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Gymverse: Gym Workout Planner
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Top complaints - extracted from 29 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"workouts"
7 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"workout"
6 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"looking"
5 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"does"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"custom"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Sucks. If your looking for something you put your own custom routine on don't get this because it will allow you to use your custom routine for about a week an then try and get get you to sign up for the pro version of their app when you try an op…" - Skcooch
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"work"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"year"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "$120/year. Come on y’all. This app was $60/year (honestly I paid that with ease). However, you all have become so money hungry that you decided to double the price?! Glad I cancelled. Thankfully ChatGPT exists and you can create your own app much ea…" - Pinterest is Queen
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"free"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Annoying bugs. I really like this app, enough that I pay $20 a month for it. But it’s super annoying that trying to edit your workouts MAKES THE WHOLE APP FREEZE AND HARDLOCK AND IT DOESNT SAVE THE CHANGES!!!!!" - JustinKremer
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"count"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"needs"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wasted workouts. App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app" - Datruth3320
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"month"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Annoying bugs. I really like this app, enough that I pay $20 a month for it. But it’s super annoying that trying to edit your workouts MAKES THE WHOLE APP FREEZE AND HARDLOCK AND IT DOESNT SAVE THE CHANGES!!!!!" - JustinKremer
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"version"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Sucks. If your looking for something you put your own custom routine on don't get this because it will allow you to use your custom routine for about a week an then try and get get you to sign up for the pro version of their app when you try an op…" - Skcooch
📋 All 29 negative reviews
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Wasted workouts
App glimpse ches and does not count your workout. This really needs to be addressed. I will be looking forward a new workout app
Annoying bugs
I really like this app, enough that I pay $20 a month for it. But it’s super annoying that trying to edit your workouts MAKES THE WHOLE APP FREEZE AND HARDLOCK AND IT DOESNT SAVE THE CHANGES!!!!!
Sucks
If your looking for something you put your own custom routine on don't get this because it will allow you to use your custom routine for about a week an then try and get get you to sign up for the pro version of their app when you try an open your custom routine
New update does not work at all
New update crashes and not you use the app. Someone needs to fix this.
Used to be a good app
Was once a great app for looking how to do a particular lift. I would buy that version of the app for 5 dollars.
Can’t Go With a Partner
If you want to do a plan with a partner, good luck. You can select a program but it will be completely different from when your gym buddy selects the same program. The only way to fix this is to manually adjust the workout. Incredibly infuriating.
$120/year
Come on y’all. This app was $60/year (honestly I paid that with ease). However, you all have become so money hungry that you decided to double the price?! Glad I cancelled. Thankfully ChatGPT exists and you can create your own app much easier now. Count your days Gymverse.
IT IS NOT FREE
Free app… $119 for the year to use it
Android free
In android the customs workout are free, they charge us a lot in IOS. Uninstalling this app now.
Cannot contact
It charged a yearly fee when it should be monthly. Cannot contact anyone to change or refund because it does not pull up a receipt of purchase
Not worth the hassle
Paid too much. Only used for the time and rep counter. I used workouts from another app. Then! Even though I had the subscription set to expire. Not renew! It still charged me for another year. Thanks for being another scam bot app
Too expensive
The app itself is good, but i don’t know why anyone would want to pay $20 a month for an app that used to be free. This is beyond greedy.
Use to be free
They added subscription when it was a free app .. good app but to pay a monthly fee really horrible as much as a gym membership.
Bring it back as a free app it ! , they recently change the name of the app and slap a monthly fee With everything been the same functions in the app.
I been a long time user of this app
Bring it back as a free app it ! , they recently change the name of the app and slap a monthly fee With everything been the same functions in the app.
I been a long time user of this app
Connect
If friends both have the app, they should be able to connect to each other so you can see what the other person is doing. Would definitely be helpful for gym partners.
What a shame
I used this app years ago and it had a option to just work on my glutes now it works most everything else out and hardly glutes I see no results yall need to bring the old one back a waist of my money
Terrible app
Gives the same exercises three times a week.
Lost all saved programs and progress
The app deleted all my saved workouts and programs. Support says there’s nothing to restore it and that nothing gets synced in the cloud. Now I’ve gotta spend hours to recreate my custom workouts if I want to use it again. Waste of a lifetime subscription. Support is not helpful
Does not work with Apple Watch
The most recent updates have made this app not work with Apple Watch. Please fix this.
Some improvements
1) Home Screen only shows 4 sets when phone locked instead of 5
2) the timer is so bulky wish it was slimmer or at least out of the way when you are looking at the app
3) I wish after you logged your sets that the would automatically sort them self’s from heaviest to lightest then by reps
2) the timer is so bulky wish it was slimmer or at least out of the way when you are looking at the app
3) I wish after you logged your sets that the would automatically sort them self’s from heaviest to lightest then by reps
Very limited moves
This app could be so much better if they added more exercises, allowed for editing of exercises I input along with images and how to perform the move. The cues in the out of the box moves are lacking.
The tracking and platform is great but there are hundreds if not thousands of moves that could be added to make this app really great.
The tracking and platform is great but there are hundreds if not thousands of moves that could be added to make this app really great.
Poor Advertising
Advertised price of 30% percent off but actually billed and charged the full price. No answer from support. Won’t be renewing, there’s a ton of other apps out there.
Annoyingly Dumb
Interface is good. But the app itself is frustratingly dumb. It has no context for timing of workouts or its place in a series. For example, it gets confused when you previously did a 225x8 bench press set (first workout of the day) and can’t seem to understand why you won’t get the same weight after it has you do 3x3x10 chest workouts with bench as the last workout. Then, to add insult to injury, the next time you are doing bench first, it still thinks your weights from your 12th chest set of the day control. It forgets when it tells you to deload, so if you follow the recommended weight you’ll never get stronger it’ll always reset you and confuse itself. So you have to ignore it a lot due to its abject stupidity. But if you can get past how dumb the AI is, the interface is fine.
Review
Watch app needs better functionality.
I should be able to follow along on watch and phone, not one or the other.
Watch app doesn’t show last weight and rep count. Hard to progress without.
Both phone and watch app need a way to set max weight for each exercise. Shouldn’t keep recommending increase in weight/reps.
Need more equipment listed. Some equipment at my gym isn’t listed in list.
I’ve had app for a while now and I’m going to start looking at other options given the cost each month.
Great for those starting out, not great for people at gym everyday.
I should be able to follow along on watch and phone, not one or the other.
Watch app doesn’t show last weight and rep count. Hard to progress without.
Both phone and watch app need a way to set max weight for each exercise. Shouldn’t keep recommending increase in weight/reps.
Need more equipment listed. Some equipment at my gym isn’t listed in list.
I’ve had app for a while now and I’m going to start looking at other options given the cost each month.
Great for those starting out, not great for people at gym everyday.
Just one fix needed
Keeps clearing and restarting my whole workout randomly! Half way through i have to remember ALL my sets and weights and reenter. Got done with the workout entered last set. Then i get home and wonder why the yellow gymverse icon is counting down at the top of my screen. Go into the app and it cleared my ENTIRE workout again!!! As if i hadnt even done a single rep 😡 i had to reenter the ENTIRE workout from freaking memory which defeats the whole purpose of having the app to begin with.
Severely Limited Customization & Workout Logic
This app worked well for me at first, but once I started building my own workouts, the limitations became really frustrating. The customization options are extremely limited and sometimes confusing. For example, I couldn’t select something as basic as an assisted underhand pull-up, and creating functional movements is almost impossible. There’s no way to build exercises that use both time and weight, like a farmer’s carry. Even trying to create a simple sprint workout is restrictive - you’re forced into generic “running” options with set time increments instead of being able to program intervals properly. The exercise library also feels incomplete. There are missing machine exercises and not enough variety overall. It would be a huge improvement if users could submit custom exercises to be added to the app. On top of that, the auto-generated workouts don’t seem to follow solid training principles. A “back workout” will often include multiple variations of the same movement (like two different lat pulldowns) instead of providing balanced variety. There doesn’t seem to be much consideration for how to train different muscle groups effectively or structure a well-rounded workout. Overall, the app is a decent starting point, but it falls short if you’re trying to train with intention, variety, and proper programming.
No family sharing
The App Store states that family sharing is an option. I purchased the annual membership. I couldn’t find a way to get my husbands account to sync. It turns out that there is no family sharing for purchases. I found it in the help section of the app itself.
How do you pay premium
How did you pay premium it says an app purchased unavailable
Barley noticed
I barely noticed a difference after a year. While it has the weights going up 5 pounds a day the actual muscle gain can’t keep up. I don’t like this app but maybe it’s just me and my body so…
Gymverse user for the past 6 years
Overall, this app has been really great to plan my workouts. The complaint that I have now is that I got a new phone and I updated to the latest version. Usually when I make my own custom work out, it’s there but now that I’m clicking on one of the workouts open, it keeps giving me the option to buy either the monthly or yearly membership. I keep closing that window and doesn’t let me open up my workouts now. Is there a way to fix this?
Sentiment summary
97%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)