Comparison

Gym log vs Newton Notes

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

Head to head
About

Gym log

This free workout tracker helps you build strength and muscle with unlimited routines, progressive overload tracking, and advanced analytics. It offers offline functionality, personalized dashboards, and seamless data input for a friction-free training experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout routines
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Advanced analytics and charts
  • Offline functionality
  • Personalizable dashboard
  • Frictionless data input
Features
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My mission is to deliver a workout training log app that will help you make progress, build strength, and ensure hypertrophy, all that for free. I will never change the free feature to a paid one, spam the paywall, limit routines or workout logs, etc. (all the bad stuff other workout trackers do). What stands Strive apart: - Create unlimited workout routines, most trackers paywall this - Crate workout plans, assign workouts to days or in an order - Share your workouts with your friends or followers - train together without paying - Set weight or reps for the next workount and ensure progressive overload, go get those gains - RIR/RPE tracking with effective reps metric - Sync cardio and bodyweight with Health so you don't have to input the data manually - Mark workouts as deloads to better understand and analyze the data - Advanced charts without paywall, analyze routine, bodypart or exercise progress - Fully offline - I know some gyms have poor reception - Rest timer personalizeable per exercise - Personalizable dashboard - Choose from many widgets in various sizes to compose your dashboard, just like your phone's homescreen. Have all the data visible at a glance! - Placeholder exercise, select exercise category and bodypart or a group of exercises and then select the actual exercise when working out, based on the feelings or what's free at the gym - Custom keyboard to input workout data frictionlessly, allows to copy value from previous set, set value to all sets, and increment and decrement value - Wrapped, see your year in review at the end of the year - Themes & theme creator - Privacy first - no data tracking - No ads Rest of the features that you would expect: - Measurements and weight ins - Notes - Backup - never loos your data - Prs - Use all the set types, warmup, dropset, myo reps etc - Workout finish reminder - never again open an app to see that you have not saved the previous training - Dark mode - Exercise database I hope my app will help you achieve your goals, in general, just progress and get better. I promise to develop this app until it is your favorite gym log and workout tracker app. Remember, we all are gonna make it! Your gym bro, Artur. _________________________________________ Terms of Use: https://strive-workout.com/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://strive-workout.com/privacy-policy/

About

Newton Notes

This intuitive app simplifies workout tracking, eliminating the need for messy notes or chaotic timers. It offers flexible analytics to log any metric and is designed with privacy in mind, requiring no login.

Highlights
  • Intuitive workout tracking
  • Flexible analytics for any metric
  • Login-free design for privacy
  • Lightweight and simple UI
  • Customizable units and logging
Features
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Newton Notes Newton Notes is the most intuitive workout companion and tracker available, ensuring consistency between sets and making growth a breeze. Gone are the days of disorganized notes collections, chaotic timers and alarms, or even pencil and paper- Newton Notes provides the tools you need to do the heavy lifting. FEATURES GRANDMA'S FAVORITE Newton Notes prides itself on being the simplest workout app available. With its intuitive UI, lightweight size, and focused features, it's the obvious choice for those looking for a workout tracker that just gets out of the way. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT We don't use your data, because we don't know who you are. Newton Notes is login-free by design, with export/import options and Apple Health integrations coming soon. ANALYZE ANYTHING Flexible analytics allow you to log any metric, at any time, using any unit you'd like. Keep tabs on your weight, blood levels, PRs, and more. GROWING TOGETHER Newton Notes will never use advertisements, subscription-based fees, or bombard you with tacky AI features. We'd love to hear how you use the app, and how we can make it fit into your routine as seamlessly as possible. By using Newton Notes, you'll be able to steer the direction of the app and suggest new features. COMING SOON: - Apple Health integration - Apple Watch integration

Screenshots

Gym log4 screens
Newton Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newton Notes at none against Gym log's 7. Gym log's advantage is ratings volume (868 vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 log sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Newton Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gym log against 4.8 for Newton Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym log has 868 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of Gym log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Newton Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym log ships an update every 4 days, Newton Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gym log versus Newton Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym logNewton Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (868 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings868 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtur FijalJames Gasek

Customer experience

Gym log

All ratings868 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.3%

Newton Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gym log

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with saving workouts
  • Timer not always functioning properly when other apps are running

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sync data across devices
  • Addition of body measurements tracking (waist, legs, etc.)
  • Inclusion of a plate calculator
  • Option to log one-arm exercises separately
  • Ability to delete or reorder exercises in a workout

Newton Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Gym log

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access$6.991 Month
  • Unlimited access$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • Theme cotton candy$3.79
  • Theme cotton candy dark$3.79
  • Theme Cherry Blossom$3.79
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  • Theme beige$3.99
  • Unlimited access$139.99
None

Newton Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym log free?
Gym log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Newton Notes free?
Newton Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gym log or Newton Notes?
Gym log is rated higher. Gym log averages 4.9 out of 5 from 868 ratings, while Newton Notes averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Gym log or Newton Notes have ads?
Neither Gym log nor Newton Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym log or Newton Notes?
Gym log ships an update every 4 days, and Newton Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gym log was updated on October 19, 2026 and Newton Notes on October 3, 2026.

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