Comparison

Gymaholic vs Riker

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

Head to head
About

Gymaholic

This app helps you track workouts, build custom routines, and monitor progress. It offers a large exercise library with instructions and animations, seamless Apple Watch integration, and health app syncing. Optimize your training with built-in timers and voice guidance.

Highlights
  • Track every workout (sets, reps, weights)
  • Create personalized workout routines
  • Access 850+ exercises with 3D animations
  • Monitor strength gains with detailed charts
  • Seamless Apple Watch integration
  • Sync with Health App
  • HIIT and timer support
Features
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Log every set from your Apple Watch. No phone, no fumbling. Build muscle, gain strength, and track every workout. Log every rep, every plate, and every personal record across 850+ exercises with interactive 3D animations. Used by serious lifters for over a decade. APPLE WATCH — YOUR WRIST IS ENOUGH Start, track, and log workouts directly from your Apple Watch. Record sets, reps, weight, heart rate, and calories without taking your phone out of your pocket. TRACK EVERY SET, OWN EVERY PR Smart progress charts show your strength gains and personal records over time. Monitor workout volume, training history, and performance trends with a clean, distraction-free interface built for the gym floor. 850+ EXERCISES WITH 3D ANIMATIONS Explore a complete exercise library covering every major muscle group. Learn proper form with detailed instructions and interactive 3D animations available on iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. PLANS THAT FIT YOUR TRAINING • Pre-made programs created by a competitive bodybuilding champion • Build your own routines from scratch • Modify any workout plan to match your goals • Train at the gym or at home • Strength training, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and functional fitness BUILT FOR THE ENTIRE APPLE ECOSYSTEM • iPhone for planning workouts and tracking progress • Apple Watch for logging workouts in the gym • Mac for analyzing your training history • Apple TV for following workouts on a bigger screen • Vision Pro for immersive fitness experiences EVERYTHING ELSE • Voice guidance to keep you focused during workouts • Rest timers and HIIT interval timers • Body metrics tracking including weight, body fat, and measurements • Apple Health integration for workouts, calories, and body metrics Try Gymaholic free for 7 days. No commitment. Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in App Store Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.gymaholic.app/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://www.gymaholic.app/privacypolicy.html

About

Riker

Log your strength training progress by tracking reps, weight, and rest times. Monitor body measurements and visualize your gains with detailed charts. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health and offers an independent Apple Watch app.

Highlights
  • Track reps, weight, and sets
  • Log body measurements
  • Automatic rest time tracking
  • Progress charts and graphs
  • Apple Health integration
  • Standalone Apple Watch app
  • CSV data export/import
Features
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Track your strength with Riker. Riker lets you track your reps during your strength training workouts. Search or drill-down to find your movement and variant (e.g., bench press with dumbbells), and simply enter the weight used and the number of reps. You can also indicate if you went to failure or not. Riker will also keep track of your rest time spent between sets automatically. In addition to tracking your sets, Riker lets you track relevant body measurements, including your arm size, chest size, calf size and more. Plenty of charts are provided to track your progress. Riker provides charts to track your weight lifted over time, your rep count over time and your time spent between sets over time. Pie charts are provided to give you an aggregate view of these metrics. Riker's Apple Watch app allows you to input your sets and body measurements with ease. Riker integrates with Apple's Health app. The sets you record are saved as strength training workouts in Apple Health. Any body weight measurements you record in Riker will also be saved in Apple's Health app. Forget to bring your iPhone to the gym? Riker's Apple Watch app works just fine untethered from your iPhone enabling it to work perfectly when your iPhone is unreachable. Riker will save your sets and body measurement logs locally to your Apple Watch, and later you can bulk-sync them to your iPhone. Want to import your Riker data into your favorite spreadsheet program? Riker has an export function to extract your sets and body measurement log data to CSV files. There's also an import function so you can restore your data to a new device. It's your data. You'll always be in full control of your data with Riker.

Screenshots

Gymaholic4 screens
Riker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riker at none against Gymaholic's 11. Riker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (82% vs 71%). Gymaholic's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 19) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gymaholic sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Riker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Riker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gymaholic has 3.5K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Gymaholic's written reviews are positive against 82% of Riker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gymaholic ships an update every 10 days, Riker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gymaholic versus Riker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymaholicRiker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevenyi GaborPaul Evans

Customer experience

Gymaholic

All ratings3,466 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative19.4%

Riker

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Gymaholic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts not syncing correctly between devices
  • Inability to edit previous sets during a workout
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between units (lbs/kg)
  • Crashes and freezes, especially after recent updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more bodyweight and cardio exercises
  • Improve customization options for workouts
  • Provide more detailed workout history and analytics
  • Allow users to copy and reuse custom workouts
  • Improve Apple Watch app stability and responsiveness

Riker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Gymaholic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$31.991 Year
One-time9
  • Exercise Pack 1Free
  • TRX Exercise PackFree
  • 1h/Day Full Week PlanFree
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  • 4-Day ProgramFree
  • Basic Intermediate ProgramFree
  • Basic Beginner ProgramFree
  • Exercise Pack 2Free
  • Pro version$4.99
  • Pro Gold version$14.99
None

Riker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gymaholic free?
Gymaholic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riker free?
Riker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gymaholic or Riker?
Riker is rated higher. Gymaholic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Riker averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Gymaholic or Riker have ads?
Neither Gymaholic nor Riker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gymaholic or Riker?
Gymaholic ships an update every 10 days, and Riker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gymaholic was updated on October 29, 2026 and Riker on October 26, 2026.

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