Basic Gym vs ReelPump
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.
ReelPump
Discover curated Instagram Reels demonstrating proper exercise form and creative lifting techniques. This free app helps you build and log workouts, save favorite influencers, and track your progress with a privacy-first approach.
- Curated IG Reels by muscle group
- Real form demos and variations
- Build and save custom workouts
- Log workout sessions
- Save favorite influencers
- Add custom reels
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Tired of gym apps with outdated lifts and zero form help? Reelpump delivers curated lifts + real Instagram videos showing proper technique and new ways to lift — all 100% free. Features: - Browse hundreds of hand-picked IG Reels by muscle group - Watch real form demos and creative variations - Add your own reels (5 free, unlimited with Pro) - Build & save workouts - Log your pumps - Save favorite influencers (3 free, unlimited with Pro) Pro Upgrade ($3.99/mo): - Unlimited custom reels & influencer saves - Ad-free embeds - Full gear filters + swap suggestions - Premium support Privacy-first: All your data stays local on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Gym at none against ReelPump's 1. Basic Gym also leads on ratings volume (103 vs 2). ReelPump's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. ReelPump sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic Gym asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReelPump 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Gym | ReelPump |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stefan Collette | Mission Advising LLC |
Customer experience
Basic Gym
ReelPump
In-app purchases
Basic Gym
No in-app purchases
ReelPump
- ReelPump Pro$3.99
