Liftosaur vs Gym.exe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liftosaur
This app automates strength training by allowing users to build custom progressive overload programs or use pre-built routines. It tracks workouts, visualizes progress, and automatically adjusts weights and reps based on user-defined logic, making it a smart fitness companion.
- Automated progressive overload
- Scriptable workout builder (Liftoscript)
- Pre-built popular lifting programs
- Workout tracking and progress visualization
- Rest timers and plate calculator
- Body weight and measurement tracking
- Cloud backup and cross-device sync
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Liftosaur is the most customizable weightlifting app and strength training tracker and planner. # Automate Your Strength Training Build your own progressive overload programs or start with proven routines like GZCLP, 5/3/1, or Basic Beginner Routine. Track every workout, visualize your progress, and fully automate your training — all in one smart fitness app. Stop guessing your next weight. Liftosaur automatically increases or decreases your weights and reps based on the logic you define. It allows to implement any possible progressive overload logic, so you can focus on lifting while the app handles the math. Liftosaur introduces Liftoscript — a simple text language for building workouts like code. Define exercises, sets, and logic once right in text, and the app updates it automatically after each session. Example: ``` # Week 1 ## Day 1 Bent Over Row / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Bench Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Squat / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(5lb) ## Day 2 Chin Up / 2x5, 1x5+ / 0lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Overhead Press / 2x5, 1x5+ / 45lb / progress: lp(2.5lb) Deadlift / 2x5, 1x5+ / 95lb / progress: lp(5lb) ``` This makes Liftosaur the only scriptable workout app — perfect for lifters who love structure, logic, and data. # Popular Programs Included Liftosaur comes with pre-built lifting programs and templates from the strength community: • All GZCL programs: GZCLP, P-Zero, The Rippler, VHF, VDIP, General Gainz, etc • 5/3/1 and its variations • Basic Beginner Routine from r/Fitness • Strong Curves • And many more! Every program is written in Liftoscript, so you can customize every detail — sets, reps, progression rules, and deloads. # Track Everything Liftosaur isn’t just a gym tracker — it’s your complete workout planner and data companion. • Rest timers & plate calculator • Body weight and measurement tracking • Graphs for exercises and progress over time • Equipment rounding & exercise substitutions • Cloud backup and cross-device sync • Web Editor for faster program creation on desktop # Made for Powerlifters and Beginners Alike Whether you’re starting your first strength program or fine-tuning an advanced powerlifting routine, Liftosaur adapts to your style. It’s a lifting program builder, progress tracker, and gym log app — all working together to make you stronger. Weightlifting is a long game, and if you're serious about lifting, building strength and sculpting your body, Liftosaur would be a great partner in your journey. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gym.exe
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Strength training that runs itself. Pick a program, log your sets, and the progression engine decides what you lift next — no spreadsheets, no guesswork. Gym.exe is a workout planner and log for beginners who write code: ready-made programs, progressive overload on autopilot, and a gym log that reads like your terminal. READY PROGRAMS • Answer 4 questions and get your first program: gym, dumbbells at home or bodyweight with a pull-up bar — beginner calisthenics. • Full body, upper/lower, push/pull/legs, strength waves, dumbbells and bodyweight — 2 to 4 days a week. • Edit days, exercises, sets, reps and rest — or paste a whole program as code. PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD ON AUTOPILOT • Linear and double progression, rep ranges and harder variations for bodyweight moves. • Hit every rep and the weight goes up next time. Miss reps and the plan adapts; stall three times and it deloads. • Every change is explained like a diff: "squat 60 → 62.5 kg". A WORKOUT LOG THAT FEELS LIKE CODE • Log a set in one tap — each set is a commit. The rest timer starts itself. • Warm-up sets, AMRAP, supersets, drop sets and a plate calculator. • History as git log, every workout as git show, a heatmap of your consistency and personal records. FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE LEVELING UP • Ranks from Intern to 10x Lifter, with a performance review at every promotion. No salary increase, though. • Achievements with developer jokes: Hello, World!, It works on my machine, Deployed on Friday. • Missed a workout? Gym.exe stops responding — reschedule in one tap, nothing is lost. • Ping, the rubber duck, nudges you on training days. BRING YOUR OWN AI • Copy our instruction to your AI assistant, paste the program it writes, and Gym.exe checks every line and explains errors. • Copy any workout back as text for your AI to analyze. THEMES LIKE YOUR EDITOR • Midnight and Paper are free. Vampire, Fjord, Solar and Phosphor come with Pro. FORM GUIDES • Animated blueprints, three cues and target muscles for every lift in the programs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your workouts stay on your iPhone. No account, no ads. GYM.EXE PRO Pro unlocks the full program library, progression tuning, saving programs from code and all themes. Choose monthly, yearly with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Gym.exe is a training log and planner, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a new training program. Terms of Use: https://gymexe.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gymexe.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gym.exe at daily against Liftosaur's every 6 days. Liftosaur's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Liftosaur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Gym.exe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Liftosaur ships an update every 6 days, Gym.exe daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Liftosaur | Gym.exe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (427 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 427 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liftosaur, LLC | Matvey Pirogov |
Bugs and requests
Liftosaur
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently after updates
- Syncing issues with iPhone Health app
- App freezes on startup screen, requires reinstallation
- Changes to program not saving correctly
- Error when trying to set different warm-ups for different weeks
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- Cannot change equipment type from cable to barbell
- Pulls reps and weight from wrong days
- Newest update crashes the app, prevents program selection/editing
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to use kgs for barbell and lbs for dumbbells
- More intuitive UI for beginners
- Improved documentation/organization of ideas
Gym.exe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liftosaur
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$99.99
Gym.exe
- Gym.exe Pro · Monthly$4.991 Month
- Gym.exe Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Gym.exe Pro · Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Gym.exe Pro · Lifetime$79.99









