JEFIT alternative
A simpler JEFIT alternative for iPhone.
JEFIT does a lot: more than 1,400 exercises, thousands of shared plans, a community and apps on every platform. Arclift does less, on iPhone only, and keeps logging, templates and custom exercises free with no limit. Its progression coach costs $19.99 a year against JEFIT Elite’s $69.99.
Best JEFIT alternatives in 2026
People usually leave JEFIT for a simpler app, a cheaper coach, or because they only ever use a fraction of what it offers. Here’s how Arclift compares, including the rows where JEFIT is clearly ahead.
| Feature | Arclift | JEFIT |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. Logging, unlimited templates and your full history | Yes. Logging, custom routines and 27,000+ shared plans |
| Custom exercises on the free plan | Yes. Unlimited, with your own photos and target muscles | Partly. Up to 7, according to JEFIT’s blog |
| Price | Pro is $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once | Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year |
| One-time purchase | Yes. Lifetime Pro for $49.99 | No. No lifetime plan on its App Store listing |
| Next-session weights and reps | Yes. Progression coach with reasons, plateaus and deloads (Pro) | Yes. Progressive overload suggestions you can override (Elite) |
| Builds a program for you | Partly. One starter template at setup, then your own routine | Yes. Adaptive Plan from your goal, equipment and schedule (Elite) |
| Exercise library | 164 built-in, 161 with video, plus unlimited custom exercises | More than 1,400, with video demonstrations on Elite |
| Ready-made workout plans | No. You build your own templates | Yes. 27,000+ free plans, plus 400+ pro-built ones on Elite |
| Progress statistics | Yes. Ten metrics, every PR and a recovery map (Pro) | Yes. Advanced analytics on Elite |
| Rest timer | Yes. Starts on its own and alerts you with the screen locked | Yes. Per-set rest timer on the free plan |
| Supersets | No | Yes. On the free plan, with tempo logging |
| Community | No. No social features | Yes. Group chats, contests and a leaderboard |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, Android and the web |
| Watch app | No. A Lock Screen Live Activity logs sets instead | Yes. Apple Watch and Wear OS; watch support is listed under Elite |
| Import from Hevy or Strong | Yes. From their CSV exports, free | Not among JEFIT’s listed features |
JEFIT facts checked on against JEFIT’s App Store listing, its Elite plans page and a September 2026 post on JEFIT’s blog. Prices are US prices; yours may differ.
Why lifters switch
What changes when you move to Arclift.
Four differences. Logging, templates and custom exercises are free; the coaching is part of Arclift Pro.
Custom exercises without a cap
According to a September 2026 post on JEFIT’s own blog, its free plan lets you create up to 7 custom exercises. In Arclift, custom exercises are unlimited and free, with your own photos and target muscles, alongside unlimited templates and your full history. If a machine at your gym isn’t in the library, add it.
How templates workA coach for less than a third of the price
JEFIT Elite costs $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US. Arclift Pro is $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once for good. 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.
How the progression coach worksA smaller app that stays out of the way
Arclift has no feed, no contests and no plan catalog to scroll through. It opens on your templates, logs a set with a keypad built for one thumb, starts the rest timer on its own and puts the next set on your Lock Screen, so you spend the session lifting rather than tapping.
See how logging worksNo account, data in your iCloud
Arclift has no accounts at all: install it and start a set. Your workouts are stored on your iPhone and synced through your own iCloud account, where we can’t read them, and they can go to Apple Health. If you used Hevy or Strong before JEFIT, Arclift can import that history from their CSV exports.
What’s free and what’s Pro
Honest tradeoffs
Where JEFIT still wins.
JEFIT is a bigger app than Arclift, and some of that size is genuinely useful. If one of these matters to you, stay with JEFIT.
- A far bigger exercise library
- JEFIT has more than 1,400 exercises with guided instructions, and video demonstrations with Elite. Arclift has 164 built-in exercises, 161 of them with video, plus as many custom exercises as you want to add yourself. If you like browsing for new movements, JEFIT has many more to browse.
- Thousands of plans to follow
- JEFIT offers more than 27,000 free plans, 400+ pro-built ones with Elite, and an Elite Adaptive Plan that builds a full program from your goal, equipment and schedule. Arclift builds one starter template during setup and then expects you to run your own routine.
- Every platform, plus a community
- JEFIT runs on iPhone, Android and the web, with Apple Watch and Wear OS apps, and has group chats, contests and a leaderboard. Arclift is iPhone only, has no Watch app and has no social features, so if you train with friends on different phones, JEFIT fits better.
- Supersets and tempo
- JEFIT’s free plan logs supersets and tempo alongside sets, reps and weight. Arclift has no superset mode, so pairing exercises means alternating them by hand, and it records weight, reps, time, distance, RPE and rest but not tempo.
Questions about switching from JEFIT
Is JEFIT free?
Yes. JEFIT has a free plan with workout logging, custom routines, its library of more than 1,400 exercises and thousands of shared plans. JEFIT Elite adds professionally designed plans, the Adaptive Plan, progressive overload suggestions, advanced analytics and watch app support.
How much does JEFIT Elite cost?
JEFIT’s App Store listing and Elite page give $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US. The App Store also lists some cheaper yearly offers and older legacy prices without saying who gets them, and there is no lifetime plan. Prices vary by region.
Is JEFIT Elite worth it?
If you want a program built for you, a huge exercise library with videos, a community and apps on Android and the web, Elite is a reasonable price for all of that. 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 JEFIT history to Arclift?
Not directly. Arclift imports the CSV exports from Hevy and Strong, but it can’t read JEFIT’s data, so your JEFIT history stays in JEFIT. In Arclift, your history starts with your first logged session.
Does Arclift have as many exercises as JEFIT?
No. Arclift has 164 built-in exercises, 161 of them with video, against JEFIT’s more than 1,400. You can add as many custom exercises as you like, with your own photos and target muscles, on the free plan.
More comparisons
- Hevy vs JEFIT
Free-plan limits, Pro and Elite prices, exercise libraries and ready-made plans side by side, with a verdict on which to pick.
- Fitbod alternatives
Fitbod needs a subscription to keep logging after its trial. How Arclift compares, where Fitbod is still the better pick, and what each one costs.
- 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.
- 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.
Log your training, without the extras.
Arclift is free on iPhone with unlimited templates and custom exercises, and no account. Add Pro for the progression coach and recovery map whenever you want them.
See what’s free and what Pro costs