Comparison

Optimal Trainer vs GymBino

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

Head to head
About

Optimal Trainer

Features
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Imagine a world where your week doesn’t start with uncertainty, it starts with clarity. It’s Sunday night. You open your app. And in seconds, your entire week is professionally planned and customised for you based on workouts from your favourite Trainers, Athletes and Fitness Profiles: Your training, your nutrition, your meals, your targets, your habits, guided by the best and all intelligently aligned to help you become your Optimal, high-performing self. Welcome to a system built for people who want to live intentionally. A system grounded in science, powered by AI, and tailored uniquely to you. Your Optimal week is designed in minutes. Set your availability, equipment, and goals, and the app builds a personalised training plan that evolves with you. Strength, conditioning, progression, and recovery are mapped with precision so you can focus on showing up, not guessing. Train with clarity, consistency, and purpose. Your workouts are structured by experts and adjusted by AI in real time. Every session has intention. Every rep moves you forward. Progression becomes automatic. Improvement becomes inevitable. Your nutrition is integrated directly into your performance plan. Receive macro targets, daily nutrition goals, and adaptive food recommendations aligned to your training load and your body’s needs. Meal planning becomes effortless. Your week is fuelled by balanced, performance-focused meals tailored to your preferences, schedule, and lifestyle. The app helps you know what to eat, when to eat, and how to stay on track without decision fatigue. Every recommendation β€” from reps to rest to recipes β€” is based on proven training and nutrition science. But the real power is personalisation: your goals, your habits, your pace, your plan. This is your blueprint for your Optimal self. One place to organise your life. One system to elevate your performance. One weekly ritual that changes everything. Set your plan on Sunday. Execute with confidence. Live Optimal every day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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GymBino

Features
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Stop guessing your weights. Start progressing. Know your last. Know your best. Beat it. Generate Workouts Quickly. GymBino is a powerful workout tracker and generator built for lifters who want to see exactly what they did last time β€” and improve every session. Every set shows your previous weights, reps, and all-time best, right while you train. Build your own workouts or let GymBino generate them for you. It’s you vs you. β€” SEE YOUR LAST & BEST β€” EVERY SET Know exactly what you lifted last time and your all-time best for every exercise. No guessing. No digging through logs. Just lift. LOG EVERY REP Fast, clean workout logging with weight and reps. Supports supersets, circuits, bodyweight exercises, and lbs/kg. Built for speed so you can focus on training. SMART WORKOUT BUILDER Tap β€œToday’s Workout” and GymBino builds a routine based on your goals, equipment, and recovery. EXERCISE RANDOMIZER Can't decide what to train? Pick a muscle group and let GymBino deal you a random workout from its 350+ exercise library. AUTOFILL YOUR LAST WORKOUT Instantly load your previous or best weights into your sets. Walk in. Press start. Lift. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Monitor your strength, volume, and consistency over time. See how your numbers grow with every workout. CARDIO + FULL HISTORY Log cardio sessions and track every workout you've ever completed. Every set, every session β€” always available. TRAIN ANYWHERE Set up multiple gyms with different equipment. GymBino only suggests exercises you can actually do. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. No ads. Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud. β€” GYMBINO PRO β€” UNLOCK YOUR PROGRESS Upgrade to GymBino Pro to unlock: β€’ Unlimited AutoFill β€” preload weights every workout β€’ Full Progress Tracking β€” charts, trends, and consistency β€’ Complete PR History β€” every record for every exercise β€’ Strength Trends β€” track estimated 1RM over time Available as a monthly or annual subscription. β€” SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. β€” Privacy Policy: https://www.gymbinoathletics.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.gymbinoathletics.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Optimal Trainer4 screens
GymBino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Optimal Trainer at 15.1 against GymBino's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Optimal Trainer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and GymBino sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Optimal Trainer versus GymBino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptimal TrainerGymBino
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size81 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppFriend Pty LtdTaylor Simmons

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Optimal Trainer

Subscriptions4
  • Base Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Platinum Weekly Plan7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Optimal Trainer Base Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Platinum 1_1 Coaching$49.991 Month
2 purchases

GymBino

Subscriptions2
  • Gymbino Pro$5.991 Month
  • Gymbino Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Optimal Trainer free?
Optimal Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GymBino free?
GymBino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Optimal Trainer or GymBino have ads?
Neither Optimal Trainer nor GymBino shows ads.

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