Strong caps free users at 3 routines. Progress charts cost extra. Those two walls send more lifters app shopping than anything else in this category, and if you just hit one of them, this list is for you.
Credit where it is due first. Strong has been around since 2014, the interface is clean, and the Apple Watch app is still the best one anybody makes. Nothing below is a hit piece.
The picks, fast.
- SÜPAFIT for most lifters (unlimited free workouts, full history, and it turns workout videos into plans)
- Hevy if you want a social feed (or you train on Android)
- Boostcamp for free proven programs (5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns)
- Jefit for the deepest exercise library
- Fitbod if you want AI to program every session for you
- FitNotes if you are on Android and want free forever
One thing before the list. SÜPAFIT is ours. I built it myself while working a full time job, because logging in the apps I used felt slower than the lifting. So no, this is not a neutral roundup. What I can do is give you real numbers for every app including mine, and tell you where the others win. Prices were checked against App Store listings and official help pages in July 2026. They change, so confirm before you pay.
The numbers
| App | Best for | Free tier | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| SÜPAFIT | Fast set tracking, video import | Unlimited workouts, full history, 1,000+ exercises, 1 video import | $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr |
| Strong | Polish, Apple Watch | Unlimited logs, only 3 routines | $4.99/mo, $29.99/yr, $99.99 lifetime |
| Hevy | Social lifting | 4 routines, 7 custom exercises, 3 months of history | $23.99/yr or $74.99 lifetime |
| Boostcamp | Free proven programs | Full programs free | Optional premium |
| Jefit | Exercise library depth | Full tracking, with ads | Elite subscription |
| Fitbod | AI generated workouts | 7 day trial only | $15.99/mo or $95.99/yr |
| FitNotes | Android lifters | Everything | Free |
1. SÜPAFIT (our pick for most lifters)
SÜPAFIT is a workout and set tracker built so that logging never slows down the lift. Your last session's numbers sit next to every exercise. Most sets are a tap or two. Rest timers start themselves.
The free tier is where the Strong comparison gets lopsided. Strong free stops you at 3 routines and keeps the charts for Pro. SÜPAFIT free gives you unlimited custom workouts, your full history forever, a 1,000+ exercise library, workout summary cards, achievement badges, and Apple Health sync. The two walls that sent you here, routines and history, are not walls in SÜPAFIT. I made sure of that on purpose, because hitting the routine cap the week I added an arm day was the kind of thing that made me want to build my own app in the first place.
Then there is the video import. Paste a workout link from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube Shorts and SÜPAFIT pulls the exercises, sets, and reps into a plan you can follow at the gym. Everyone has a saved folder full of workouts they have never done once. (Check yours. You already know.) This clears it. You get one import free to try it, and unlimited imports with Pro. Here is how video import works.
Pro costs $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year with a 7 day trial. Same price as Strong Pro. It unlocks unlimited video imports, a full body recovery heatmap, per muscle fatigue scoring, a muscle balance radar, per exercise progress charts, estimated 1RM, and PR tracking.
Where Strong still wins. Strong has the best Apple Watch app in the category and SÜPAFIT does not have one yet. Strong sells a $99.99 lifetime unlock and SÜPAFIT is subscription only. SÜPAFIT is iPhone only today, so Android lifters should read the Hevy and FitNotes sections. And like Strong, we keep the deep charts in the paid tier.
If fast tracking and a free tier without walls are what you came for, start here. See how the tracking works.
2. Hevy (the social one)
Hevy is the most recommended Strong alternative on the internet and the reasons hold up. The polish matches Strong. It runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, and Wear OS. And it adds a feed where you follow your friends, see their sessions, and share yours. If accountability is what keeps you showing up, that feed does real work. The community template library is a nice bonus too, proven routines like PPL and 5/3/1 ready to import.
The free tier has its own walls though. 4 routines, 7 custom exercises, and only 3 months of history. Train free for a year and spring is gone.
Hevy Pro is the cheapest paid tier of the big trackers at $23.99 a year, and there is a $74.99 lifetime option.
Get Hevy if your training partners are on it, or you need Android and want the full featured pick there.
3. Boostcamp (free proven programs)
Boostcamp comes at this from the other direction. Strong and SÜPAFIT assume you have a plan. Boostcamp hands you famous ones for free. 5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns, Greyskull, dozens more, with auto progression built in, so the app tells you what to lift next week.
The tracking is fine. The programs are the point. Run one start to finish and you will make progress, especially if you pair it with an understanding of progressive overload.
If you want a proven roadmap handed to you for zero dollars, this is it.
4. Jefit (the library)
Jefit has been around since 2010 and it shows both ways. Over 1,400 exercises with demonstrations, thousands of community routines, and volume tracking detailed enough for serious bodybuilding logs. Also an interface that feels its age, and ads on the free version.
For high volume lifters who want the deepest database and can live with the clutter, it still earns its spot.
5. Fitbod (AI writes every session)
Fitbod plays a different game. You do not bring a program. The app generates each session from your equipment, your history, and its recovery estimates, down to plate by plate loading. As workout generators go it is the most polished one out there.
Two catches. There is no free tier at all, just a 7 day trial and then the app stops. And 2026 pricing for new subscribers moved to $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year, more than triple SÜPAFIT or Strong annually. The money goes to the AI.
For people who never want to make a programming decision again, and will pay for that.
6. FitNotes (Android, free forever)
Ugly, Android only, free with no ads and no caps. FitNotes has quietly been the best zero dollar logger on Android for a decade. If that sentence describes what you want, stop reading and go get it.
Who should just stay on Strong
- You train Watch first. Strong's Apple Watch app is still the best in the category, full stop.
- You run 3 or fewer routines and never open the charts. The free walls will never touch you.
- You want to pay once and be done. The $99.99 lifetime unlock is real value if you will still be logging in three years.
Strong stayed narrow on purpose. If its lane is your lane, switching buys you nothing.
Switching from Strong
Strong exports your history as a CSV, so your data is never trapped. Most trackers, ours included, do not read that file directly yet. The practical move is simpler than it sounds. Export the CSV for safekeeping, enter your current working weights for your main lifts in the new app, and train. Your next session only needs the recent numbers anyway. SÜPAFIT lets you add past workouts by hand, and broader import options are on the roadmap.
FAQ
Is the Strong app free? There is a free version with unlimited workout logging, but it is capped at 3 custom routines and progress charts require Strong Pro.
How much is Strong Pro in 2026? $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or $99.99 once for lifetime access, as of July 2026.
What is the best free alternative to Strong? On iPhone, SÜPAFIT free has unlimited workouts and full history. Hevy is free across iPhone and Android with caps on history. Boostcamp has full proven programs for free. On Android, FitNotes is completely free.
Can SÜPAFIT import my Strong data? Not directly yet. You can add past workouts manually, and broader imports are on the roadmap. Most lifters enter their current working weights and move on.
The verdict
Our pick is the one we built. The carve outs are real though. Watch first lifters should stay on Strong. Android lifters go Hevy or FitNotes. If you want the app to write your whole program, pay Fitbod.
Everyone else got here because a free tier hit a wall. The wall is the one thing I made sure SÜPAFIT free does not have, and the video import is the thing nobody else has at all.
Download SÜPAFIT free on the App Store and run your next session in it. Still comparing? Our best workout tracker roundup and best free workout apps guide go wider than this list.
