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The 10 Best Workout Tracker Apps in 2026, Tested

Hevy is the best free workout tracker and the right first try for most lifters. Ultra+ is the only one here that tracks your food and your training together. Boostcamp runs real programs for nothing, and Strong is still the fastest way to record a set.

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

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How these were compared

Every price, platform and feature below came from the vendor's own website or its US App Store listing, read on September 11, 2026. Where a product page does not mention a feature, the table says not listed rather than guessing, because an app not advertising a plate calculator is not proof it lacks one.

No app paid to be here and there are no affiliate links. Ultra+ is our own app, which is why it is second rather than first: Hevy's free tier is the better answer for most people starting out, and pretending otherwise would make the rest of this page worth less.

Prices are US dollars and change without notice. If you are reading this months after the date above, check the vendor's page before you decide.

Feature by feature

All ten workout apps compared, feature by feature
FeatureUltra+ app iconUltra+Hevy app iconHevyStrong app iconStrongFitbod app iconFitbodRP Hypertrophy app iconRP HypertrophyAlpha Progression app iconAlpha ProgressionJEFIT app iconJEFITBoostcamp app iconBoostcampCaliber app iconCaliberMacroFactor app iconMacroFactor
Workout loggingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesYesYesNot listedNot listedYesNot listedYesNot listedNo
Best set or 1RM trackingYesYesYesNot listedNot listedYesYesYesNot listedNo
Plate calculatorNoYesYesNot listedNot listedYesNot listedYesNot listedNo
Rest timerYesYesYesNot listedNot listedYesYesYesNot listedNo
Build your own programYesYesYesPartialPartialYesYesYesYesPartialPartialNo
Pre-made programsPartialPartialYesNot listedPartialPartialYesPartialPartialYesYesYesNo
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersYesPartialPartialNoPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartialPartial
Nutrition and macro trackingYesNoNoNot listedNot listedNoNot listedNot listedPartialPartialYes
Barcode scanningYesNoNoNot listedNot listedNoNot listedNot listedNot listedYes
Apple Watch appNoYesYesYesNot listedNot listedYesNoNot listedNo
Android appYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Data exportNoNot listedYesNot listedNot listedYesNot listedNot listedNot listedYes

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The ranking

Best free workout tracker

Hevy app icon
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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

Hevy is the app most lifters should try first, because its free tier is the whole logger rather than a demo: unlimited workouts, no ads, proper exercise videos, RPE, supersets, a plate calculator and a warm-up calculator. The cap is on routines, and Hevy's help centre puts it at four.

It also goes everywhere. iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and a web app at hevy.com, which no other free logger here matches. Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once. What it will not do is plan your training or track your food.

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.

Hevy alternatives

Best for training and nutrition in one app

Ultra+ app icon
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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

Ultra+ is ours, so read this with that in mind. It logs sets with your previous set and your all-time best set both on the screen, tracks food with search, barcode scanning and macros, and includes Blaze, a coach that reads your workouts, your nutrition and your bodyweight trend before it answers. Your first week is generated from your quiz answers before you open the app.

It is the only app here that puts the training log and the food log in one subscription, at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year after a 7-day trial. The honest gaps: no free tier, no web app, no Apple Watch app, no data export, no plate calculator, and around 500 exercises against JEFIT's 1,400 plus.

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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Best for following a real program

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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

If the plan you want to run already has a name, Boostcamp runs it properly and charges nothing. It carries 11,000 plus programs, including 130 plus written by coaches such as Dr. Eric Helms and Cody Lefever, and executes them as written with the progression schedule inside the template.

The free logger is complete: previous set data, rest timer, plate calculator and estimated 1RMs. Pro at $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year adds exclusive coach programs, a Strength Score and a per-muscle volume heatmap. There is no Apple Watch or Wear OS app, which Boostcamp states on its own site.

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.

Boostcamp alternatives

Best for fast logging and owning your data

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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

Strong's active workout screen is the quickest here. Previous values sit beside each input, the rest timer starts itself, and the plate and warm-up calculators are one tap away. It has stayed narrow on purpose for years and it shows.

It is also the app to pick if you want your history as a file: everything exports to CSV from the settings. Free covers unlimited workouts with three routines, and PRO is $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 once. No programs, no progression logic, no nutrition, no coach.

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.

Strong alternatives

Best for per-set weight recommendations

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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

Alpha Progression answers the question most loggers leave open. Before each set it recommends a weight and a rep target based on your history and on what you have already done that session, so set three is not asked to match set one. Pro adds periodization with scheduled deloads and a plan generator built around your gym's equipment.

The free tier is unusually complete: unlimited logging, all 795 exercises filmed in a real gym, your own plans, records, rest timer and CSV export, with no ads and no account. 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.

Alpha Progression alternatives

Best for generated sessions

Fitbod app icon
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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

Fitbod writes the workout instead of recording one. Tell it what equipment is in front of you and it builds the session from your recent training and which muscles it treats as recovered, varying load with non-linear periodization. In a hotel gym with two dumbbells and a cable, nothing here comes close.

It is the most expensive general tracker on this page at $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year with no free tier, and older subscribers are still on $12.99 and $79.99. The trade is control: generated sessions make a twelve-week progression on a specific lift harder to see and to drive.

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.

Fitbod alternatives

Best exercise library

JEFIT app icon
7

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

JEFIT has 1,400 plus exercises with video and animations, the largest library here, plus built-in bodybuilding programs and community routines, supersets, per-exercise rest timers, set tags, progress photos and automatic estimated 1RM. It live-syncs with Apple Watch and lists Wear OS on Google Play.

The cost is taps and ads. Logging a set goes through more screens than in Strong, Hevy or Ultra+, and Elite sells an ad-free experience as a benefit, which tells you what the free tier looks like. Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year.

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.

JEFIT alternatives

Best for RP-style mesocycles

RP Hypertrophy app icon
8

RP Hypertrophy

Renaissance Periodization's mesocycle app: templates and auto-regulation from your pump and soreness feedback.

No free tier · $34.99/mo · $299.99/yr

Renaissance Periodization's method as software. You build a mesocycle or take one of 100 plus templates, and each week the app sets your targets from your pump, soreness and performance feedback. There are 250 plus technique videos, and it runs in a browser as well as on both phone platforms.

It is also by far the most expensive app here: $34.99 a month or $299.99 a year, with no free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee instead. It runs one methodology, so it is the wrong tool for 5/3/1 or a powerlifting block, and nutrition is a separate RP subscription.

Where it is strong

  • Progression logic by Renaissance Periodization: next week's targets come from your pump, soreness and performance feedback
  • 100 plus templates with body-part specialization
  • 250 plus technique videos
  • Runs in a browser as well as on iOS and Android

Where it falls short

  • By far the most expensive app here: $34.99 a month or $299.99 a year
  • No free trial, a 30-day refund window instead
  • Rest timer, plate calculator and export are not listed on the product page
  • Locked to the RP method; the wrong tool for 5/3/1 or a powerlifting block

Best for: Lifters who want to run RP-style mesocycles exactly as RP's coaches prescribe them and will pay for it.

RP Hypertrophy alternatives

Best path to a human coach

Caliber app icon
9

Caliber

A free logger, a Plus tier of coach-designed plans, and paid one-to-one coaching in the same app.

Free: Unlimited workouts, 800 plus exercises, training with friends · $12.00/mo · $72.00/yr

Caliber is three products in one app. Free gives you unlimited workouts, 800 plus exercises with form videos and training groups with friends. Plus adds 120 plus coach-designed plans, a Strength Score and strength balance analysis at $12 a month or $72 a year. Premium is one-to-one coaching with a real trainer, priced in the app and far above any subscription here.

Its own pages do not list a rest timer, plate calculator, 1RM tracking or export, and Apple Watch is not in the App Store compatibility list, so we do not claim those. It is the pick when human coaching is where you are heading.

Where it is strong

  • Free tier with unlimited workouts and 800 plus exercises
  • 120 plus coach-designed plans on Plus, at $12 a month or $72 a year
  • A real path to human coaching inside the same app
  • Syncs your training data to ChatGPT and Claude for analysis

Where it falls short

  • Rest timer, plate calculator and 1RM tracking are not listed on its site or store page
  • Apple Watch is not listed in the App Store compatibility
  • Nutrition is targets and sync, not a food log with barcode scanning
  • The best of Caliber is the human coaching, which costs far more than any app on this page

Best for: People who may want a human coach later and want the free logger to be the same app.

Best nutrition tracker to sit next to any of them

MacroFactor app icon
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MacroFactor

A nutrition-only app: macro tracking with an expenditure algorithm that adjusts your targets weekly.

No free tier · $11.99/mo · $71.99/yr

MacroFactor is not a workout app and does not pretend otherwise. It is here because eight of the nine apps above track no food at all, so most people on this page end up needing a second subscription.

Its expenditure algorithm works out your real maintenance from what you log and how your weight trends, then moves your targets weekly. Barcode and label scanning, a verified food database and spreadsheet export. No free tier: $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year after a 7-day trial, and $89.99 a year for the bundle with its separate Workouts app.

Where it is strong

  • The expenditure algorithm works out your real maintenance from intake and weight trend and moves your targets weekly
  • Barcode and label scanning, a verified food database
  • Exports weight, calories and macros to a spreadsheet
  • Does one job, and does it well

Where it falls short

  • No workout logging at all; the Workouts app is separate and the bundle is $89.99 a year
  • No free tier: 7-day trial, then $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year
  • No Apple Watch app
  • No web app yet

Best for: Lifters who already have a training log they like and want the best nutrition tracker to sit next to it.

What each one costs

Ultra+ app icon

Ultra+

$6.25 a month billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly

Free tier
None
Monthly
$12.99
Yearly
$74.99
Trial
7-day free trial

Promo code ULTRA20 makes the yearly plan $64.99. Subscriptions run through the App Store, Google Play or the website.

Hevy app icon

Hevy

Free logger; Pro from $2.99 a month

Free tier
Full logger, no ads, routines capped (Hevy's help centre says four)
Monthly
$2.99
Yearly
$23.99
Lifetime
$74.99
Trial
Not listed

Prices from the US App Store listing. Pro adds unlimited routines, full graph history and unlimited custom exercises.

Strong app icon

Strong

Free logger; PRO from $4.99 a month

Free tier
Unlimited workouts, three custom routines
Monthly
$4.99
Yearly
$29.99
Lifetime
$99.99
Trial
Not listed

Prices from the US App Store listing. PRO removes the routine limit.

Fitbod app icon

Fitbod

No free tier; $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year

Free tier
None
Monthly
$15.99
Yearly
$95.99
Trial
Free trial (length not listed on the store page)

Prices from the US App Store listing, which also shows legacy pricing of $12.99 and $79.99 for older subscribers.

RP Hypertrophy app icon

RP Hypertrophy

No free tier; $34.99 a month or $299.99 a year ($24.99 a month billed yearly)

Free tier
None
Monthly
$34.99
Yearly
$299.99
Trial
Not listed

Prices from rpstrength.com. No free trial; RP offers a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.

Alpha Progression app icon

Alpha Progression

Free logger; Pro $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year

Free tier
Unlimited logging, all 795 exercise videos, your own plans, rest timer, records, CSV export
Monthly
$12.99
Yearly
$79.99
Trial
14-day free trial on the yearly plan

Prices from the US App Store listing. Pro adds the plan generator, per-set recommendations, charts, plate and warm-up calculators, periodization and deloads.

JEFIT app icon

JEFIT

Free with ads; Elite $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year

Free tier
Routines, the 1,400 plus exercise library, logging and history; expect ads
Monthly
$12.99
Yearly
$69.99
Trial
Not listed

Prices from jefit.com/elite, matched by the US App Store listing. Elite lists 'ad-free experience' as a benefit.

Boostcamp app icon

Boostcamp

Free programs and logger; Pro $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year

Free tier
All 11,000 plus programs, 130 plus coach-designed, and the logger
Monthly
$14.99
Yearly
$59.99
Trial
7-day free trial on the yearly plan

Prices from boostcamp.app/pro. Pro adds 20 plus exclusive coach programs, a Strength Score, a per-muscle volume heatmap and advanced analytics.

Caliber app icon

Caliber

Free logger; Plus $12 a month or $72 a year

Free tier
Unlimited workouts, 800 plus exercises, training with friends
Monthly
$12.00
Yearly
$72.00
Trial
Not listed

Plus prices from the US App Store listing. Premium one-to-one coaching is priced separately in the app and costs far more.

MacroFactor app icon

MacroFactor

No free tier; $11.99 a month, $47.99 for six months, or $71.99 a year

Free tier
None
Monthly
$11.99
Yearly
$71.99
Trial
7-day free trial

Prices from macrofactor.com. A $89.99 a year bundle adds the separate MacroFactor Workouts app.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free workout tracker app?

Hevy. Its free tier logs unlimited workouts with no ads and includes the plate and warm-up calculators, and it runs on watch and web as well as phones. Boostcamp is the other real free option, and its free tier includes 11,000 plus training programs.

Which workout app tracks calories as well as workouts?

Ultra+ is the only app in this comparison with both in one subscription: food search, barcode scanning and macros alongside the training log, at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year. The others are training only, so they pair with a nutrition app such as MacroFactor.

Which app tells you what weight to lift next?

Alpha Progression recommends a weight and reps before each set on Pro. JEFIT Elite suggests next weights from your logs. Fitbod chooses the exercises as well. RP Hypertrophy sets weekly targets from your soreness and pump feedback.

Do any of these apps work on Apple Watch?

Hevy, Strong, Fitbod and JEFIT have Apple Watch apps, and Hevy and JEFIT also support Wear OS. Boostcamp states it has none, and Ultra+, Alpha Progression and MacroFactor do not list one.

Which app is best for progressive overload?

Any app that shows your last session is the minimum, and most here do. Ultra+ also shows your all-time best set on the set you are doing and the volume change after the session. Boostcamp handles it through the program template instead, by running a progression schedule someone else designed.

How were these apps compared?

Every price, platform and feature came from the vendor's own site or its US App Store listing, read on September 11, 2026. Where a product page does not mention a feature, the table says not listed rather than guessing. No app paid to be included and there are no affiliate links.

Ultra+ shows your previous set and your best set on every set, and tracks your food in the same app, so you are not paying two subscriptions to see both halves.

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