KasMaker vs GymLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KasMaker
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KasMaker is a workout tracker built around a muscle map. Log your sets as you would in any gym log, and an interactive body map fills in — primary and secondary muscles — so you see what you trained, what is still fresh, and what to train next. A free strength training log with 700+ exercises, automatic personal records, supersets, a plate calculator, and a rest timer. With Pro, every set comes filled in with what to lift next, and why. TRACK EVERY MUSCLE Your body map fills in as you log. Every muscle has a weekly set target, and Train Next picks the muscles that are ready and furthest short of it. Tap any muscle for how its week stands, its training history, and top exercises for your equipment. Share your week's map as an image. LOG WORKOUTS YOUR WAY Pick from 700+ exercises with instructions and images. Repeat a past workout in one tap, start from a saved routine, or build from scratch. Step away and come back — your session picks up right where you left off. BUILT FOR THE GYM FLOOR Personal records are caught the moment you log them. The rest timer starts itself when you finish a set. Supersets run back to back, with the timer waiting for the end of the round. Tap Plates on any barbell exercise to see exactly what to load per side. SET TYPES, WARM-UPS & RPE Mark sets as warm-up, drop set, or to failure. A warm-up calculator ramps you to your working weight, and warm-ups never inflate your PRs or recovery. Rate effort (RPE or RIR) to sharpen recovery estimates — off by default. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY Your muscle map on your home screen, in small and medium sizes. During a workout, the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island show the timer, current exercise, and set progress — and you can complete each set without unlocking your phone. APPLE HEALTH Optionally save every finished workout to Apple Health, so your lifting counts toward your activity. MAKE IT YOURS Light, dark, or follow the system — plus an accent that runs through the whole app, muscle map included. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your data lives on your device. iCloud sync is optional, and no account is required. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Ever. SET TARGETS — PRO Every working set comes filled in with what to lift next, worked out from your last session, with the reason on the card: "Up 5 lbs: you hit 8 reps last time." Simple rules you can check: more reps until the top of your range, then more weight; more weight when every set felt easy; last time's numbers while the muscle is still recovering; a lighter restart after weeks away. MUSCLE RECOVERY — PRO Every muscle gets a readiness state — fresh, recovering, or fatigued — from your logged sets, your effort ratings, and each muscle's recovery window, with the hours until it's ready. Muscles that go two weeks without direct work get flagged. SMART TRAINING INSIGHTS — PRO Push/pull balance, recovery status, volume trends, compound-vs-isolation mix, and progressive-overload targets — all from your own data. Free includes your first insight; Pro unlocks all five. PROGRESS CHARTS — PRO Watch weight and estimated 1RM climb over time for every exercise you train. KASMAKER PRO Everything above not marked PRO is free, along with your first insight. KasMaker Pro adds set targets, muscle recovery, progress charts, all five insights, and CSV export of your full history. — Subscription Terms KasMaker Pro is offered as an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kasmaker.com/privacy.html
GymLoop
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GymLoop at every 9 days against KasMaker's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. KasMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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.
KasMaker ships an update monthly, GymLoop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KasMaker | GymLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Ozturk | Hemant Kaushik |
In-app purchases
KasMaker
- KasMaker Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- KasMaker Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- KasMaker Pro Lifetime$49.99
GymLoop
- GymLoop Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- GymLoop Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- GymLoop Pro Lifetime$49.99








