Comparison

GainBlocks vs IMPELLO

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

Head to head
About

GainBlocks

Features
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You train, but you can't tell if it's enough. GainBlocks makes it countable. Every muscle gets a weekly target in hard sets. Every hard set you log fills one block. Fill your board before Monday, on whatever days you train. A READY SESSION EVERY TIME Open the app and start the next session. GainBlocks builds your week from the days you train: full body, upper and lower, or push, pull and legs. Same lifts in the same order, with sets, weight and reps, so you can beat last time. NO FIXED DAYS TO FALL BEHIND ON A session is never tied to a weekday and there are no missed workouts. Just blocks still open. Train Tuesday and Saturday or five days straight; the board keeps score either way. A TARGET FOR EVERY MUSCLE Tell it how often you train and which muscles you want to bring up. GainBlocks sets a weekly number for chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs and abs, with extra work where you asked for it. ONE SET CAN FILL MORE THAN ONE ROW A bench press fills a chest block and adds half a block to shoulders and triceps. You see where your week is ahead and where it is behind. IT REMEMBERS YOUR NUMBERS Open an exercise and you see what you did last time and what to take today. Beat it and the next target moves up. LOCK IN BEFORE EVERY SET Hold to lock in, then give the set everything. Log your reps, say how much you had left, and the block lands. OR DO YOUR OWN THING Tap any muscle on the board and train that instead. It all counts. Short on time? Say how long you have and GainBlocks lines up the exercises that close the biggest gaps. RECORDS GET THEIR MOMENT A new best gets a plate slam and your number in yellow. No ads. No social feed. Your training data stays in your account. SUBSCRIPTION GainBlocks offers an auto-renewable subscription with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://exekute-app.com/privacy

About

IMPELLO

This app helps lifters track their workouts with faster logging and clear progress visualization. Manage rest, save routines, and review exercise history. It also offers Apple Watch integration for wrist-based tracking and heart rate monitoring.

Highlights
  • Fast workout logging
  • Clear progress visualization
  • Rest timer management
  • Save custom workouts
  • Exercise history review
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Heart rate monitoring
Features
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Impello is a focused training log for lifters who want faster logging, clearer progress, and fewer interruptions while they train. Log sets, manage rest, save workouts, and review progress by exercise. Impello keeps your training history organized and your active session easy to control. With Apple Watch, you can follow your session from your wrist, view heart rate, adjust sets with the Digital Crown, log work, and stay synced with the phone app. Impello is built for consistency, not noise.

Screenshots

GainBlocks4 screens
IMPELLO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IMPELLO at none against GainBlocks's 2. IMPELLO also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GainBlocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. IMPELLO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GainBlocks ships an update every 9 days, IMPELLO every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GainBlocks versus IMPELLO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGainBlocksIMPELLO
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMike HendriksRudy Aquino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GainBlocks

Subscriptions2
  • GainBlocks Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • GainBlocks Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
None

IMPELLO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GainBlocks free?
GainBlocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IMPELLO free?
IMPELLO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GainBlocks or IMPELLO have ads?
GainBlocks shows ads; IMPELLO does not.
Which is updated more often, GainBlocks or IMPELLO?
GainBlocks ships an update every 9 days, and IMPELLO every 5 days. Most recently, GainBlocks was updated on October 16, 2026 and IMPELLO on October 5, 2026.

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