Gym Log+ vs FitNotes 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gym Log+
Track your workouts, log your progress, and improve your fitness. This app offers a fast and easy interface to record sets, monitor body measurements, and visualize your gains with detailed graphs and statistics. Customize exercises, routines, and rest timers to suit your fitness journey.
- Workout logging
- Body measurement tracking
- Progress graphs and statistics
- Customizable exercises and routines
- Rest timer with notifications
- One rep max calculator
- Calorie burn calculation
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Gym Log+ is the fast, private workout tracker — logging lifting sets in seconds since 2013, now rebuilt from the ground up for modern iPhone and Apple Watch. I built Gym Log+ in 2013 because I wanted a faster way to log my workouts. I rebuilt it in 2026 for the same reason. ALREADY A GYM LOG+ USER? Welcome back. Your data comes with you: on first launch, the app imports every workout, routine, custom exercise, body log, and progress photo you ever recorded. Nothing is deleted from the old data. And if you bought the app or its Pro upgrade — even years ago — your purchase is honored: you get Pro, for life, at no charge. SWITCHING FROM ANOTHER APP? Bring your history along. Gym Log+ imports other workout apps' CSV exports in about a minute, so your whole training record lives in one place. LOG FAST The whole app is built around one idea: nothing should slow down a set. • Your previous workout's sets sit beside today's — see what to beat, tap Log, done • Autofill suggests your next set; rest timers can start themselves • Per-exercise rest timers, with a separate timer for your last set • Supersets, warm-up sets, failure sets, drop sets, and optional RPE • Cardio too: time, distance, and pace • Warm-up calculator: a plate-rounded ramp up to today's working weight • Plate calculator: exactly what to load on each side of the bar APPLE WATCH — TRULY STANDALONE Leave your phone in the locker. The watch app logs complete workouts on its own — routines, sets, rest timers — and records heart rate and Activity ring credit. Everything syncs up afterward. ROUTINES, FOLDERS, PROGRAMS • Build routines with target sets, reps, and rep ranges • Organize routines into folders — or convert a folder into a program • Programs know what's next: finish today's workout and the next day is queued up • Plan catalog: 15 ready-made plans from beginner to advanced, free • Share any routine or program as a file a friend can open in Gym Log+ CHARTS THAT ANSWER QUESTIONS • A progress chart on every exercise: top set, estimated 1RM, volume, and reps — drag to scrub any day • Stats dashboard: weekly training frequency, muscle-group volume this week vs last, and all your personal records — the last 3 months free, all-time with Pro • Body-weight trend chart BODY TRACKING Log body weight free, with a trend chart, a goal line, and optional two-way Apple Health sync. Pro adds body measurements and progress photos with notes. Finished workouts can be saved to Apple Health too. MULTIPLE PROFILES (PRO) Share one device with a partner or family, or log clients' workouts in person as a trainer — each profile keeps its own routines, history, and body logs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Not "sign up later" — there is no account, no server, and no ads. Your data lives on your devices and syncs through your own private iCloud. And it stays yours: export a full backup file or a plain CSV spreadsheet any time, free. FREE AND PRO Free, forever: full workout logging, a catalog of 500+ exercises — strength, cardio, stretching, and yoga — plus your own custom exercises, the Apple Watch app, exercise progress charts, body-weight logging, the plan catalog, rest timers, the warm-up and plate calculators, the stats dashboard for the last 3 months, monthly recap cards to share, import, and export. The free tier includes up to 4 routines and 7 custom exercises. Pro unlocks unlimited routines and custom exercises, body measurements and progress photos, multiple profiles, progression suggestions on the logging screen, side-by-side workout comparison, and the all-time stats dashboard with a year-in-review card: $4.99/month, $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $79.99 once — lifetime, no subscription. Bought Gym Log+ before? Pro is already yours. Questions or ideas? support@gymlogplus.com — you'll be talking to the developer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gymlogplus.com/privacy.html
FitNotes 2
Log your gym workouts, track progress, and plan routines with this comprehensive fitness tracker. Features include personal record tracking, body measurements, and various timers. Analyze your performance with graphs and set personal exercise goals.
- Workout routine templates
- Automatic personal record tracking
- 1RM and percentage calculators
- Body measurement tracking with Apple HealthKit integration
- Progress analysis with graphs
- Rest, EMOM, AMRAP, and Tabata timers
- Customizable exercises and units
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Keep track of your progress in the gym with a workout tracker and planner. • Based on the popular FitNotes app, the best workout planner app ever made on any platform • Routines: Save your workout routines as templates, log them to a workout • Personal Records are automatically tracked • 1RM, Percents Calculator • Plate Calculator with profiles per gym and multiple barbells • Body Tracker: Record your weight, body fat and any other measurement. Integrates with Apple HealthKit. • Goal Tracker: Set personal goals for exercises, such as a 1RM. • Graphs: Helps to analyze your progress and plan your programming • Rest Timer, EMOM, AMRAP and Tabata timers • Notifications: Be notified when the rest timer ends for your next set • Supports every kind of exercise: weight, reps, distance, time • Use built-in exercises or create your own • Mix pounds (lbs) and kilograms (kg) easily • Add notes to workouts, sets, templates and body measurements • Dark Mode • Apple Watch app • Apple Workout integration with or without Apple Watch • Share workouts as text or an image • Warmup sets • RPE, RIR • Attach images and videos • Import the original FitNotes database and FitNotes CSV files • Manual and automatic backups to iCloud • Export your workouts in a CSV • Export back to the original FitNotes. No lock-in. • No account required You can import CSVs from other fitness and workout log apps to bring your data over. The free version of FitNotes 2 can save up to 12 workouts. Delete older workouts to continue using for free. All features are available free, the number of workouts is the only restriction. To save more workouts, purchase FitNotes unlimited lifetime access or a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getfitnotes.com/termsofuse This app is not affiliated with other fitness apps. Purchase of FitNotes does not transfer to other platforms. FitNotes Changes: Version 14 - Batch import of templates - Option to show workout set completion times - Option to the % of Training Max that a workout set is - Option to show moving average on body measurement charts - Abbreviations recognized in exercise search - Improved workout CSV import/export for Hevy, FitBod and Strong, including RPE, RIR and warmup sets - Fixed swiping workouts on iOS 26 Version 13 - Option to show the Next Set on the lock screen timer - Up/down buttons to move selected workout exercises together Version 12 - Record training max history - Templates can program based on percentages of training max - Import workout text and JSON - Import HeavySet templates - Attach photos and videos to notes - Exercise video library - French translation Version 11 - Added a per-exercise option to exclude it from statistics and graphs - Mark favorite exercises and keep them at the top of the list - Can tap links in workout notes - Plate calculator follows the next set - Modify RPE and RIR from the watch - Fix template Share and Move options - Show newly created exercises even when 'Hide Unused Exercises' is on Version 10 - Ability to hide exercises Version 8 - Add option to skip the rest timer for the final set - Long press notes to show the menu - Update CSV format for the other FitNotes import Version 7 - Export and import templates - Added an option to copy previous sets when adding an exercise to a workout - Add 'Copy' to the long press menu on workout notes Version 5 - Add the rest timer to the lock screen. - Add 'By Year' to statistics time groupings - Add an option to double an exercise's weight when calculating volume. You can use this for unilateral or dumbbell exercises. - Add RPE and RIR to workout sets - Add custom rest times to a single workout set - Add an option to show the workout set notes without opening the notes screen - Flag sets as 'warmup'. Warmup sets are excluded from graphs, statistics and goals. - Fix the rest timer buttons not working after uses EMOM/AMRAP timers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gym Log+ at every 2 days against FitNotes 2's every 2 months. Gym Log+ also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 55%). FitNotes 2's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Gym Log+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FitNotes 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gym Log+ against 4.6 for FitNotes 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 698 and 571 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Gym Log+'s written reviews are positive against 55% of FitNotes 2's.
Gym Log+ ships an update every 2 days, FitNotes 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gym Log+ | FitNotes 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (698 ratings) | 4.6 (571 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 54.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 698 — better | 571 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minds Aspire, LLC | Ginger Technologies Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
Gym Log+
FitNotes 2
User reviews
Gym Log+
From 698 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💪 Versatile and customizable
- 🔍 Detailed exercise tracking
- ⏱️ Helpful rest timers
- 📊 Tracks progress and PRs
- 🔒 No subscription required
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported
- 🔄 Sync issues between devices
- 🗂️ Limited workout routine options
- 🔍 Difficult to add/edit exercises
- ⌚ Apple Watch app issues
FitNotes 2
From 571 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for tracking workouts
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 📊 Useful data visualization and progress tracking
- ⌚ Apple Watch integration
- 🔁 Ability to copy/modify previous workouts
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription/lifetime purchase
- 🔒 Limited free version with paywall
- 🔀 Inconsistent UI and functionality compared to Android version
- 🐛 Bugs with exercise templates and timers
- 🔗 Lack of syncing/linking between devices
Bugs and requests
Gym Log+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Workouts disappearing or reverting
- Inability to delete or edit individual sets
- Keyboard issues when editing exercise notes
- Sync problems between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Crashes and black screen issues after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to edit order of exercises
- Implement cloud sync between devices
- Improve Apple Watch app functionality
- Expand exercise database with more options
- Add ability to track duration-based exercises
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- Improve workout summary and history features
FitNotes 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Copy/paste of workouts not working as expected
- Timer issues (e.g., defaulting to 2 mins)
- Crashes when trying to add custom body tracker units
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating between screens
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to create and use workout templates
- More customization options (e.g., rest time, RPE/RIR tracking)
- Apple Health/Fitness integration
- Supersets/circuit training support
- Improved data export/backup functionality
In-app purchases
Gym Log+
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Paid App Purchaser UpgradeFree
- Upgrade$79.99
- Pro Lifetime$79.99
FitNotes 2
- Unlimited Use$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Use$14.991 Year
- Forever$44.99
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