GymRats · Fitness challenge
What is GymRats?
GymRats lets you create or join a group challenge, invite others, and post workouts with a photo and title. Groups can score by workouts, miles, minutes, calories, steps, or a custom point system, or use the app as a shared activity log. Workouts can also be imported from the Apple Health app.
Pricing. GymRats · Fitness challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Friends, family, or coworkers wanting a group workout challenge
- Groups that want a shared log of workouts without scoring
- Users who want to import workouts from Apple Health
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Why this app is in S tier
GymRats scores 94 out of 100: rating 98, rating count 78, App Store search rank 100, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Band together to improve your fitness by competing in a group fitness challenge. Enlist friends, family, teammates, colleagues, or whoever, to become gym rats. More effective than a simple step challenge, the goal is to workout more often; any activity counts. -How it works- * Create or join a group challenge * Invite as many people as you'd like * Post workouts to the group * Keep doing that, a lot * See the leader board and have fun competing -Flexibility- The app is free form and allows for creating your own rules of competition. Score by total number of workouts, miles, minutes, calories, steps, or come up with your own point system. All that's required for a workout is a photo and a title. The photo can be of the gym equipment, a sweaty selfie, a screenshot of another app, or whatever your group deems acceptable. -Accountability- Don't care about score? No problem, the app can be used as a general group activity log. Keep each other accountable by having a shared space for tracking workouts. -Integrates with the Apple Health App- GymRats has the ability to import workouts from the Apple Health app. This not only includes activities recorded on the Apple Watch, but any
Compare in Fitness Challenges
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | S | S | S |
| Score | 94 / 100 | 92 / 100 | 91 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 4.7K | 5.7K | 23.4K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | — | 1.6 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 5d ago | 29d ago | 28d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free download | Free download |
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Questions about GymRats
Do I need an Apple Watch to use it?
The listing says workouts recorded on Apple Watch can be imported from Apple Health, and any activity saved to your device can also be imported. It does not say an Apple Watch is required.
What counts as a workout?
The listing says any activity counts. Each workout needs a photo and a title, and the photo can be of gym equipment, a selfie, a screenshot of another app, or whatever your group accepts.
Does the app cost money?
The app is free to download. The listing does not state any in-app purchases, so whether extra costs apply is Not stated on the App Store.
Is GymRats free?
GymRats is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is GymRats good for?
GymRats is built for friends, family, or coworkers wanting a group workout challenge, groups that want a shared log of workouts without scoring, users who want to import workouts from apple health. It sits in the fitness challenges list on AppTierList.
Is GymRats worth it?
GymRats is S tier, ranked #1 of 26 fitness challenge apps with a score of 94 out of 100, from a 4.9 App Store rating across 4,671 ratings. That is the top of its list.
How does GymRats compare to Challenges - Compete, Get Fit?
GymRats is S tier at 94; Challenges - Compete, Get Fit is S tier at 92. GymRats ranks higher. GymRats is free to download, with in-app purchases, Challenges - Compete, Get Fit is free to download.
How often is GymRats updated?
GymRats was updated 5 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Fitness Challenges (S tier, #1) · Social Fitness (S tier, #5)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 94 / 100
- Rank in list
- #1 of 26
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.9 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 4,671
- Current version
- (5 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- Friends, family, or coworkers wanting a group workout challenge, Groups that want a shared log of workouts without scoring, Users who want to import workouts from Apple Health
- Requires
- iOS 16.0 or later
- Size
- 154 MB
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 7
- Runs on
- iPhone
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking · how it is computed