Comparison
Fitbod and Hevy solve different problems. Fitbod builds every session for you and charges a subscription for it; Hevy is a logbook with a generous free plan, a social feed and an optional program builder. Most people searching this already lean one way, so here are the numbers to settle it.
Pick Fitbod if you want the app to decide what you do: it writes each session from your goals, equipment and recovery, picks from more than 1,000 exercises with video, and adapts as you edit, and it charges $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year for that. Pick Hevy if you already know what you want to train: logging is free with no trial, Pro costs $23.99 a year, and Hevy Trainer can still build a program when you want one. For most lifters with a routine, Hevy is the better value; for someone who wants every workout decided for them, Fitbod earns its price.
| Feature | Fitbod | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Log workouts without paying | No. Needs a subscription after the 7-day trial | Yes. Unlimited, on the free plan |
| How you start | 7-day trial; you pick a plan to begin it | Free plan with no time limit |
| Monthly price | $15.99 | $2.99 for Pro |
| Yearly price | $95.99 | $23.99 for Pro |
| Lifetime price | Only in occasional promotions | $74.99 |
| Builds each workout for you | Yes. Every session is AI-generated | Partly. Hevy Trainer builds a program (Pro) |
| Routines you write yourself | Yes. Save and build your own | Partly. 4 on the free plan, unlimited with Pro |
| Exercise library | More than 1,000, with multi-angle video | Large free library with video |
| Adapts to your equipment | Yes. Including no equipment at all | You pick exercises to suit your equipment |
| Muscle recovery | Yes. Tracks recovery and uses it to pick exercises | Partly. Muscle distribution and sets per muscle group per week |
| Social features | No in-app feed listed | Yes. Feed, followers and leaderboards |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, web, Mac and Vision Pro | iPhone, Android and the web |
| Apple Watch app | Yes | Yes. Logs sets, rest timers and heart rate |
| Strava sync | Yes | Yes |
| Help from a person | Partly. Trainers answer questions by email | Partly. Hevy Coach for working with a personal trainer |
| On the App Store since | 2015 | 2019 |
| App Store rating (US) | 4.8 from about 288,000 ratings | 4.9 from about 100,000 ratings |
Facts checked on against Fitbod’s help center, Fitbod’s App Store listing, hevy.com/pricing and Hevy’s App Store listing. Prices are US prices; yours may differ.
Fitbod is a subscription after a short trial. Hevy is free to use, with an optional Pro tier that costs a quarter of Fitbod’s price by the year.
It depends on whether you want the app to plan for you. Fitbod is better at writing workouts: every session is generated from your goals, equipment and recovery. Hevy is better as a logbook: it’s free to use, cheaper to upgrade and has a social feed. If you already have a routine, Hevy is the better value.
Hevy, by a wide margin. Hevy is free to use, and Hevy Pro costs $2.99 a month or $23.99 a year in the US. Fitbod costs $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year after its 7-day trial, and logging new workouts needs a subscription once the trial ends.
Partly. Hevy Trainer, part of Hevy Pro, builds a program from your experience, goal, equipment and preferences and guides you through progressive overload. Fitbod goes further, generating every individual session and adjusting it to your recovery, but it costs four times as much per year.
Yes, both. Each has an Apple Watch app and an Android version. Fitbod also runs on the web, on Mac and on Vision Pro, and Hevy also has a web app. Both sync with Strava, and both connect to Apple Health on iPhone.
Fitbod, if you have no plan at all: it decides the exercises, sets and weights so you can follow along. Hevy suits beginners who start from one of its free ready-made routines, and free logging makes that the cheaper way to begin.
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