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Hevy vs Fitbod: Log Your Own or Have It Written

Hevy is a free logbook: you bring the program, it keeps the record. Fitbod is the opposite, generating each session from your equipment and recovery for $15.99 a month with no free tier. The choice is whether you want to write your training or have it written.

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

Feature by feature

Hevy vs Fitbod feature comparison
FeatureHevy app iconHevyFitbod app iconFitbodUltra+ app iconUltra+
Workout loggingYesYesYes
Previous set shownLast time's weight and reps on the set you are doingYesNot listedYes
Best set or 1RM trackingYesNot listedYes
Plate calculatorYesNot listedNo
Rest timerYesNot listedYes
Build your own programYesPartialPartialYes
Pre-made programsYesPartialPartialPartialPartial
AI coach that reads your logNot a generator: something you can ask about your own numbersPartialPartialPartialPartialYes
Nutrition and macro trackingNoNot listedYes
Barcode scanningNoNot listedYes
Apple Watch appYesYesNo
Android appYesYesYes
Data exportNot listedNot listedNo

Pricing

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.

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.

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.

These are not the same kind of app

Hevy assumes you have a plan. You build routines, you follow them, and it records what happened, showing your previous workout's numbers while you log. It is fast, well made and free, and the paid tier is $2.99 a month.

Fitbod assumes you do not want one. You tell it what equipment is in front of you and how you feel, and it builds the session from what you trained recently and which muscles it thinks are recovered. It uses non-linear periodization to vary the load and it learns from the edits you make.

A lot of comparisons treat these as competitors on a feature list. They are better understood as answers to different questions. If you already know what you are doing on Monday, paying Fitbod $15.99 a month to decide it for you is a waste. If you genuinely do not, Hevy's blank routine list will not help.

Price is the sharpest difference

Hevy's free tier is a complete logger with no ads and a cap of four routines. Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 for life.

Fitbod has a short free trial and then no free tier at all, at $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year, though older subscribers are kept on $12.99 and $79.99. That makes Fitbod roughly four times Hevy Pro on a yearly basis, and it only makes sense if you use the generator most sessions.

What each does better

Fitbod has the bigger library at 1,000 plus exercises with multi-angle video, against Hevy's several hundred with video. It integrates with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Strava and Fitbit. It is genuinely good at the hotel-gym problem: two dumbbells and a cable, and a sensible session appears.

Hevy has the web app, Wear OS as well as Apple Watch, the plate and warm-up calculators, RPE, supersets, a social feed and a far better free tier. Its product pages do not claim a generator, and it does not have one.

Neither tracks food. Fitbod's product pages do not list a plate calculator, a previous-set display or an export either, so those are unknowns rather than confirmed absences.

The gap both leave open

Neither app tracks nutrition, and neither gives you something to ask about your own numbers. Fitbod makes decisions but does not explain them in a conversation; Hevy does not make them at all.

Ultra+ sits in that gap at $12.99 a month or $74.99 a year, with a food log and barcode scanning, your previous and best set on the set you are doing, and a coach that reads your workouts and your nutrition before answering. It has no free tier, no web app and no watch app, so it is not a replacement for what Hevy does cheaply.

Which one to pick

Hevy app icon

Pick Hevy if

You have a program, or you want to build one. You want to spend nothing or almost nothing. You want a web app, a Wear OS watch or a plate calculator. You want to own the decisions about your training.

Fitbod app icon

Pick Fitbod if

You want a session handed to you every time you walk in. Your equipment changes often. You want multi-angle video on 1,000 plus exercises and Apple Health or Strava sync. The $15.99 a month is worth not thinking about programming.

The apps in detail

Hevy app icon

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 free logbook most people get recommended first, and for good reason. Logging is quick, the exercise library has proper videos, and the routine builder with folders is the cleanest of the group. While you log a set it shows your previous workout values, it has an automatic rest timer, RPE, supersets, a warm-up set calculator and a weight plate calculator. It runs on iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and in a browser at hevy.com.

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.

Fitbod app icon

Fitbod

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

No free tier · $15.99/mo · $95.99/yr

Fitbod flips the model: instead of you writing a program, it writes each workout. You tell it your equipment, your goal and how you feel, and it builds the session from what you trained recently and which muscles are recovered. It learns from the edits you make and uses non-linear periodization to vary the load. The library is 1,000 plus exercises with multi-angle video, and it integrates with Apple Health, Apple Watch, Strava and Fitbit.

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.

Ultra+ app icon

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 a training and nutrition app for people who lift to get bigger and stronger. It runs on iOS and Android, and it does not have a web app or a watch app. You log sets the normal way: pick the exercise, enter weight and reps, mark the set done, and a rest timer starts. What makes it different is what sits next to the input. Every set shows what you did last time for that exercise and your all-time best set, so the number to beat is on the screen instead of in your memory.

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.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fitbod worth the price compared with Hevy?

Only if you use the generator. Fitbod is around four times the yearly cost of Hevy Pro, and the thing you are paying for is having each session written for you. If you follow your own program, that value is zero.

Does Hevy generate workouts?

No. HevyGPT lets you build a plan in ChatGPT and import it, but nothing inside Hevy writes a session for you or reads your log and responds.

Does Fitbod have a free version?

No. There is a free trial, then $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year. Hevy's free tier is a full logger with a four-routine cap.

Which is better for building strength on specific lifts?

Hevy, because a repeated program with the same lifts on the same days makes progression easy to see and drive. Fitbod varies the session, which is useful for general training and works against a strength block.

Do either of them track calories?

No. Both are training only. An app such as Ultra+ includes a nutrition journal with barcode scanning alongside the training log.

Ultra+ shows your previous set and your best set on every set, and tracks your food in the same app, so both halves of gaining muscle live in one place.

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