Comparison

GymBook vs Fitstrail

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

Head to head
About

GymBook

Log workouts, track body measurements, and visualize your fitness progress over time. This app focuses on monitoring your efforts and celebrating achievements to keep you motivated and consistent.

Highlights
  • Weekly workout tracking (weights, reps, sets)
  • Body measurements and progress photos
  • Progress visualization with charts and lists
  • Data stays on device for privacy
  • Simple, distraction-free interface
Features
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GymBook is a simple workout tracker for people who already know how they want to train. If you already have a training program, know your exercises, and want a clean way to track progress, GymBook is built for you. Most fitness apps are overloaded with features you do not need. GymBook keeps things simple and focused: - Log your workouts quickly - Track weights, reps, and sets - Follow your own training program - Monitor body measurements over time - See your progress clearly GymBook is made for lifters who do not want unnecessary exercise videos, confusing AI-generated plans, or bloated interfaces. Use GymBook to: - Build and organize your workout program - Track exercise performance - Record training data without distractions - Monitor strength progress over time - Log body measurements in one place - Stay consistent with a clean, functional experience Whether your goal is building muscle, getting stronger, or simply training consistently, GymBook helps you stay focused on what matters. Simple. Functional. Useful.

About

Fitstrail

Features
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Walk where you are. Travel real roads. Fitstrail is a step counter with a road to walk. Pick a road between two cities. Every step you take, at home, at work or on your usual loop, moves you along it. Come back later and see how far you got. CITY ROADS ACROSS EUROPE - 64 roads between real cities in 12 countries, 8,934 km in all. Vienna to Bratislava, PΓ©cs to Budapest and more, picked on a map of Europe. - Every stop sends you a postcard from the real place. - Cross a border and your passport takes an exit stamp for the country you leave and an entry stamp for the next. - City roads are free. ROADS FROM HISTORY Walk a true story, told as you go. Your steps open its moments one by one. - The Hijrah: Mecca to Medina, 88 moments. - The Conqueror's Road: Edirne to Istanbul, 1453. - The Road of Independence: Δ°nebolu to Ankara, 1920–1922. - Rumi's Road: Balkh to Konya. The first stage of every journey is free. The rest of each journey opens with a visa, an in-app purchase that lasts a set number of days. Journeys are told in English and Turkish. No person on the Hijrah is drawn. Scenes show only the land, the light and distant travellers. Sources are shown in the app. YOUR DAY - Today's steps, your daily goal and your streak. - Each road is a trip, named by its days: a 12-day trip, a 20-day one. Fall behind and the finish date moves. The daily steps never rise. - Home screen widgets show your steps and the next stop. PRIVACY - No ads. No account. No GPS. Fitstrail reads only your step count from Apple Health. - Your steps stay on your phone. Walk where you are. Travel real roads.

Screenshots

GymBook4 screens
Fitstrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GymBook at none against Fitstrail's 4. Fitstrail's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fitstrail sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GymBook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymBook ships an update every 2 weeks, Fitstrail every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
GymBook versus Fitstrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymBookFitstrail
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMetehan CANPOLATFurkan Kaynar

In-app purchases

None

GymBook

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Fitstrail

One-time4
  • Visa: The Conqueror's Road$4.99
  • Visa: The Hijrah$4.99
  • Visa: The Road of Independence$4.99
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  • Visa: Rumi's Road$4.99

Questions

Is GymBook free?
GymBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fitstrail free?
Fitstrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GymBook or Fitstrail have ads?
Neither GymBook nor Fitstrail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymBook or Fitstrail?
GymBook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fitstrail every 5 days. Most recently, GymBook was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fitstrail on November 5, 2026.

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