Comparison

QuickGym vs Musclesmith

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

Head to head
About

QuickGym

Features
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QuickGym is a workout log built around the machines you train on, for iPhone and iPad. It’s free, and every feature is included: no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads and no account. β€’ Save each machine’s seat, handle and range settings with the exercise. β€’ Log sets, reps and weight, including bodyweight, weighted and assisted exercises, plus distance and time. β€’ Rest timer and stopwatch while you train, with your previous results on screen. β€’ Start a workout, or keep a Day Log of everything you do in a day. β€’ Build routines and planned workouts. β€’ Review, correct and repeat past workouts. β€’ Personal bests and statistics calculated from your recorded sets. β€’ Apple Health: save your completed workouts to Health, and read workouts from other apps into your history. β€’ iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account, off until you turn it on in Settings. β€’ Pounds or kilograms, and light or dark appearance. β€’ Export a full backup any time. QuickGym sends one anonymous usage signal a day, containing none of your workout data.

About

Musclesmith

Features
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Musclesmith is a gym coach built around one fact: you train on specific machines, in a specific gym, and a plan that ignores that is a plan you stop following. Add the machines you actually use β€” the brand on the frame, the name on the plate, what the stack steps by. Every workout gets built from those, and only those. WHAT YOU GET β€’ The exact weight and reps for every set, with the reason underneath β€’ Automatic progression: fill the rep range and the weight goes up next time β€’ Automatic backoff: stall twice and it deloads before you get hurt β€’ Rest timers based on the research β€” about 3 minutes on compounds, 90 seconds on isolations, adjustable mid-rest β€’ Any order, any machine: yours is taken, so do a different one β€’ Swap the whole day when plans change PROOF YOU'RE PROGRESSING β€’ Strength curves per machine, with your actual weekly rate of gain β€’ A muscle scoreboard showing this week's sets against your targets β€’ A weekly coach report: what's moving, what's stalled, what to do next BRING YOUR HISTORY Paste a hand-written log β€” the notes app, the back of a notebook β€” and Musclesmith reads it, matches the machines, and starts your curves from real data instead of zero. You approve every match before anything is saved. Everything above is free. No account required to train. Terms of Use: https://288labs.com/musclesmith/terms Privacy Policy: https://288labs.com/musclesmith/privacy

Screenshots

QuickGym3 screens
Musclesmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: QuickGym at none against Musclesmith's shown. Musclesmith's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickGym ships an update every 3 months, Musclesmith every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
QuickGym versus Musclesmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickGymMusclesmith
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin RoczeyCharles Gelman

In-app purchases

None

QuickGym

No in-app purchases

None

Musclesmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickGym free?
QuickGym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Musclesmith free?
Musclesmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickGym or Musclesmith have ads?
Musclesmith shows ads; QuickGym does not.
Which is updated more often, QuickGym or Musclesmith?
QuickGym ships an update every 3 months, and Musclesmith every 10 days. Most recently, QuickGym was updated on October 24, 2026 and Musclesmith on October 31, 2026.

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