Hevy alternatives: 5 workout log apps compared

Coachh, the app we make, is one of the options below. We’ve tried to keep this page fair, and where Hevy or another app is the better pick, we say so. Facts and prices were checked on each company’s own site or App Store listing on October 5, 2026. Prices are US and can change.

What does Hevy do well?

Hevy makes logging a lift fast, and makes your progress easy to see. Its App Store listing describes a tracker with:

• Hundreds of exercises with free form videos, plus your own custom exercises.
• Set labels for warm-ups, drop sets, failure sets and supersets.
• Automatic rest timers for each exercise.
• Graphs for volume, strength and muscle groups, and a one-rep-max calculation.
• An Apple Watch app that syncs live with your phone, tracks heart rate and saves on reconnect.
• Lock screen Live Activities, widgets and a full iPad app.
• No ads.

The social side is a big part of the appeal. You can follow friends, copy their routines, and keep your profile public or private. Hevy’s own site says it’s used by 17+ million athletes and lists personal record tracking among its core features. It also runs on Android, Wear OS watches and the web.

What does Hevy Pro add?

Pro removes the free version’s limits on routines, custom exercises and graph history, adds more measurement tracking, and now includes Hevy Trainer. Trainer builds a program from your experience, goals, equipment, training days and session length. Once you hit the top of the rep range on all prescribed sets, it raises the weight. Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 for life.

Who is Hevy for?

Hevy suits lifters who know roughly what they want to do in the gym and want a clean, quick place to record it, see progress and share it with friends. At $23.99 a year, it’s one of the cheapest paid options in this category.

Where do people say Hevy falls short?

Not often, by the numbers we have. In our October 2026 read of the 500 most recent US App Store reviews for each of 13 fitness apps, Hevy showed up mostly in praise: 106 of the 621 five-star reviews that celebrated seeing progress were Hevy’s.

Our research didn’t break out Hevy’s own low-star themes, so we won’t invent them. Across the training apps in that sample, 38% of low-star reviews were about price, and 23.6% were about Apple Watch or Health sync. The rest of this list comes from Hevy’s own pages and from what Reddit users who juggle apps describe:

• It’s a lifting app. Hevy’s pages focus on strength training. We didn’t find running plans or food logging described there.
• Juggling. Lifters who also run often pair a lifting log with a running app. In r/HybridAthlete, one user running with one app and lifting with another asked for a single app to plan and track both, and a similar thread asks how people track running and lifting together.
• The plan lives in Pro. The free log is generous, but Trainer, unlimited routines and full graph history need a subscription.
• It doesn’t know your day. Hevy Trainer adjusts weights from your performance. Its pages don’t describe changing a session because you slept badly or only have 15 minutes.

For many lifters none of this matters. If you just lift, Hevy covers it well.

What are the best Hevy alternatives?

The right alternative depends on why you’re leaving: you want something simpler, a proven program, a coach, or one plan for everything.

Strong: the minimal log

Strong is the closest like-for-like swap. Its listing says the free version allows unlimited workouts with up to 3 custom routines. It has a full Apple Watch app that logs on its own, Apple Health integration, a plate calculator, a warm-up calculator and personal records. Strong’s own site says it runs on iPhone, Android and Apple Watch, with CSV export.

Strong PRO is $4.99 for a month or $19.99 for 6 months. Yearly plans are listed at $23.99 to $29.99 and lifetime at $79.99 to $99.99. In our review sample, Strong drew the most low-star mentions of Watch or Health sync (93), so if you depend on the Watch, test it during your first week.

Pick it if you want the plainest notebook replacement.

Boostcamp: famous programs, free

Boostcamp builds well-known programs (5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns, PHUL, PHAT and Reddit PPL) plus 130+ coach-designed plans into a tracker. Its listing says core tracking and the program library are free with no ads. Pro purchases are listed from $11.99 to $79.99, with no period stated for each.

Pick it if you already know the program you want to run.

Fitbod: the app picks the session

Fitbod builds each workout from your equipment and recent training, and its listing says it learns from your edits. Monthly plans are listed at $12.99 and $15.99, yearly at $79.99 and $95.99, with a free trial.

Pick it if you don’t want to decide what to do each day.

Ladder: a human coach’s program and a team

Ladder gives you a named coach’s weekly program, in-ear coaching and video demos, shared with a team. Its pricing page lists PRO at $29.99 a month or $179.99 a year after a 7-day free trial. There’s no Android app. See our Ladder alternatives page for the full picture.

Pick it if you want someone else to write the program and you like a team.

Coachh (ours): one plan for lifting, runs, food and habits

Coachh, the app we make, builds a phased program from your goals and posts today’s plan after a morning check-in. It’s lighter after a rough night and says why, gives you a 15-minute version with the main lift first when you’re short on time, and lets you swap or ban exercises. When you beat your rep range, the weight goes up next time, and new personal records are called out automatically.

Add a 5K or 10K goal and runs go next to the lifting, mostly easy, with nothing hard right before leg day. The same chat logs meals and keeps habit streaks. It’s $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial on yearly.

How do the Hevy alternatives compare?

“Not stated” means we couldn’t confirm it on the company’s own pages, not that the feature is missing.

Which Hevy alternative should you pick?

• You want the simplest possible log: Strong.
• You want a proven program at no cost: Boostcamp.
• You don’t want to decide what to do: Fitbod, or Hevy Pro with Trainer.
• You want a human coach’s program and a team: Ladder. For one-on-one help and form checks, a personal trainer; our guide to what a personal trainer does covers when that’s worth it.
• You lift and run, and want food and habits in the same plan: Coachh. Our hybrid training guide shows how that week fits together.

When is Hevy the better choice?

Stick with Hevy, rather than Coachh or the others above, if:

• You want a free log. Hevy’s free version is generous, and Coachh has no free tier.
• You train with friends. Following friends, copying their routines and sharing workouts is built in.
• You’re on Android, Wear OS or the web. Hevy runs on all three today.
• You only lift and want a program for the least money. Hevy Pro with Trainer is $23.99 a year, against $119.99 for Coachh.
• You like detail in your log. Warm-up, drop and failure set labels, supersets and muscle-group graphs are made for lifters who track closely.

How does Coachh compare with Hevy?

Coachh, the app we make, isn’t trying to be a better Hevy. If all you want is a lift log, Hevy is cheaper and has things we don’t: a free version, a social feed, Wear OS support and an Android app today.

Coachh is for a different problem: wanting one place that plans the lifting, places your runs, logs your meals, keeps your habit streaks and adjusts when life gets in the way. It logs sets and calls out new personal records too, and works with Apple Health.

The honest limits: there’s no free tier (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial), and no community or group features. It isn’t a person and doesn’t pretend to be. It launches on iPhone and Apple Watch on October 27, 2026, with Android in November. For form problems or pain, see a qualified coach or physical therapist.

The bottom line

Hevy is one of the best value gym logs you can buy, and many lifters should stay put. Switch to Strong for something simpler, Boostcamp for free programs, or Ladder for a human coach. Consider Coachh if you’d rather have one plan for training, food and habits than several apps. Our six-app stack comparison adds up what that costs either way.