Comparison

GainBlocks vs Strike

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

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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

Strike

This app helps independent lifters build muscle by tracking workouts without a rigid plan. It uses a unique pin system to visualize progress across muscle groups and provides insights into training balance. Features include free logging, built-in timers, and detailed workout recaps.

Highlights
  • Freeform workout logging
  • Muscle group progress visualization (pins)
  • Built-in rest and workout timers
  • Instant workout recaps
  • Personal record tracking
  • Training spread analysis
  • Weekly review and guidance
Features
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Strike helps self-directed lifters build muscle without following a rigid workout plan. Most lifting apps make you pick a program and march through it. Strike flips that: log whatever you want to lift today, and the app keeps an honest scoreboard of what you've trained, what you're skipping, and what's worth lifting next. THE WEEKLY RACK Every week is a fresh rack of ten pins, one per muscle group. Log enough hard, varied work and the pin goes down. A strike. Knock them all down before the week resets. Tap any pin for a quick read on where that group stands. LOG FREELY No fixed plan, no prescribed order. Search the catalog, multi-select your gear, and line up lifts for today. Your recent sets stay in view, so you never have to remember what weight you used last time. BUILT-IN TIMERS Rest timer follows you across every screen as a floating pill that stays clear of your sets. A workout timer tracks the whole session from your first set to your last. INSTANT RECAPS Every workout ends with what changed: volume, sets, pins moved, PRs, and first-time lifts. HISTORY AND PRS A month calendar shows every day you trained. PRs stay in one place, so your best lifts are easy to spot. YOUR SPREAD The part most trackers miss. Strike watches how your work splits inside each muscle group, and calls out the slices you keep skipping before they become blind spots. See this week at a glance, or a four-week trend to catch the drift. WEEKLY REVIEW A coach-style briefing when the week closes: wins, streaks, momentum, and where to point the next one. BUILT FOR MUSCLE Targets and credit math are tuned for hypertrophy. If you run a strict strength program, Strike will still log everything, but the pins are about muscle growth. TRY IT FIRST Not ready to make an account? Tap "Try the live demo" on the sign-in screen and explore Strike, seeded with realistic training data. Nothing is saved. FREE TO LOG, PRO FOR THE BRAIN Logging is free. Strike Pro unlocks the intelligence: readiness, pin minimums, recaps, your spread, weekly review, and next-lift guidance.

Screenshots

GainBlocks4 screens
Strike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Strike at none against GainBlocks's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GainBlocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Strike sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GainBlocks ships an update every 9 days, Strike every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GainBlocks versus Strike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGainBlocksStrike
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMike HendriksJoshua Stewart

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GainBlocks

Subscriptions2
  • GainBlocks Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • GainBlocks Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Strike

Subscriptions1
  • Strike Pro Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is GainBlocks free?
GainBlocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strike free?
Strike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GainBlocks or Strike have ads?
GainBlocks shows ads; Strike does not.
Which is updated more often, GainBlocks or Strike?
GainBlocks ships an update every 9 days, and Strike every 6 days. Most recently, GainBlocks was updated on October 16, 2026 and Strike on October 5, 2026.

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