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Hevy vs Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log

Hevy 4.9★ · Free to download 90
Winner Hevy
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 4.9★ · Free + IAP 70

Hevy is the better choice for most users, offering a more reliable experience, especially with Apple Watch integration, and a more generous free tier.

Full reviews: Hevy · Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log

Hevy excels in reliability and user experience, with a highly praised free tier and seamless Apple Watch integration. Strong, while a long-standing option, is plagued by persistent Apple Watch sync issues and a more restrictive free version.

Head to head

Features & Functionality edge: HevyR2R3R5R9
Hevy Hevy users praise its comprehensive tracking, ability to create custom routines, exercise library with demos, PR tracking, and analytics like graphs and monthly reports R2R3R5. Some users appreciate the 'coach' option for guided workouts R5 and the social features for connecting with friends R3R5. A few users wished for food/calorie tracking or more CrossFit/kettlebell options R9.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log Strong users value its ability to track sets, create custom templates, and monitor progress over time with graphs . The app offers exercise depictions for form . However, users frequently note a limited exercise database, lack of visuals or notes for custom exercises, and an inability to edit or delete custom exercises R85. Some desire Strava integration or a perceived effort tracker .
Ease of Use edge: HevyR2R3R10R14
Hevy Hevy is consistently described as simple, clean, intuitive, and very user-friendly R2R3R10R15. Users find it easy to create routines, add exercises, track weights and reps, and navigate the interface R10R14R17.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log Strong is generally considered easy to use for tracking workouts and planning . Users appreciate the intuitive entry and timer positioning . However, some report a mediocre UI and laggy text entry for weights and reps .
Reliability & Performance edge: HevyR1R14R16R20
Hevy Hevy is largely praised for working flawlessly, with rest timers and weight inputs functioning well R14R16. It syncs effectively with Apple Health and Strava R20. The main complaint is significant battery drain during workouts R30. A recent negative review mentioned Apple Watch disconnecting R1, but this appears to be an outlier compared to many positive watch integration comments.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log Strong suffers from widespread and persistent Apple Watch sync issues, with users reporting frequent disconnections, data loss, freezing, and workouts not syncing between the watch and phone R61R70. Users also report buggy timers, random numbers in templates, and entire sessions disappearing R70. Some note that the app feels stale and hasn't evolved much R84R85.
Price & Value edge: HevyR8R15R18R21
Hevy Hevy offers a very generous free tier, allowing users to create up to 4 custom routines, which many find sufficient R8R15R18R21. The premium version is considered affordable, with one user mentioning $20 a year and another $75 for lifetime access R21. Users feel the free tier is so good that premium is often purchased to support the developers R50.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log Strong's free version is criticized for being too restrictive, limiting users to only 3 workout templates, which many find insufficient for a typical workout split . Some users feel the free version is not usable and that the app tries to force payment . The lifetime membership is mentioned as $99 .
Support & Updates edge: HevyR31R73R84R85
Hevy Hevy users express satisfaction with the app's current state and look forward to new feature updates R31. There are no significant complaints about support or lack of updates.
Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log Strong users report poor support, with developers offering unhelpful advice like uninstalling/reinstalling for persistent Apple Watch issues R73. Many feel the developers have stopped caring or updating the app, leading to a stale experience and unaddressed bugs R84R85. Users are frustrated that new features like widgets are prioritized over fixing core sync bugs .
Pick Hevy if

you want a reliable, user-friendly workout tracker with a generous free tier, excellent Apple Watch integration, and social features to motivate you R3R8R14.

Pick Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log if

you are a long-time Strong user who doesn't rely heavily on Apple Watch sync, or are willing to tolerate its bugs for its core tracking functionality .

Evidence note: Reviews for Strong are heavily skewed by persistent and critical Apple Watch sync issues, which significantly impact its overall perceived reliability and user satisfaction. Hevy's reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with minor feature requests and one isolated report of watch disconnection.

Frequently asked

How good is Hevy's free version?
Hevy's free version is highly praised and considered very generous, allowing users to create up to 4 custom workout routines, which many find sufficient for their needs R8R30R45R50.
Does Strong Workout Tracker have Apple Watch issues?
Yes, Strong Workout Tracker has widespread and persistent issues with Apple Watch integration, including frequent disconnections, sync failures, data loss, and buggy timers, which many users find frustrating and make the app unreliable R61R70R73R78.
Can I track my progress with Hevy?
Yes, Hevy is excellent for tracking progress, offering features like PR tracking, monthly reports, graphs, and diagrams to visualize your gains and motivate you R3R5R17R38.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Hevy 5/5 · US Must have for lifting: LOVE this app, it keeps me regular with my workouts, easy to use, shows your PRs, has timers etc and is free, I have been way busier in the gym since I got this
  2. [R3] Hevy 5/5 · US Favorite app: Hevy is awesome. It keeps you motivated by seeing how much you lift per month, tracks your progress, built in workout timer. All my friends are on it, we like and comment on each others workouts. The interface is super clean and easy to use
  3. [R5] Hevy 5/5 · US Great app: Love this app. Keeps me on target and reminds me what weight I’m on. Great for challenging yourself and friends. Free is good but I have no complaints about the lifetime membership. My wife, my daughter and I all use it. The like the coach option so they don’t have to figure out what they are doing for each workout, it just tells them what they should do.
  4. [R9] Hevy 5/5 · US review: would be nice if there was a calories tracking food portion that matched up with this
  5. [R10] Hevy 5/5 · US Best w/o app!: I’ve used many workout apps over the years and this is by far the simplest, cleanest, most trackable and personable app I’ve used
  6. [R14] Hevy 5/5 · US Perfect Gym Companion: Works perfect. Customized my own workouts, and have it connected to my Apple Watch as a perfect workout setup. Rest timers, rep counts, weight inputs, all work flawlessly and has improved the efficiency of my workouts. Highly recommend.
  7. [R1] Hevy 2/5 · GB Apple Watch keeps disconnecting: Was great until recently, it can. never stay connected to the watch
  8. [R16] Hevy 5/5 · US Perfect in all aspects: Covers everything you would think of in a workout routine/progress tracking app. 10/10
  9. [R20] Hevy 5/5 · US Great Tracking App: love this app use it everyday and it sinks with apple health and strava
  10. [R8] Hevy 5/5 · US Best workout app for college students: Best gym app!!! I love being able to see all my workouts in one place. Clean, motivating, and gives all the info you need. It also calculates 1RM based on past lifts and remembers PRs. As a college student, I don’t have the money to spend on a paid app. This is the best free app I’ve found, and I’ve tried so many!
  11. [R15] Hevy 5/5 · US Good too keep track of weight: Free and easy too use a lot of workouts to chose would recommend
  12. [R18] Hevy 5/5 · US Simple useful neat: Really like the simple structure of the app and the built in timers. It’s nice to have to take one less thing to the gym ( as I don’t have to take my notebook). That said I’m dipping if they make the essential stuff super limited and put a paywall, or if they add too many adds.
  13. [R21] Hevy 5/5 · US This is the most amazing application I’ve ever used: I have been using Hevy since about 2021!! There’s many ways to track your workouts, and this one is SUPERB!! History, small demos on each workout, easily changeable workouts. I used to not be a premium member, which gave me 4 workouts that I could customize to my liking. However, I changed to the premium which is only about $20 a year. That’s ri
  14. [R31] Hevy 5/5 · US Maybe the best app for workout tracking.: I’ve been using several apps throughout the last few years and this one seems to have the most useful features. Looking forward to new feature updates!
  15. [R73] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 1/5 · US Junk app: If you ever have to reach out to the developer team, know you’re in for zero help. This app has constant issues integrating with Apple Watch which, for a fitness app, renders it useless. Every time I reach out to support they just tell me to uninstall and reinstall the app. If that was going to work, don’t they think it would’ve worked the first time? They’re lazy and uninterested in mak
  16. [R84] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 3/5 · US A Former Great: I used Strong for years and it was a great app. Unfortunately the devs haven’t kept up with the times and recent sync issues with my Apple Watch have caused me to switch to a different app. Will it do the basics and do it well? Yeah. Are there much better, more feature rich workout apps? Also, yeah.
  17. [R85] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 2/5 · US No Longer Updating: The app is good except for the fact that is seems like they've stopped caring or updating the app. The list of workouts in their database is extremely limited. You can add your own, but they don't allow you add any images/ videos/notes for reference. I think with ALL the apps out there, they should be updating their list of workouts weekly to include visuals and notes. Or at
  18. [R30] Hevy 4/5 · US Great app, kills your battery: This app is great and has the perfect amount of free features. You can have 4 plans, which is perfect for my 4 day split. You can easily add sets and change your weights. It is easy to reorder or switch out an exercise as well. With that being said, it kills my battery. I had a 1 hour workout and my battery was drained 19% from this app, yet it was only on the screen
  19. [R45] Hevy 5/5 · US Overall GREAT app,: I say that because I only really needed an app to log my workouts and this is perfect, only downside being that you can only have 4 routines for free, any more would be in the paid subscription, but other than that, love the app
  20. [R50] Hevy 5/5 · US Best Workout Tracker Ever: Been using Hevy for about 2 months and it's absolutely amazing. The free tier is so good most people don't even need to purchase the premium version and it's amazing robust yet simple to use. It has all the features to help me track progressive overload and stay motivated without any fluff or having it all locked behind a paywall. I'm thinking of getting the subscription
  21. [R61] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 1/5 · US It stinks now: It used to sync well with my watch. Not anymore. Almost useless.
  22. [R70] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 2/5 · US Buggy, even with the paid version: This app is incredibly inconsistent, especially when it comes to syncing up to my Series 11, sometimes it absolutely refuses to communicate with the watch and vice versa. The timers between sets often freeze or don’t engage at all, it throws in random numbers for weight and reps into my workout templates and a large amount of my recorded sessions seem to disappea
  23. [R78] Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log 3/5 · US Good app. Poor sync.: I’ve used this app for years to track my workouts. Overall, it’s good when it comes to tracking workouts, but the sync feature between the app and Apple Watch can suck. Sometimes it syncs fine and other times they won’t sync unless you reset the app on both the phone and Apple Watch. This issue is persistent enough to where I experience it on a pretty regular basis. I wouldn’
  24. [R17] Hevy 5/5 · US Amazing App!!: It’s SO user friendly. Anything that I’ve wanted to edit, adjust, customize, etc. it’s there. Truly fantastic app for tracking weights, progressive overload, and all progress. Like it gives you GRAPHS and DIAGRAMS!! It truly gives you more details than you’d expect! I would highly recommend this app for people just starting or well along in their workout journey.
  25. [R38] Hevy 5/5 · US Great apps!: I love the Hevy app for my lifting journey. It is very easy to use, and I especially love the monthly report. It shows you how much you have progressed extensively. I highly recommend this app!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store