Basic Gym vs Gym List
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.
Gym List
Track your gym workouts with this straightforward logging app. Create custom routines, add exercises with specific weights and repetitions, and note your progress. Easily manage and edit your workout details to stay on top of your fitness goals.
- Create custom routines
- Add exercises with sets, weight, and reps
- Mark completed sets
- Add notes to exercises
- Customize and rename routines/exercises
- Long-press to move cells
- Double tap to copy or edit sets
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Gym List is a simple gym log that gives you the ability to store your routines, exercises, weight of lifts and their repetitions! If you desire a simple gym app that will allow you to remember what your current workout routine is, then Gym List is for you! Features: - Create custom named routines and add exercises to them. - Add sets with their appropriate weight and repetitions. - Checkmark the completed sets. - Add a note to each of the exercises. - Customize, arrange and rename them all! Gestures: - Long-press to move cells. - Double tap "Set #" on a set to copy the set. - Double tap the weight on a set to directly edit the weight. - Double tap the reps on a set to directly edit the reps. Thank you for downloading! --- Terms of Use: https://handsomely-moustache-fe4.notion.site/Gym-List-Terms-Conditions-aae32631b1e6482ea9e4d83067847cb8 Privacy Policy: https://handsomely-moustache-fe4.notion.site/Gym-List-Privacy-Policy-02451efd202246c7a487e012b8524739
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gym List at none against Basic Gym's shown. Gym List also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Basic Gym's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (103 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Gym List 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 6, 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 100% of Gym List's.
Basic Gym ships an update weekly, Gym List every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Gym | Gym List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (103 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Collette | Labi, LLC |
Customer experience
Basic Gym
Gym List
In-app purchases
Basic Gym
No in-app purchases
Gym List
No in-app purchases
