GymBook ・ Strength Training vs GymTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GymBook ・ Strength Training
Log, track, and analyze your gym workouts with detailed statistics and visualizations. Create custom routines, manage exercises, and monitor progress over time with a clean, minimalist interface. Integrates with Apple Watch and Health.
- Create custom workout routines
- Log exercises with weight and reps
- Track workout progress with graphs
- Manage and create your own exercises
- Apple Watch logging and Live Activities
- Sync data with Health and Strava
- Body measurement tracking
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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.
GymTrack
Log your weightlifting sessions, track progress with detailed charts, and set custom workout plans. This app offers local data storage, exercise guides, and motivational achievements without subscriptions or ads.
- Log weight, reps, and RPE
- Create reusable workout templates
- Automatic personal record detection
- Progress charts and volume rings
- 130+ exercise library with video links
- Local data storage and export
- Rest timer and plate calculator
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GymTrack is a clean, focused workout tracker built for lifters who want to log their training and see real progress — without subscriptions or cloud accounts. TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS - Log weight, reps, and RPE for every set - Group exercises into supersets - Auto-fill from your last session - Pause, resume, or save as a template mid-workout WORKOUT PLANS - Create reusable templates with target sets and reps - Pin your favorites for one-tap access - Start from a plan or go freestyle SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Automatic personal record detection - Push/Pull/Legs volume rings with weekly targets - Weight progression and volume trend charts - Body weight tracking with 30-day trends STAY MOTIVATED - 16 achievement badges across PRs, streaks, consistency, and milestones - Weekly workout streak tracking - Customizable weekly workout goals BUILT FOR THE GYM - Rest timer with Live Activity countdown - Keep screen awake during workouts - Plate calculator and 1RM estimator - Haptic feedback on set completion 130+ EXERCISES - Pre-loaded library covering barbell, dumbbell, cable, machine, and bodyweight - YouTube video links for form reference - Create your own custom exercises WIDGETS - Streak widget for your Home Screen - Weekly progress ring widget YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE - Everything stored locally — no account required - Export to CSV or full JSON backup - Import backups to restore your history No ads. No subscriptions. Just training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GymTrack at none against GymBook ・ Strength Training's 10. GymTrack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). GymBook ・ Strength Training's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. GymBook ・ Strength Training sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GymTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.
GymTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GymBook ・ Strength Training has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of GymBook ・ Strength Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of GymTrack's.
GymBook ・ Strength Training ships an update weekly, GymTrack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GymBook ・ Strength Training | GymTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appwise GmbH | sanjay Mahida |
Customer experience
GymBook ・ Strength Training
GymTrack
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
GymTrack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GymBook ・ Strength Training
- GymBook Pro · Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- GymBook Pro · Yearly14 Days trial$8.991 Year
- 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
GymTrack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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