Best Gym Apps in 2026: 7 Workout Trackers Compared

The best gym app is the one you'll open every session. That sounds obvious, but it's the real test: an app with every feature is useless if logging a set takes five taps, and a simple one is enough if it shows you what you lifted last time.

This guide picks the best gym app for each kind of lifter, says plainly what each one is bad at, and shows what each one costs over a year. We checked every app on its own website and App Store or Google Play listing in October 2026.

The short answer: Hevy is the best all-round workout tracker for most people, with an ad-free free plan and the cheapest upgrade. Strong is the best for simple logging and the Apple Watch. Fitbod is the best if you want an app to write your workouts. Liftly is the best for seeing your progress and getting a strength rank for every muscle. Boostcamp is the best for following a proven program.

The best gym apps at a glance

Prices are the US list prices each app shows on its own site or store page. They change by country and over time, and apps sometimes test different prices, so check in the app before you buy.

If you only want free options, we compared those in detail in the best free gym apps.

What makes a gym app good

Before the picks, here's what we judged them on. These are the features that decide whether you'll still use an app in three months:

1. Fast logging. Between sets you have a minute and sweaty hands. Logging a set should take a tap or two.
2. Last time, on screen. The app should show what you lifted last session the moment you open an exercise. That one feature is most of progressive overload: beat last time by a rep or a few pounds.
3. Progress you can see. A chart of your estimated one-rep max or your best sets over months, so you know you're getting stronger, not just busier.
4. Fair limits. How many routines you can save, how far back your charts go, and whether there are ads.
5. A reason to come back. Friends, a program, a rank to chase. Something that gets you to open it next session.

Hevy: best gym app for most people

Hevy is a clean, quick workout logger with a social feed: you can follow friends, see their workouts and copy their routines. Its App Store listing covers the features most lifters need, including automatic rest timers per exercise, set types (warm-up, drop set, failure, superset), one-rep max estimates and progress graphs. It also has an Apple Watch app that syncs live with the workout on your phone.

The free plan has no ads and unlimited workouts. Its own pricing page caps the free plan at 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of graph history. Hevy Pro removes the caps for $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once, the cheapest upgrade on this list.

Pick it if: you want a polished, ad-free tracker and like seeing what your friends lift. Skip it if: you want the app to plan your workouts for you.

Strong: best for simple logging and Apple Watch

Strong has been around for years and is known for a minimal logging screen that stays out of your way. Its App Store listing includes a rest timer, warm-up and plate calculators, supersets, 1RM and volume graphs, CSV export and a fully featured Apple Watch app that logs workouts with or without your phone.

Free gives you unlimited saved workouts and up to 3 custom routines. Strong PRO is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year in the US, with a lifetime option, and unlocks unlimited routines.

Pick it if: you want a no-fuss log, or you want to leave your phone in the locker and log from your watch. Skip it if: you train more than 3 different days and don't want to pay. The routine cap will pinch.

Liftly: best for seeing your progress

Liftly is a gym tracker built around one question: are you getting stronger? Logging is free, unlimited and works offline. When you open an exercise, it fills in last session's weight and shows last time's reps as grey hints, and "Same as last time" fills them in with one tap. It flags a PR the moment you hit one and estimates your one-rep max from every set, with a free chart of your estimated 1RM over time. Free users also see the top leaderboards.

Liftly Pro turns that data into direction. It ranks every muscle from Newbie to GOAT, based on your strength for your bodyweight, so you can see which muscles are lagging. It also suggests the weight for your next workout when you hit your reps, and adds advanced analytics for every exercise, a calendar day view, saved workout splits and comparisons with friends. Pro starts at $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year in the US, with a free trial.

Pick it if: you want to see progress clearly and like having a rank to chase. Skip it if: you need an Apple Watch app or a built-in rest timer. Liftly doesn't have either yet. The free version also shows occasional full-screen ads; Pro removes them.

Fitbod: best if you want workouts written for you

Fitbod is different from the others: instead of logging a plan you made, it builds your workouts. Its App Store listing describes AI-generated workouts based on your goals and experience that adapt as you edit them, a library of over 1,000 exercises with multi-angle videos, home workouts with no equipment, and an Apple Watch app.

Fitbod's FAQ lists $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year and a 7-day free trial. There's no lasting free plan, and it's the most expensive app here.

Pick it if: you don't want to think about what to do in the gym and you're happy to pay for that. Skip it if: you already follow a program, or you mainly want a cheap, fast log.

Boostcamp: best for following a program

Boostcamp is a tracker with a big program library on top. Its own Pro page says the free app includes the full workout tracker and more than 14,000 programs, including most of its coach-designed ones, plus RPE logging, rest timers and PR badges. Pro adds exercise analytics, auto progression, personalized programs and exclusive coach programs for $59.99 a year (with a 7-day trial) or $14.99 a month.

Pick it if: you're a beginner or intermediate who wants a proven program, free. Skip it if: long-term charts matter most to you, since per-exercise analytics are Pro.

Jefit: biggest exercise library

Jefit is a workout planner and log with one of the biggest exercise libraries around. Its pricing page lists free custom routines, more than 1,400 exercises with instructions, logging and history. Elite adds pro-designed plans, advanced analytics, video demos, Watch support and no ads, for $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year.

Pick it if: you want a huge library with instructions for every exercise. Skip it if: ads bother you and you don't want to pay one of the higher prices here.

Liftoff: best for competing on ranks

Liftoff ranks your lifts and turns training into a game, with global leaderboards, streaks, quests and achievements. Its App Store notes say you can get your rank on 500+ exercises for free, and Liftoff Pro has several price points listed in the store.

Pick it if: competition is what keeps you training. Skip it if: you want a clear, fixed price before you start. Liftly and Liftoff both rank your strength, in different ways, so if ranks are your thing, try both.

What each gym app costs per year

Monthly plans add up fast. Here's what each upgrade costs if you pay monthly for a year, versus the yearly plan, at the US list prices above:

Two things stand out. First, if you're sure you'll keep using an app, the yearly plan saves 30–67% on every one of them. Second, Hevy's $74.99 one-time price only beats its yearly plan after a little over 3 years ($23.99 × 3 = $71.97), so it's only worth it if you're already sure you'll stick with Hevy.

The cheapest option of all is to start free. Every app here except Fitbod lets you log for free, so use the free plan for a few weeks and upgrade only for a feature you keep wishing you had.

Which gym app should you pick?

Match the app to what you actually need:

• "I want one solid app and I'll figure out the rest." Hevy.
• "I log from my Apple Watch." Strong or Hevy. Strong's watch app works without your phone.
• "I want to know if I'm getting stronger, and where I'm weak." Liftly.
• "Tell me what to do today." Fitbod.
• "I want a proven program, free." Boostcamp.
• "I need instructions for every exercise." Jefit or Fitbod.
• "I train harder when I'm competing." Liftoff or Liftly.

Whichever you choose, the way to get results is the same: log every session, beat last time's weight or reps, and look at your charts every few weeks. If you want numbers to aim for, see how much should I bench for my weight and how much should I squat for my weight.

FAQ

What is the best gym app?

For most people, Hevy: it's fast, ad-free on the free plan and the cheapest to upgrade. If you want workouts planned for you, Fitbod. If you want to see your progress and a strength rank for every muscle, Liftly. If you want a free program to follow, Boostcamp.

What is the best workout tracker app for weightlifting?

Hevy, Strong and Liftly are all built for logging weights, sets and reps, and all three show your previous sets and estimate your one-rep max. Pick Hevy for social features, Strong for the Apple Watch, and Liftly for progress charts and muscle ranks.

Is Fitbod better than Hevy?

They do different jobs. Fitbod writes your workouts for you and costs $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year. Hevy is a logger for workouts you plan yourself, with a free plan and a $23.99 yearly upgrade. If you already have a program, Hevy is the better value.

What gym app works on Apple Watch?

Strong, Hevy and Fitbod all have Apple Watch apps. Strong's logs workouts with or without your iPhone, and Hevy's syncs live with the workout on your phone. Liftly doesn't have an Apple Watch app yet.

Are paid gym apps worth it?

Only if you'll use the paid feature. Logging and seeing last time's numbers, which drive most of your progress, are free in Hevy, Strong, Liftly and Boostcamp. Pay when a limit gets in your way: more routines, longer chart history, workouts written for you, or muscle ranks.