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Best Strong App Alternatives in 2026

Strong is the fastest logging screen in lifting and exports everything to CSV, but the free tier stops at three routines and the app deliberately does no programming. Hevy replaces it cheaply, Boostcamp adds programs, and Ultra+ adds nutrition and a coach.

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

Where Strong stops

Strong's design is a refusal to do extra things. Previous set values sit next to each input, the rest timer starts itself, and the plate and warm-up calculators are a tap away. It tracks best sets and estimated 1RM per exercise and exports every workout to CSV. For a lifter running a written plan, it is close to ideal.

The free tier keeps unlimited workouts but stops at three custom routines, which is the main reason people upgrade or leave. PRO is $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 once.

The bigger reason people go looking is that Strong will not help them decide anything. No programs, no progression suggestions, no nutrition and nobody to ask. If you have trained for two years and are not sure what to change, Strong will faithfully record you not changing it.

Feature by feature

Strong compared with its alternatives, feature by feature
FeatureStrong app iconStrongHevy app iconHevyBoostcamp app iconBoostcampUltra+ app iconUltra+Alpha Progression app iconAlpha ProgressionFitbod app iconFitbod
Workout loggingYesYesYesYesYesYes
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesYesYesYesYesNot listed
Best set or 1RM trackingYesYesYesYesYesNot listed
Plate calculatorYesYesYesNoYesNot listed
Rest timerYesYesYesYesYesNot listed
Build your own programYesYesYesYesYesPartialPartial
Pre-made programsNot listedYesYesPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartial
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersNoPartialPartialPartialPartialYesPartialPartialPartialPartial
Nutrition and macro trackingNoNoNot listedYesNoNot listed
Barcode scanningNoNoNot listedYesNoNot listed
Apple Watch appYesYesNoNoNot listedYes
Android appYesYesYesYesYesYes
Data exportYesNot listedNot listedNoYesNot listed

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The alternatives, in order

Ordered by how well each one replaces Strong, 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 straight swap, and cheaper. Hevy does what Strong does, allows four free routines instead of three, and adds a web app at hevy.com plus a Wear OS app that Strong has no answer to. Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 for life, against Strong PRO's $4.99, $29.99 and $99.99.

You keep the plate and warm-up calculators and gain RPE fields, exercise videos and a routine builder with folders. The logging screen is very slightly slower than Strong's, and that is the whole of what you give up.

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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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 the missing piece is a program. Boostcamp runs 5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns, PPL, PHUL and 130 plus coach-written plans as written, with the progression schedule inside the template, and all of that is free. Strong will hold a routine but never runs a periodized plan for you.

It matches Strong on previous set data, rest timer, plate calculator and estimated 1RMs. It has no Apple Watch app, which Strong does, and no CSV export listed.

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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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 you want the two things Strong refuses: nutrition and someone to ask. Ultra+ shows your previous set and your all-time best set on every set, tracks food with barcode scanning and macros, and gives you Blaze, which reads your workouts and your food before it answers a question or proposes a plan change.

It costs $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year after a 7-day trial, has no free tier, no Apple Watch app and no export. If Strong's CSV export is the feature you rely on, do not switch to Ultra+ for that reason.

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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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 a recommendation rather than a record. Alpha Progression names a weight and rep target before each set on Pro and adjusts within the session, and its plan generator builds a full plan around your equipment and training days.

Its free tier is more generous than Strong's: unlimited logging, 795 filmed exercises, your own plans, rest timer, records and CSV export, with no routine cap mentioned and no ads. Pro is $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year, well above Strong PRO.

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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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 want to stop planning entirely. Fitbod writes each session from your equipment and recovery instead of recording a plan you wrote. It has 1,000 plus exercises with multi-angle video and syncs with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Strava and Fitbit.

At $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year with no free tier, it is more than three times Strong PRO. It is the right switch only if the generator is the thing you want, because it makes running a fixed program harder rather than easier.

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

How many routines does Strong allow for free?

Three custom routines, with unlimited workouts logged against them. PRO removes the cap at $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 once.

Is Hevy better than Strong?

Cheaper and broader, yes: a web app, Wear OS, four free routines and a $23.99 yearly tier. Strong keeps the faster logging screen and a well-known CSV export. For most people Hevy is the better default.

Which alternative keeps my data exportable?

Alpha Progression exports to CSV on its free tier, and Hevy exports your workouts too. Boostcamp, JEFIT and Ultra+ do not list an export, so treat leaving them as harder.

Is there a Strong alternative that plans my training?

Boostcamp runs named programs as written for free, Alpha Progression recommends each set on Pro, and Fitbod generates the whole session. They are three different meanings of the word plan, so pick the one that matches how you train.

Does any of them track food?

Ultra+ does, in the same subscription, at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year. None of the other loggers on this page track nutrition, so with them you are paying for a food app as well.

Ultra+ adds the two things Strong leaves out: a food log with barcode scanning, and your all-time best set on the set you are doing.

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