Comparison

Guidex vs Bruce

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

Head to head
About

Guidex

Features
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Guidex is your clean, visual exercise guide for learning gym movements, home workouts, strength training, and bodyweight exercises with better form. Most fitness apps focus on tracking workouts or selling complicated plans. Guidex focuses on something simpler and more important: helping you understand how to perform each exercise correctly. Open the app, search any exercise, watch the movement, read the steps, understand the target muscles, and save the exercises you want to revisit. LEARN EXERCISES THE RIGHT WAY Every exercise is designed to be easy to understand. Guidex gives you clear video demos, step-by-step instructions, form tips, muscle group details, equipment info, and movement type so you know what you are doing before you train. EXPLORE A COMPLETE EXERCISE LIBRARY Browse exercises by major muscle groups like chest, back, shoulders, arms, abs, legs, and full body. Find movements for dumbbells, barbells, machines, cables, bodyweight training, and more. SEARCH FAST, TRAIN SMARTER Use fast search or voice search to find the exercise you need. Looking for push-ups, squats, pull-ups, bench press, curls, rows, lunges, or planks? Guidex helps you get there quickly. FILTER BY YOUR TRAINING NEED Find exercises based on difficulty, equipment, muscle group, and movement type. This makes it easier to discover alternatives when a machine is busy, equipment is not available, or you want to train a specific muscle. SAVE YOUR FAVORITE EXERCISES Keep useful exercises in your saved list so you can come back to them anytime. Guidex also remembers recently viewed exercises, making it easy to revisit movements you are learning. WATCH VIDEO DEMOS Guidex includes video-based exercise guidance so you can see how a movement should look before trying it yourself. This helps you understand tempo, body position, and exercise flow more clearly than text alone. FOLLOW STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES Each movement includes simple instructions that break the exercise into clear steps. No confusing jargon. Just practical guidance that helps you move with more confidence. UNDERSTAND MUSCLE TARGETS See which muscles an exercise works and how it fits into your training. This helps you build better workouts, avoid random exercise selection, and train with more purpose. DISCOVER SIMILAR EXERCISES When you open an exercise, Guidex suggests similar movements so you can explore alternatives, variations, or other exercises for the same muscle group. BUILT FOR BEGINNERS AND GYM USERS Guidex is useful if you are new to fitness, returning to training, learning gym equipment, building a strength routine, or simply checking technique before a workout. WHY DOWNLOAD GUIDEX? Because good training starts with understanding the movement. Guidex helps you answer the questions people ask in the gym every day: How do I do this exercise? Which muscle does it train? What equipment do I need? What are the steps? Is there a similar exercise? Can I save this for later? Instead of guessing, scrolling through random videos, Guidex gives you a focused exercise library built for quick learning. GUIDEX FEATURES - Large exercise library - Clear video exercise demos - Step-by-step instructions - Practical form tips - Muscle group details - Equipment and difficulty info - Movement type filters - Search and voice search - Saved exercises - Recently viewed exercises - Similar exercise suggestions - Clean, distraction-free design - Useful for gym, home, strength, and bodyweight training Whether your goal is to build muscle, improve form, learn new movements, train at home, or feel more confident in the gym, Guidex gives you the exercise knowledge you need in one simple app. Download Guidex and start learning every move the right way. Privacy Policy: https://guidex-web.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://guidex-web.vercel.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Bruce

This app helps you track workouts with a focus on simplicity. Log sets, use built-in timers for rest, and monitor your progress with detailed charts and personal records. It offers a large exercise library and allows for custom plan creation.

Highlights
  • Customizable workout plans
  • Extensive exercise library
  • Per-set timers and rest countdowns
  • Automatic personal record detection
  • Volume and frequency charts
  • Body weight tracking
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Track your workouts without the noise. Bruce is a workout tracker that stays out of your way. Pick a plan, log your sets, rest when the timer beeps, repeat. That's it. PLANS • Create your own or choose from suggested programs (PPL, Upper/Lower, and more) • Warm-ups, drop sets, and supersets that alternate set by set • Share plans as tappable links • 800+ exercise library with beginner-friendly defaults • Plate calculator built into every barbell exercise TRACKING • Per-set timers, rest countdowns, and skip/complete controls • Pausable hold timers for planks and carries, with a lead-in countdown • Edit past workouts or log one you did without the app • Personal records detected automatically (weight, volume, estimated 1RM) • Post-workout summary with stats and optional progress photo • Body weight log with notes and sparkline trend TIMERS • Rest — repeating interval for between sets • Tabata — 20s work / 10s rest × 8 rounds • HIIT — custom work/rest/rounds • EMOM — every minute on the minute • Stretch — timed holds for flexibility PROGRESS • Volume and frequency charts • Weekly training-days goal • Workout streaks • Muscle ranks on a body map • Calendar view • Body weight history SYNC • Optional iCloud sync across devices • Optional Apple Health integration (workouts + body weight) • JSON export of your plans and history • Live Activity and Dynamic Island during workouts on iPhone • Runs on iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape PRIVACY • No account required • No analytics or tracking • iCloud and Apple Health sync are off until you turn them on • Your data stays on your device unless you choose to sync Free. No trials, no paywalls, no "pro" tier.

Screenshots

Guidex4 screens
Bruce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bruce at none against Guidex's 1. Bruce also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Guidex's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guidex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bruce asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guidex ships an update every 3 months, Bruce every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Guidex versus Bruce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuidexBruce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExypnos Development LLCAbhishek Agrawal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Guidex

One-time1
  • Guidex Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

Bruce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guidex free?
Guidex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bruce free?
Bruce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guidex or Bruce have ads?
Neither Guidex nor Bruce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guidex or Bruce?
Guidex ships an update every 3 months, and Bruce every 6 days. Most recently, Guidex was updated on November 9, 2026 and Bruce on October 31, 2026.

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