

Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log

This app helps you track your gym workouts, log your progress, and create custom routines. Visualize your achievements with exercise charts and manage your fitness journey with ease.

Highlights
  • Log workouts and history
  • Track personal records
  • Create custom workout plans
  • Hundreds of exercises
  • Exercise progress charts
  • Live workout activity on lock screen
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Achieve your fitness goals and transform your body with Buff Buddha, the simplest workout tracker designed to enhance your workout experience. Whether you're a seasoned gym-goer or just starting your fitness journey, Buff Buddha provides the tools you need to make every workout count. FEATURES: • simple, easy to use interface • log workouts and keep a detailed workout history • track personal records and rep maxes • create custom workout plans and routines • pick from hundreds of exercises or create your own • exercise charts to visualize your progress • define your own muscle groups with custom tags • live activity of your current workout on your lock screen • automatically show your next workout to perform • multiple exercise types: weighted, reps only, assisted, and duration • imperial and metric weight units • iCloud sync • dark theme Buff Buddha is FREE with an optional subscription. Payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your account settings after purchase. Buff Buddha Pro Subscription: • unlimited workout history • unlimited workout plans • unlimited custom exercises • unlimited custom tags Privacy Policy: https://buffbuddha.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://buffbuddha.com/terms/ Have questions or feedback? Send them to info@buffbuddha.com If you enjoy using Buff Buddha or found the app useful, please consider leaving a review. Thank you!

About

Gymscle

Features
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Gymscle is a workout tracker built for the gym floor: plan, log, and progress without accounts, ads, or subscriptions. Everything stays on your device. PLAN • Build your own training plans or start from 60+ ready programs: strength, hypertrophy, powerbuilding, calisthenics, kettlebell, functional fitness • Import a plan from a photo, PDF, or pasted text • Generate a starting plan by answering one question • Plan balance shows which muscles your week trains and which it skips TRAIN • Fast set logging with weight suggestions based on your history • Warm-up ramps, drop sets, AMRAP, supersets, timed sets, and RIR • Rest timer, Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Apple Watch app: log sets, see live heart rate and calories, control your music • Siri and Shortcuts: start your next workout, log a weigh-in, ask for a record or your streak • Designed for iPhone Duo: two-column workout and plan views on the open display TRACK • Full workout history with calendar, records, and milestones • Muscle map: what you trained this week and what has rested • Strength trends, DOTS score, and written check-ins for the last 7 or 30 days • Body tracking: weight, body fat, measurements, progress photos • Sleep from Apple Health, shown next to the sessions that followed it • Training streaks and 32 achievement badges in real 3D • Rewind cards to share a month or a year of lifting PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no analytics, no ads • Data stays on your device, synced only to your private iCloud • Optional Apple Health sync: read workouts and sleep, write your weigh-ins • On-device Apple Intelligence for weight suggestions, insights, and check-ins (on supported iPhones) Available in English and Polish. Free. No subscriptions. Nothing to unlock.

Screenshots

Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log4 screens
Gymscle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gymscle at none against Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log's 2. Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Gymscle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log versus Gymscle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuff Buddha Simple Workout LogGymscle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTayson NguyenMateusz Dembek

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log

Subscriptions2
  • Buff Buddha Pro$4.997 Days
  • Buff Buddha Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Gymscle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log free?
Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gymscle free?
Gymscle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log or Gymscle have ads?
Neither Buff Buddha Simple Workout Log nor Gymscle shows ads.

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