Comparison

Basic Gym vs Logly

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

Head to head
About

Basic Gym

This app simplifies workout tracking for strength training. Easily log exercises, sets, reps, and weight. It features a customizable interval timer and provides detailed insights into your progress over time. Designed for a hassle-free gym experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable muscle groups
  • Exercise assignment
  • Effortless stat entry (weight, reps, sets)
  • Customizable interval timer
  • Workout progress insights
  • Past session stats
Features
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Introducing Basic Gym: Your ultimate workout tracker with interval timer. Take your fitness to the next level with Basic Gym, the simplest and most effective workout companion app. Easily track your progress, organize your exercises, and achieve your goals. Workout tracking made easy - Create customized muscle groups that fit your unique routine - Assign exercises to your selected muscle groups for a tailored approach - Get started in seconds - no hassle! Effortless Stat Entry: Track Your Progress with Ease 1. Choose Your Target: select the muscle group you're focusing on 2. Pick Your Exercise: choose the specific exercise within that muscle group 3. Record Your Achievements: input the weight, reps and sets effortlessly Interval Timer: Set custom intervals between exercise sets, allowing you to stay focused and maintain momentum throughout your entire workout Unlock Comprehensive Workout Insights - Get a clear overview of your current workout and past sessions at a glance - Dive deeper into your progress with detailed stats from previous workouts - Make data-driven decisions to optimize your fitness journey What Sets Basic Gym Apart: - A hassle-free gym experience, tailored for strength training enthusiasts - Focus on tracking what matters most: your progress! Building muscles and getting bigger and stronger.

About

Logly

This app serves as a comprehensive tracker for fitness, wellness, and daily life activities. It allows users to log workouts, health routines, and lifestyle events, providing insights into habits, trends, and progress for a holistic view of well-being.

Highlights
  • Custom activity tracking
  • Workout and wellness logging
  • Lifestyle event documentation
  • Sickness and symptom tracking
  • Streaks and daily log insights
  • Personalized stats and visual history
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Logly is an activity tracker and daily log for everything you do. Workouts, sleep, reading, doctor visits, concerts, trips. Log it in a few taps and see it all on one timeline, instead of juggling a fitness app, a habit tracker, and a notes file. There's no points system, no leaderboard, and no guilt. You log what happened, and Logly shows you the patterns: streaks, trends, and how often you actually do the things you say matter to you. What you can log Fitness and exercise: strength training, HIIT, running, cycling, swimming, yoga, pilates, walking, home workouts. Sports and recreation: golf, skiing, tennis, climbing, boxing, dancing, and more. Health and wellness: meditation, sleep, weight, doctor visits, blood work, massage, physical therapy, injuries and illness. Life and hobbies: reading, studying, cooking at home, travel, concerts, restaurants, time off. The activity library has more than 600 activities, and you can add your own with Logly Pro. Log it your way Tap to log from the app, or add the Logly widget to your home screen and log a favorite without opening anything. Put your favorites in whatever order you like. Add notes, numbers, and details when you want them, like distance, duration, or how you felt. Sync with Apple Health Your workouts and health data come into the same timeline as the rest of your life, so your health history lives in one place. See what's really going on Streaks, personal records, and visual history show your consistency over time. Home screen insights point out the patterns that stand out most in your own logs. You can export a copy of your data from Settings. Logly Pro (optional) Logly is free to use, and no subscription is required. Logly Pro adds custom activities, AI chat and insights you can ask questions like "how's my pace lately?", voice logging, location details, and advanced stats. Good for People who want a simple habit tracker without the gamification. People tracking workouts and wellness together. Anyone who wants a quick record of what they did each day, a done list instead of another to-do list. Download Logly and start your daily log today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Basic Gym4 screens
Logly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Gym at none against Logly's 6. Basic Gym also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 72%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Logly sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Basic Gym asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Gym holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 107 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Basic Gym's written reviews are positive against 72% of Logly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Gym ships an update weekly, Logly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Basic Gym versus Logly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic GymLogly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (107 ratings) — better4.4 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better65
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan ColletteLogly LLC

Customer experience

Basic Gym

All ratings99 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Logly

All ratings65 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Basic Gym

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Logly

Subscriptions6
  • Logly Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Logly Pro - Monthly $9.99$9.991 Month
  • Logly Pro - Yearly $24.997 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Logly Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Logly Pro - Yearly $29.993 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Logly Pro - Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Basic Gym free?
Basic Gym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Logly free?
Logly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic Gym or Logly?
Basic Gym is rated higher. Basic Gym averages 4.6 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Logly averages 4.4 from 65 ratings.
Do Basic Gym or Logly have ads?
Both Basic Gym and Logly show ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Gym or Logly?
Basic Gym ships an update weekly, and Logly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Basic Gym was updated on October 22, 2026 and Logly on October 25, 2026.

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