QuGym Notepad vs RuckZone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuGym Notepad
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Empower your Apple Watch with a universal workout notebook. Record your fitness training programs on the device, and use them as the exercise tracker for workout routines. • Make staying fit easy at any age! The variety of personal training options makes QuGym Notepad a great fitness app for seniors and youngsters alike. Whether you are into high-intensity training with EMOM workouts, or general cardio exercises just to keep feet, the app will become your personal notebook for training, providing training tips for your daily workout indoors or outdoors. Customize your workout presets and achieve health and perfect body at any age. • Universal approach allowing you to set different workout types! Workout types include strength training, functional training, high-intensity interval training, etc. Training is set through intervals of various types: warmup, work, rest, etc. You can add exercises from thousands of presets, and goals to the intervals. Goals can include repeats or a time period, and if needed, you can add weights of the equipment used in the interval. Intervals can be grouped by rounds or common exercises. • The notepad uses a convenient, universally accepted interval coding system! Numeric values such as weight, repeats, duration can be entered as a range Weight can be entered in different standards (kg, lb, %1RM), with a “doubling” (x2) option for both hands. Reps may be marked as ES (Every Side) if the exercise is unilateral. Drop Sets are marked as DS. RP stands for Rest Pause repeats. If the goal is the maximum number of repeats in the interval, then the AMAP (As Much As Possible) flag is set. The interval duration can be set in different formats (sec., min., min:sec). Intervals using the EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) method also have their own input format. • The training notepad is designed with usability in mind! Intervals can be duplicated or deleted by swiping. A convenient custom keyboard is used to enter numerical values. The list of exercises can be filtered by different criteria; the smart search supports partial matches of the queries in the search field. If you have any questions, please, contact us at qugym@qudata.com We will be happy to help you improve your QuGym experience.
RuckZone
Track weighted walks and monitor your load with this rucking companion. Features include live data on Apple Watch, history review on iPhone, and training plans for steady progress. Unlock advanced features with a Pro subscription.
- Track weighted walks
- Monitor carried weight and load
- Live data on Apple Watch
- Review ruck history and summaries
- Follow training plans
- Apple Watch zone alerts (Pro)
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Rucking is walking with weight. RuckZone measures the weight — not just the walk. Set your carried load on Apple Watch, start the ruck, and RuckZone tracks what that load actually costs you: energy, intensity, and whether this week is building you up or wearing you down. CALORIES YOU CAN AUDIT Energy burned is estimated with published load-carriage research (LCDA and Pandolf), which account for pack weight, walking speed, grade and terrain — not a generic walking estimate scaled by body weight. Pick your surface — pavement, gravel, grass, sand, mud or bog — and the estimate changes with it. RuckZone also writes net energy to Apple Health rather than gross, so your Activity ring is not inflated by the resting metabolism you would have burned anyway. The full method, including its limits, is documented publicly. LOAD SCORE One number per ruck, combining weight, distance, time and intensity — so a short heavy ruck and a long light one are finally comparable. Weekly trends show whether your load is progressing steadily or spiking. BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH Start an outdoor or indoor ruck from your wrist. Live time, heart rate, distance, pace, carried load, Load Score and zone feedback. The watch runs independently — leave your iPhone at home. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Rucks started on iPhone stay live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen: time, distance, pace and load at a glance, with pause and finish without opening the app. Included free. TRAINING PLANS Week-by-week progressions that raise load and distance at a rate you can absorb, with guidance after each ruck on what the next one should look like. ALSO INCLUDED - Six terrain surfaces, each with its own published coefficient - Indoor rucking, including treadmill sessions - Heart-rate zone targets and alerts - Full ruck history with notes - Apple Health integration - Metric and imperial units - No account, no sign-up, no tracking — your data stays on your devices FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited rucks, your full history, per-ruck Load Score, live tracking on Apple Watch, and Live Activity. Apple Watch zone alerts are included free for your first 14 days. RuckZone Pro keeps zone alerts on, and adds stats beyond the last 7 days, complete training plans, weekly Load Score trends, and post-ruck guidance. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. RuckZone provides general fitness guidance only and is not medical advice. Start light, progress gradually, and stop if you feel pain, dizziness, chest discomfort, numbness, or unusual shortness of breath. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://uniation.com/ruckzone/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuGym Notepad at none against RuckZone's 2. QuGym Notepad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. RuckZone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. QuGym Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | QuGym Notepad | RuckZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Absolutist Ltd | Uniation Software Co.,Ltd. |
In-app purchases
QuGym Notepad
No in-app purchases
RuckZone
- RuckZone Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- RuckZone Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









