Comparison

MacroTracker by Reciplan vs Simple Gym Workout Log

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

Head to head
About

MacroTracker by Reciplan

Features
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Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat in a simple food diary, and see how your weight changes over time. MacroTracker brings everyday meal logging and weight trends together so you can build a routine that works for you. LOG YOUR WAY Find foods, save favorites, reuse recent entries, or add calories and macros manually. Optional barcode lookup helps with packaged foods. You can also try photo, text, or voice meal estimates and review or edit the results before logging. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Set editable calorie and macro targets, record weigh-ins, and follow a smoothed weight trend alongside your food diary. OPTIONAL ALCOHOL-FREE GOALS Choose a start date and follow your alcohol-free day counter and milestones alongside your nutrition routine. KEEP YOUR ROUTINE GOING After signing in, continue manual logging offline and sync with your account when you're connected again. Invite trusted friends to a private Circle and choose which supported progress signals to share. FREE TRACKING AND OPTIONAL PRO Manual food logging, food search, goals, and weight trends are free. AI meal estimates and barcode lookup include limited free allowances. Pro provides ongoing access subject to usage limits. Optional one-time packs add extra AI uses without a subscription. See the app for current allowances and localized purchase terms. Your exact food diary, weight, calories, photos, and measurements are not shared with Circle friends. Offline manual logging does not mean cloud sync or AI processing stays on your device. Nutrition data and AI estimates can be incomplete or inaccurate. Review entries before relying on them. MacroTracker supports general wellness and is not medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://macrotracker.reciplan.pro/privacy

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Simple Gym Workout Log

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Most gym apps are dark and busy. VOID isn't. I designed it to make logging easier, not harder. Log one set. It grows from there. WHAT I PUT IN It does what a workout log should do. Logging โ€” Weight, reps, and set count, grouped by exercise. Add, edit, or delete. Timer โ€” Time your rest between sets with durations you choose. History โ€” A calendar shows which days you trained. Pick a date to see that day's sets, and add, edit, or delete just like today's log. Widget โ€” Put that calendar on your home screen. Small, medium, or large. Progress โ€” See trends in days trained, reps, sets, and volume, over any period from one month to all time. View them overall, by category, or by exercise. Each exercise also shows its heaviest weight, its PR, and how long it's been since you last trained it. Categories and exercises โ€” Common exercises are there from the start. Add, rename, delete, and reorder them, so bodyweight and machine exercises fit too. Names can be in any language. Increments โ€” Set how much each button changes weight and reps. Units โ€” kg or lb. Theme โ€” Light, dark, or system. Language โ€” English or Japanese. First day of the week โ€” Sunday or Monday. The calendar and Progress follow it. Backup โ€” Export your records to a file and restore them later. CSV โ€” Export your records as a CSV file. HOW IT WORKS Pick an exercise and the weight and reps from your last session with it are already filled in. The more you log, the less there is to enter. To change them, use the buttons along the bottom of the screen. No keyboard appears โ€” the only exception is naming an exercise you add yourself. When the numbers are right, swipe them up. That saves the set. There is no save button. The numbers stay where they are, so another set at the same weight is one more swipe. Weight can stay at 0 kg. That's for bodyweight exercises. Swipe sideways from either edge of the screen to move between logging, today's sets, your history, and progress. WHAT I LEFT OUT Logging is still at the core. ยท Notes ยท Routines and programs ยท Goals ยท Body weight and body fat ยท Apple Health Not because I couldn't build them. I decided they weren't needed. If there's something you want, tell me. I read everything. NO ADS. NO NOTIFICATIONS. NO SIGN-UP. NO SYNC. You won't see an ad. You won't get a notification. There is no account to create and no email address to give. Nothing syncs anywhere. Your records are stored on this device. PAID FEATURES Progress and CSV export unlock with a one-time purchase. Not a subscription. Everything else is free, with no time limit. FROM THE DEVELOPER I build apps on my own. I tried a lot of workout apps, and they all seemed to be heading in the same direction. Dark screens, packed with information, complicated to look at. For people who already know what they're doing, that may work well. For someone just starting, or someone who only trains now and then, I thought it probably didn't. So I built this by taking things away instead of adding them โ€” a different shape for a workout app. If it isn't for you, that's a shame โ€” but don't feel bad about dropping it. Another app, pen and paper, or nothing at all โ€” just keep training.

Screenshots

MacroTracker by Reciplan3 screens
Simple Gym Workout Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MacroTracker by Reciplan at daily against Simple Gym Workout Log's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. MacroTracker by Reciplan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Simple Gym Workout Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroTracker by Reciplan ships an update daily, Simple Gym Workout Log every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
MacroTracker by Reciplan versus Simple Gym Workout Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroTracker by ReciplanSimple Gym Workout Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip HutchinsMitsuru Shimozaki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MacroTracker by Reciplan

Subscriptions1
  • Macro Tracker Pro$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Simple Gym Workout Log

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is MacroTracker by Reciplan free?
MacroTracker by Reciplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Gym Workout Log free?
Simple Gym Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MacroTracker by Reciplan or Simple Gym Workout Log have ads?
Neither MacroTracker by Reciplan nor Simple Gym Workout Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroTracker by Reciplan or Simple Gym Workout Log?
MacroTracker by Reciplan ships an update daily, and Simple Gym Workout Log every 2 weeks. Most recently, MacroTracker by Reciplan was updated on October 31, 2026 and Simple Gym Workout Log on October 29, 2026.

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