Fitbod alternative
A Fitbod alternative that’s free to log.
Fitbod writes your workouts for you, but after its 7-day trial you need a subscription to keep logging. Arclift keeps logging, templates and your history free for good, and if you want a coach, Arclift Pro costs $19.99 a year against Fitbod’s $95.99.
Best Fitbod alternatives in 2026
People leave Fitbod for two reasons: the price, and wanting to run their own program instead of a freshly generated session every day. Here’s how Arclift compares, including the rows where Fitbod is clearly ahead.
| Feature | Arclift | Fitbod |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. Free forever, no trial clock | No. 7-day free trial, then a subscription |
| Log workouts without paying | Yes. Unlimited, for good | No. Logging new workouts needs a subscription after the trial |
| Price | Pro is $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once | $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year; lifetime only in occasional promotions |
| Builds each workout for you | No. You set the routine; the coach sets next targets (Pro) | Yes. Generates every session with AI |
| Next-session weights and reps | Yes. Progression coach with reasons, plateaus and deloads (Pro) | Yes. Built into each generated workout |
| Muscle recovery tracking | Yes. Recovery map with live decay and 7-day load (Pro) | Yes. Tracks recovery and uses it to pick exercises |
| Exercise library | 164 built-in, 161 with video, plus unlimited custom exercises | More than 1,000, with multi-angle video |
| Training with little or no equipment | Partly. Bodyweight exercise types; you build the session | Yes. Adapts each session to the equipment you have |
| Works without an account | Yes. No sign-up; your data stays in your iCloud | No. Needs an account and a chosen plan to start the trial |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, Android and the web, plus Mac and Vision Pro |
| Apple Watch app | No. A Lock Screen Live Activity logs sets instead | Yes |
| Integrations | Apple Health | Apple Health, Strava and Fitbit |
| Import from Hevy or Strong | Yes. From their CSV exports, free | Not among Fitbod’s listed features |
Fitbod facts checked on against Fitbod’s help center on plans, its trial terms and Fitbod’s App Store listing. Prices are US prices; yours may differ.
Why lifters switch
What changes when you move to Arclift.
Four differences. Logging and templates are free; the coaching is part of Arclift Pro.
Logging that stays free
Fitbod’s help center is plain about it: once the 7-day trial ends, you can still look at past workouts, but logging new ones needs a subscription. In Arclift, logging, unlimited templates and custom exercises, your full history and iCloud sync are free for good, so you never pay just to write down a set.
What’s free and what’s ProYour program, not a new one every day
Fitbod generates each session. Arclift starts from the routine you already trust and keeps it: save it as templates, and with Pro the progression coach sets the weight and reps for each exercise’s next session, flags plateaus, calls deloads and explains every decision, holding targets steady after poor sleep or low HRV.
See the progression coachA fraction of the price
Fitbod costs $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year in the US. Arclift Pro is $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once for good, and it’s optional: everything that records a workout works without it. That is the statistics, recovery map and coach for less than a quarter of Fitbod’s yearly price.
No account, no plan to pick first
Fitbod asks for an account and a monthly or yearly plan before the trial starts. Arclift has no accounts and no trial at all: install it, start a set. Your workouts are stored on your iPhone and synced through your own iCloud account, where we can’t read them.
How templates work
Honest tradeoffs
Where Fitbod still wins.
Fitbod solves a different problem well. If one of these is what you want, it’s worth its price.
- It writes every workout for you
- Fitbod builds each session from your goals, equipment, history and recovery, varies exercises with non-linear periodization and learns from your edits. Arclift never writes a session: it builds one starter template during setup and then expects you to run your own routine.
- A far bigger exercise library
- Fitbod has more than 1,000 exercises with high-resolution, multi-angle video, including cardio, mobility and pregnancy-safe options. Arclift has 164 built-in exercises, 161 of them with video, plus as many custom exercises as you want to add yourself.
- Train anywhere, on any device
- Fitbod runs on iPhone, Android and the web, has an Apple Watch app, syncs with Strava and Fitbit, and reshapes a session around whatever equipment you have, even none. Arclift is iPhone only, has no Watch app and leaves home workouts to the routines you build.
- Human help when you’re stuck
- Fitbod’s trainers answer strength training questions by email, and there’s a family plan for a household. Arclift has a support address for the app itself, but no trainers to ask and no shared plan.
Questions about switching from Fitbod
Is Fitbod free?
No. New users get a 7-day free trial, but you have to choose a monthly or yearly plan to start it, and it turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel. After that you can still view past workouts, but logging new ones needs a subscription, according to Fitbod’s help center.
How much does Fitbod cost?
Fitbod’s help center lists $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year in the US, about $8 a month on the yearly plan. The App Store also lists $12.99 and $79.99 plans, and Fitbod sells a lifetime membership only during occasional promotions. Prices vary by region and platform.
Is Fitbod worth it?
If you want an app to write every session, adapt to your equipment and choose from more than 1,000 exercises, Fitbod does that well, and $95.99 a year is the price. If you already have a routine and mainly want to log it and know what weight to use next, Arclift covers that, with logging free and Pro at $19.99 a year.
Can I move my Fitbod history to Arclift?
Not directly. Arclift imports the CSV exports from Hevy and Strong, but it can’t read Fitbod’s data, so your Fitbod history stays in Fitbod, where you can still view it after a subscription ends. In Arclift, your history starts with your first logged session.
Does Arclift generate workouts like Fitbod?
No. Arclift doesn’t build a new session each day. During setup it creates one starter template from your goal, experience, equipment and session length, and after that you train from templates you control. With Pro, the progression coach sets the weight and reps for each exercise’s next session.
More comparisons
- Fitbod vs Hevy
An app that writes your workouts for a subscription against a free logbook with a cheap Pro plan: what each costs and who should pick which.
- Hevy alternatives
Hevy’s free plan caps routines at four. How Arclift compares, what Hevy still does better, and how to bring your history across.
- JEFIT alternatives
JEFIT has a huge exercise library and a community; Arclift is a simpler iPhone log with a cheaper coach. How they compare, and where JEFIT is still the better pick.
- Strong alternatives
Strong’s free version keeps three routines. How Arclift compares, where Strong is still the better app, and how to bring your log across.
Use cases
- Bodybuilding
Weekly sets per muscle on a body map, recovery you can read, drop sets that don’t skew your targets, and double progression set for you.
- No subscription
Logging, templates and history free for good, with no account and no ads, and a one-time option for Pro. Plus what other trackers charge.
- Progressive overload
Pick a progression rule per exercise and get the next weight and reps for every set, with plateaus and deloads called for you.
Free tools
- RPE calculator
Estimate your one-rep max from any set, find the weight for a target RPE, and read the full RPE chart.
- Plate calculator
Enter a target weight and get the plates for each side of the bar, in kg or lb, with only the plates you have.
- One-rep max calculator
Estimate your 1RM from any set with Epley and six other formulas, and get your working weights from 50 to 100%.
- Warm-up calculator
Enter your working weight and get warm-up sets that ramp up to it, with the reps and the plates for each side.
- Workout log template
A free spreadsheet for Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers, one row per set, plus a printable PDF log.
- DOTS calculator
Score your powerlifting total with DOTS, Wilks and IPF GL points, for men or women, classic or equipped.
Guides
- Deload week: when to take one and how to run it
What a deload is, how to tell you need one, three ways to run it with sample weeks, and what the research actually shows.
- Push pull legs: a complete routine and how to run it
A complete push pull legs routine for three or six days a week, with sets, reps, rest, weekly volume per muscle and a rule for progressing it.
- How long should you rest between sets?
Rest times for building muscle, strength and endurance, by goal and by lift, what the studies found, and how to fit longer rests into a short session.
- How many sets per muscle group per week?
Weekly sets for building muscle, by experience and by muscle group, how to count compound lifts, and when to add or cut volume.
- Upper lower split: a complete 4-day routine
A complete four-day upper lower routine with sets, reps and rest, a beginner version, weekly volume per muscle and how it compares with other splits.
Run your own program, and log it for free.
Arclift is free on iPhone with unlimited templates and no account. Add Pro for the progression coach and recovery map whenever you want them.
See what’s free and what Pro costs