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Simple Gym Workout Log vs Minimalistic Tabata

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

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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.

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Minimalistic Tabata

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Minimalistic Tabata is an interval timer that does one thing properly: it counts, and it gets out of your way. No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. No data ever leaves your phone. BUILT AROUND ONE IDEA Most timers drift. They count ticks, so the moment you lock your phone or switch apps, the numbers quietly go wrong. This one reads the actual clock instead. Lock the screen mid-round, take a call, put the phone in your pocket โ€” come back and the timer is exactly where it should be. Every gong still lands on time. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Full Tabata and HIIT structure โ€” warm-up, work, rest, rounds, sets with a longer break between them, and a cool-down. Any phase you set to zero simply disappears. โ€ข Two presets to start from: Classic Tabata (20 seconds on, 10 off, 8 rounds) and HIIT 40/20. Build and save as many of your own as you like. โ€ข A colour-coded countdown ring that empties as the phase runs down, so you know where you are without reading anything. โ€ข Warm singing-bowl gongs at every phase change, a soft tick for the last three seconds, and a distinct gong when you're done. โ€ข Your music keeps playing. The gongs mix over Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts and audiobooks rather than taking over playback. If you want, they briefly duck the volume; if you don't, turn it off. โ€ข Lock Screen Live Activity โ€” the countdown continues on your Lock Screen, so the phone can lie face up on the mat while you work. โ€ข Subtle haptics on phase changes, in case you're training with headphones in a noisy gym. โ€ข A training history heatmap, the way a contribution graph works: one square per day, a year at a glance. โ€ข Five ring themes, and proper light and dark modes. โ€ข iPhone and iPad. PRIVACY, PLAINLY The app has no servers, because we don't run any. It contains no analytics, no advertising frameworks, no crash reporters and no third-party code of any kind. Your routines, settings and history are stored on your device and nowhere else. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to opt out of. Built by someone who just wanted a timer that doesn't nag.

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Simple Gym Workout Log4 screens
Minimalistic Tabata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimalistic Tabata at none against Simple Gym Workout Log's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Gym Workout Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimalistic Tabata asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Simple Gym Workout Log versus Minimalistic Tabata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Gym Workout LogMinimalistic Tabata
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitsuru ShimozakiMaikel Hajiabadi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Gym Workout Log

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
None

Minimalistic Tabata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Gym Workout Log free?
Simple Gym Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimalistic Tabata free?
Minimalistic Tabata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Gym Workout Log or Minimalistic Tabata have ads?
Neither Simple Gym Workout Log nor Minimalistic Tabata shows ads.

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