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Best Hevy Alternatives in 2026, Compared

Most people leave Hevy for one of three reasons: they hit the four-routine cap, they want food tracking in the same app, or they want something that plans their training instead of only recording it. Ultra+, Boostcamp and Alpha Progression each answer one of those.

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

What Hevy does not do

Hevy is a logbook and a good one. The free tier logs unlimited workouts with no ads, the routine builder is the cleanest in this group, and it runs on iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and the web. At $2.99 a month, Pro is the cheapest paid tier of any app here.

What it does not do is decide anything. It shows what you lifted last time and stops. There is no programming logic, no progression suggestion and no coach: HevyGPT builds a plan in ChatGPT for you to import, which is not the same as something that has read your log. There is also no nutrition tracking at all, so a lifter counting protein needs a second app.

The free tier's limit is routines rather than workouts. Hevy's help centre puts it at four, which is fine for a fixed split and restrictive the moment you rotate programs.

Feature by feature

Hevy compared with its alternatives, feature by feature
FeatureHevy app iconHevyUltra+ app iconUltra+Boostcamp app iconBoostcampAlpha Progression app iconAlpha ProgressionStrong app iconStrongJEFIT app iconJEFITFitbod app iconFitbod
Workout loggingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesYesYesYesYesNot listedNot listed
Best set or 1RM trackingYesYesYesYesYesYesNot listed
Plate calculatorYesNoYesYesYesNot listedNot listed
Rest timerYesYesYesYesYesYesNot listed
Build your own programYesYesYesYesYesYesPartialPartial
Pre-made programsYesPartialPartialYesPartialPartialNot listedYesPartialPartial
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersPartialPartialYesPartialPartialPartialPartialNoPartialPartialPartialPartial
Nutrition and macro trackingNoYesNot listedNoNoNot listedNot listed
Barcode scanningNoYesNot listedNoNoNot listedNot listed
Apple Watch appYesNoNoNot listedYesYesYes
Android appYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Data exportNot listedNoNot listedYesYesNot listedNot listed

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The alternatives, in order

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

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Ultra+

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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 closest replacement if the missing piece is nutrition or coaching. Ultra+ logs sets the same way and adds two things to the screen Hevy leaves out: your all-time best set next to your previous set, and a food log with barcode scanning and macros in the same subscription. Blaze reads your workouts, your food and your bodyweight trend before it answers, so you can ask why a lift stalled and get an answer from your own numbers.

The honest catch is price and reach. There is no free tier, only a 7-day trial and then $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year, and there is no web app, no Apple Watch app and no export. If those are why you use Hevy, Ultra+ is a downgrade on all three.

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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Boostcamp

Free access to 11,000 plus programs, including coach-written ones, with a logger built around following them.

Free: All 11,000 plus programs, 130 plus coach-designed, and the logger · $14.99/mo · $59.99/yr

The answer if what you actually want is a program. Boostcamp carries 11,000 plus of them free, including 130 plus written by coaches such as Dr. Eric Helms and Cody Lefever, and it runs 5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns or PPL as written with the progression schedule already in the template. Hevy makes you build that yourself.

It also matches Hevy on the things people assume are premium: previous set data, a rest timer, a plate calculator and estimated 1RMs, all on the free tier. Pro is $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year and mostly adds analytics. It has no watch app on either platform, which Hevy does.

Where it is strong

  • The biggest free program library: nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1, PPL, PHUL, plus 130 plus coach programs
  • Programs run as written, with progression built into the template
  • Free tier is not a demo: the programs and the logger cost nothing
  • Plate calculator, rest timer and estimated 1RMs included

Where it falls short

  • No Apple Watch or Wear OS app, and Boostcamp says so on its site
  • Pro at $14.99 a month is pricier than Hevy or Strong; the yearly at $59.99 is the sane option
  • Better at following a program than at freestyling a session
  • Export and nutrition are not listed

Best for: Lifters who want to run a known program (5/3/1, GZCLP, a Helms plan) and have the app handle the progression schedule.

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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 to be told what to lift. Alpha Progression recommends a weight and rep target before every set on Pro, adjusted for what you have already done in that session. Hevy will never do this; it shows last time and leaves the decision to you.

Its free tier is arguably better than Hevy's: unlimited logging, all 795 filmed exercises, your own plans, a rest timer, records and CSV export, with no ads and no account required. Pro is $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year, which is a large step up from Hevy Pro's $23.99 a year.

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 sideways move, and worth it for one feature: export. Strong writes your entire history out to CSV from the settings screen. Its logging screen is marginally faster than Hevy's, and the plate and warm-up calculators are one tap away.

You give up the web app, Wear OS and a routine (three free instead of four), and PRO costs more at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Take Strong over Hevy only if owning your data as a file, or raw logging speed, is the deciding factor.

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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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 Hevy's exercise library feels thin. JEFIT has 1,400 plus exercises with video and animations, built-in bodybuilding programs and community routines, plus Apple Watch live sync and Wear OS. Elite adds an adaptive plan and weight suggestions from your logs at $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year.

The cost is the interface. Logging a set takes noticeably more taps than in Hevy, and the free tier carries ads, which Hevy's does not. Choose it when the library and the pre-made programs are the reason you are switching.

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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Fitbod

Generates each workout for you from your equipment, recovery and past sessions.

No free tier · $15.99/mo · $95.99/yr

The answer if you no longer want to plan at all. Fitbod builds each session from the equipment in front of you and which muscles it treats as recovered, which is the opposite of Hevy's model. It is genuinely good in a hotel gym with two dumbbells and a cable.

It is also the most expensive general tracker here at $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year with no free tier, so it is only sensible if you use the generator most sessions. If you follow a program you wrote, this is a worse Hevy at five times the price.

Where it is strong

  • Builds each session for you from the equipment you have and what you trained last
  • 1,000 plus exercises with multi-angle video
  • Apple Watch, Apple Health, Strava and Fitbit integrations
  • Good fit for travel and home gyms with odd equipment

Where it falls short

  • Most expensive general tracker here at $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year
  • No free tier past the trial
  • Running a fixed program you wrote yourself works against the grain of the app
  • The generator decides progression, which some lifters dislike

Best for: People who want a workout handed to them each day and do not want to write a program.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do people look for a Hevy alternative?

Three reasons come up repeatedly: the free tier's routine cap, the lack of any nutrition tracking, and the fact that Hevy records training but never plans it. None of those are bugs. They are what Hevy chose not to build.

Is there a Hevy alternative with nutrition tracking?

Ultra+ has a food log with search, barcode scanning, macros, bodyweight and sleep in the same subscription as the training log, at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year. MacroFactor is the stronger nutrition app but does no workout logging at all.

What is the cheapest alternative to Hevy?

Boostcamp and Alpha Progression both have free tiers that are more than demos, and Boostcamp's includes 11,000 plus programs. Nothing beats Hevy Pro's $23.99 a year among paid tiers.

Can I move my Hevy data to another app?

Hevy exports your workouts as a CSV file. Whether the new app can read it is the harder question: Strong and Alpha Progression export their own data, but importers for other apps' files are rare. Most people run both for a fortnight and let the old one go quiet.

Does any alternative have a web app like Hevy?

RP Hypertrophy runs in a browser. Among the free loggers, Hevy's own web app at hevy.com is the only one, which is a real reason to stay if you plan your week on a laptop.

Ultra+ shows your previous set and your best set on every set, and tracks your food in the same app, which is the piece Hevy leaves to a second subscription.

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