Comparison

Iterate vs Gymchad

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

Head to head
About

Iterate

This app helps serious lifters track gym workouts with features like one-tap logging, automatic rest timers, and progress charts. It allows users to build routines, create custom exercises, and even import past training history. Train with friends and sync data across devices, online or offline.

Highlights
  • One-tap set logging
  • Automatic rest timer
  • Plate calculator
  • AI Workout Creator (Pro)
  • Progress charts
  • Workout history import (Pro)
  • Train with friends
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Iterate is the workout tracker that makes you forget your old app. Free and ad-free. With Pro, AI brings over your entire training history. WHAT LIFTERS SAY "Far better designed than any other gym app I know. Highly recommend." "Logging a workout takes seconds, and seeing your progress is seriously motivating." "Since switching to this app, there's no going back for me." "The built-in AI is my favorite feature." FEATURES • Bring your old workouts over with AI, even from screenshots (Pro). • Log every set with a single tap. • Set your rest time per exercise and let the timer start itself. • Load the bar right, the plate calculator shows you how. • Warm up with automatically calculated warm-up sets (Pro). • Crush new PRs for 1RM, volume and reps. • See your active workout right on your Lock Screen. • Keep training offline, Iterate syncs when you're back. • Build a routine once and start it with one tap. • Let AI build you a complete training plan (Pro). • Pick from nearly 400 exercises or create your own. • Watch your volume, body measurements and muscle distribution grow (Pro). • Cheer on friends while they're training live. • Share your session as an image or to your Instagram Story. • Save workouts to Apple Health automatically. ITERATE PRO • AI import of your training history • AI routines and complete training plans • Unlimited routines and custom exercises • Advanced progress charts • Warm-up calculator • Color themes Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. MORE FROM ITERATE • https://iterate.fit • https://instagram.com/iterate.fit • https://tiktok.com/@iterate.fit • https://x.com/iterate_fit • hello@iterate.fit Download Iterate and get the most out of every session. Terms of Use (EULA): https://iterate.fit/terms Privacy Policy: https://iterate.fit/privacy

About

Gymchad

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GymChad is your workout log and strength training tracker. Log your sets, follow your progress and share your PRs with your gym crew. IN THE GYM • Organise your programs and workouts around the way you train. • Log your weights, reps and sets. • See each exercise's history right on the logging screen, so you know what you did last time. • Follow your progress with training stats and automatically calculated workout volume. • New personal records are detected automatically. • Manage your rest with a timer that keeps running when you switch screens. • Set your exercise tempo and follow the rhythm with visual guidance and vibrations. • Over 350 exercises with animated demos, plus your own custom exercises. • Choose your units: kilos or pounds. YOUR LOGBOOK, EVEN OFFLINE No signal in the gym? Keep training. Your programs, sets and workout history stay on your phone. No account is needed to use the logbook. Backups and online updates resume when you're connected again. YOUR GYM BROS Create a private group for free and invite your friends by link or code. Share your PRs and detailed workout recaps, and react to your gym crew's progress. Find and join public groups for free. Search for a group or sort by activity, member count or distance. Each group's feed is visible only to its members. Choose which PRs, training stats and social links members of your groups can see on your profile. THE LEAGUE Earn points for your workouts, PRs and consistency. Compete with other athletes in weekly standings and climb the League's ten ranks. Participation is free with an account after completing three workouts. FREE CLOUD BACKUP Sign in to back up your logbook automatically and recover your programs and workout history on a new phone. SHARED PROGRAMS Add a program shared with you by link for free. Its workouts, exercises and instructions update when its owner makes changes. Your logged sets and training history remain your own. Unlink the program to edit it your way without losing your history. GYMCHAD PRO With a Pro subscription: • Share your own programs by link and sync updates with the people following them. • Use GymChad on your computer. • Make your groups public so other athletes can discover and join them. • Customise the backgrounds of your groups and posts. The mobile logbook, training stats, tempo guide, cloud backup, workout recaps, PR sharing and the League remain free. YOUR PRIVACY No ads, no advertising trackers and no third-party usage analytics. Your full logbook stays private. You control your profile information and choose whether to take part in groups and the League. GymChad is not a medical device and does not replace advice from a healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Iterate4 screens
Gymchad4 screens

Verdict

The call

Iterate and Gymchad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Iterate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Gymchad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Iterate versus Gymchad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIterateGymchad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc Philip BraterMathieu GRIES-PEROZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Iterate

Subscriptions2
  • Iterate Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Iterate Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Iterate Pro - Lifetime$89.99
2 purchases

Gymchad

Subscriptions2
  • GymChad Pro$1.991 Month
  • GymChad Pro$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Iterate free?
Iterate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gymchad free?
Gymchad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Iterate or Gymchad have ads?
Neither Iterate nor Gymchad shows ads.

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