Comparison

Gym Tracker & 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 Tracker & Log

This app helps you track your weightlifting workouts and build strength. It offers unlimited routines, full workout history, and advanced analytics. It also includes pre-made workout plans, automatic progression, and progress photos.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout routines
  • Full workout history
  • Pre-made and custom workout plans
  • Automatic progression
  • Advanced charts and analytics
  • Progress photos and measurements
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Gym tracker and workout log built by a lifter, for lifters. Unlimited routines and workouts, your full history forever, no ads, no paywall spam. My mission is to deliver a workout log app that will help you make progress, build strength, and ensure hypertrophy, all that for free. I will never change a free feature to a paid one, spam the paywall, limit routines or workout logs, etc. (all the bad stuff other workout trackers do). What sets Strive apart: - Create unlimited workout routines, most trackers paywall this - Your full history, forever - every workout, set and chart since day one, no history limit. During a workout tap any exercise to see its history and your previous numbers - Your data stays yours - stored on your phone, backed up to iCloud, and you can create a manual backup anytime - Workout plans: 33 ready-made programs (nSuns, PHUL, Reddit PPL, 5x5, Arnold Split and more), a plan creator that builds a plan for you from a short survey, or your own plan with workouts assigned to days or in order - Plan summary - when a plan ends you get a progress analysis and recommendations - Automatic progression - turn it on in a routine and the app raises the weight or reps for the next workout, advanced rules are still there for the nerds - Automatic warmup sets, per exercise - RIR/RPE tracking with effective reps metric - Advanced charts, analyze routine, body part or exercise progress - Personal records and estimated 1RM for every exercise - Progress photos, compare them side by side - Measurements and body proportions, see how you compare to ideal ranges - Rest timer per exercise or per routine, visible on the lock screen - Home screen widgets and a personalizable dashboard, choose from many widgets in various sizes and have all the data at a glance - Plate calculator with your own plates and bars - Gear - assign straps, belts or sleeves to routines and never forget them again - Placeholder exercise - pick a category or body part and choose the actual exercise during the workout, based on how you feel or what's free at the gym - Custom keyboard to input workout data frictionlessly, copy values from the previous set, set a value for all sets, increment and decrement - Apple Health sync - import cardio and bodyweight, send your workouts to Health - Share workouts and routines with friends or followers, cardio share cards with your GPS route - PT report - send your coach a clean summary of your training - Mark workouts as deloads to better understand and analyze the data - Fully offline - I know some gyms have poor reception - Wrapped, see your year in review at the end of the year - Themes & theme creator - No ads, no selling your data, no tracking across apps Rest of the features that you would expect: - Exercise database with 335 exercises, animations and technique tips - Notes - All set types: warmup, dropset, myo reps etc. - Workout finish reminder - never again open the app to see that you have not saved the previous workout - Plan workout reminders - Dark mode 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 Tracker & Log4 screens
Newton Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newton Notes at none against Gym Tracker & Log's 8. Gym Tracker & Log's advantage is ratings volume (896 vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 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 Tracker & Log sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Newton Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gym Tracker & Log holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Tracker & Log has 896 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 99% of Gym Tracker & Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Newton Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Tracker & Log ships an update every 6 days, Newton Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gym Tracker & Log versus Newton Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Tracker & LogNewton Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (896 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings896 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtur FijalJames Gasek

Customer experience

Gym Tracker & Log

All ratings896 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews386 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 Tracker & 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

8 purchases

Gym Tracker & Log

Subscriptions2
  • Strive PRO Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Strive PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • Theme cotton candy$3.79
  • Theme cotton candy dark$3.79
  • Theme Cherry Blossom$3.79
Show 3 more
  • Theme beige$3.99
  • Unlimited access$79.99
  • Unlimited access$139.99
None

Newton Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Tracker & Log free?
Gym Tracker & 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 Tracker & Log or Newton Notes?
Gym Tracker & Log is rated higher. Gym Tracker & Log averages 4.9 out of 5 from 896 ratings, while Newton Notes averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Gym Tracker & Log or Newton Notes have ads?
Neither Gym Tracker & Log nor Newton Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Tracker & Log or Newton Notes?
Gym Tracker & Log ships an update every 6 days, and Newton Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gym Tracker & Log was updated on November 7, 2026 and Newton Notes on October 30, 2026.

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