The best workout apps for lifters

The one most lifters land on, and for good reason: a fast logger, a big exercise library, solid charts, routines, and a social feed — most of it free. If you want a proven, polished tracker and don't care about the gym or ranking layer, it's the safe pick. Our Hevy comparison digs into the differences.

A veteran logger with one of the cleanest interfaces around and an excellent Apple Watch app. It's a pure solo logbook — no feed, no friends — and the free tier caps how many routines you can build. If you want distraction-free logging from your wrist, it's hard to beat. See the Strong comparison.

Less a logbook, more a robot coach: tell it your equipment and it builds each session for you, balancing muscle groups and recovery. Great if you don't want to program yourself and like being told what to do. It's subscription-first, and the auto-picks won't suit lifters who follow a fixed program.

Its edge is a library of well-known strength programs — 5/3/1, PPL, nSuns and the like — that you follow step by step, for free. If you'd rather run a battle-tested program than build your own, it's the pick. The logging is fine; the reason to use it is the program library.

One of the oldest trackers, with a huge exercise catalogue and illustrated instructions. Powerful and deep, but the interface shows its age and the free tier leans on ads. A solid choice if you want maximum exercise coverage and reference material in one place.