Comparison

GymKeeper vs GymKeep

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

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About

GymKeeper

Features
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Pay once, train forever. GymKeeper is the gym + cardio tracker built for lifters who are sick of subscriptions โ€” full Apple Watch app included, no extra fees, ever. Log every set, track every run, and watch your progress compound over weeks and months. STRENGTH TRAINING Build routines with your favourite exercises, log sets with weight and reps, and track personal records automatically. Supersets are supported โ€” link two exercises back to back and GymKeeper handles the flow. A rest timer counts down between sets and surfaces on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen so you never lose track. SMART WORKOUT GENERATOR (Pro) Don't know what to train today? Tap Surprise Me. GymKeeper looks at what you've actually been doing, finds the muscle groups you've let slide, skips anything you trained in the last 48 hours, and builds you a session โ€” with the weight and reps for every exercise already worked out from your own history. - Surprise Me, or pick your own muscles, or choose a Push or Pull day - Bodyweight-only mode for hotel rooms, parks and living rooms - Real progression: it adds load when you've earned it, holds when you haven't, and backs off when you've stalled - Swap any exercise before you start - Every suggestion explains itself in plain English MUSCLE BALANCE MAP A full-body diagram, front and back, with every major muscle shaded by how much you've trained it โ€” measured against what a balanced programme looks like, not just raw tonnage. See at a glance that your arms are doing three times their share while your calves haven't been touched since March. Tap any muscle for the numbers. CARDIO Track treadmill, bike, rowing, cross-trainer, stair climber, or custom cardio sessions from your wrist. Live heart rate, calories, and distance stream in real time from Apple Health. Enter your distance after each session and it syncs straight to your phone history. MIXED ROUTINES Build routines that combine both โ€” warm-up cardio, then your strength block, then a finisher. Everything runs in order inside a single session. PROGRESS CHARTS Estimated 1-rep max trend per exercise Weekly, Monthly and Yearly volume bar chart Muscle group radar chart Body weight trend with goal line Cardio progress by machine โ€” distance, speed/pace, avg heart rate, and calories over time HEART RATE ZONES Five colour-coded HR zones tracked live during every cardio session. A stacked zone chart in your history shows exactly where you spent your effort. Zone thresholds use your age or a custom max HR you set in your profile. HISTORY A heatmap calendar shows your training frequency at a glance. Filter by weights, cardio, or personal records. Search by exercise or routine name. Tap any session for a full breakdown including sets, PRs, cardio stats, and HR zone distribution. ACHIEVEMENTS 40 milestones to chase โ€” from your first session to 100 workouts, first PR, longest streak, and more. Shareable achievement cards let you post your wins. APPLE WATCH Log strength sets with weight and reps from your wrist Run cardio sessions with live BPM, calories, and distance Full HealthKit integration โ€” workouts saved to Apple Health automatically Home screen complication shows your current workout streak DATA EXPORT Export your full workout history as CSV or JSON for your own analysis. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. No monthly fee. Unlock everything for a single payment and it's yours forever.

About

GymKeep

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GymKeep remembers your machine settings โ€” cable attachment, seat height, pin position โ€” so you walk up to any machine and lift immediately. Your data stays on your phone. No account, no sign-up, no cloud. Most trackers log weight and reps. GymKeep also remembers how each machine was set up for you โ€” the part you actually forget between visits. Add any machine once, and your setup is there next time. You spend the hour lifting, not configuring. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Tap, don't type โ€” log a set in seconds, no keyboard โ€ข Per-machine memory โ€” seat, pad, attachment, pin: saved and pre-filled โ€ข Your weights and reps, with simple progress at a glance โ€ข Fully offline โ€” everything stays on your device WHAT GYMKEEP IS NOT No coach. No social feed. No AI plans. Just a tracker that stays out of your way. Your gym. Your pace. Zero friction.

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GymKeeper4 screens
GymKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GymKeep at none against GymKeeper's 1. GymKeep also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
GymKeeper versus GymKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymKeeperGymKeep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGavin HartAlexander Dantsiger

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GymKeeper

One-time1
  • GymKeeper Unlock$4.99
None

GymKeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymKeeper free?
GymKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GymKeep free?
GymKeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GymKeeper or GymKeep have ads?
Neither GymKeeper nor GymKeep shows ads.

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