Comparison

Get Swole vs The Gains Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Get Swole

Build muscle with expertly designed workout programs featuring the most efficient exercises. This app offers a structured approach to fitness, aiming to help users achieve significant physical gains. Start with a free trial to experience its muscle-building potential.

Highlights
  • Muscle building programs
  • Efficient exercises
  • Structured workout plans
  • 7-day free trial
  • Cancel anytime
Features
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Are you sick and tired of being the small spoon? This APP was designed just for YOU. Programs built with the most efficient exercises that are guaranteed to build muscle! Even you can’t screw this up… So what are you waiting for? It’s time to finally make your parents less disappointed in you. Start your 7 day free trial. Cancel anytime.. seriously I don’t care but it’s either this or diabetes so… https://train.getswole.app/terms-of-service/

About

The Gains Tracker

Log your gym workouts, track sets, reps, and weight with a built-in calendar. Analyze your progress using interactive charts to visualize your gains. Create custom routines from a large exercise library.

Highlights
  • Custom workout routine creation
  • Log sets, reps, and weight
  • Superset pairing
  • Workout history calendar
  • Progress analysis charts
  • 250+ exercise library
Features
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Gains Tracker is your ultimate gym companion. Create custom workout routines from 250+ exercises, log every set with weight and reps, pair exercises for supersets, and track your workout history with a built-in calendar. Analyze your progress with interactive charts and see how far you've come. Simple, powerful, and designed to help you make gains.

Screenshots

Get Swole3 screens
The Gains Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Gains Tracker at 5.0 against Get Swole's 4.0. The Gains Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Get Swole's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Get Swole sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. The Gains Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Gains Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Get Swole has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Get Swole's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Gains Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Get Swole ships an update every 10 months, The Gains Tracker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Get Swole versus The Gains Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGet SwoleThe Gains Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (94 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings94 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan HumistonHyperion Media Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

Get Swole

All ratings92 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative13.3%

The Gains Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Get Swole

Subscriptions1
  • Swole App Membership$19.991 Month
None

The Gains Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Get Swole free?
Get Swole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Gains Tracker free?
The Gains Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Get Swole or The Gains Tracker?
The Gains Tracker is rated higher. Get Swole averages 4.0 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while The Gains Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Get Swole or The Gains Tracker have ads?
Neither Get Swole nor The Gains Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Get Swole or The Gains Tracker?
Get Swole ships an update every 10 months, and The Gains Tracker every 5 months. Most recently, Get Swole was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Gains Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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