Basic Gym vs Heavier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable muscle groups
- Exercise assignment
- Effortless stat entry (weight, reps, sets)
- Customizable interval timer
- Workout progress insights
- Past session stats
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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.
Heavier
This AI-powered strength training app analyzes your workout data to provide insights on progress and areas for improvement. It offers a daily AI coach with workout plans and allows for hands-free logging via voice commands.
- AI-assisted strength training
- Progressive overload tracking
- Workout volume, frequency, and balance analysis
- Daily AI coach and workout plans
- Voice-activated lift logging
- Hands-free operation
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HEAVIER - AI-Assisted Strength Training Progressive overload for lifters who mean business. Log Your Lifts. Zero Friction. AI analyzes your volume, frequency, and balance. You get the truth: what's working, what's lagging, where you stand. AI coach delivers a daily run-down of your workout, and a daily plan for how to get stronger. Leave your phone in the locker. Tell Siri "Record a lift in Heavier," then dictate your work: "Romanian Deadlift, 3 sets of 10 at 135 pounds." Done. Back to training. Built for lifters chasing strength, not likes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Heavier at none against Basic Gym's shown. Heavier also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Basic Gym's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (95% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic Gym holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Gym has 103 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Basic Gym's written reviews are positive against 83% of Heavier's.
Basic Gym ships an update weekly, Heavier every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Gym | Heavier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (103 ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Collette | Strategic Information Services |
Customer experience
Basic Gym
Heavier
In-app purchases
Basic Gym
No in-app purchases
Heavier
No in-app purchases









