Comparison

FORGE vs Gym Workout Planner Log

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

Head to head
About

FORGE

This app simplifies strength training by automatically generating your workout sessions based on your history, goals, and recovery. It adapts to your progress and available time, offering effective training without unnecessary features. Import your data from other apps easily.

Highlights
  • Automated workout generation
  • Adaptive training based on recovery
  • Time-efficient workout scheduling
  • Seamless data import from other apps
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Intelligent programming (Premium)
Features
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FORGE is strength training for people who make decisions all day and don't want to make another one at the gym. Today is already decided. Open the app and your session is ready. Built from your history, goals, and how you're recovering. No browsing workouts. No paralysis by choice. Adapts without asking. The system learns from every rep. Miss a week, it eases you back. Feeling strong, it progresses. You never configure anything. Your data, always safe. iCloud sync keeps your workouts, routines, and personal records across every device. Sign in with Apple for seamless subscription restore. Quiet competence. No streaks. No leaderboards. No social features. No notifications guilting you into working out. Just effective training that respects your time and trusts you to show up. Time you can trust. 30 minutes means 30 minutes. Your workout fits the time you have, not the other way around. Switching is easy. Import your training history from Strong, Hevy, or FitNotes. Years of data, preserved. All current features are free, including workout generation, training insights, advanced logging, scheduling, and gym profiles. No subscription required. Built for people who want to stay strong without making fitness their whole personality. Terms of Service: https://forgetrainer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://forgetrainer.app/privacy

About

Gym Workout Planner Log

Log your weightlifting sets in seconds and visualize your progress with clear charts. This app imports your workout history from other trackers or via CSV/PDF and offers AI-powered suggestions for your next lifts. Track personal records, muscle load, and body measurements.

Highlights
  • Log sets in seconds with custom keyboard
  • Import history from 19 trackers or CSV/PDF
  • AI-powered next lift suggestions
  • 19 progress visualization charts
  • Track personal records and body measurements
  • Offline functionality with later sync
  • Apple Watch and Siri integration
Features
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You put in the work. GRIPT shows it's paying off — every set logged in seconds, every workout turned into charts so clear you can see your progress at a glance. Open the app, log the set, get back to lifting. BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU GRIPT reads exports from 19 popular workout trackers directly — every PR, every number. No export? Share a CSV, PDF or notebook photo to GRIPT, or paste your log as text, and AI import turns it into history. Plans become routines. Export anytime. LOG A SET IN SECONDS • A custom keyboard built for lifting — weight steppers, one-tap RPE/RIR, plates, add set, complete set • Your previous numbers next to every set — see them, beat them • Supersets, warm-up, failure, drop, and cool-down sets • Rest timer that learns your pace — live on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Set stopwatch, plate and warm-up calculators one tap away • Barbell, dumbbell, machine, bodyweight, cardio with distance, and timed sets • Works fully offline — it syncs later PERSONAL RECORDS • Every PR you've ever set, in one place — search, sort, see how much each one moved • New records light up the moment you finish: completion screen, history, share cards — with the number you beat • A set shouldn't count? Exclude it, or reset records from a date. Nothing is deleted • A history chart for every record, with PRO SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY WORKING This is where GRIPT pulls ahead — 19 charts, beautifully clear: • Estimated 1RM, max weight, volume, reps, working weight range • Weekly volume and weekly sets per muscle group — built for hypertrophy • Muscle load heatmap, muscle balance radar & muscle split — spot what you're skipping • Training load heatmap, training-day calendar, workouts per week vs. your goal KNOW WHAT TO LIFT NEXT GRIPT suggests your next weight and reps from your sets and effort, spots plateaus, recognises deloads, and shows the reasoning behind every call. First suggestions free, the rest with PRO. APPLE WATCH, IPAD, SIRI Log sets with the Digital Crown and get rest timer taps on your wrist. Split View on iPad. Start a routine, run the rest timer, or log your weight from Siri, Spotlight, and Control Center. ROUTINES, YOUR WAY Build and reorder routines, tweak them mid-workout, update them in a tap. Start from the library, swap any exercise for a similar one, schedule your next session from the finish screen. WATCH YOUR BODY CHANGE Body weight, body fat, and every body part from neck to calves, with goals and reminders. Progress photos link to workouts and compare side by side. Workouts save to Apple Health; weight and body fat sync both ways. FINISH STRONG, SHARE IT Every session ends with a clean summary — new PRs and next targets up front — and story-ready share cards. Send any workout or routine as a link; friends can try it in one tap. AN EXERCISE LIBRARY THAT TEACHES Hundreds of exercises with how-to steps and common mistakes in your language, plus your records, history, and charts on each. Create custom exercises, or report a missing one and we'll add it. FREE TO START Unlimited workouts and exercises, full history, personal records, and core charts — free, with up to 3 routines. GRIPT PRO Unlimited routines, progression suggestions, the full Performance tab, record history, plate & warm-up calculators. Free trial available. GRIPT PRO is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription 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: https://griptapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://griptapp.com/privacy Track smarter. Lift consistently. Get a grip on your progress.

Screenshots

FORGE4 screens
Gym Workout Planner Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FORGE at 5.0 against Gym Workout Planner Log's 4.6. FORGE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Gym Workout Planner Log's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3). 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. FORGE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Gym Workout Planner Log sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FORGE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gym Workout Planner Log has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FORGE's written reviews are positive against 75% of Gym Workout Planner Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FORGE ships an update every 2 days, Gym Workout Planner Log every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FORGE versus Gym Workout Planner Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFORGEGym Workout Planner Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings354 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKP Family Investments LLCGontech Ventures

Customer experience

FORGE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gym Workout Planner Log

All ratings54 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FORGE

Subscriptions2
  • Forge Premium$0.991 Month
  • Forge Premium$9.991 Year
10 purchases

Gym Workout Planner Log

Subscriptions10
  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
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  • Gript Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Gript Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Gript Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FORGE free?
FORGE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gym Workout Planner Log free?
Gym Workout Planner Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FORGE or Gym Workout Planner Log?
FORGE is rated higher. FORGE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Gym Workout Planner Log averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do FORGE or Gym Workout Planner Log have ads?
Neither FORGE nor Gym Workout Planner Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FORGE or Gym Workout Planner Log?
FORGE ships an update every 2 days, and Gym Workout Planner Log every 3 days. Most recently, FORGE was updated on November 5, 2026 and Gym Workout Planner Log on November 5, 2026.

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