Comparison

BrainApps vs GymKeeper

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

Head to head
About

BrainApps

Engage in short, game-based workouts designed to improve focus, memory, and reasoning. This mental fitness tool offers personalized training plans and progress tracking without ads or pressure.

Highlights
  • Game-based cognitive training
  • Focus, Memory, Reasoning skill tracks
  • Personalized training plans
  • Progress tracking with Brain Score
  • 25+ cognitive training games
  • Clean, calming design
Features
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Make five minutes count with BrainApps — a practical brain training app with 90+ games for memory, attention and logic. Choose a quick workout, play clear and engaging cognitive games, and build a mental fitness routine that fits naturally into your day. BrainApps keeps sessions short, tracks your progress and gives you plenty of variety without making training feel complicated. 90+ BRAIN GAMES Explore games across three core areas: • Memory — practise patterns, matching and recall • Attention — work on focus, accuracy and task switching • Logic — challenge reasoning and problem solving SHORT DAILY WORKOUTS Complete a focused session in about five minutes. Train during a break, before work or whenever you want a quick mental challenge. START FOR FREE Seven games are always available free across Memory, Attention and Logic. You can also play the changing Workout of the Day once daily: three additional games that are normally part of the premium library. TRAINING THAT STAYS FRESH With more than 90 games, personalised workouts and changing daily combinations, BrainApps gives you different ways to keep your routine interesting. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Follow your Brain Score, training streaks, statistics and achievements. Clear feedback helps you see your activity over time and stay motivated. INSPIRED BY COGNITIVE PRINCIPLES BrainApps tasks draw on established ideas from cognitive psychology and transform them into approachable games for everyday mental fitness. WHEN CONCENTRATION FEELS DIFFICULT If concentration feels difficult — for example in connection with PAIS, Long Covid or brain fog — BrainApps offers short, clearly structured tasks that can fit gently into everyday life. The app is not a therapy and does not replace medical care. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE BRAINAPPS • 90+ games for memory, attention and logic • Short workouts in about five minutes • Seven games always available free • A changing three-game Workout of the Day • Personalised workouts and adaptive challenges • Brain Score, statistics, streaks and badges • A clear interface with full German localisation Download BrainApps and try your first short workout today. BrainApps is a mental fitness and entertainment app. It is not a medical product and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Privacy Policy: https://brainapps.io/page/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://brainapps.io/page/terms Support: support@brainapps.io

About

GymKeeper

Features
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Pay once, train forever. GymKeeper is the gym + cardio tracker built for lifters who are sick of subscriptions — full Apple Watch app included, no extra fees, ever. Log every set, track every run, and watch your progress compound over weeks and months. STRENGTH TRAINING Build routines with your favourite exercises, log sets with weight and reps, and track personal records automatically. Supersets are supported — link two exercises back to back and GymKeeper handles the flow. A rest timer counts down between sets and surfaces on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen so you never lose track. SMART WORKOUT GENERATOR (Pro) Don't know what to train today? Tap Surprise Me. GymKeeper looks at what you've actually been doing, finds the muscle groups you've let slide, skips anything you trained in the last 48 hours, and builds you a session — with the weight and reps for every exercise already worked out from your own history. - Surprise Me, or pick your own muscles, or choose a Push or Pull day - Bodyweight-only mode for hotel rooms, parks and living rooms - Real progression: it adds load when you've earned it, holds when you haven't, and backs off when you've stalled - Swap any exercise before you start - Every suggestion explains itself in plain English MUSCLE BALANCE MAP A full-body diagram, front and back, with every major muscle shaded by how much you've trained it — measured against what a balanced programme looks like, not just raw tonnage. See at a glance that your arms are doing three times their share while your calves haven't been touched since March. Tap any muscle for the numbers. CARDIO Track treadmill, bike, rowing, cross-trainer, stair climber, or custom cardio sessions from your wrist. Live heart rate, calories, and distance stream in real time from Apple Health. Enter your distance after each session and it syncs straight to your phone history. MIXED ROUTINES Build routines that combine both — warm-up cardio, then your strength block, then a finisher. Everything runs in order inside a single session. PROGRESS CHARTS Estimated 1-rep max trend per exercise Weekly, Monthly and Yearly volume bar chart Muscle group radar chart Body weight trend with goal line Cardio progress by machine — distance, speed/pace, avg heart rate, and calories over time HEART RATE ZONES Five colour-coded HR zones tracked live during every cardio session. A stacked zone chart in your history shows exactly where you spent your effort. Zone thresholds use your age or a custom max HR you set in your profile. HISTORY A heatmap calendar shows your training frequency at a glance. Filter by weights, cardio, or personal records. Search by exercise or routine name. Tap any session for a full breakdown including sets, PRs, cardio stats, and HR zone distribution. ACHIEVEMENTS 40 milestones to chase — from your first session to 100 workouts, first PR, longest streak, and more. Shareable achievement cards let you post your wins. APPLE WATCH Log strength sets with weight and reps from your wrist Run cardio sessions with live BPM, calories, and distance Full HealthKit integration — workouts saved to Apple Health automatically Home screen complication shows your current workout streak DATA EXPORT Export your full workout history as CSV or JSON for your own analysis. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. No monthly fee. Unlock everything for a single payment and it's yours forever.

Screenshots

BrainApps4 screens
GymKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GymKeeper at every 9 days against BrainApps's every 6 weeks. BrainApps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. BrainApps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and GymKeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainApps ships an update every 6 weeks, GymKeeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BrainApps versus GymKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainAppsGymKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIQClub, Inc.Gavin Hart

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrainApps

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

GymKeeper

One-time1
  • GymKeeper Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is BrainApps free?
BrainApps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GymKeeper free?
GymKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainApps or GymKeeper have ads?
Neither BrainApps nor GymKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainApps or GymKeeper?
BrainApps ships an update every 6 weeks, and GymKeeper every 9 days. Most recently, BrainApps was updated on October 16, 2026 and GymKeeper on October 24, 2026.

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