Comparison

Basic Gym vs WorkoutTracker

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

WorkoutTracker

Log your gym or home workouts with custom exercises, set goals for weights and reps, and track your progress. Automatically advance through exercise sequences and email your workout logs in various formats. No subscriptions or ads are required.

Highlights
  • Custom exercise creation and management
  • Log workouts by muscle group
  • Set goal weights and repetitions
  • Automatic exercise sequence progression
  • Email workout logs (text/CSV)
  • Apple Watch integration for set tracking
Features
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Any language/region. Add custom exercises and access them by muscle group. Perform your workout by selecting from a list of exercises, to walk through the sequence automatically, logging your start and stop times for each set.  Program goal weights and repetitions for each set on your iPhone, and modify them as you go. The Log tab displays your workout log. Email log as text/CSV. Share your daily exercise summary as desired. This version does not integrate with Apple Health or share workout data. * Now works with foreign language character sets. FEATURES: + Fast and clutter free exercise logging. + Easily add your exercises by muscle group for easy access (Core, Upper, or Lower body). + Optionally enter goal weight and repetitions. + Optionally add notes for each exercise and view them while going through sets. + Create new exercises, edit, or delete them. + Reorder or sort your exercise list. + Select a group of exercises from the list and just tap “Begin Selected Sequence". + Automatically advance to the next exercise in the sequence by tapping "Start", "Stop", and "Next" in your chosen order. + "Start" button on the Apple Watch displays the current set number. + Exercises and logs are saved directly to your iPhone for speed and convenience. (includes reps, weights, sets, dates, duration) + Email your workout log history from your iPhone. + Email log in text or CSV format. + Share your daily workout summary as desired. + No subscriptions or logins required. + No ads or In-App Purchases. You get all the features now. + Useful for gym or at home exercises. + Flexible UI that can accommodate Physical Therapy exercises Please visit www.bluevinesolutions.com for questions or tech support. Email support@bluevinesolutions.com

Screenshots

Basic Gym4 screens
WorkoutTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WorkoutTracker at none against Basic Gym's shown. WorkoutTracker 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 5 weeks) and ratings volume (103 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorkoutTracker 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 7, 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 WorkoutTracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Gym ships an update weekly, WorkoutTracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Basic Gym versus WorkoutTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic GymWorkoutTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (103 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan ColletteBlue Vine Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Basic Gym

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

WorkoutTracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Basic Gym

No in-app purchases

None

WorkoutTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Gym free?
Basic Gym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkoutTracker free?
WorkoutTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Gym or WorkoutTracker?
WorkoutTracker is rated higher. Basic Gym averages 4.7 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while WorkoutTracker averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Basic Gym or WorkoutTracker have ads?
Basic Gym shows ads; WorkoutTracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Gym or WorkoutTracker?
Basic Gym ships an update weekly, and WorkoutTracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Basic Gym was updated on October 6, 2026 and WorkoutTracker on October 1, 2026.

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