Gym Date vs Grav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Grav
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Grav is a strength tracker built for one thing: logging your weightlifting sessions fast, so you can focus on training instead of your phone. Tracking a workout should be effortless when it goes to plan — and quick to adjust when it doesn't. Changed the weight or reps on a set? Adjust it with a quick wheel instead of typing the whole value from scratch, and your following sets carry that change forward automatically. One adjustment, not the same edit over and over. Grav does the small things well and gets out of your way. WHAT MAKES GRAV DIFFERENT - Faster logging — quick wheel adjustments and sets that follow your changes mean you log a set in seconds, whether you're lifting to plan or pushing past it. - Bring your history with you — switching from another workout app? Import your past workouts and keep your progress, records and charts from day one. - Personal records as they happen — a trophy marks the set that beats your best 1RM, weight or set volume while you train, and every past record stays tagged in your history. - Routines with dynamic weights — your working weights adjust to your recent performance every time you start a routine. Hit a new max and your next session moves up on its own, no manual updates. - Smarter supersets — log a full round in a single tap when nothing changes, so circuits stop being a chore. - Charts that show real progress — alongside volume and 1RM charts, Grav adds views like weight-vs-reps scatter and per-set bar charts, so you can actually see whether you're improving or stuck. - Compare without leaving your workout — see your current set against last time, your plan, or your best, and switch between them instantly while you train. - Body measurements & health data — track arms, legs, waist, chest and more, with body fat, lean mass, BMI, and recommended macros calculated for your goal. - Fitness challenges — create a daily challenge, invite friends, and keep each other consistent. Whether you're focused on powerlifting, hypertrophy, or just staying consistent in the gym, Grav keeps logging out of your way. COMING SOON Apple Watch app. Assisted workout builder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grav at none against Gym Date's 3. Grav also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). Gym Date's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Gym Date sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grav asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gym Date ships an update every 2 weeks, Grav every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Date | Grav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Howe | Jakub Miskech |
In-app purchases
Gym Date
- Monthly Access to the Gym Date app7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Year Long Access to Gym Date app7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Access for Gym Date$99.99
Grav
No in-app purchases









