Comparison

Gym Log vs Ritmo

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

Head to head
About

Gym Log

This app helps you plan, log, and analyze your strength training routines. Track your progress, body measurements, and integrate with Apple Health. It's designed for users who create their own training plans.

Highlights
  • Create custom workout templates and exercises
  • Log sets with quick input and automatic rest timers
  • Track progress with 1RM, volume, and personal records
  • Log body measurements and track trends
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Import history from other apps
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Gym Log is a workout planner and tracker for lifters who build their own strength and hypertrophy training. Plan workouts in detail, see previous performance while you train, log sets quickly, and understand how your training changes over time. PLAN YOUR TRAINING • Create reusable workout templates and custom exercises • Program warm-up, working, and special sets • Use target reps, rep ranges, RPE, percentages, and Training 1RM • Organize exercises into supersets • Reuse warm-up and working-set schemes • Configure weight increments and rest times for individual exercises LOG WITHOUT FRICTION • See planned values and previous results during your workout • Adjust weight, repetitions, and RPE with the quick input pad • Complete sets directly from the workout screen • Start rest timers automatically • Track sets using repetitions, weight, time, or distance UNDERSTAND YOUR PROGRESS • Follow estimated 1RM, weight, repetitions, volume, and personal records • Review complete workout and exercise history • See how performance changes over time • Analyze training volume by muscle group • Track primary and secondary muscle contributions separately TRACK YOUR BODY • Log weight, body fat, and other body measurements in one entry • Estimate body fat from your measurements • Follow measurement trends • Export your measurements to CSV WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH • Save your Gym Log workouts to Apple Health • Save measurements you log to Apple Health, and see the ones already stored there BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU Already using another workout tracker? Import your existing workout history from Hevy or Strong instead of starting over. ACTUALLY FREE All workout features are included. There are no subscriptions, paid tiers, or feature unlocks. Gym Log is made for people who already know how they want to train. It does not include built-in programs, coaching, exercise videos, or social feeds. It is a focused tool for planning, recording, and understanding your own training.

About

Ritmo

This app provides a customizable interval timer for jump rope HIIT workouts. It features accurate timing, audio cues, and visual displays to keep you on track. Track your progress with workout history and streaks.

Highlights
  • Customizable work/rest intervals and rounds
  • Get-ready countdown
  • Audio, voice, and haptic cues
  • Bold, color-coded phase screens
  • Quick-start presets
  • Workout history and streaks
  • Background accuracy
Features
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Ritmo is a simple, focused interval timer built for jump rope HIIT training. Set your work and rest durations, pick your rounds, and go. Ritmo counts down with a wall-clock-accurate timer that stays perfectly on beat even if your phone drops a frame or you switch apps mid-round. FEATURES - Fully customizable work/rest intervals and round counts - Get-ready countdown so you're never caught off guard - Audio, voice, and haptic cues, pick the mode that fits your space - Bold, color-coded phase screens you can read at a glance mid-rope - Quick-start presets to get moving in one tap - Workout history with streaks and weekly minutes - Stays accurate even if your screen locks or the app goes to the background Ritmo Pro removes ads forever with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions. Built for jump rope, boxing, calisthenics, or any interval-based workout that needs a timer you can trust.

Screenshots

Gym Log4 screens
Ritmo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gym Log at none against Ritmo's 1. Gym Log also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Ritmo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Ritmo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gym Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gym Log against 5.0 for Ritmo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Log ships an update every 5 days, Ritmo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gym Log versus Ritmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym LogRitmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil MikolajManuel Villalobos

Customer experience

Gym Log

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ritmo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gym Log

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ritmo

One-time1
  • Ritmo Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Gym Log free?
Gym Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ritmo free?
Ritmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gym Log or Ritmo?
Gym Log and Ritmo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gym Log or Ritmo have ads?
Ritmo shows ads; Gym Log does not.
Which is updated more often, Gym Log or Ritmo?
Gym Log ships an update every 5 days, and Ritmo fortnightly. Most recently, Gym Log was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ritmo on October 15, 2026.

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