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Best Boostcamp Alternatives in 2026, Compared

Boostcamp gives away more programming than any app here, so people rarely leave over price. They leave because there is no Apple Watch or Wear OS app, no nutrition tracking, and because following a template stops suiting them once they want to freestyle a session.

Last updated September 11, 2026. Prices and features checked on the vendors' own sites and store listings on that date.

What sends people looking

Boostcamp is hard to beat on value. All 11,000 plus programs are free, including 130 plus written by coaches such as Dr. Eric Helms and Cody Lefever, and they run as written with the progression schedule inside the template. The logger has previous set data, a rest timer, a plate calculator and estimated 1RMs, also free.

The first gap is wearables. Boostcamp states on its own site that it has no Apple Watch app and no Wear OS app, so if you log from your wrist it is the wrong app and no setting fixes that.

The second is scope. There is no nutrition tracking, and export is not listed. The third is subtler: Boostcamp is designed around following a template, so a session you invent on the day is awkward in a way it is not in Hevy or Strong.

Feature by feature

Boostcamp compared with its alternatives, feature by feature
FeatureBoostcamp app iconBoostcampHevy app iconHevyUltra+ app iconUltra+JEFIT app iconJEFITAlpha Progression app iconAlpha ProgressionStrong app iconStrong
Workout loggingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesYesYesNot listedYesYes
Best set or 1RM trackingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Plate calculatorYesYesNoNot listedYesYes
Rest timerYesYesYesYesYesYes
Build your own programYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pre-made programsYesYesPartialPartialYesPartialPartialNot listed
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersPartialPartialPartialPartialYesPartialPartialPartialPartialNo
Nutrition and macro trackingNot listedNoYesNot listedNoNo
Barcode scanningNot listedNoYesNot listedNoNo
Apple Watch appNoYesNoYesNot listedYes
Android appYesYesYesYesYesYes
Data exportNot listedNot listedNoNot listedYesYes

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The alternatives, in order

Ordered by how well each one replaces Boostcamp, not by how much we like it. Prices are the vendors' own, checked on September 11, 2026.

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Hevy

Free workout logbook with routines, a social feed, and a cheap Pro tier that removes the routine cap.

Free: Full logger, no ads, routines capped (Hevy's help centre says four) · $2.99/mo · $23.99/yr

The answer if the watch is why you are leaving. Hevy has Apple Watch and Wear OS apps plus a web app at hevy.com, and its free tier logs unlimited workouts with no ads. It is also the more comfortable app for a session you make up on the spot.

You give up the program library almost entirely. Hevy has routines, not 11,000 coach-written plans with progression schedules, so bring your own programming or copy it across by hand. Pro is $2.99 a month or $23.99 a year.

Where it is strong

  • Free tier covers full logging with no ads
  • Cheapest Pro of the group: $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year, or $74.99 once
  • Apple Watch and Wear OS apps, plus a web app at hevy.com
  • Plate calculator, warm-up calculator, RPE and supersets built in

Where it falls short

  • Free tier caps routines (Hevy's help centre says four)
  • No nutrition or macro tracking
  • No coach in the app: HevyGPT imports a plan from ChatGPT, it does not read your log
  • Progression is on you: it shows last time, it does not say what to do next

Best for: Lifters who want a free, well-made logbook with watch and web apps, and who plan their own progression.

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Ultra+

Our app

Hypertrophy and strength tracker for iOS and Android with Blaze, an AI coach that reads your log.

No free tier · $12.99/mo · $74.99/yr

The answer if the missing piece is food. Ultra+ tracks nutrition with search, barcode scanning and macros next to the training log, shows your previous set and all-time best set on every set, and includes Blaze, which reads your workouts and your food before it answers. Your first week is generated from your quiz answers rather than picked from a list.

It has no watch app either, so it does not fix that complaint. It also has no program library and no free tier: 7 days, then $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year. Against a free app with 11,000 programs, that is only worth it if nutrition and a coach are what you are missing.

Where it is strong

  • Previous set and all-time best set shown on every set
  • Blaze reads your workouts, nutrition and bodyweight before answering, and changes the plan only when you ask
  • Nutrition journal with barcode scan and macros in the same app
  • Volume change after each session and a weekly card built from what you actually did
  • A finished first week already in the app from the quiz

Where it falls short

  • No web app
  • No Apple Watch app
  • No program marketplace or library of named programs
  • Newer app with a smaller exercise catalog (around 500) than JEFIT's 1,400 plus
  • No plate calculator and no data export
  • No free tier: a 7-day trial, then paid

Best for: Lifters who have trained for a while, want the number to beat on every set, and want a coach that reads their training and their food before it answers.

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JEFIT

A 1,400-exercise library, built-in and community programs, and an Elite tier with an adaptive plan.

Free: Routines, the 1,400 plus exercise library, logging and history; expect ads · $12.99/mo · $69.99/yr

The answer if you want programs and a watch. JEFIT has built-in bodybuilding programs and community routines, live Apple Watch sync and Wear OS on Android, and the biggest exercise library here at 1,400 plus with video.

Elite adds an adaptive plan and an AI progressive overload system that suggests the next weight and reps from your logs, at $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year. The free tier has ads, which Boostcamp's does not, and the interface is busier.

Where it is strong

  • Largest exercise library in this group at 1,400 plus, with video
  • Built-in and community programs to follow
  • Elite adds an adaptive plan that suggests next weights and reps
  • Apple Watch live sync, and Wear OS on Android

Where it falls short

  • Ads on the free tier (Elite sells 'ad-free' as a feature)
  • Busy interface: logging a set takes more taps than Strong or Hevy
  • Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year; the free tier is close to a demo of the plan features
  • Plate calculator, export and nutrition are not listed on the store page

Best for: Lifters who want a huge exercise library and pre-made programs, and do not mind a busier interface.

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Alpha Progression

Plan generator plus a weight and rep recommendation for every set, built on 795 filmed exercises.

Free: Unlimited logging, all 795 exercise videos, your own plans, rest timer, records, CSV export · $12.99/mo · $79.99/yr

The answer if you want progression without a template. Alpha Progression recommends a weight and rep target before each set and adjusts within the session, and its Pro plan generator builds a plan around your equipment and training days rather than handing you someone else's block.

The free tier covers logging, all 795 filmed exercises, records, rest timer and CSV export with no ads, which is closer to Boostcamp's generosity than anything else here. Pro is $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year. No nutrition, and Apple Watch is not listed.

Where it is strong

  • A recommended weight and reps before every set, adjusted for fatigue within the session
  • 795 exercises filmed in a real gym
  • Free tier with logging, videos, rest timer and CSV export, no ads, no account
  • Plate and warm-up calculators, periodization and deloads on Pro

Where it falls short

  • Pro is $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year, the same band as Ultra+ and JEFIT
  • No nutrition tracking
  • Apple Watch support is not listed on its site or store page
  • The recommendations come from an algorithm; there is nobody to ask why

Best for: Lifters who want to be told the weight and reps for each set without paying RP prices.

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Strong

A simple, fast logbook for the gym. Free for unlimited workouts with three custom routines.

Free: Unlimited workouts, three custom routines · $4.99/mo · $29.99/yr

The answer if you have finished with templates. Strong is the fastest way to record a set, has plate and warm-up calculators, an Apple Watch app, and exports your whole history to CSV, which Boostcamp does not list.

Free covers unlimited workouts with three routines and PRO is $29.99 a year. It has no programs at all, so this only makes sense if you now write your own training and want the tool to get out of the way.

Where it is strong

  • One of the fastest set-logging screens around
  • Plate and warm-up calculators built in
  • CSV export of everything
  • Apple Watch app, and unlimited workouts on the free tier

Where it falls short

  • Free tier stops at three custom routines
  • No programs or progression logic: it records, it does not plan
  • No nutrition tracking
  • No coach

Best for: Lifters who run their own program from a spreadsheet or their head and want the quickest possible logbook.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Boostcamp have an Apple Watch app?

No. Boostcamp says on its own site that it has no Apple Watch and no Wear OS app. Hevy and JEFIT both support Apple Watch and Wear OS; Strong supports Apple Watch.

Is Boostcamp really free?

Yes, for the part most people want. All 11,000 plus programs and the logger cost nothing. Pro at $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year adds 20 plus exclusive coach programs, a Strength Score and a per-muscle volume heatmap.

Which alternative still has free training programs?

JEFIT's free tier includes built-in and community routines, and Alpha Progression's free tier lets you build your own plans. Neither matches Boostcamp's library, which is the best free programming on this page.

Does any of them track nutrition?

Ultra+ does, in the same subscription, with barcode scanning and macros at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year. Hevy, Strong, JEFIT and Alpha Progression are training only.

Can I export my data from Boostcamp?

Export is not listed on Boostcamp's site, so assume not. Strong and Alpha Progression both export to CSV, and Hevy exports your workouts.

Ultra+ adds the food log Boostcamp does not have, with your previous and best set on the set you are doing.

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