Lift Notes vs GymNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track reps and sets
- Create custom exercises
- Save workouts as templates
- View previous workouts
- Simple interface
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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
GymNotes
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GymNotes is a clean and minimalistic workout tracker with rich functionalities built for people who want to plan better, log every set, and see real progress over time. Create workout plans or start an empty workout anytime. Add exercises from a searchable library, build your own custom exercises, and track weight, reps, or duration with kg/lb support. GymNotes also gives you a full view of your training history and progress. Review completed workouts, edit saved sessions, and explore statistics like streaks, workout frequency, volume, sets, reps, duration, muscle group distribution, neglected muscle groups, exercise rankings, detailed exercise performance, and plan usage. Features: - Detailed analytics for workouts, muscle groups, exercises, and plans so you can see your progress and how you’re getting stronger over time - Workout history with editable completed sessions to track consistency, review past performance, and measure improvement - Log strength and cardio workouts with set completion tracking for accurate progress tracking - Create, edit, reorder, and update workout plans as your training evolves - Start workouts from saved plans or build empty workouts on the fly - Search exercises by name or muscle group, and create custom exercises to match your training style - Built-in timer and stopwatch with workout timer notifications to keep your sessions moving Some of these features are only available with a Pro subscription. Privacy: https://aziri-dev.github.io/gymnotes-legal/privacy Terms: https://aziri-dev.github.io/gymnotes-legal/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lift Notes at none against GymNotes's 2. Lift Notes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). GymNotes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. GymNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Lift Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lift Notes ships an update every 4 days, GymNotes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lift Notes | GymNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edwin Salcedo | ANDY AZIRI |
In-app purchases
Lift Notes
No in-app purchases
GymNotes
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Yearly$29.991 Year





