Comparison

RepNote vs GymPaper

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

Head to head
About

RepNote

This app offers a streamlined approach to logging exercises, tracking sets, and managing your daily fitness schedule. It helps you stay focused on your workouts with a clean design and allows you to record personal bests for various activities.

Highlights
  • Log exercises, sets, and reps
  • Track daily workout schedules
  • Create recurring workouts
  • Edit routines easily
  • Record personal bests
  • Clean and uncluttered interface
Features
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RepNote makes tracking your workouts simple. No distractions. No clutter. Just your fitness journey — clearly organized and easy to follow. Stay focused on what matters: your workouts. RepNote’s clean design helps you log exercises, track sets and reps, and see exactly what’s on your schedule each day. Create recurring workouts, edit routines on the fly, and stay consistent without overthinking it. And when it’s time to push your limits, RepNote’s Personal Records page lets you track your best lifts, longest runs, and fastest times — all in one place. Lift. Track. Repeat. Terms of Use: https://www.parishcode.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.parishcode.com/privacy

About

GymPaper

Features
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GymPaper is completely free - your smart training companion for strength and cardio workouts, with no account, cloud, or ads. Leave your old notebook and every overcomplicated app behind. GymPaper brings the simplicity of pen and paper, enhanced with meaningful analytics - and a privacy-first approach. Your data is yours: no account required, never sold to third parties, permanent access and a full export of your entire history whenever you want. Built for people who want to focus on their gains, not on managing a profile or a social media presence. No cloud, no ads, no distractions. EVERYTHING IS FREE: • Strength & cardio tracking - sets, reps, weights, duration & distance, with a UI built for gym-flow speed • Live Activity - your rest timer right on the lock screen & Dynamic Island, including total workout time • Custom plate calculator • RPE tracking per set • Custom rest times per exercise • Personal Records - automatic detection of your best lifts (1, 3, 5, 10 reps) • Smart workout history to nail progressive overload • Exercise database with dozens of built-in exercises + your own • Apple Health sync • Offline & private: all data stays on your device, no server, no third-party tracking The only optional extra is full data export (CSV/JSON) - and even that's more of a thank-you to anyone who wants to support development with a voluntary tip than an actual paywall. Whether it's bodybuilding, powerlifting, cardio, or general fitness - GymPaper helps you stay on top of it. Available in German, English, and Spanish. Download now and start tracking - completely free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RepNote3 screens
GymPaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

RepNote and GymPaper are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. RepNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GymPaper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RepNote ships an update every 2 weeks, GymPaper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RepNote versus GymPaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepNoteGymPaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChase ChapmanErik Reuter

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RepNote

Subscriptions2
  • RepNote Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RepNote Annual$12.991 Year
3 purchases

GymPaper

Subscriptions2
  • GymPaper Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • GymPaper Pro Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • GymPaper Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is RepNote free?
RepNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GymPaper free?
GymPaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RepNote or GymPaper have ads?
Neither RepNote nor GymPaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RepNote or GymPaper?
RepNote ships an update every 2 weeks, and GymPaper fortnightly. Most recently, RepNote was updated on October 6, 2026 and GymPaper on October 1, 2026.

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