Gym Log vs Wait a Minute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Log
Plan, track, and analyze your strength training progress. This app helps you build custom workout programs, log sets and reps, and visualize your performance over time. It syncs with Apple Health and allows easy import from other fitness apps.
- Workout program planning
- Set-by-set logging
- Automatic rest timers
- Progress visualization
- Body measurement tracking
- Apple Health sync
- Import from other apps
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Plan it. Lift it. Log it. Gym Log keeps your program, your sets and your progress in one place, free. Getting your program in takes minutes. Build it set by set in the app, import one a friend exported from Gym Log, or convert one you already have: Gym Log gives you a prompt to paste into the AI assistant you use, and you paste the result back in. Then just train. Start a workout and your plan is ready, next to what you lifted last time. Tap to finish each set and the rest timer starts on its own. As the weeks go by, you'll see which lifts are moving and which have stalled, along with your records, estimated maxes and weekly volume per muscle group. When it's time to change something, update the template and your next workout follows the new plan. BUILT FOR HOW YOU TRAIN Program with RPE, rep ranges, percentages of your training max, supersets and custom warm-ups. Track sets by reps and weight, time, or distance. BODY MEASUREMENTS Log body weight, body fat and other measurements alongside your training. Workouts and measurements sync to Apple Health. BRING YOUR HISTORY Switching from Hevy or Strong? Import your past workouts and pick up where you left off. Your data is backed up to iCloud and you can export it anytime. ACTUALLY FREE Every feature is included. No subscriptions, paid tiers or unlocks. Gym Log is a focused tool for people who know how they want to train. It doesn't come with built-in programs, coaching, exercise videos or a social feed. It helps you plan, log and understand your own training.
Wait a Minute
This app helps build self-control by creating a pause between the impulse to open an app and the action itself. It offers customizable friction tasks like holding the screen or tapping, reflection prompts, and suggestions for alternative activities to reduce compulsive phone use.
- Customizable friction tasks (hold, tap)
- Personalized reflection prompts
- Suggestions for alternative activities
- Per-app settings and intensity adjustment
- Time-of-day and usage-based holds
- Urgent Block for immediate phone lockdown
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Wait a Minute — Take Back Your Screen Time You don't need another app blocker. You need a tool that helps you build real self-control. Wait a Minute creates a pause between your impulse and the app you're reaching for. Instead of locking you out, it asks you to wait — giving you the moment you need to decide if you really want to keep scrolling. How It Works When you open a managed app, Wait a Minute steps in with a friction task. You choose what that looks like: Hold Mode: Touch and hold the screen for a set amount of time. The longer you sit with the urge, the more it fades. Tap Mode: Tap the screen a set number of times to unlock. Your progress saves even if you leave and come back. Reflection Prompts: See a personal reminder you wrote to yourself about why you're cutting back. Try Instead Suggestions: Get a nudge toward a better activity — go for a walk, pick up a book, or call a friend. Customize Everything Every app gets its own settings. Set a 5-minute hold for one app and 100 taps for another. Adjust the intensity as your habits change. The app grows with you. Per-app friction type and intensity Usage time limits that trigger friction after a set amount of use Time-of-day holds for overnight or focus hours Phone usage holds that kick in at regular intervals Earn Screen Time: require time in a positive app before unlocking a distracting one Urgent Block Need to lock in right now? Urgent Block shields every app on your phone for a duration you choose — from 15 minutes to 3 hours. Set a friction task to end it early, or commit fully and wait it out. Built on Research Every "Did You Know?" fact inside the app is backed by behavioral science. Friction-based interventions are one of the most effective tools for reducing compulsive phone use. Wait a Minute puts that research in your hands. Privacy First Your data stays on your device. Wait a Minute uses Apple's Screen Time API — we never see which apps you use or what you type. We collect anonymous usage analytics (like how often features are used) through TelemetryDeck, a privacy-focused service that doesn't store IP addresses or track you across apps. No accounts, no ads. Just $4.99/year Less than a cup of coffee for a full year of tools that help you take back your time. No hidden fees, no premium tiers, no upsells. Perfect the time you spend on your phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gym Log at none against Wait a Minute's 1. Wait a Minute's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Wait a Minute sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Gym Log asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gym Log against 5.0 for Wait a Minute. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Log | Wait a Minute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kamil Mikolaj | Nicholas Salmi |
Customer experience
Gym Log
Wait a Minute
In-app purchases
Gym Log
No in-app purchases
Wait a Minute
- Yearly Access$4.991 Year









