GymRats · Fitness challenge

Name: GymRats · Fitness challenge
Rating: 4.9 (4066 reviews)
Author: Avocado Apps, LLC

Activity tracking for groups

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

4.1K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Avocado Apps, LLC
Language

EN
+ 6 More
Size

122.8
MB

iPhone

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 activity saved to your device. Terms of use: https://www.gymrats.app/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

4.1K Ratings

Great Accountability App with Tons of Potential
04/02/2025

esmedusa
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and I have enjoyed using the GymRats app. I think it has so much potential! One of the best features is the check-in system, which makes it easy to keep your group accountable. It’s also a great way to stay connected with friends and coworkers who can’t physically work out with you but still want to stay on track together. Syncing workouts from your Apple health is super easy and the photo upload feature really ties everything together.That said, I do think the app could benefit from a few improvements. First, the name is a bit cringey and doesn’t fully reflect what the app offers—I probably would have found it sooner if it had a name that better conveyed its purpose.As for features, I’d love to see:•Expanded chat capabilities, similar to Discord or Slack, where users can react to posts and create threads/ pin posts.•Personal weight loss goals and weight loss focused competitions to keep users motivated.•Nutrition or meal post features to complement fitness progress.•Profile upgrades, including fitness goals, a bio section, highlights, and photos to personalize the experience.•A streak system to encourage consistency and reward regular check-ins.•The ability to share the leaderboard on socials would also be a great option.Overall, GymRats is a fantastic tool for accountability, and I’m excited to see how it evolves! Looking forward to future updates.
Great Accountability App with Tons of Potential
04/02/2025

esmedusa

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and I have enjoyed using the GymRats app. I think it has so much potential! One of the best features is the check-in system, which makes it easy to keep your group accountable. It’s also a great way to stay connected with friends and coworkers who can’t physically work out with you but still want to stay on track together. Syncing workouts from your Apple health is super easy and the photo upload feature really ties everything together.That said, I do think the app could benefit from a few improvements. First, the name is a bit cringey and doesn’t fully reflect what the app offers—I probably would have found it sooner if it had a name that better conveyed its purpose.As for features, I’d love to see:•Expanded chat capabilities, similar to Discord or Slack, where users can react to posts and create threads/ pin posts.•Personal weight loss goals and weight loss focused competitions to keep users motivated.•Nutrition or meal post features to complement fitness progress.•Profile upgrades, including fitness goals, a bio section, highlights, and photos to personalize the experience.•A streak system to encourage consistency and reward regular check-ins.•The ability to share the leaderboard on socials would also be a great option.Overall, GymRats is a fantastic tool for accountability, and I’m excited to see how it evolves! Looking forward to future updates.
Easy, simple, and fun
01/25/2023

idklololol
This is perfect!! I love how customizable this is. My friend and I are working out together but hated apps that made you weigh yourself and count calories. We just want to focus on moving and enjoying fitness, not worrying so much about obsessing over macros. We’ve been using this 3 weeks so far and it’s super motivating! I wish you could edit the photo after the workout is posted, though. It would also be nice to see the progress total—such as total number of minutes or distance or whatever goal it is. I’d love an option with a progress bar or percentage showing how far into the challenge you are too. Either way—it’s nice there’s different options like hustle points, which we’re going to try next. PS for those who do want to track calories burned, you can have that option. It also has distance, time, and some other options, too! This is a great app.

Developer Response
Thank you for the review! Feedback noted.
Easy, simple, and fun
01/25/2023

idklololol

This is perfect!! I love how customizable this is. My friend and I are working out together but hated apps that made you weigh yourself and count calories. We just want to focus on moving and enjoying fitness, not worrying so much about obsessing over macros. We’ve been using this 3 weeks so far and it’s super motivating! I wish you could edit the photo after the workout is posted, though. It would also be nice to see the progress total—such as total number of minutes or distance or whatever goal it is. I’d love an option with a progress bar or percentage showing how far into the challenge you are too. Either way—it’s nice there’s different options like hustle points, which we’re going to try next. PS for those who do want to track calories burned, you can have that option. It also has distance, time, and some other options, too! This is a great app.
Developer Response 01/26/2023
Thank you for the review! Feedback noted.
Open points?
05/29/2023

Swim frsda
My friends and I use this all the time for group challenges. But, it looks like you got rid of open point style challenges. One challenge we like to do is pick you poison, where each lady picks four possible points a day to get. We all pick our own four points at the beginning of the month and use this ap to track them. It is really fun. But for June, it looks like there is no more open point option. There are these new hustle points, which look super fun for later, but they won’t work for open points. We have also used open points for other challenges where the group says what the points equate to rather than the ap telling us. Please bring back open point tracking.

Developer Response
Hi, thank you for your review! The app actually does still support an open point system, although it’s not obvious. To do this, do the following. 1) Create a hustle points challenge 2) When the app asks for activities for the challenge, select “Start completely new” 3) Don’t create any activities 4) When logging a workout, you’ll be able to manually enter points into the points field and the app will accept it and tally it up as your score. Sorry it’s a bit harder, but I think you’ll find it’s still possible.
Open points?
05/29/2023

Swim frsda

My friends and I use this all the time for group challenges. But, it looks like you got rid of open point style challenges. One challenge we like to do is pick you poison, where each lady picks four possible points a day to get. We all pick our own four points at the beginning of the month and use this ap to track them. It is really fun. But for June, it looks like there is no more open point option. There are these new hustle points, which look super fun for later, but they won’t work for open points. We have also used open points for other challenges where the group says what the points equate to rather than the ap telling us. Please bring back open point tracking.
Developer Response 05/30/2023
Hi, thank you for your review! The app actually does still support an open point system, although it’s not obvious. To do this, do the following. 1) Create a hustle points challenge 2) When the app asks for activities for the challenge, select “Start completely new” 3) Don’t create any activities 4) When logging a workout, you’ll be able to manually enter points into the points field and the app will accept it and tally it up as your score. Sorry it’s a bit harder, but I think you’ll find it’s still possible.
Great app, perfect for our needs.
06/27/2021

ToriKiyoko
My friends and I have been looking for an easy way to do fitness challenges, but since we all have different phones/fitness trackers/preferred methods of exercise, this was proving hard to do. This app solves that problem nicely, and we rank by calories burned. My only gripe, and this is a personal one, is that I wish it linked to my Fitbit. Since it does not, I have to manually enter data, which is only mildly inconvenient. My other wish is that I would like the option to add photos or videos to all workouts, not just the manual entry ones. Otherwise, a perfect app for our purposes.

Developer Response
Thank you for the review and suggestions. They are on my list of things to do.
Great app, perfect for our needs.
06/27/2021

ToriKiyoko

My friends and I have been looking for an easy way to do fitness challenges, but since we all have different phones/fitness trackers/preferred methods of exercise, this was proving hard to do. This app solves that problem nicely, and we rank by calories burned. My only gripe, and this is a personal one, is that I wish it linked to my Fitbit. Since it does not, I have to manually enter data, which is only mildly inconvenient. My other wish is that I would like the option to add photos or videos to all workouts, not just the manual entry ones. Otherwise, a perfect app for our purposes.
Developer Response 06/30/2021
Thank you for the review and suggestions. They are on my list of things to do.

Fixed the modals from disappearing.

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Seller: Avocado Apps, LLC
Size: 122.8 MB
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GymRats · Fitness challenge

Ratings & Reviews

Great Accountability App with Tons of Potential

Easy, simple, and fun

Open points?

Great app, perfect for our needs.

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Linked to You

Data Not Linked to You

Accessibility

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