Comparison

Gravitus vs Workout Notebook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gravitus

This app helps you track and plan your weightlifting routines. It offers an extensive exercise database, community features, and detailed analytics to monitor your progress and maximize gains. Enjoy an ad-free experience with advanced tools for serious lifters.

Highlights
  • Advanced workout routines
  • Extensive exercise database with video demos
  • Community features for sharing and following
  • Detailed progress tracking and analytics
  • Workout planning and reminders
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Gravitus is the ultimate workout tracker & planner for the gym. Lift without ads for free. Elevate your weight lifting with advanced routines, a thriving community and the largest exercise database in the world! Track, log, and train like a pro with Gravitus. WHAT USERS ARE SAYING • “Probably the best workout tracking app I’ve used. Really friendly UI and easy to monitor your progress overtime” - Dyl711 • "Love love this app. It’s helped my fitness journey so much." - Amanda itunes • “I never write app reviews but I have to rave about Gravitus- my only regret is not getting it sooner. You get so much data and insight from your lifts, allowing you to track progressive overload and challenge yourself to continuously add weight/reps. I feel like I’m getting so much more from my workouts, and this app is going to blow up my gains in an extraordinary way!“ - the_megalodon98 FEATURES • Blazing Fast: We are iOS native, lift, don’t lag! • Intuitive tracking: Autofill workouts, rest timers, and more • No Ads: Focus on your workouts, not ads • Build community: Follow friends, share workouts, post videos, and more • Every exercise: 1,000+ exercises, with video demos, instructions, and more • Dark Mode: Workout in style with our dark mode • Privacy: Share your workouts with the community, or keep them private • Apple Watch: Stay in the zone, workout on your wrist with our watch app • Apple Health: Sync workouts with Apple Health WORKOUT PROGRAMS AND TEMPLATES • Choose one of our workout programs or create your own • Workout programs for every skill level and goal • Workout reminders: Get notified when it’s time to workout • Progression: Track your progress with our progression tracker ANALYTICS AND TOOLS • Charts and graphs to track your progress • Muscle engagement shows you which muscles are being worked • Plate calculator to calculate the weight of your plates • Exertion score to track your intensity • Exercise progression info to track your progress • 1RM calculator to calculate your rep maxes • Rest timers: Quickly customize rest timers for each exercise APPLE WATCH • Stay in the zone, workout on your wrist with our watch app • Workout automatically syncs between your phone and watch • Intuitive rest timer keeps your workout on track • Live heart rate to monitor your intensity and recovery IOS FEATURES • Sync workouts with Apple Health • Dynamic island to never lose track of your workout • Live activity on your lock screen • Watch companion app to workout on your wrist GRAVITUS PRO • Unlimited workout programs • Unlimited graph history • Muscle engagement details • Real time analytics inside your workout • Filter exercises by muscle • Progressive overload breakdown for each workout • And more! Gravitus Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. It will automatically be renewed at the end of your subscription unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy policy: https://gravitus.com/privacy. Terms of use at https://gravitus.com/terms. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. HealthKit usage: When enabled by the user, Gravitus charts HealthKit data in the app and allows the user to optionally record bodyweight values back to HealthKit. For support and feedback, you can reach us at support@gravitus.com

About

Workout Notebook

Record your workouts and track progress with personalized training menus and detailed body metrics. Visualize your fitness journey with customizable graphs and add notes for comprehensive health tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized training menu design
  • Save and reuse menu templates
  • Workout calendar and history
  • Body record tracking (weight, fat %, calories)
  • Dual graph visualization of progress
  • Memos for detailed training and lifestyle notes
Features
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This app can record your training and turn its analyses into graphs, making it easier for you to get in the shape you want to be in. 

 【What this app can do】 

- Designing your training menu Get a personalized training menu from the app based on your preferences. In addition, you can adjust the menu however you like, whenever you want afterwards. - Saving templates from previous menu designs 
The app saves previous menus as templates, so you can always go back to them later and make new menus with them. 

- Calendar The app’s calendar shows you exactly when you have done training.

- Body records The app records your weight, body fat percentage, and calorie intake. You may also add to the app anything else you might want to keep track of. - Graphs The app turns your training records into graphs. The app allows you two view two graphs at once. With the graphs, you may, for instance, compare how your body has changed against the kinds of training you have done. 

- Memos You can write your own memos to record your training, the kind of food you eat, sleep patterns, physical conditions, etc.

Screenshots

Gravitus4 screens
Workout Notebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

Gravitus and Workout Notebook both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Gravitus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Workout Notebook's. Gravitus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 5). Workout Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Gravitus sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Workout Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Gravitus against 4.8 for Workout Notebook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravitus has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Gravitus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Workout Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravitus ships an update every 10 days, Workout Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gravitus versus Workout Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravitusWorkout Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.3K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB114 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGravitus, Inc.Tetsuma Yaguchi

Customer experience

Gravitus

All ratings3,281 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.5%

Workout Notebook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Gravitus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workout data loss on app crashes
  • Exercise search function not always working
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between WiFi and cellular

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to create and save custom workout templates
  • More detailed volume and intensity tracking
  • Improved syncing and data backup

Workout Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Gravitus

Subscriptions16
  • Gravitus Pro$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Supporter Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$4.997 Days
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  • Gravitus Pro$6.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$7.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$9.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$11.491 Month
  • Gravitus Pro3 Days trial$11.491 Month
  • Gravitus Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$12.991 Month
  • Gravitus Pro$49.991 Year
  • Gravitus Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Gravitus Pro$59.991 Year
  • Gravitus Pro$71.991 Year
  • Gravitus Pro7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Gravitus Pro$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Workout Notebook

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Services (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium Service (Half-year)$5.996 Months
  • Premium Service (1-year)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Gravitus free?
Gravitus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Notebook free?
Workout Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gravitus or Workout Notebook?
Gravitus and Workout Notebook are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.3K and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Gravitus or Workout Notebook have ads?
Workout Notebook shows ads; Gravitus does not.
Which is updated more often, Gravitus or Workout Notebook?
Gravitus ships an update every 10 days, and Workout Notebook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gravitus was updated on September 24, 2026 and Workout Notebook on September 7, 2026.

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