Hevy is the most popular free workout log for a reason. It is free with no ads, logging is quick, the friends feed lets you follow your training partners’ lifts and copy their routines, and it runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and the web. It even has an app inside ChatGPT.
So people who look for an alternative are usually after something specific. Every claim about another app on this page comes from that app’s own App Store listing, website or help center, linked from our feature map.
Why people look for an alternative to Hevy
Programs cost extra
Hevy’s ready-made library has 26 programs, but the feature that builds a program around you, Hevy Trainer, is part of Hevy Pro by Hevy’s own description.
The Watch logs, but doesn’t count
Hevy logs from Apple Watch and Wear OS without your phone. It doesn’t document automatic rep counting, so you still enter every set.
Social, but not competitive
Hevy has followers, likes, comments and leaderboards. It doesn’t document head-to-head competitions or groups, or tracking anything beyond the gym, such as steps, sleep or habits.
5 alternatives to Hevy
Splyt
A workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch that logs the way Hevy does, with templates that update your weights from what you lifted, supersets and drop sets, and adds what Hevy doesn’t document: the Watch counts your reps on its own, you can log a set by voice, an AI coach builds and schedules workouts, and you can race friends on steps, workouts, volume or sleep. It reads Hevy’s CSV export directly. Free on iPhone, with Pro at $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year; the free version keeps three saved templates. iPhone and Apple Watch only.
Strong
The simplest log of the lot: quick set entry, a records table for every rep count, warm-up and plate calculators, and a full Watch app. On iPhone and Android with no ads; unlimited templates and the calculators are in Strong PRO.
Fitbod
If you want the app to choose the exercises. Fitbod builds each session from your equipment and per-muscle recovery and adds load as you progress. You can also ask its certified trainers for advice.
Gravl
An AI personal trainer that builds your plan, schedules deloads and prescribes each session from your estimated one-rep max. iPhone, Android and Garmin.
Motra
For lifters who want the Watch to do the work: it counts reps and recognises the exercise, and generates workouts from your recovery and sleep.
Hevy and the alternatives, side by side
| Feature | Hevy | Splyt | Strong | Fitbod | Gravl | Motra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch logging without the phone | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Automatic rep counting | — | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| Voice logging | — | Yes | — | — | Partly | — |
| AI coach chat | — | Yes | — | — | — | Partly |
| Generated training program | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Competitions and challenges | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Groups | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Sleep tracking | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Import history from another app | Yes | Yes | — | — | Partly | Yes |
| Android app | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Web app or dashboard | Yes | — | No | Partly | Yes | — |
Each cell comes from the app’s own words, quoted and linked on the feature map, which covers 188 features across these six apps. For one pair in depth, see Hevy’s page.
Moving from Hevy to Splyt
Your Hevy history comes with you. Splyt reads Hevy’s CSV export, keeps warm-up sets, and won’t count a workout timer left running for a day as real training time. You review the workouts before they are saved and can undo the import later. Importing is free.
- In Hevy, export your workout data from its settings as a CSV.
- In Splyt, open the You tab and tap Import Workout Data, or share the file to Splyt.
- Check the workouts it found, then import.
Which one to pick
If Hevy’s free log does everything you want, there is no reason to leave it. If you want the Watch to count your reps, a coach that knows your training, or competitions that cover steps and sleep as well as lifting, try Splyt with your Hevy history imported. If you want the app to write the program, look at Fitbod or Gravl.
Questions
What app is like Hevy but with an AI coach?
Splyt’s AI coach reads your records, sleep, strain and habits and builds and schedules workouts in the chat. Fitbod and Gravl also generate your training for you.
Can I import my Hevy data into another app?
Yes. Export a CSV from Hevy’s settings and import it in Splyt from You → Import Workout Data. You review it before it is saved.
Is there an app like Hevy that counts reps on Apple Watch?
Splyt and Motra both count reps automatically on Apple Watch.
Which is better, Hevy or Strong?
Hevy gives you more for free and adds a social feed and a web app; Strong is the simpler, quicker log. Both import into Splyt.
More comparisons
- The best Strong alternatives
- The best Fitbod alternatives
- Ready-made workouts to try in any app
- Splyt help center
Splyt is a workout tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch: get it free on the App Store.