Comparison

Gym Date vs FAT Calorie Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Gym Date

This app transforms workouts into scheduled calendar events, creating a commitment that's harder to break than a notification. It offers intelligent exercise alternatives and detailed progress tracking beyond just weight lifted.

Highlights
  • Workout scheduling as calendar events
  • Intelligent exercise alternatives
  • Per-movement progress tracking
  • Two-tap logging
  • Automatic progression guidance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Most workout apps remind you. Gym Date commits you. People don't skip appointments. They skip notifications. A push alert is easy to swipe away. A calendar event is a commitment, skipping it means opening your calendar and deleting it. That tiny friction changes everything. Gym Date puts your workouts on your calendar as real events with reminders and direct links into the app. Actual appointments. When your workout is on your calendar, it's committed time - not something you're trying to work in. It's what others schedule around. It exists on the calendar the same way a meeting or your kid's soccer game does. Your workout becomes part of your day, not something bolted onto it. YOUR WORKOUT ADAPTS TO YOUR GYM Someone's on the cable machine. Now what? Most apps leave you standing there. Gym Date gives you ranked alternatives for every exercise and recalculates the weight for the substitute. One tap: different movement in the same focus area, correct load, zero momentum lost. You don't want to 'make do' or be that gym wanderer landing on the next open machine. Be intentional when you need a plan B...or C. EXERCISE SPLITS Runners have had split times for decades. Mile pace, segment trends, heart rate per interval. Lifters get a total session time and a prayer. Until now. Gym Date tracks every exercise across sessions the way a runner tracks miles: load, reps, duration, and heart rate per movement, over time. New to the gym? Your body changes before the weights go up. When your heart rate drops on the same exercise at the same weight, that's real progress - even if the dumbbells haven't changed. Gym Date shows you what the mirror can't yet. Been training for years? Your max hasn't budged but your heart rate at that weight dropped 8 bpm and your sets got faster. You're not plateaued, you're consolidating. Gym Date shows you the adaptation other apps miss. No other workout app does this. TWO-TAP LOGGING Weight and reps pre-filled from your history. Confirm or adjust, tap, next set. Your phone is in your hand for seconds, not minutes. PROGRESSION WITHOUT SPREADSHEETS Gym Date tracks what you lift and tells you when to add more. Not percentages. Not formulas. Clear guidance that meets you where you are. APPLE WATCH Log sets from your wrist. Heart rate data feeds directly into your Exercise Splits, that's how per-movement biometric tracking works. Everything syncs through Apple Health. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Your data stays on your device. NO EXCUSES LEFT You don't need experience, we build your program (we built a remix in too - but still intentional). You don't need to plan, it's on your calendar. You don't need to think mid-session, alternatives are handled (and each exercise has one tap instructions too). You don't need to track anything, progression is automatic. You don't need to wonder if it's working, Exercise Splits show you. You don't need to give us your data, it never leaves your phone. Your gym date is waiting. Don't stand it up. Gym Date is free to download with a 7-day free trial. Full access requires a subscription: $4.99/month, $49.99/year, or $99.99 lifetime. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FAT Calorie Tracker

Features
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FAT (Food AI Tracker) is the smartest and fastest way to track your daily nutrition. Simply take a photo of your meal or describe it, and our AI instantly estimates your nutritional intake. Key Features: • AI Photo Analysis: Snap a picture and let Gemini AI estimate your calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar, and sodium. • Manual Entry: Describe your food manually if you prefer. • Smart Corrections: Refine any estimate by adding details like portion size or hidden ingredients. • Apple Health Sync: Automatically write your nutrition data and body weight directly to Apple Health. • Privacy First: No account passwords to remember. Securely authenticate with Sign in with Apple. Try FAT for free with limited AI food analyses per month. Upgrade to a Premium subscription for unlimited tracking to hit your health goals faster. Note: AI estimates are approximate and meant as a guide, not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fat-app.com/privacy

Screenshots

Gym Date4 screens
FAT Calorie Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FAT Calorie Tracker at 17.0 against Gym Date's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gym Date sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FAT Calorie Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Date ships an update every 2 weeks, FAT Calorie Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Gym Date versus FAT Calorie Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym DateFAT Calorie Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth HoweJan Frederik Kollmorgen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gym Date

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access to the Gym Date app7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Year Long Access to Gym Date app7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access for Gym Date$99.99
1 purchases

FAT Calorie Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • FAT Premium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Gym Date free?
Gym Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FAT Calorie Tracker free?
FAT Calorie Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gym Date or FAT Calorie Tracker have ads?
Neither Gym Date nor FAT Calorie Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Date or FAT Calorie Tracker?
Gym Date ships an update every 2 weeks, and FAT Calorie Tracker weekly. Most recently, Gym Date was updated on October 6, 2026 and FAT Calorie Tracker on October 7, 2026.

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