Comparison

GymBook ・ Strength Training vs Kolonga

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

Head to head
About

GymBook ・ Strength Training

Create, log, and analyze your gym workouts with this comprehensive fitness app. It offers custom exercise creation, detailed logging, and insightful performance analytics with interactive graphs. Track progress, sync data, and time your rests efficiently.

Highlights
  • Create custom workouts and exercises
  • Log sets, weight, and reps
  • Track workout progress with graphs
  • Adjustable rest timer
  • Sync data with Health app and Strava
  • Body measurement tracking
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

Kolonga

Features
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Bienvenue sur Kolonga, l'application qui vous aide à atteindre vos objectifs de santé et de fitness en s'intégrant parfaitement à l'application Health de votre iPhone. Avec Kolonga, vous pouvez facilement importer et exporter des données telles que les séances d'entraînement, les pas et utiliser ces données pour obtenir une vue d'ensemble de votre santé et de votre condition physique au fil du temps. Kolonga est une nouvelle génération d'application de compteur de pas et de suivi d'activité dont le but principal est d’encourager les utilisateurs à rester actifs. Plus vous bougez -> plus vous devenez en forme et en meilleure santé -> plus vous devenez riche. Que vous souhaitiez vous mettre en forme, perdre du poids ou suivre votre niveau de forme physique, vous trouverez Kolonga l'application parfaite pour rester en bonne santé. L’application comprend des recettes healthy, et des récompenses tous les mois. Nous calculons précisément vos pas à l’aide du compteur de pas de votre téléphone, même lorsqu'il reste en poche. En plus d'être récompensé(e) pendant que vous vous promenez, notre podomètre vous permet aussi de suivre et d'analyser facilement votre activité physique quotidienne. Pour rendre la marche plus ludique et vous inciter à rester dynamique, nous vous proposons une série de challenges à relever ! Ils sont adaptés à tous les niveaux et permettent d'obtenir des points tout en préservant sa santé physique.

Screenshots

GymBook ・ Strength Training4 screens
Kolonga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kolonga at none against GymBook ・ Strength Training's 13. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 ・ Strength Training sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kolonga asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GymBook ・ Strength Training versus Kolonga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymBook ・ Strength TrainingKolonga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppwise GmbHEKLECTICC

Bugs and requests

GymBook ・ Strength Training

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

Kolonga

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

GymBook ・ Strength Training

Subscriptions2
  • GymBook Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • GymBook Pro · Yearly14 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time11
  • Timer+$3.99
  • Themes$3.99
  • Export$3.99
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  • Assistant$3.99
  • Cloud$3.99
  • Bronze ・ Package$5.99
  • +Exercises ・ Feature$5.99
  • Silver ・ Package$6.99
  • Gold ・ Package$12.99
  • Platinum ・ Package$17.99
  • GymBook Pro · Lifetime$22.99
None

Kolonga

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymBook ・ Strength Training free?
GymBook ・ Strength Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kolonga free?
Kolonga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GymBook ・ Strength Training or Kolonga have ads?
Neither GymBook ・ Strength Training nor Kolonga shows ads.

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