HardLab vs Simple Gym
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HardLab
This app helps you track workouts, meals, and body measurements to visualize your fitness progress. It offers an offline-first experience with features like a rest timer, exercise library, and AI-powered meal logging. Syncs with Apple Health for automatic data import.
- Workout logging with rest timer
- Exercise library with muscle targeting
- AI-powered meal and nutrition tracking
- Body measurement and progress photo logging
- Interactive progress charts and trends
- Apple Health integration
- Social sharing and friend motivation
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HardLab is your all-in-one fitness companion — built to track every workout, meal, and measurement, and to actually show you the progress you're making. Whether you're lifting to get stronger, dialing in your nutrition, or just trying to move more, HardLab keeps everything in one fast, offline-first app that works even when you're off the grid. TRAIN SMARTER • Build routines and log workouts set-by-set with a built-in rest timer • Browse a full exercise library with muscle-group targeting • Track personal records and celebrate PR moments • See workout insights and weekly snapshots of your training EAT WITH INTENTION • Log meals in seconds — type what you ate or snap a photo and let AI do the rest • Track calories and macros with clear, visual nutrition rings • Set water and macro goals and watch them update through the day TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Log body measurements and attach progress photos • Visualize trends over any date range with interactive charts • Set goals and see exactly when you hit them • Monitor steps and sleep right from your Home screen SYNC WITH APPLE HEALTH • Connect Apple Health to automatically bring in steps, workouts, and activity • Your data stays current without manual entry STAY CONNECTED • Follow friends, share your progress, and stay motivated together MADE FOR YOU • Light and dark themes • Imperial or metric units, your choice • Sound and haptics controls • Works great whether you have an account or just want to start tracking right away Download HardLab and start building the strongest version of you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Simple Gym
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Simple Gym — build your program, log every set, see real progress. Simple Gym is a clean, fast strength-training tracker for people who lift. Build your own weekly program, log sets in a tap, and watch your strength climb with charts that actually make sense — no clutter, no fluff. • Rest timer and alarm between sets so you never lose track • A full exercise library with target muscles and clear how-to detail TRACK • Strength charts and estimated 1-rep-max for every exercise • Body-weight and measurement tracking with trend graphs • Progress photos that never leave your device — encrypted on-device, always private • Weekly goals, streaks, and a training heatmap to keep you consistent SYNC • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to sync across your devices • Your progress photos always stay on your device SIMPLE GYM PREMIUM Unlock everything: • Full graph history and custom ranges • Carry over your last session automatically • Rest timer & alarm between sets • Rep guidance — when to add or drop weight • Unlimited photos & measurements • Custom settings and more • No ads, ever Premium is available as Monthly and Yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Current prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period — manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kingdigital.lv/apis/simple-gym-app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Gym at every 3 days against HardLab's every 2 weeks. HardLab's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. HardLab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Simple Gym sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HardLab ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Gym every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HardLab | Simple Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Credo Tech LLC | ThinkWorks, SIA |
In-app purchases
HardLab
- HardLab Pro$4.991 Month
- HardLab Pro$29.991 Year
Simple Gym
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$22.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99









