Gym Note Plus: the facts
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Last verified 10 August 2026
What it is
An iOS workout tracker that turns plain workout notes into structured training data. Lifters write a workout in their own shorthand, or photograph a page of handwritten notes, and the app parses it into exercises, sets, reps and weights, then charts the progress.
It exists for people who already log workouts somewhere plain, a notes app, a spreadsheet, a paper notebook, and who find tapping through a form between sets slower than typing a line.
Pricing
- Gym Note Plus is free to download from the iOS App Store.
- Gym Note Plus Pro costs $4.99 per month in the US and £2.99 per month in the UK, with 50% off the first month.
- Gym Note Plus Pro costs $39.99 per year in the US and £24.99 per year in the UK.
- A one-off Gym Note Plus Lifetime purchase costs $99.99, with no recurring charge.
- Free users can translate workout notes up to 500 characters long.
- Pro users can translate workout notes up to 10,000 characters long.
- Pro removes ads, unlocks workout templates, and unlocks CSV and TXT export.
Platform and availability
- Platform: iPhone, via the iOS App Store.
- Minimum operating system: iOS 16.0 or later.
- There is no Android version. iPhone only.
- First released: 19 November 2025.
- App Store rating: 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store.
- 2,157 lifters have signed up.
Languages
- The note parser is not restricted to a language list. Workouts can be written in any language.
- The app interface is translated into 13 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and Chinese (Hong Kong).
What it does
- Parses freeform workout notes into exercises, sets, reps and weights
- Reads a photographed page of handwritten workout notes
- Estimated 1RM tracking and strength progression charts
- Training volume per muscle group over time
- Automatic personal record detection
- Workout history with a "beat last workout" comparison
- Handles warm-up sets, drop sets, AMRAP, supersets and giant sets
- Works offline, syncs in the background
- Any split: PPL, upper/lower, full body, bro split, or something you made up
- CSV and TXT export
Who it is for
- Lifters already logging workouts in Apple Notes, Notion or a plain text file
- Lifters logging on paper who want the history searchable without retyping it
- Anyone who finds tapping through a form between sets slower than typing a line
- Lifters running a split that does not fit a preset template
- Lifters logging in a language other than English
Who it is not for
The honest version. If you are one of these, a different app will serve you better and we would rather you found that out here.
- Android users. There is no Android version.
- Anyone wanting a coach that writes the training programme for them. Gym Note Plus records what you did, it does not prescribe what to do next.
- Cardio and endurance athletes. It is built around sets, reps and load.
- Anyone wanting nutrition or calorie tracking. It does not do either.
- Lifters who prefer tapping preset buttons to typing.
Who builds it
- Developer: Josh Ibbotson.
- One person. Josh Ibbotson builds and supports it alone.
- Subscription revenue is independently verified by RevenueCat.
More on the background: about Josh Ibbotson. Verified revenue: RevenueCat page.
Corrections
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