Comparison

Gymnerds vs Aveldo

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

Head to head
About

Gymnerds

Features
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Your gym log shouldn't be as boring as a spreadsheet. GymNerd turns every workout into an RPG. Log your lifts, earn XP, rank up your muscle groups, and watch your character evolve from a newbie with noodle arms into someone who definitely skips leg day less. LEVEL UP YOUR MUSCLES Every set you log counts. Bench more than last time? XP. Hit a new deadlift PR? XP. Finally finished all your sets on a day you really didn't want to? Extra XP, because that one was hard. Your muscle groups each have their own rank from Bronze to Legend. Get stronger in real life, rank up in the app. It's not a metaphor. The math is literally your performance. YOUR CHARACTER, YOUR STORY Your in-app character evolves as you train. Skip the gym and they look like it. Show up consistently and they start to look like someone who definitely knows what a Romanian deadlift is. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE GYMS AND ALSO HATE GYM APPS Most gym apps feel like tax software. GymNerd is built for people who think the best reward for a hard set is seeing a number go up and a little XP burst on screen. No toxic positivity. No "CRUSH IT, CHAMPION." Just honest tracking, clean stats, and the quiet satisfaction of a ranked-up muscle group. FEATURES Workout logging Log sets, reps, and weight. Every rep counts toward your XP. XP & leveling Earn XP on every completed set. Watch your overall level climb. Muscle group rankings 17 muscle groups, each ranked individually from Bronze to Legend. Your chest rank and your leg rank are different numbers. Yes, this is intentional. Player class system Stick with it and unlock your player class. The algorithm figures out what kind of lifter you actually are. Personal records PRs are tracked automatically. You'll know when you've beaten one. Streaks Keep your streak alive. Rest days exist and the app knows about them. No nonsense design — Clean, illustrated, slightly chaotic. No stock photos of men screaming at barbells. GymNerd is for people who take their training seriously but don't take themselves too seriously. Log a set. Earn some XP. Rank up. Privacy Policy: https://www.gymbros.info/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GymNerd is free to download. Full access requires a GymNerd Pro subscription (monthly or annual). Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings.

About

Aveldo

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Track every workout. See every improvement. Aveldo is a gym workout tracker built for lifters who want to log their training, track progressive overload and see real progress over time. Log every set, rep and weight, follow your workout routines and compare your performance as you get stronger. Aveldo combines fast workout logging with strength analytics, recovery insights, consistency tracking and an automatic rest timer. TRACK EVERY WORKOUT • Log sets, reps and weights quickly • Create custom workout routines and exercises • See previous sets while you train • Automatic rest timer • Live Activities & Dynamic Island • Complete workout history • Post-workout comparisons • Workout reminders • Kilograms and pounds • No account required to start SEE YOUR GYM PROGRESS A workout log tells you what you did. Aveldo helps you understand what changed. Turn your workout history into detailed progress insights: • Overall strength trends • Estimated 1RM progress • Individual exercise progress • Training frequency • Total gym time • Average workout duration • Performance consistency • Muscle coverage and distribution • Typical rep ranges • Weekly activity • Peak performance insights See which exercises are improving, how consistently you’re training and how your strength develops over time. TRACK PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD Your previous sets, reps and weights stay visible while you train, making it easy to beat your previous performance. With Aveldo Pro, automatic weight progression can increase your target weight after completing your rep range, helping you progressively overload without manually adjusting every exercise. RECOVERY OVERVIEW Use your recent workouts to see: • Overall recovery • Muscles ready to train • Muscles still recovering • Most fatigued muscle group • Estimated recovery time STAY CONSISTENT Track weekly gym goals, workout streaks, activity and performance consistency. Your Today screen combines your weekly goal, last gym day, workout duration and recovery in one overview. VISUALIZE MUSCLE PROGRESS Aveldo’s interactive body view visualizes progress across individual muscle groups. Explore front and back views to understand how your performance develops across your body. BUILD YOUR WORKOUT ROUTINES Create Push Pull Legs, Upper Lower, Full Body, bodybuilding, strength training or completely custom workout routines. Add your exercises, sets and rep ranges and keep everything ready for your next gym session. BUILT FOR LIFTERS WHO CARE ABOUT PROGRESS Instead of leaving months of sets buried in a workout history, Aveldo turns your training data into insights that help answer: Am I getting stronger? Which exercises are improving? How consistently am I training? Which muscle groups am I training? How has my performance changed? Whether you train for hypertrophy, muscle growth, strength or general fitness, Aveldo gives you one place to track workouts and follow your progress. AVELDO PRO Unlock even more with Aveldo Pro: • Unlimited workout routines • Automatic weight progression • Aveldo Push & routine readiness • Unlimited progress history • Advanced progress insights • Peak Performance insights • Advanced body insights • Cloud backup and sync • Data export Free users can log unlimited workouts, create custom exercises, use the automatic rest timer, track weekly streaks and access core progress features. Track your sets. Follow your lifts. See yourself getting stronger. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gymnerds4 screens
Aveldo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gymnerds and Aveldo 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. Gymnerds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Aveldo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gymnerds ships an update weekly, Aveldo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gymnerds versus Aveldo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymnerdsAveldo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnubhav DubeChristos Fantino

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gymnerds

Subscriptions2
  • Gym Nerd Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Gym Nerd Pro Annual$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Aveldo

Subscriptions2
  • Aveldo Monthly$7.001 Month
  • Aveldo Yearly7 Days trial$50.001 Year
One-time1
  • Aveldo Lifetime$90.00

Questions

Is Gymnerds free?
Gymnerds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aveldo free?
Aveldo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gymnerds or Aveldo have ads?
Neither Gymnerds nor Aveldo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gymnerds or Aveldo?
Gymnerds ships an update weekly, and Aveldo every 5 days. Most recently, Gymnerds was updated on October 31, 2026 and Aveldo on November 6, 2026.

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