Comparison

Lift Notes vs The Gym Notes

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

Head to head
About

Lift Notes

Easily log your gym workouts by tracking reps and sets. Create custom exercises, save workouts as templates for future use, and review your past sessions via a calendar view. This app offers a straightforward approach to monitoring your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Track reps and sets
  • Create custom exercises
  • Save workouts as templates
  • View previous workouts
  • Simple interface
Features
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Lift Notes provides a simple way to track your reps and sets during a workout. You'll be able to create your own list of exercises and tag them for an easy search. Once you've finished a workout you can turn it into a template so that you can easily load it up for another day! You can also view previous workouts by tapping on the calendar icon. FEATURES: - Simple interface for navigation. - Create custom exercises - Track reps and sets for current exercise - Mark exercise as complete - View previous workouts - Create unlimited templates PLANNED FEATURES: - Visual calendar date picker for previous workouts - Templates fill in previous reps and weight - Personal Records for each exercise - Rest timer

About

The Gym Notes

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Your workouts. Your rules. Stop adapting to complicated fitness apps. With GymNotes, you can create your own exercises, write notes your way, and track your workouts without limits. Build your own training system - Create custom exercises - Name them however you want - Add personal notes (form, tempo, cues) - Track sets, reps, and weight Train the way YOU understand. Perfect for beginners Don’t know exercise names? No problem. - Use your own descriptions - Learn as you go - No complicated setup Just open the app and start. Built for serious training - Track every workout - Improve every session - Use rest timers to control intensity Turn your training into a system. Everything you need — in one place - Calorie calculator - Body measurements tracking - Workout calendar - 200+ built-in exercises Start free Try GymNotes free for 14 days. Build your workouts. Track your progress. See the difference. Why GymNotes? Because your training shouldn’t be limited by an app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lift Notes4 screens
The Gym Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lift Notes at none against The Gym Notes's 1. Lift Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). The Gym Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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. The Gym Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Lift Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lift Notes ships an update every 4 days, The Gym Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Lift Notes versus The Gym Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLift NotesThe Gym Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB65 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEdwin SalcedoSIA "RiSol Fit"

In-app purchases

None

Lift Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Gym Notes

Subscriptions1
  • PRO$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Lift Notes free?
Lift Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Gym Notes free?
The Gym Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lift Notes or The Gym Notes have ads?
The Gym Notes shows ads; Lift Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Lift Notes or The Gym Notes?
Lift Notes ships an update every 4 days, and The Gym Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Lift Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Gym Notes on November 5, 2026.

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