ShortReps vs Gymscle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortReps
This app offers daily, personalized bodyweight exercise routines designed as quick "exercise snacks." It uses AI to create custom workouts and adjust them based on user feedback, aiming to build sustainable daily activity habits.
- Daily bodyweight exercise routines
- AI-powered personalized workouts
- Video instructions for exercises
- Daily feedback adjustment
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Focus on sustainable activity
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No time for the gym? ShortReps delivers 5 daily bodyweight exercises, designed as "exercise snacks" you can do anywhere, anytime! Our AI creates a custom, balanced routine just for you, with clear video instructions guiding every move. Challenge yourself: Complete your 5 exercises throughout the day. Your feedback helps our AI adjust your Exercise Level daily for a personalized workout. Stay motivated by keeping your streak alive! The aim of ShortReps isn't to get you "ripped," but simply to get you moving more and make daily activity a sustainable habit. Download ShortReps and start moving! UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES ShortReps Pro is available with a monthly or yearly subscription. If you choose to purchase ShortReps Pro, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://ShortReps.com/terms Privacy policy: https://ShortReps.com/privacy Website: https://ShortReps.com
Gymscle
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Gymscle is a workout tracker built for the gym floor: plan, log, and progress without accounts, ads, or subscriptions. Everything stays on your device. PLAN • Build your own training plans or start from 60+ ready programs: strength, hypertrophy, powerbuilding, calisthenics, kettlebell, functional fitness • Import a plan from a photo, PDF, or pasted text • Generate a starting plan by answering one question • Plan balance shows which muscles your week trains and which it skips TRAIN • Fast set logging with weight suggestions based on your history • Warm-up ramps, drop sets, AMRAP, supersets, timed sets, and RIR • Rest timer, Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Apple Watch app: log sets, see live heart rate and calories, control your music • Siri and Shortcuts: start your next workout, log a weigh-in, ask for a record or your streak • Designed for iPhone Duo: two-column workout and plan views on the open display TRACK • Full workout history with calendar, records, and milestones • Muscle map: what you trained this week and what has rested • Strength trends, DOTS score, and written check-ins for the last 7 or 30 days • Body tracking: weight, body fat, measurements, progress photos • Sleep from Apple Health, shown next to the sessions that followed it • Training streaks and 32 achievement badges in real 3D • Rewind cards to share a month or a year of lifting PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no analytics, no ads • Data stays on your device, synced only to your private iCloud • Optional Apple Health sync: read workouts and sleep, write your weigh-ins • On-device Apple Intelligence for weight suggestions, insights, and check-ins (on supported iPhones) Available in English and Polish. Free. No subscriptions. Nothing to unlock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gymscle at none against ShortReps's 3. ShortReps's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. ShortReps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Gymscle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ShortReps | Gymscle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neurondigital Ltd | Mateusz Dembek |
In-app purchases
ShortReps
- ShortReps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- ShortReps Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- ShortReps Pro Lifetime$24.99
Gymscle
No in-app purchases









