Comparison

Only You Workout Tracker vs Notch

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

Head to head
About

Only You Workout Tracker

Log your weight training and cardio sessions with detailed metrics. Monitor your progress visually, manage custom exercises, and view statistics. Enjoy a private experience with local data storage and dark mode support.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive workout tracking
  • Cardio fitness logging
  • Progress monitoring
  • Custom exercise management
  • Dark mode support
  • Local data storage
  • Exercise statistics
Features
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Track your fitness journey with this comprehensive, intuitive workout app. • Comprehensive Workout Tracking: Create and manage your weight training workouts, tracking weight, sets, and reps for each session • Cardio Fitness Logging: Record cardio activities with detailed metrics including duration, distance, speed, heart rate, and calories burned • Progress Monitoring: Visual completion indicators show workout progress, with automatic tracking of exercise history and last completion dates • Exercise Management: Add custom exercises with names, notes, and optional reference images and external links (videos/articles) • Dark Mode Support: Toggle between light and dark themes for comfortable viewing in any lighting condition • Local Data Storage: All workouts and progress stored securely on-device using local storage • Statistics: Stats on each exercise for viewing patterns and progress over time No account needed. No credit card needed. No invasive AI grabbing your personal info, and your data stays on your phone.

About

Notch

This app is a private gym workout tracker designed for individuals who want to log their sessions and monitor progress without distractions. It offers a clean interface for recording sets, reps, and various exercise types, with all data stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Log workouts by muscle group and cardio
  • 100+ built-in exercises and custom additions
  • Multiple exercise types (weight, bodyweight, distance, time)
  • Rest timer with screen lock support
  • Progress charts and custom metrics
  • Local data storage with JSON export/import
Features
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Notch is a free, private gym workout tracker. Built for lifters who just want to log a session, see their progress, and move on with their day. One thing. Done well. Log sets and reps. See your progression. That's it. No social feed, no streaks chasing you, no badges to collect, no plan recommending what you should bench tomorrow. Your data stays on your phone. No account to sign up for. No cloud sync. No analytics. No tracking. Notch makes zero network calls. The only thing that ever leaves your phone is what you choose to export. Free. Forever. No catch. No ads. No paywalls. No "Pro" tier. No "upgrade for charts." Every feature is in the free app. Features: • Log workouts grouped by muscle group + cardio • 100+ built-in exercises across Chest, Back, Legs, Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Core, and Cardio — plus add your own • Five exercise types: weight × reps, bodyweight reps (with optional added weight), distance + time, distance, time • Per-exercise variations saved as a pick-list (so analytics stay clean) • Optional partial-rep tracking per set • Rest timer between sets — runs even when the screen is locked • Calendar view with colored muscle-group dots for every gym day • Progress charts per exercise + variation: estimated 1RM, top-set weight, total volume, reps over time • Custom metrics — body weight, resting HR, anything numeric • Daily notes per day • Locations (home gym, commercial gym, etc.) with per-location progress filtering • Full JSON export/import — your data is portable, always • Light + dark themes that follow the system • Metric and imperial units What Notch will never have: Accounts. Ads. Push notifications begging you to come back. Streaks. Social sharing. AI coaches. Subscription tiers. Email lists. Crash reporters. Analytics SDKs. Just a gym log. The way it should be.

Screenshots

Only You Workout Tracker4 screens
Notch4 screens

Verdict

The call

Only You Workout Tracker and Notch are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Only You Workout Tracker against 5.0 for Notch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Only You Workout Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Notch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Only You Workout Tracker versus Notch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnly You Workout TrackerNotch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan LaRueArvind Sasikumar

In-app purchases

None

Only You Workout Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Notch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Only You Workout Tracker free?
Only You Workout Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notch free?
Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Only You Workout Tracker or Notch?
Only You Workout Tracker and Notch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Only You Workout Tracker or Notch have ads?
Neither Only You Workout Tracker nor Notch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Only You Workout Tracker or Notch?
Only You Workout Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notch fortnightly. Most recently, Only You Workout Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Notch on October 31, 2026.

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