Comparison

Restwise vs Gym Workout Planner

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

Head to head
About

Restwise

This app helps athletes quantify their exercise recovery by tracking daily inputs. It calculates a recovery score to optimize training plans. A subscription is required for full access.

Highlights
  • Quantify recovery from exercise
  • Track 12 daily inputs
  • Calculate recovery score
  • Optimize training plans
  • Use with coach or trainer
Features
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This app requires an online subscription to Restwise, the first system that lets athletes simply and accurately quantify their state of recovery from exercise. Track 12 easily measured inputs each day, and Restwise calculates your recovery score. Used alone or with a coach or trainer, Restwise is an essential tool for optimizing any training or exercise plan. Visit the website to start a free trial.

About

Gym Workout Planner

Features
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Charles writes your gym plan, then coaches you through it. We are personal trainers and coaches. We built Charles for the people we could not train ourselves. Most gym apps log the workout you already planned. That only helps if you already know what to do. Charles does that part. Stop guessing. Just train. WHO BUILT CHARLES We have coached in gyms in Munich and Berlin. A coach who writes your training costs more than most people can pay. So most people guess instead. They copy a split off the internet. They run it until it stops working. Then they guess again. Charles is what we would write for you if you hired one of us. Same method. Same questions we would ask on day one. He listens the whole time. Every set you log moves the next target. Tell him something hurts and he swaps the movement there and then. Tell him anything in the chat and he remembers. Then every four weeks he takes all of it and rewrites the whole month. He plans in months and thinks in years. The hard months and the lighter months are placed on purpose, so you keep progressing instead of stalling at week ten. A program is what somebody else did. A plan is what you should do next. Charles writes the second one. WHAT EARLY LIFTERS SAY "I never have to think about training plans anymore. Charles takes care of the structure, the focus, and the progression, so I can just show up and train." Daniel Mercer "I had a shoulder injury and was nervous about training again, but Charles helped me ease back into it slowly and safely. I'm finally rebuilding confidence and strength." Emily Hartwell "I travel a lot for work, so the holiday mode has been a game changer. It keeps me consistent without making training feel impossible when I'm away." Marcus Bennett WHAT YOU GET - A plan written for you. Not a workout generator. Charles builds the whole plan around your body, your experience and your goals. - It changes as you do. What you lifted last time sets what you lift next. - It trains around your pain. Something hurts, you tell Charles, and he swaps the movement. No pushing through an injury. - It is built for your gym. Tell Charles what equipment you have and he plans around it. Real exercises for the kit you actually have. - It works with what you already wear. Charles reads Apple Health and Health Connect, so an Oura ring, a Whoop band or a Garmin watch tell him how you slept and how recovered you are. Your sessions reach your activity rings, and training you logged elsewhere sits next to your plan. - Holiday. Away from your gym? Charles gives you short sessions so you never fully stop. HOW IT WORKS 1. Assess. About a dozen questions on your strength, history, equipment and any injuries. 2. Get your plan. Charles builds it on screen. Your first month opens straight away. The rest open as you train. 3. Train. Open the app, follow today's session, log your sets, and get on with your day. WHO IT IS FOR Lifters who want structure instead of guessing. Beginners who want to start right the first time. Anyone who outgrew set logging apps. Charles is built for the gym. If you train at home with no equipment, he is not for you. WHY STRENGTH TRAINING Thirty to sixty minutes of muscle strengthening a week is linked to a 10 to 17 percent lower risk of early death (Momma et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022). You are not just chasing a number on the bar. You are buying back healthy years. Charles speaks seven languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish. START FREE No payment upfront. The yearly plan starts with 14 days free, the monthly with 3. Cancel anytime. Your price is shown before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings, Apple Account, Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://getcharles.pro/legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://getcharles.pro/legal/terms.html Questions: info@viavia.travel

Screenshots

Restwise4 screens
Gym Workout Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Restwise at none against Gym Workout Planner's 2. Restwise also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). Gym Workout Planner's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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. Gym Workout Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Restwise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restwise ships an update every 3 months, Gym Workout Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Restwise versus Gym Workout Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestwiseGym Workout Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilicon Valley Exercise AnalyticsViaVia UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

In-app purchases

None

Restwise

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gym Workout Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Charles Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Charles Pro Annual$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Restwise free?
Restwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gym Workout Planner free?
Gym Workout Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Restwise or Gym Workout Planner have ads?
Neither Restwise nor Gym Workout Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restwise or Gym Workout Planner?
Restwise ships an update every 3 months, and Gym Workout Planner fortnightly. Most recently, Restwise was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gym Workout Planner on October 31, 2026.

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