Comparison

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker vs On Program App

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

Head to head
About

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Your workout notes, turned into real training data. Type your session the way you already do: "bench 225lbs - 8,8,6". Gym Note Plus reads it and builds a structured log with exercises, weights, sets and reps. No tapping through menus between sets. No scrolling through exercise lists. 2,366 lifters already log this way. "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." WRITE IT YOUR WAY - Type freeform gym notes in your own shorthand - Any split, any routine, any exercise - lbs and kg detected automatically - Warm-up sets, drop sets, failure, AMRAP, supersets and giant sets - Templates for the sessions you repeat STILL USE A PAPER LOGBOOK? Keep it. Take a photo of the page when you're done and the app converts your handwriting into a full workout log. Your gym notebook stays in your bag and your numbers end up on your phone. "Love it, lets 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" SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Graphs for estimated 1RM and volume - Automatic PR tracking - Last-session view, so you know exactly what to beat for progressive overload - A workout journal that charts itself BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR - Offline-first: log with no signal and it syncs when you're back online - Available in 13 languages WHO IT'S FOR Lifters who already write their workouts down, whether that's in a notes app, a lifting notebook or a training diary, and want the numbers without changing the habit. Gym Note Plus won't write your program or tell you what to train. It records what you did and shows you where it's going. "This has definitely become a vital part of my workout routine." GYM NOTE PLUS PRO - Unlimited note translations (notes and photos turned into logs) - Longer notes - Full workout history - Unlimited templates - Data export Free to start. No credit card required. https://www.gymnoteplus.com/

About

On Program App

This app creates personalized AI-driven training programs tailored to your goals, experience, and schedule. It guides you through each session, logs your progress, and adapts to your life's demands, ensuring consistent development without guesswork.

Highlights
  • AI-driven personalized training programs
  • Guided workout sessions
  • Complete training history logging
  • Adaptive scheduling and recovery
  • Direct coach communication
Features
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A program, not just workouts. Anyone can hand you a workout. A workout makes you sweat. A program makes you stronger — every session structured, sequenced, and building toward your goal. On Program is an AI coach that builds a real training program around you: your goals, your experience, your schedule, your equipment. Then it guides you through every session, logs your work, and keeps the whole thing moving forward — week after week, without gimmicks, without guesswork. How it works: Tell it who you are and what you're working toward. It builds your program — not a template with your name on it, an actual program designed around your life. Then you just show up. It tells you what to do, you do it, it logs it. Every session counts toward something. What you get: A personalized program built around your goals, schedule, and equipment Guided sessions — every exercise, set, and rest period laid out Complete training history — every rep logged, nothing lost A coach you can talk to, before, during, or after training Structure that respects your real life — schedule conflicts, standing commitments, poor recovery, all of it Who it's for: People who are done winging it. Whether you're picking up a barbell for the first time or you've trained for years and stalled out, the answer is the same: a real program, followed consistently. The progress takes care of itself. No muscle confusion. No random sweat sessions. No wondering if any of this is adding up. Just proper training, done right.

Screenshots

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker4 screens
On Program App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: On Program App at none against GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker's 3. On Program App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. On Program App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On Program App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker ships an update every 5 days, On Program App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker versus On Program App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymNote+ Workout Log & TrackerOn Program App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJOSHUA SAMUEL IBBOTSONOn Program

Customer experience

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

On Program App

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gym Note Plus Lifetime$99.99
None

On Program App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker free?
GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is On Program App free?
On Program App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker or On Program App?
On Program App is rated higher. GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while On Program App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker or On Program App have ads?
Neither GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker nor On Program App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker or On Program App?
GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and On Program App fortnightly. Most recently, GymNote+ Workout Log & Tracker was updated on October 21, 2026 and On Program App on October 8, 2026.

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