Comparison
Hevy and JEFIT are both free workout logs on iPhone, Android and the web, with watch apps, supersets and a social side. JEFIT has been on the App Store since 2011 and has the bigger catalog of exercises and plans; Hevy arrived in 2019 and is the cheaper, higher-rated app. Here’s how they compare.
Hevy is the better pick for most lifters. Its Pro plan costs $23.99 a year against $69.99 for JEFIT Elite, it sells a $74.99 lifetime option JEFIT doesn’t, its free plan keeps three months of progress graphs, and it rates higher on the App Store. JEFIT is the better pick if you want more to choose from: more than 1,400 exercises to Hevy’s 400 or so, more than 27,000 free plans, free custom routines with no limit listed against Hevy’s four, and tempo logging. Both run on iPhone, Android and the web, both have Apple Watch and Wear OS apps, and both cap free custom exercises at seven, so the choice comes down to price against breadth.
| Feature | Hevy | JEFIT |
|---|---|---|
| Workouts you can log for free | Yes. Unlimited | Yes. Unlimited |
| Routines on the free plan | Partly. Up to 4 | Yes. Custom routines; no limit listed |
| Custom exercises on the free plan | Partly. Up to 7 | Partly. Up to 7, according to JEFIT’s blog |
| Exercise library | 400+ exercises | More than 1,400, with video demonstrations on Elite |
| Ready-made plans | Yes. A free library of routines | Yes. 27,000+ free plans, plus 400+ pro-built ones on Elite |
| Builds a program for you | Yes. Hevy Trainer, with progressive overload (Pro) | Yes. Adaptive Plan with load and volume suggestions (Elite) |
| Progress charts on the free plan | Partly. Graphs for the last 3 months | Partly. Charts and history; advanced analytics need Elite |
| Paid plan, monthly | Pro, $2.99 | Elite, $12.99 |
| Paid plan, yearly | Pro, $23.99 | Elite, $69.99 |
| Lifetime purchase | Yes. Pro for $74.99 once | No. None on its App Store listing |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android and the web | iPhone, Android and the web |
| Watch apps | Yes. Apple Watch and Wear OS | Partly. Apple Watch and Wear OS; watch support is listed under Elite |
| Social features | Yes. Feed, followers, compare lifts, leaderboards | Yes. Community feed, group chats, contests, a leaderboard |
| Supersets | Yes | Yes. On the free plan, with tempo logging |
| CSV export | Yes | Not among JEFIT’s listed features |
| Users | More than 17 million | More than 12 million members |
| On the App Store since | 2019 | 2011 |
| App Store rating (US) | 4.9 from about 100,000 ratings | 4.8 from about 47,000 ratings |
Facts checked on against hevy.com/pricing, Hevy’s App Store listing, Hevy’s help center on its exercise library, its Wear OS help page, JEFIT’s App Store listing, its Elite page, jefit.com and a September 2026 post on JEFIT’s blog. Prices are US prices; yours may differ.
Both apps are free to start and sell one paid tier. Hevy Pro costs about a third of JEFIT Elite by the year, and only Hevy sells a lifetime option.
For most people, yes. Hevy Pro costs about a third of JEFIT Elite by the year and has a lifetime option, its free plan keeps three months of graphs, and it has the higher App Store rating. JEFIT is the better choice if you want the largest exercise library and thousands of ready-made plans to follow.
Hevy. Hevy Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once in the US. JEFIT Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year, with no lifetime option listed, although the App Store also shows some cheaper yearly offers. Both apps log unlimited workouts for free.
It depends on what you need. Hevy’s free plan keeps three months of progress graphs but allows only four routines. JEFIT’s lets you build custom routines with no limit listed and opens more than 27,000 shared plans, but keeps advanced analytics for Elite. Both cap free custom exercises at seven.
JEFIT, by a wide margin. It has more than 1,400 exercises with guided instructions, with video demonstrations on Elite. Hevy’s help center lists a library of more than 400 exercises. Both let you add custom exercises, up to seven on their free plans.
Yes. Both run on iPhone, Android and the web, and both have Apple Watch and Wear OS apps. JEFIT lists watch app support among the features of its paid Elite plan.
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