Hevy vs StrongLifts
Hevy
hevyapp.com
StrongLifts
stronglifts.comSide by side
| Figure | Hevy | StrongLifts |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 8 |
| Spec score · Bodybuilding App | 9.0 (#3) | 8.4 (#4) |
| Spec score · Fitness Workout Tracking Software | 9.0 (#10) | 8.5 (#20) |
| Company founding | LinkedIn lists Hevy as founded in 2019. | LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2007. |
| Exercise library | The built-in library contains hundreds of exercises with demonstrations, and users can add custom exercises. | The app includes more than 100 pre-programmed exercises with videos and instructions. |
| Headquarters | Calonge i Sant Antoni, Spain | Hong Kong |
| Progress analytics | Hevy tracks personal records, estimated one-rep max, workout volume, muscle activity, frequency, consistency, body weight, and waist measurements. | Charts cover weight lifted, estimated one-rep max, volume and total reps. |
| Progress tracking | Hevy provides exercise charts, personal records, one-rep-max calculations, exercise videos, custom exercises, and complete exercise history. | Its charts track weight lifted, estimated one-rep max, training volume, and total reps, and the app records workout history and personal records. |
| Purpose | Hevy is a free weight-lifting workout tracker for logging workouts, tracking progress with analytics, and participating in a community of gym athletes. | StrongLifts is a weightlifting app that plans workouts, weights, sets, and reps to help users build strength and muscle. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.9 out of 5 from 98,000 ratings | 4.9 out of 5 from 77K reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.9 out of 5 from 278,000 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 101K reviews |
| Support | Hevy directs customer-service inquiries to its support team at [email protected]. | For app issues, StrongLifts directs users to contact support from within the app. |
| System requirements | The Apple app requires iOS 15.1 or later; Apple Watch requires watchOS 9.0 or later; the download size is 304 MB. | The App Store listing requires iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 on Apple silicon, visionOS 1 or watchOS 10. |
| What it does | Hevy is a workout tracker and planner for logging weight-training sessions, analyzing progress, and connecting with other athletes. | StrongLifts guides users through scheduled barbell strength workouts and chooses exercises, sets, reps and weights. |
Plans
Hevy
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Hevy Pro Monthly$2.99 a month
- PRO Monthly$2.99 a month
- Hevy Pro Annual$23.99 a year
- PRO Yearly$23.99 a year
- Hevy Pro Lifetime$74.99, paid once
- PRO Lifetime$74.99, paid once
StrongLifts
- Pro Weekly$4.99 a month
- Pro Monthly$11.99 a month
- Pro Monthly$11.99 a month
- Pro Quarterly$29.99 a month
- Pro Quarterly$29.99 a month
- Pro Yearly$59.99 a year
- Pro Yearly$59.99 a year
- StrongLifts Pro 5 Years$199.99, paid once
In their own words
Hevy
Hevy is a weight-lifting workout tracker for logging sessions, planning routines, and reviewing exercise progress. Logging tools include warmup, drop, and failure sets, rest timers, exercise notes, and custom exercises. Progress tracking includes exercise charts, personal records, one-rep-max calculations, exercise videos, and workout history. Users can follow athletes, like and comment on workouts, save routines, and use the community to stay accountable. Hevy runs on Android, iOS, and the web; its web version supports routine planning, progress analysis, and viewing friends’ workouts. Apple Watch and WearOS support includes workout tracking, routine syncing, and offline workouts. The free plan allows four routines, seven custom exercises, and three months of graph history. Pro adds unlimited routines, custom exercises, and graph history, along with full body-measurement logging and Hevy Trainer. Pro costs $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year, or $74.99, paid once. Accounts are public by default, but users can enable private profiles and limit social features in Privacy & Social settings.
StrongLifts
StrongLifts has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.