Liftbook vs GymDiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liftbook
This strength training log allows users to quickly record exercises and sets, offering insights from past performance. Visualize progress with detailed charts and share workouts as notebook-style pages. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with no account required.
- Fast, notebook-like logging
- Historical performance suggestions
- "Last time" set notes
- Movement progress charts
- Shareable workout pages
- Light and dark mode
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Liftbook is a lifting log that feels like writing in a notebook. Type a movement, type your sets, and it quietly tells you what you did last time. • As fast as pen and paper: one line rides above the keyboard, with no menus to dig through • Suggestions from your own history: it predicts your next workout title and the movements that go with it • “Last time” notes under every set, so you always know what to beat • Charts for every movement: top set, average and volume over a month, a year or all time • Share a workout or a progress chart as a hand-drawn notebook page. Friends can tap “Try this lift” to log it with their own weights • Light and dark mode • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your log stays on your phone.
GymDiary
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The workout tracker built for serious lifters. Log every set, rep, and weight. Track progressive overload session by session. Monitor volume across every muscle group. GymDiary gives you the data to train smarter — completely free, forever. —————————————————————————— WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH GYMDIARY —————————————————————————— - EXERCISE LOGGING Log sets, reps, and weight for any exercise. Build a complete record of your entire training history. - PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD TRACKING See your last session's data every time you train. Make deliberate increases to keep building strength over time. - MUSCLE GROUP VOLUME Automatically track weekly training volume for Chest, Back, Legs, Shoulders, and Arms. Know exactly what you've trained. - STRENGTH ANALYTICS Charts for volume, frequency, and personal records. Understand exactly how your training is progressing over weeks and months. - CUSTOM EXERCISE LIBRARY Add your own exercises with custom muscle group mappings. Your library works the way you train. - FULL WORKOUT HISTORY Every session you've ever logged, always available. Search and filter by date, muscle group, or exercise name. - WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES your data syncs across all platforms. Train anywhere. —————————————————————————— BUILT FOR EVERY TRAINING STYLE —————————————————————————— Whether you run Push Pull Legs, Upper Lower, a full-body program, or your own custom split — GymDiary adapts to your routine, not the other way around. No templates forced on you. No premium features locked behind a paywall. No ads. Just a clean, fast workout tracker that gets out of your way and lets you lift. Download GymDiary today — it's free. Forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GymDiary at every 2 weeks against Liftbook's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Liftbook ships an update every 4 months, GymDiary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liftbook | GymDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOAH GARRETT DORFMAN | ANALYTICA SOLUTIONS AND CONSULTING LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Liftbook
No in-app purchases
GymDiary
No in-app purchases









