Comparison

RepForm vs GymLoop

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

Head to head
About

RepForm

Features
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RepForm is the workout tracker for lifters who care about one thing: getting stronger. Built for iPhone, guided by your routines, and private by design. LOG EVERY SET, WITHOUT THE FRICTION Track weight, reps, duration, and distance for any exercise. Rate effort with RPE, down to the half point. Classify sets as warmup, working, or AMRAP, log unilateral exercises side by side, and capture notes on any set. REST TIMERS THAT RUN THEMSELVES Set prescribed rest per exercise and the timer starts automatically when you complete a set. Follow the live countdown from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and get notified the moment it's time to lift again. ROUTINES THAT KNOW WHAT'S NEXT Build your split once: exercises, target sets, rep ranges, and rest come pre-filled every time you train. Organize routines into folders like Push Pull Legs, and let Next Up queue the right session. New to the gym? Start from 20 ready-made starter routines. WATCH YOURSELF GET STRONGER Every set feeds your progress charts: training volume, heaviest set, and estimated one-rep max per exercise. RepForm detects personal records automatically and shows your trend from three months out to all time. CONSISTENCY YOU CAN SEE Your full workout history with durations, a monthly calendar of trained days, and your total across the journey. Progress is built one session at a time; RepForm keeps the receipts. EXERCISE LIBRARY Browse 200+ exercises covering strength, bodyweight, cardio, and mobility, organized by muscle group and equipment, with clear illustrations. Create custom exercises when your gym has something the library doesn't. BODY MEASUREMENTS Track weight, body fat, circumferences, and grip strength alongside your training. Pounds or kilograms, your choice. APPLE HEALTH Weight flows in from Apple Health; finished workouts and weight measurements flow back out. Your health picture stays complete. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your training data lives on your device. No account to create, no ads, no tracking, and we never sell your data. RepForm is available in English, French, and German. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kodeart.ca/privacy/repform

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GymLoop

Features
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GymLoop is a gym tracker built around one idea: your training runs on a rotation, not a calendar. Define your split once — Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, or anything custom — and GymLoop always knows what's next. Skip three days? It still serves the right day. Gone longer? It offers a gentle full-body reset, then hands control back to your cycle. THE WORKOUT LOOP • One big Start button — today's day and exercises, ready to go • Set → rest → set: timers cycle automatically with a glanceable progress ring • Log reps and weight in two taps; last-time weights prefill • Rest alerts fire even with the screen locked • Prefer phone-in-pocket? Track just your gym time and back-fill exercises later • Starter routines built in — Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, PPL×2, Arnold, Full Body — or build your own • Supersets: pair exercises and GymLoop bounces between them before the rest • Plate calculator: tap a weight and see what to load on each side • Warm-up hints: a bar-to-working-weight ramp on heavy first sets • A quiet progression coach: hit your target reps and next session prefills a small increase • Share a session card when you hit something worth showing APPLE WATCH (PRO) • Run whole sessions from your wrist — phone optional • Today's exercises, set/rest timers, rep and weight logging, haptic when rest ends • Real heart rate and calories, saved to Apple Health from the watch • Start on the phone and the watch records alongside, automatically STAY ON THE HOOK (GENTLY) • Streaks and a GitHub-style training heatmap • A weekly recap every Monday: sessions, volume, new top sets (Pro) • A soft reminder at your usual gym time — never a nag • Home Screen widgets that answer one question: "what do I do next?" • Live Activity with the active set and rest countdown BODY TRACKING, PRIVATE • Bodyweight, waist, biceps + custom measurements • Progress photos by pose, compared side-by-side — stored only on your device and your private iCloud • BMI and goal tracking TRENDS (PRO) • Per-exercise charts: top set, estimated 1RM, volume • Measurement trend lines • Apple Health import for workouts and bodyweight YOUR DATA IS YOURS Everything lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud. No account, no third-party servers, no analytics. We never see your data. Your progress photos never leave your device and your private iCloud. No one can see them — not a server, not us. Available in English, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. GymLoop Pro (optional): Trends, photo studio, custom measurements, Health import, the Apple Watch app, and lock-screen widgets — $2.99/month, $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 lifetime. The free tier is a complete gym tracker with your full history, forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thehkk.com/apps/gymloop/privacy/index.html

Screenshots

RepForm4 screens
GymLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

RepForm and GymLoop 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RepForm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and GymLoop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RepForm ships an update every 3 days, GymLoop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RepForm versus GymLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepFormGymLoop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKode ArtHemant Kaushik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RepForm

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

GymLoop

Subscriptions2
  • GymLoop Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • GymLoop Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • GymLoop Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is RepForm free?
RepForm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GymLoop free?
GymLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RepForm or GymLoop have ads?
Neither RepForm nor GymLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RepForm or GymLoop?
RepForm ships an update every 3 days, and GymLoop every 5 days. Most recently, RepForm was updated on September 19, 2026 and GymLoop on September 9, 2026.

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