Comparison

GymSet vs IMPELLO

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

Head to head
About

GymSet

Log your strength training workouts, track progress, and follow custom programs. This app provides detailed history, PR tracking, and volume analysis for various training styles. It offers flexibility for both simple and detailed tracking.

Highlights
  • Workout logging with detailed metrics
  • Customizable workout templates and routines
  • Structured program tracking
  • Progress and PR tracking with charts
  • Unilateral (side-specific) progress monitoring
  • Flexible workout structure with supersets
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GymSet is a workout log and program tracker for strength training. Log your workouts, follow your plan, and keep a clear history of your training. Use it for regular lifting, calisthenics, powerlifting, armwrestling, unilateral work, conditioning, or your own custom setup. Build routines and templates that match the way you train. Adjust your plan and keep everything in one place instead of switching between notes, spreadsheets, and a workout log. GymSet is flexible enough for detailed training, but it does not force you to track more than you want. Keep it simple, or use the extra tools when they matter. Review your past workouts, PRs, volume, charts, and left/right individual arm progress to see how your training is moving over time. No quick fixes or cookie-cutter plans. No motivation feed. Just structured progress tracking built around your training. ### WORKOUT LOG - Log sets, reps, weight, time, distance, RPE/RIR, and notes - Use GymSet as a workout log, lifting log, or strength training log - Track multiple workouts in the same day - Organize exercises with supersets and flexible workout structure - Track more than standard weight-and-reps workouts - Repeat sessions without rebuilding them from scratch ### PROGRAM TRACKER - Build workout templates with rep ranges, RPE/RIR targets, rest guidance, and %1RM guidance - Follow structured training programs with workout days, rest days, and blocks - Keep your next session ready and easy to follow - Keep targets visible while logging the workout - Use GymSet as a program tracker instead of splitting everything across notes or spreadsheets ### PROGRESS TRACKING - Review PRs, volume trends, reps, sets, pace, time, and training history - See what is progressing, what is stalling, and where your training needs work - Check estimated 1RM trends and strength retention - Use side-specific tracking for unilateral training - Compare left and right progress over time - Review RPE/RIR trends and other session-by-session charts Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gymset.net/privacy-policy

About

IMPELLO

This app helps lifters track their workouts with faster logging and clear progress visualization. Manage rest, save routines, and review exercise history. It also offers Apple Watch integration for wrist-based tracking and heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Fast workout logging
  • Clear progress visualization
  • Rest timer management
  • Save custom workouts
  • Exercise history review
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Heart rate monitoring
Features
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Impello is a focused training log for lifters who want faster logging, clearer progress, and fewer interruptions while they train. Log sets, manage rest, save workouts, and review progress by exercise. Impello keeps your training history organized and your active session easy to control. With Apple Watch, you can follow your session from your wrist, view heart rate, adjust sets with the Digital Crown, log work, and stay synced with the phone app. Impello is built for consistency, not noise.

Screenshots

GymSet4 screens
IMPELLO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMPELLO at none against GymSet's 3. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. GymSet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. IMPELLO 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 GymSet against 5.0 for IMPELLO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymSet ships an update every 9 days, IMPELLO every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GymSet versus IMPELLO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymSetIMPELLO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWPN-98 EOODRudy Aquino

Customer experience

GymSet

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IMPELLO

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GymSet

Subscriptions2
  • GymSet Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • GymSet Pro - Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • GymSet Pro - Lifetime$79.99
None

IMPELLO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymSet free?
GymSet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IMPELLO free?
IMPELLO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GymSet or IMPELLO?
GymSet and IMPELLO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do GymSet or IMPELLO have ads?
Neither GymSet nor IMPELLO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymSet or IMPELLO?
GymSet ships an update every 9 days, and IMPELLO every 5 days. Most recently, GymSet was updated on November 5, 2026 and IMPELLO on November 5, 2026.

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