Comparison

GymArc vs CBC Training

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

Head to head
About

GymArc

Features
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GymArc is a gym workout tracker that works like a personal strength coach. Log your sets, and for every exercise GymArc tells you exactly what to do next time — the weight and the reps — and explains why. SMART ADVICE FOR EVERY EXERCISE • A concrete recommendation: add weight, add a rep, keep the weight or go lighter — always as "weight Ɨ reps" • Every recommendation comes with a clear reason based on your last workouts • Built on progressive overload and double progression, the methods used by coaches • Takes into account reps in reserve (RIR), missed sets and sets with different weights • Knows when a weight is new for you and gives you time to build reps on it TRAINS SMARTER AFTER BREAKS AND ON TIRED DAYS • Notices when muscles haven't been trained for a while and adjusts the advice • Muscle recovery: sees when the same muscles were worked recently by other exercises • Asks you not to go to failure when your body needs it YOUR PROGRAM, NOT OURS • Build your own workouts and programs, or use ready-made ones • Ladder (pyramid) progression with a different weight on every set • Rest timer between sets • Live workout on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island 6000+ EXERCISES • Exercise library with videos and muscle maps • Primary and secondary muscles for every exercise • Alternative exercises when a machine is busy PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Workout history, volume, estimated 1RM and personal records • Progress charts for every exercise • Body measurements and progress photos • Weekly streaks and challenges to stay motivated YOUR DATA IS YOURS • Cloud sync across your devices • Export and import of your full workout history • Available in English, Ukrainian, German, Spanish, French and Italian Whether you're a beginner or have years under the bar, GymArc helps you stop guessing and keep progressing — workout after workout.

About

CBC Training

Features
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CBC Fitness Club's programming, on your phone. CBC Training gives you each day's session ready to go: block by block, with the loads, reps and standards our coaches set. Train at the club, at your local gym or anywhere you have a barbell — the plan is the same. FOUR PROGRAMS • CBC CrossFit — the flagship programming: strength, weightlifting, gymnastics and conditioning, constantly varied. • Hyrox — specific preparation for your next race, in blocks aimed at a date. • FullBody — strength and muscle with a clear structure, plus a short metabolic piece to close. • Method — the club's experience condensed into daily programming that builds your base. TODAY'S SESSION, STEP BY STEP Open the app and see what's on today. Go through it block by block, with the coach's notes where they matter and movement videos one tap away. LOG WHAT YOU LIFT Kilos, reps, rounds and times, set by set. When the coach prescribes a percentage, the app works it out from your record: you see "70%" and, below it, the kilos that are yours. YOUR PROGRESS, WITHOUT SPREADSHEETS Records for the base lifts, strength and body-weight curves, weekly streak, consistency map and how your work splits between strength, gymnastics, monostructural and functional. OFFLINE TOO The day's session is kept on your phone and whatever you log syncs by itself when the signal comes back. In the club basement, in a garage or travelling — you keep training. IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH The whole app, coach's notes included. CBC Training requires an account and an active membership to access the programs.

Screenshots

GymArc4 screens
CBC Training4 screens

Verdict

The call

GymArc and CBC Training 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GymArc ships an update fortnightly, CBC Training every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GymArc versus CBC Training: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGymArcCBC Training
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor MykuliakDaniel Coll Barber

In-app purchases

None

GymArc

No in-app purchases

None

CBC Training

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GymArc free?
GymArc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CBC Training free?
CBC Training is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GymArc or CBC Training have ads?
Neither GymArc nor CBC Training shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GymArc or CBC Training?
GymArc ships an update fortnightly, and CBC Training every 3 weeks. Most recently, GymArc was updated on October 31, 2026 and CBC Training on October 31, 2026.

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