Comparison

Orion vs Gym Log Workout Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Orion

This app helps users record and track both indoor and outdoor workouts, from weightlifting to running. Visualize your progress with charts, build workout streaks, and capture progress pictures. It offers custom routine creation and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Record indoor and outdoor workouts
  • Track weightlifting, cardio, running, cycling, hiking
  • Create custom workout routines
  • Visualize progress with charts
  • Build workout streaks
  • Capture and compare progress pictures
  • Backup and sync across devices
Features
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Orion is your all-in-one workout tracker with a built-in personal coach and accountability groups. Made for beginners, lifters, runners and outdoor explorers who want to log workouts, train smarter, and stay consistent with the people who keep them going. Log it. Plan it. Share it. Orion turns every session in the gym, on the trail, or on the water into progress you can actually see. YOUR PERSONAL COACH * Tell your coach your goals, experience level, schedule and equipment in a short onboarding questionnaire and get a weekly training plan built for you * Your plan adapts as you train, using your logged workouts and Apple health signals to keep every week matched to where you are * No more guessing what to do at the gym - open Orion, follow the plan, and watch the progress add up TRAIN WITH YOUR PEOPLE * Create accountability groups with friends, family, or your gym crew around a shared weekly workout goal * See who's showing up, cheer each other on, and keep the streak alive together * Share workouts with beautiful activity cards on Instagram, Messages, and more TRACK EVERY WORKOUT * Gym & Activities: Whether it’s strength training, running, sailing, or dancing - track all your workouts in one place * Apple Watch: Start and record indoor & outdoor workouts on your wrist, live synced with your iPhone * Apple Health: Every workout you log in Orion syncs to Apple Health and counts toward closing your Activity rings SEE REAL PROGRESS * Performance metrics like estimated 1-rep max (1RM), personal records, max weight and average pace/speed * Daily and weekly workout streaks that keep you honest * Progress charts for every exercise and activity * Capture and compare progress pictures side by side MAKE IT YOURS * Build custom workout routines and reuse your favorite splits * Backup & sync workouts, routines and preferences across all your devices * Set your preferences like rest times, available barbell plates, themes, etc. Whether you're logging your first push-up, chasing a new deadlift PR, training for a 10K or planning a weekend sail, Orion gives you the tracker, the coach and the crew to get there. Orion Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ (standard Apple Terms of Use)

About

Gym Log Workout Tracker

This app helps you track your weightlifting progress with clear charts and fast logging. It supports various exercise types and offers detailed performance insights to optimize your training.

Highlights
  • Fast set entry with previous numbers
  • Support for supersets, warm-up, and drop sets
  • Built-in rest timer
  • 15+ clear progress charts
  • Exercise library with how-to steps
  • Customizable routines
  • Workout summary and shareable cards
Features
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You put in the work. GRIPT shows it's paying off — every set logged in seconds, every workout turned into charts so clear you can see your progress at a glance. Open the app, log the set, get back to lifting. BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU GRIPT reads exports from 19 popular workout trackers directly — every PR, every number. No export? Share a CSV, PDF or notebook photo to GRIPT, or paste your log as text, and AI import turns it into history. Plans become routines. Export anytime. LOG A SET IN SECONDS • A custom keyboard built for lifting — weight steppers, one-tap RPE/RIR, plates, add set, complete set • Your previous numbers next to every set — see them, beat them • Supersets, warm-up, failure, drop, and cool-down sets • Rest timer that learns your pace — live on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Set stopwatch, plate and warm-up calculators one tap away • Barbell, dumbbell, machine, bodyweight, cardio with distance, and timed sets • Works fully offline — it syncs later PERSONAL RECORDS • Every PR you've ever set, in one place — search, sort, see how much each one moved • New records light up the moment you finish: completion screen, history, share cards — with the number you beat • A set shouldn't count? Exclude it, or reset records from a date. Nothing is deleted • A history chart for every record, with PRO SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY WORKING This is where GRIPT pulls ahead — 19 charts, beautifully clear: • Estimated 1RM, max weight, volume, reps, working weight range • Weekly volume and weekly sets per muscle group — built for hypertrophy • Muscle load heatmap, muscle balance radar & muscle split — spot what you're skipping • Training load heatmap, training-day calendar, workouts per week vs. your goal KNOW WHAT TO LIFT NEXT GRIPT suggests your next weight and reps from your sets and effort, spots plateaus, recognises deloads, and shows the reasoning behind every call. First suggestions free, the rest with PRO. APPLE WATCH, IPAD, SIRI Log sets with the Digital Crown and get rest timer taps on your wrist. Split View on iPad. Start a routine, run the rest timer, or log your weight from Siri, Spotlight, and Control Center. ROUTINES, YOUR WAY Build and reorder routines, tweak them mid-workout, update them in a tap. Start from the library, swap any exercise for a similar one, schedule your next session from the finish screen. WATCH YOUR BODY CHANGE Body weight, body fat, and every body part from neck to calves, with goals and reminders. Progress photos link to workouts and compare side by side. Workouts save to Apple Health; weight and body fat sync both ways. FINISH STRONG, SHARE IT Every session ends with a clean summary — new PRs and next targets up front — and story-ready share cards. Send any workout or routine as a link; friends can try it in one tap. AN EXERCISE LIBRARY THAT TEACHES Hundreds of exercises with how-to steps and common mistakes in your language, plus your records, history, and charts on each. Create custom exercises, or report a missing one and we'll add it. FREE TO START Unlimited workouts and exercises, full history, personal records, and core charts — free, with up to 3 routines. GRIPT PRO Unlimited routines, progression suggestions, the full Performance tab, record history, plate & warm-up calculators. Free trial available. GRIPT PRO is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://griptapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://griptapp.com/privacy Track smarter. Lift consistently. Get a grip on your progress.

Screenshots

Orion4 screens
Gym Log Workout Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gym Log Workout Tracker at every 3 days against Orion's every 3 weeks. Gym Log Workout Tracker also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 8) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Orion's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Orion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Gym Log Workout Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Log Workout Tracker has 45 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Orion's written reviews are positive against 80% of Gym Log Workout Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orion ships an update every 3 weeks, Gym Log Workout Tracker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orion versus Gym Log Workout Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrionGym Log Workout Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.7 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings845 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStelr LabsGontech Ventures

Customer experience

Orion

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gym Log Workout Tracker

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Orion

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
10 purchases

Gym Log Workout Tracker

Subscriptions10
  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
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  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Orion free?
Orion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym Log Workout Tracker free?
Gym Log Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orion or Gym Log Workout Tracker?
Orion is rated higher. Orion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Gym Log Workout Tracker averages 4.7 from 45 ratings.
Do Orion or Gym Log Workout Tracker have ads?
Neither Orion nor Gym Log Workout Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orion or Gym Log Workout Tracker?
Orion ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gym Log Workout Tracker every 3 days. Most recently, Orion was updated on October 11, 2026 and Gym Log Workout Tracker on October 16, 2026.

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