Comparison

Progress vs GymTree

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

Head to head
About

Progress

This app automates workout progression and provides AI-driven training and nutrition plans. It offers detailed exercise tracking, personalized program generation, and progress visualization. Seamlessly syncs with Apple Watch and Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Automated progressive overload
  • AI program and workout builder
  • Personalized AI nutrition plans
  • Detailed workout logging
  • Strength progress charts
  • AI coach for advice
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Progress your way. Progress tracks your workouts, automates your progression, and takes the guesswork out of your training — so you can focus on lifting. WORKOUT TRACKING Log every set, rep, and weight with a clean, distraction-free interface. Built-in rest timers keep you on pace. Exercise notes keep your cues close. ADVANCED TRAINING Automatic progressive overload — set a weight increment per exercise and the app adds it after every successful session. No spreadsheets. No manual tracking. Pyramid sets — assign each set its own weight and rep target. The app sequences through automatically and the plate calculator updates for each set. Supersets — group exercises back-to-back with a live display of what's next so you never lose your place. Plate calculator — built into every exercise. Shows exactly which plates to load, updated for every set. Full exercise customisation — control weight type, sets, reps, rest time, and progression settings per exercise. AI PROGRAM BUILDER Answer a few questions about your goals, experience, available equipment, and any injuries or constraints. The AI builds a complete multi-week training program tailored to you. Not a template. Ask the AI to adjust it if anything isn't right. AI WORKOUT BUILDER Need a single session? Generate a workout built around your goals and equipment in minutes. AI NUTRITION PLANS Tell the AI your goals and dietary preferences — it generates a personalised nutrition plan with calorie targets, macros, and meal guidance. Export it as a PDF to keep on hand. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every lift you log builds your history. Per-exercise charts show your strength trends over time — weight moved, estimated 1RMs, and personal records in one view. AI COACH Ask the built-in AI coach anything — form tips, program adjustments, recovery advice. It knows your history and gives answers based on your actual data, not generic advice. APPLE WATCH Leave your phone in your bag. Track full workouts from your wrist with heart rate monitoring and a live rest timer. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your rest timer lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen — always know when it's time for the next set. iCLOUD SYNC Your workouts, programs, and history sync automatically across your iPhone and Apple Watch. APPLE HEALTH Progress writes your completed workouts to Apple Health, keeping all your fitness data in one place. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from four themes — Forest, Ocean, Bloom, and High Contrast — and set your preferred weight units. Download Progress and start training your way.

About

GymTree

Features
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Your workout plan, every set in your gym log, and your progress in one app. GymTree helps you follow a program, record weight and reps, and understand how your training is going. LOG YOUR WORKOUTS • Record sets, reps, and weight while you train • Use the rest timer inside your workout • Review completed sessions and personal records • Handle individual exercises, supersets, circuits, and drop sets FOLLOW YOUR PLAN • See your next workout at a glance • Follow programs you create, generate in the app, or receive from your coach • Keep exercise notes, goals, and details with the plan SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Review volume, strength, and exercise trends • Log check-ins, body weight, measurements, and progress photos • Find past sessions and PRs without paper or separate spreadsheets TRAINING AND NUTRITION • View your meal plan and log what you eat • Keep calories and macros visible • Connect workouts, nutrition, and check-ins in the same experience AI COACH Ask questions about your program and the data available in GymTree. The AI coach can help you understand your training and prepare a new plan; always evaluate guidance against your circumstances and goals agreed with a qualified professional. START FREE If you train independently, you can generate up to 3 AI programs every 30 days and send up to 5 AI coach messages per day without a subscription. Optional GymTree PRO offers higher limits for AI programs and messages. The free plan is not a time-limited trial. GymTree PRO payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation, and auto-renewal can be canceled in your App Store subscription settings. Any personal training service is separate from the GymTree PRO subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.gymtree.app/en/trainee/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.gymtree.app/en/trainee/privacy

Screenshots

Progress4 screens
GymTree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress at none against GymTree's 1. Progress also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. GymTree sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Progress asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress ships an update every 4 days, GymTree fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Progress versus GymTree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgressGymTree
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB87 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIan FarrMatteo Dante

In-app purchases

None

Progress

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GymTree

Subscriptions1
  • GymTree Pro Monthly$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Progress free?
Progress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GymTree free?
GymTree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Progress or GymTree have ads?
Neither Progress nor GymTree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Progress or GymTree?
Progress ships an update every 4 days, and GymTree fortnightly. Most recently, Progress was updated on October 7, 2026 and GymTree on October 16, 2026.

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