GymPaper vs FourEver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GymPaper
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GymPaper is completely free - your smart training companion for strength and cardio workouts, with no account, cloud, or ads. Leave your old notebook and every overcomplicated app behind. GymPaper brings the simplicity of pen and paper, enhanced with meaningful analytics - and a privacy-first approach. Your data is yours: no account required, never sold to third parties, permanent access and a full export of your entire history whenever you want. Built for people who want to focus on their gains, not on managing a profile or a social media presence. No cloud, no ads, no distractions. EVERYTHING IS FREE: • Strength & cardio tracking - sets, reps, weights, duration & distance, with a UI built for gym-flow speed • Live Activity - your rest timer right on the lock screen & Dynamic Island, including total workout time • Custom plate calculator • RPE tracking per set • Custom rest times per exercise • Personal Records - automatic detection of your best lifts (1, 3, 5, 10 reps) • Smart workout history to nail progressive overload • Exercise database with dozens of built-in exercises + your own • Apple Health sync • Offline & private: all data stays on your device, no server, no third-party tracking The only optional extra is full data export (CSV/JSON) - and even that's more of a thank-you to anyone who wants to support development with a voluntary tip than an actual paywall. Whether it's bodybuilding, powerlifting, cardio, or general fitness - GymPaper helps you stay on top of it. Available in German, English, and Spanish. Download now and start tracking - completely free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FourEver
This interval timer app is designed for focused workouts with no distractions. It offers custom phase control, built-in templates, and live adaptability for various training styles. Audio cues, a large display, and lock screen integration keep you engaged without interrupting your music or flow.
- Customizable workout phases
- Pre-built workout templates
- Live interval adjustments
- Background audio cues
- Large, readable display
- Lock screen integration
- Workout history and streaks
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SET IT. LOCK IT. TRAIN. FourEver is the interval timer you set once and then forget about. Build your session, put the phone in your pocket and go. Sounds, voice cues and your AirPods keep the pace, so you never touch a sweaty screen mid-set. Built by a karate athlete who got tired of fighting messy timers between rounds. Tabata, HIIT, EMOM, boxing rounds, sprints or your own "Burpees Were A Mistake" circuit: FourEver runs it. NOD TO SKIP THE REST (PRO) Wearing AirPods? Nod twice near the end of a rest and the next interval starts. Shake your head and you get a little more rest. No hands, no phone, no excuses. Well, maybe one. HANDS BUSY? ASK SIRI (PRO) "Start Leg Day in FourEver." "Pause FourEver." "Next interval in FourEver." Start, pause, skip and end by voice, or ask how your week and your streak are going. APPLE WATCH & HEALTH (PRO) Leave the phone in the bag. The Watch app runs your timers on its own or follows your iPhone, taps your wrist at every change, and saves each workout to Apple Health with your heart rate, so it counts toward your Activity rings. NEVER UNLOCK YOUR PHONE AGAIN • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: the current interval, what's next, Pause and Skip. • Spoken phase names and a 3-2-1 countdown that lower your music instead of stopping it. • Haptics for noisy gyms. Big digits you can read from across the room. Lock the controls so a pocket can't pause you. • A call mid-workout? The timer pauses, and with headphones in, a 3-2-1 brings you back when you hang up. NAME EVERY MOVE (PRO) Build circuits like "Push-ups → Squats → Plank" and FourEver says each exercise out loud as it starts. Your brain stays on the floor with you. BUILD IT ONCE. START IN SECONDS. • Templates: Tabata, HIIT 30/30, EMOM, Boxing, Sprints. • Wheels for every value: work, rest, rounds, sets, warm-up, cool-down, rest between sets. • The whole session on one timeline before you start. • Share a timer by link or QR code. Suffering is better together. PROOF OF THE GRIND Streaks, rounds and training time by day, week and month. Don't break the chain. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE (PRO) Widgets, Control Center, the Action Button, and iCloud Sync for your timers and history on every device. FREE AND PRO Free forever: the full timer, sound and voice cues, Live Activity, history and streaks, and up to two saved timers. FourEver Timer Pro unlocks head gestures, Siri, the Apple Watch app, exercise circuits, unlimited timers, widgets and controls, and iCloud Sync. Monthly or yearly, with a free trial to start. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking across apps. Your timers and history stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. Anonymous usage data and crash reports help improve the app, and one switch in Settings turns them off. The timer works offline: gym, park or basement. In English, German, Russian and Ukrainian, voice cues included. Siri works in English, German and Russian. Head gestures need AirPods with motion sensors (AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2 or later, AirPods Max). --- A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER I'm a karate athlete, and I built FourEver because I wanted a timer that stays out of the way. It started as a tool for my own training. I hope it makes yours easier, and a bit more fun. — Alex --- Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fourever-timer.app/privacy-policy/ios/ Questions or ideas? https://fourever-timer.app/support/ · support@fourever-timer.app
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Verdict
GymPaper and FourEver are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. GymPaper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FourEver sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GymPaper | FourEver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Reuter | Oleksandr Siholaiev |
In-app purchases
GymPaper
- GymPaper Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- GymPaper Pro Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- GymPaper Pro Lifetime$44.99
FourEver
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year









