Comparison

iHunt Journal vs Gym Timer Ultra

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

Head to head
About

iHunt Journal

This app helps hunters manage their memories and plan future expeditions. Record hunts, trophies, observations, and stand locations. Research weather, solunar periods, and past performance to optimize your hunting strategy.

Highlights
  • Record hunts, trophies, and observations
  • Manage hunting stand locations on a map
  • Research weather and solunar periods
  • Track game type, amount, and age
  • Export harvest data in CSV format
  • Customize attributes for different game types
Features
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This is the ultimate all-in-one & one-time-cost hunting app - it manages all your hunting memories plus it allows you to research and plan your hunts. You can record your hunts, trophies, observations, and hunting stand locations. Adding the latest shot or observation is done within seconds. Whether your focus is on planning your next hunt based on weather and solunar periods, keeping a trophy gallery and hunting journal, or statistics and research of your past hunts, this is the application you need. + Advantages: Experience – Created by hunters for hunters. Efficiency - Whether game type, hunting device, or location, after the first entries the application learns them and offers them for future selection. Openness - CSV export of harvests allows you maximum flexibility and creativity doing your own statistics and research. + Extensibility - In-App purchase modules: Scouting, Food Plot Management, Finances, Harvest Planning, Moon Brightness, Spreadsheet Export, Venison Management, Area Border Editor and Data Exchange. + Customization. Whether big game, small game, or waterfowl - you can customize the attributes to your needs via configuration. + Observations. Observations support the attributes game type, amount, age, description, and hunting area including picture. For every event, you can add event data such as time, location, GPS position, and weather - saving you from repeating common information. Using observations and assigning pictures is ideal for trail cam owners wanting to track down behavior and visits of individual game. + Trophy Management. When you want to get a printout of your trophies, the application will assist you to store it, manage it, and email it! You can easily export all harvest information in the highly compatible CSV (comma separated values) file format and perform your custom statistics on your data. + Research and Planning. Did you dream of documenting and planning your hunting stands in your hunting area? Do you want to record where you placed a trail camera or a tree stand? This application allows you to visually lay out your hunting area with symbols of your stands that you can place on the map and give a name. If you want to share your hunting stand locations with a friend, export and e-mail him the locations. + Weather and Solunar Periods. Check the weather forecasts, wind and temperature, moon phase, sunrise and sunset. With this research, you can map it to your locations and stands, which are suitable for this hunting day. + Simplify Your Hunting. iHunt Journal simplifies your hunting experience. It gives you all information about weather, sun, moon, solunar periods, including a 4 day forecast in one view. And, it suggests the best hunting locations based on the wind direction. I appreciate feedback via the app store here. For improvement wishes please send me an e-mail support@nature-software.com so that I can develop the application according your needs.

About

Gym Timer Ultra

This app provides a customizable interval timer with visual and haptic cues to guide your workouts. It also features a set counter and heart-rate overlay for real-time performance monitoring. Designed for athletes, it offers a clean interface focused on essential data.

Highlights
  • Custom interval timer
  • Set counter
  • Heart-rate overlay
  • Glanceable UI
  • Visual and haptic cues
Features
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• Custom Interval Timer: Effortlessly set up work and rest intervals down to the second. Visual and haptic cues keep you on pace without ever needing your phone. • Set Counter: Log and adjust your number of sets on the fly. Whether you’re busting out supersets or pyramid workouts, GymWatch keeps perfect count. • Heart-Rate Overlay: Monitor your heart rate right on the timer screen. Instantly see if you’re in fat-burn, cardio, or peak zones without flipping through apps. • Clean, Glanceable UI: A minimalist design puts the information you need at a glance—no distractions, just data. Why GymWatch? Designed by athletes, for athletes. GymWatch removes complexity so you can zero in on performance. Whether you’re a seasoned lifter, HIIT junkie, or weekend warrior, GymWatch adapts to your routine, so every session is your best session.

Screenshots

iHunt Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gym Timer Ultra at Free against iHunt Journal's $11.99. Gym Timer Ultra also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). iHunt Journal's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On 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

Gym Timer Ultra is free to download; iHunt Journal costs $11.99 up front. iHunt Journal sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Gym Timer Ultra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHunt Journal ships an update fortnightly, Gym Timer Ultra every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iHunt Journal versus Gym Timer Ultra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHunt JournalGym Timer Ultra
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael KircherJonas Loderhose

Customer experience

iHunt Journal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.2%

Gym Timer Ultra

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

iHunt Journal

One-time11
  • CSV Exports$1.99
  • Export, Import & Dropbox Sharing$2.99
  • Moon brightness$2.99
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  • Distance tool$2.99
  • Finances$3.99
  • Harvest targets$3.99
  • Scouting$3.99
  • Inventory Check$3.99
  • Food plot management$4.99
  • Tracking$6.99
  • All inclusive$22.99
None

Gym Timer Ultra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iHunt Journal free?
iHunt Journal costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Gym Timer Ultra free?
Gym Timer Ultra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iHunt Journal or Gym Timer Ultra have ads?
Neither iHunt Journal nor Gym Timer Ultra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHunt Journal or Gym Timer Ultra?
iHunt Journal ships an update fortnightly, and Gym Timer Ultra every 8 months. Most recently, iHunt Journal was updated on October 26, 2026 and Gym Timer Ultra on October 14, 2026.

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