Comparison

GymBook vs Efort

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

Head to head
About

GymBook

Log, create, and analyze your gym workouts with a minimalist interface. Features over 50 exercises with animations, customizable workout plans, and detailed performance tracking. Syncs with Apple Watch, Health app, and Strava.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts with pre-loaded or custom exercises
  • Log sets, weight, and reps with fast logging options
  • Track progress with interactive line, donut, and radar charts
  • Sync data with Apple Watch, Health app, and Strava
  • Time rests with an adjustable timer
  • Track body measurements and progress
  • Export logs as XML and CSV
Features
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Here is GymBook, your fitness app to efficiently create, log and analyze your workouts at the gym - all in a beautiful and minimalist user interface. MANAGE YOUR WORKOUTS • Create your workout with your own exercises or choose from the 50+ simple exercises with animated images and visualizations of the affected primary and secondary muscle groups • Group and sort your exercises within a workout • Define the sets, weight and reps you want to perform for each exercise • Define different settings for your sets of an exercise (e.g. for warm up sets or pyramid training) • Archive workouts you don't actively use and keep them for statistics or for later use MANAGE YOUR EXERCISES • Edit the preloaded exercises • Create your own exercises (cardio and stretching exercises also supported) • Assign a region, primary and secondary muscle groups, equipment and write down notes for your exercises • Add a photo to your exercises WORK OUT! • Fast logging and tracking of your workout • Log your workout on your wrist with GymBook for Apple Watch • Extend your logs with notes to add additional information • Immediately see how you did last time • Use the pre-filled picker views for fast logging and Quick-Log for super fast logging • Quickly access logs from within a workout, including the graphical statistics • Change the workout date (if you want to log previous workouts) • Immediately see your exercise statistics in a configurable, interactive line graph • Move automatically to the next exercise of your workout after saving a log (configurable) • The workout screen immediately shows a detailed overview about today's workout • The innovative "Workout Matrix" gives you always a detailed overview about your current workout • Live Activities show your current workout right on your Lock Screen or on your Dynamic Island • After completing a workout, a summary shows your performance as well as your heat map and lets you analyze your progress compared to last time • Completed workouts are saved to the Health app (with date, start time, end time, duration, name and optionally active calories and heart rate) and to Strava MORE... • Time your rests with the adjustable timer which also works when you set your device to sleep or close your app: you can configure your preferred timer duration, have a primary and a secondary timer (even specific to an exercise), choose between a classic or a graphical timer, have different timer sounds and more • Receive a detailed analysis of your performance thanks to the interactive line graphs, doughnut charts, and/or radar charts • Track your body measurements and analyze your progress in interactive line graphs: some body measurements (weight, height, body fat percentage and waist circumference) will also be synced with the Health app • Export your logs as XML and CSV file and export a backup as a database file • Synchronize your data with iCloud • Change the appearance of GymBook and choose from one of 9 great designs, each one available in both light and dark mode *Some special functions can be activated with GymBook Pro. SUPPORT: GymBook supports metric (kilograms, meters) and imperial (pounds, feet) system of units. NOTE: GymBook is developed by gym experts, for gym experts. Therefore it focuses on YOUR workouts and provides only example workouts for better orientation. TERMS OF USE: https://gymbookapp.com/terms.

About

Efort

This app helps powerlifting athletes improve their performance. It offers custom program creation and performance insights, with an option for coach integration. It is completely free to use.

Highlights
  • Custom Programs
  • Performance Insights
  • Coach Integration
  • Free to use
Features
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Efort: Powerlifting Training Efort is built for powerlifting athletes aiming to optimize performance—whether you work with a coach on Efort Coach or craft your own program. It’s 100% free. Key Features • Custom Programs • Performance Insights • Optional Coach Integration Take your powerlifting to the next level—download Efort and train like the best! Contact Us • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/efortapp • Email: info@efortcoach.com

Screenshots

GymBook4 screens
Efort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Efort at none against GymBook's 10. GymBook's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 16) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. GymBook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Efort asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for GymBook against 4.8 for Efort. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GymBook has 2.4K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of GymBook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Efort's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymBook ships an update weekly, Efort every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GymBook versus Efort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymBookEfort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better16
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppwise GmbHEFORT SYSTEMS S.L.

Customer experience

GymBook

All ratings2,444 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.6%

Efort

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GymBook

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional syncing issues with Apple Watch
  • Workout data sometimes recorded on wrong day

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to copy/duplicate workouts
  • Implement calendar view for workout history
  • Allow manual entry of weights/reps instead of scrolling
  • Integrate body measurement tracking and progress graphs
  • Add more pre-made workout templates and routines
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  • Implement calisthenics and cardio exercise support

Efort

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

GymBook

Subscriptions2
  • GymBook Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • GymBook Pro · Yearly14 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time8
  • Timer+$3.99
  • Export$3.99
  • Assistant$3.99
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  • Cloud$3.99
  • +Exercises ・ Feature$5.99
  • Gold ・ Package$12.99
  • Platinum ・ Package$17.99
  • GymBook Pro · Lifetime$22.99
None

Efort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymBook free?
GymBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Efort free?
Efort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GymBook or Efort?
GymBook and Efort are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.4K and 16 ratings respectively.
Do GymBook or Efort have ads?
Neither GymBook nor Efort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymBook or Efort?
GymBook ships an update weekly, and Efort every 8 days. Most recently, GymBook was updated on November 6, 2026 and Efort on November 7, 2026.

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