A Clean, Feature-rich App to Track Your Workouts!
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No Sign-up
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2025. Mar 10 – Gym Gorilla v1.0!
Gym Gorilla is now live on the Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gym-gorilla/id989629842.
Special thanks to everyone who volunteered to beta-test the app! Your feedback was invaluable!
Development Log
2025. Mar 10 – Gym Gorilla is Live!
“Review of your submission has been completed. It is now eligible for distribution.”
Yay!
2025. Mar 9 – Rejected
Rejected due to issues on iPad I could not reproduce. In the end, I decided to remove iPad support—after all, who takes an iPad to the gym?
2025. Mar 8 – Rejected
Rejected because of a leftover screenshot for 4-inch iPhones… I deleted the screenshot and re-submitted the app for review.
2025. Mar 8 – Waiting for Review
I submitted Gym Gorilla 1.0 to Apple for review. Wish me luck!
2025. Mar 7 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.8 beta
This is probably the final beta before the official release.
What’s new in this version of GymGorilla:
– Colors next to theme names in the theme selector
– Prominent ‘Save Set’ button
– iPad and Mac compatibility improvements
– Final tweaks and code cleanup
2025. Mar 6 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.7 beta
– New ‘Cooldown Timer’ that starts automatically between sets. The timer’s visibility and countdown seconds are configurable in Settings.
– Swapped ‘reps x weight’ to ‘weight x reps’
– Social media sharing of completed workouts with stats, photos, and custom quote
2025. Mar 5 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.6 beta
– Progress views: Improved Volume Progress chart. Shows 1 Rep Max in Personal Records. Improved Body Part Focus cards.
– History View: Time range picker shows more meaningful values
– Workout Details: Total volume displayed for each exercise.
– Several UI and stability improvements
2025. Mar 1 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.5 beta
– Workout Templates: Select from a set of predefined workouts
– Custom Workout Templates: Define your own workout templates
– Improved UX in exercise picker’s search
– Exercise order kept in all views
2025. Feb 27 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.4 beta
– Added more exercises, muscle groups, and equipment
– Exercise guides in active workout view
– Ability to add, edit, and delete custom descriptions
– User interface improvements
2025. Feb 26 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.3(2) beta
– Warning if reps count invalid
– Fix for a UI glitch in dark mode
– UI improvements
– Improved stability and performance
I just tracked my workout with the app today.
If all goes well, it should hit the App Store this week!
2025. Feb 25 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.3 beta
– Support for Dark mode
– The main view shows the details of the most recent workout, including a nice volume chart
– Tapping a workout in the History view reveals its exercises and sets
– Improved stability and performance
2025. Feb 24 – Gym Gorilla v0.9.2 beta
This beta build brings several improvements and new features:
– Added Gym Gorilla branding
– You can now use swipe-to-delete to remove workouts in the History view or exercises in the Custom Exercises view
– Added warnings before performing destructive actions
– Consistent navigation throughout the app
2025. Feb 22 – Gym Gorilla v0.9 beta
I’ve released the first stable beta for testers. Most features work.
You can:
– Create new workouts
– Add or remove exercises
– Record reps and weights during the workout
Progress gets saved automatically. The History view shows all completed workouts. The main view shows the last completed workout plus motivating stats.
In Settings, you can customize the app’s color theme, set your preferred unit of measure, and set other default values.
Coming up: progress view, and adding new workouts using a template.
Motivation
I’ve been a long-time user of the workout tracker app from Bodybuilding.com. The app was far from perfect, but it did the job.
There were hiccups, but last year was the worst: it went offline for several months. I had to go back to pen and paper to keep track of my workouts. The app eventually returned, but it didn’t feel the same.
Then, a couple of weeks ago, the company decided to completely kill the old app and replace it with a new, TikTok-like version.
I gave it a try, but it was a total disaster.
Now, all my 10+ years of workout history are gone.
I tried another app called Gymverse, which looked promising, but it’s a piece of sh*t. Featured as a free app, it nags you with ridiculous subscription fees.
Somehow, I managed to start it without paying the EUR 120+ annual subscription, but I wish I had never installed it in the first place. It completely ruined my workout.
The UI is weird and lacks simple features like adding new sets or modifying the workout once it’s started.
I’ve had enough. As a software engineer, I decided to develop my own gym tracker.
My goal is to create a simple, straightforward app that does exactly what it promises: track your workouts and show your progress. I want to keep it focused on the workout itself. It will be a premium, pay-once-use-forever app—no shady subscriptions or hidden paywalls!
I’m looking for volunteers to beta-test the app. I’ll ask you to try it out and give me your feedback. As a thank you for your help, I’ll gift you the app. Let me know if you’re interested—only a limited number of seats are available.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for beta testing!