Basic Gym vs BuiltDiff
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.
BuiltDiff
Log your weightlifting sets and reps with a clean, distraction-free interface. Visualize your progress with charts and personalize the app's appearance. Enjoy offline functionality and a sign-up-free experience for efficient workouts.
- Log lifts, sets, and reps
- Create custom workout routines
- Offline functionality
- Sign-up-free experience
- Visualize progress with charts
- Personalize app appearance
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Track your lifts, sets, and reps and watch your strength soar! Enjoy a clean and simple design that makes navigation a breeze. Focus on your workout without any distractions, making your lifting sessions efficient and effective. Features: - watchOS companion app - Tailor your own workout routines - No internet connection needed - Sign up-free experience - Convenient keyboard add-ons for efficient logging of weights and reps - Permanent recording of all your lifts - Visualize your lifting progression through charts - Select your preferred color and personalize the app to make it uniquely yours
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BuiltDiff at none against Basic Gym's shown. BuiltDiff also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Basic Gym's advantage is ratings volume (103 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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.
BuiltDiff holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Gym has 103 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Basic Gym ships an update weekly, BuiltDiff every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Gym | BuiltDiff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (103 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Collette | Timmy Nguyen |
Customer experience
Basic Gym
BuiltDiff
In-app purchases
Basic Gym
No in-app purchases
BuiltDiff
No in-app purchases









