Gym Note Plus vs rep.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Note Plus
Effortlessly transform your workout notes into a structured fitness journal. Automatically track exercises, weights, sets, and reps from your shorthand entries. Visualize your progress with insightful graphs and celebrate personal records.
- Automatic workout logging from notes
- Progress tracking with graphs
- Personal record (PR) tracking
- Offline functionality
- Support for various workout splits
- Imperial and metric unit support
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Freeform notes into workout logs, unlock your progress! Type "bench 225lbs - 8,8,6" and you've just logged a workout. No dropdowns, no menus, no tapping through screens. Just your notes, and now they count. Gym Note Plus is the fastest workout tracker and gym log for people who already write their workouts down. Type your notes in the app, or keep your pen and paper logbook and snap a photo. Either way, no clunky workout planner to tap through between sets. Join 2,213 lifters already using Gym Note Plus to turn simple notes into a powerful gym log, exercise tracker, and fitness journal. "I literally just use it like a notes app, and it automatically turns everything I log into actual data so I can see my progress." "Love it, let's me use my logbook in the gym, once I'm done snap a photo and upload it to the app and I can see my stats" "This has definitely become a vital part of my workout routine." You already write your workouts down. Now they do something. Gym Note Plus turns your messy shorthand into a proper workout log with exercises, weights, sets, and reps automatically tracked. Your notes become a structured fitness journal and weightlifting tracker that shows your real progress over time. Whether you train for strength, bodybuilding, powerlifting, or just to stay consistent, nothing changes about how you train, just the results you can see. ** FEATURES ** Your shorthand, understood • Write "squat 3x5@135" or whatever works between sets, and Gym Note Plus instantly turns it into a structured workout log. Love pen and paper? Keep it • Snap a photo of your paper logbook or workout journal and Gym Note Plus turns it into trackable data. Train your way. Know what to beat • See your last workout for today's muscle group so you walk into the gym already knowing your target. Built for progressive overload. Graphs that show real progress • Track estimated 1RM, total volume lifted, and strength training trends from the notes you were already writing in your fitness journal. PR tracking • Hit a new personal record and Gym Note Plus celebrates it with you. Works with no signal • Use the workout tracker anywhere, the gym basement, garage, or outdoors. Your gym log syncs when you're back online. Any split or routine, your way • Push Pull Legs, Upper/Lower, Bro Split, Full Body, 5x5, or no split at all. Works for gym sessions, home workouts, bodyweight training, and calisthenics. Set types built in • Warm-ups, drop sets, failure sets, AMRAP, supersets, and giant sets. Imperial and Metric support • Track weights in lbs or kg, the app will auto detect it from your workouts. ** PRO FEATURES ** Upgrade for the full experience: Unlock workout translations • Just you and your workouts. Unlimited workout templates • Save and reuse your favourite routines. Full workout history • Unlock longer note translations Full data export • Export your fitness journal whenever you want. Available in 13 languages Download Gym Note Plus today, the fastest workout logger and gym tracker for lifters who take notes. No credit card required. https://www.gymnoteplus.com/
rep.
This app provides a streamlined way to log gym workouts, focusing solely on tracking sets, reps, and weight. It offers pre-built and custom templates, automatic rest timers, and progress visualization to help users monitor their strength gains.
- One-tap workout logging
- Pre-built and custom workout templates
- Per-set weight and reps tracking
- Automatic rest timer with notifications
- Progress charts and PR tracking
- Progress photo comparison
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Rep is a workout tracker built for people who actually lift. No meal plans, no meditation, no AI coach — just a clean, fast way to log your sets and watch yourself get stronger. Start a workout in one tap. Log sets with weight and reps. Rest timer counts down automatically. Move to the next exercise. Done. FEATURES • One-tap workout logging — pick a template, start lifting • Pre-built templates for Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, and Full Body splits • Build your own custom templates from 70+ exercises • Per-set weight and reps tracking with inline editing • Automatic rest timer with audio notification • Progress charts for any lift you want to track • PR tracking so you never forget your best • Progress photos with side-by-side comparison • Workout history with detailed stats • Clean, minimal design that stays out of your way Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gym Note Plus at every 4 days against rep.'s every 2 weeks. Gym Note Plus also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 4). rep.'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gym Note Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and rep. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
rep. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Gym Note Plus ships an update every 4 days, rep. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Note Plus | rep. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOSHUA SAMUEL IBBOTSON | Roger You |
Customer experience
Gym Note Plus
rep.
In-app purchases
Gym Note Plus
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual$39.991 Year
- Gym Note Plus Lifetime$99.99
rep.
- monthly$9.991 Month
- Rep Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









