Hevy vs Strong vs Get Gains (2026): Gym Apps Compared
Hevy suits most lifters who want a free, social workout log on any phone; Strong suits iPhone and Apple Watch users who want a focused, private logbook; Get Gains suits Android users who want workouts, calories and supplements tracked in one app. All three log sets, reps and weights well. The real differences are price, free limits, platforms and what else each app tracks.
We make Get Gains, so weigh our view accordingly. Every Hevy and Strong fact below comes from their own websites, help centres or UK App Store listings, checked on 30 October 2026. We compared the apps from those sources; we did not test them hands-on.
Hevy vs Strong vs Get Gains: the short version
The short version is that Hevy has the biggest free plan, Strong has the longest track record, and Get Gains is the only one of the three with a built-in food diary and supplement tracking.
| Hevy | Strong | Get Gains | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free routines | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Free custom exercises | 7 | Not stated on Strong’s site | 5 |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, watch, web | iPhone, Android, Apple Watch | Android (iOS coming soon) |
| Food and supplements | No | Shows food data from other apps | Yes, both built in |
| Paid from (UK) | £2.99/month | £4.99/month (App Store) | £10.99/month |
How much do Hevy, Strong and Get Gains cost?
Hevy is the cheapest paid plan of the three, and Get Gains is the most expensive, because its paid tiers are built around AI features rather than extra logging limits.
- Hevy Pro: Hevy’s site lists $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 lifetime. On the UK App Store that’s £2.99 a month, £23.49 a year or £74.99 lifetime.
- Strong PRO: Strong’s website doesn’t publish a price, and its help centre says “Prices may vary between regions”. The UK App Store lists several PRO prices, including £4.99 a month, yearly options from £21.99 to £29.49, and £99.99 for “Strong PRO Forever”. Check the price shown in the app.
- Get Gains: Pro is £10.99 a month or £109.99 a year. Titan is £17.99 a month or £144.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial.
If you only want to log lifts and pay as little as possible, Hevy is the better value. Get Gains’ paid plans make more sense if you’ll use the AI tools.
What do you get for free?
All three have a free plan you can keep using, but each sets its limits in different places.
Hevy free (from Hevy’s comparison page):
- Unlimited logged workouts
- Up to 4 routines and 7 custom exercises
- Exercise graphs and muscle charts for the last 3 months
Strong free (from Strong’s help centre):
- Workout logging, which Strong says you will always be able to do for free
- Up to 3 workout templates
- PRO adds unlimited templates, body part measurements, all charts, the plate calculator and the warm-up calculator
Get Gains free:
- Workout, nutrition and body-weight logging
- A food database with barcode scan
- Progress charts, PBs and 1RM
- Supplement tracking with reminders
- Up to 3 routines and 5 custom exercises
- No ads
Routine limits matter more than they look. Three routines covers a three-day full-body plan. A four-day upper lower split with A and B days needs four, which fits Hevy’s free plan but not Strong’s or ours. A six-day push pull legs plan with A and B days needs six, so on any of the three you’d either reuse sessions or pay.
Which platforms do they run on?
Hevy runs on the most devices; Get Gains runs on the fewest.
- Hevy: iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and the web at hevy.com.
- Strong: iPhone, Android and Apple Watch.
- Get Gains: Android only today, on Google Play. The iOS app is in development and coming soon. There’s no watch app, but Titan syncs wearable data such as steps and heart rate through Health Connect.
This is the clearest area where Hevy and Strong beat Get Gains. If you train with an iPhone or log sets from your wrist, Get Gains isn’t an option yet.
How do they compare for workout logging?
All three cover the basics of a gym log: routines, custom exercises, history, charts and personal bests.
- Strong lists supersets, RPE, a warm-up calculator, Apple Health, Siri Shortcuts, custom timers, a muscle heat map and workout scheduling on its feature list. Its Apple Watch app is a long-standing strength.
- Hevy builds its app around workout logging, progress tracking and socialising, with leaderboards and a Strava integration.
- Get Gains logs workouts with progress charts, PBs and estimated 1RM, and the free plan includes supplement tracking alongside training.
If you like to track estimated maxes, our 1RM calculator uses the same idea any of these apps use: an estimate from a weight and a number of reps.
Which app is best for social features?
Hevy is the social one. Its home page invites you to “Follow and compete with other athletes”, with likes, comments and the option to save other people’s routines. Hevy says the feed can be disabled in settings if you’d rather train privately.
Strong lists workout sharing, but no social feed is described on its site. Get Gains has a feed where you can follow other lifters, share a workout, photo or note, and like posts, but its community is much newer and smaller than Hevy’s. If a busy feed of friends’ workouts matters to you, Hevy is the pick.
Can you track food and supplements?
Only Get Gains has a food diary and supplement tracker built in, and on its free plan. This is the main reason to choose it over the other two.
- Hevy: no nutrition tracking is described on its features page.
- Strong: can show nutrition from other apps. Macros come in from an Apple Health compatible nutrition app, and you can type in total calories by hand. You’d still log meals in a second app.
- Get Gains: log meals from a food database with a barcode scanner, track body weight, and log supplements with reminders, all in the same app as your workouts.
If you’re cutting or bulking, having training and calories side by side saves switching apps. Our calorie deficit calculator can give you a starting target.
Do Hevy, Strong or Get Gains use AI?
Get Gains has the most AI features, Hevy has an algorithm-based planner, and Strong lists none.
- Hevy: Hevy Trainer is an “adaptive strength programming system” based on an algorithm, and it’s a Pro feature. There’s also a Hevy plugin for ChatGPT that’s free to Hevy users and works with a free ChatGPT account.
- Strong: no AI features are listed on its site.
- Get Gains: Pro adds AI tools including Snap Meal (log a meal from a photo) and AI-generated workouts. Titan adds Gains Coach, an AI coach with memory, plus adaptive TDEE.
Whether that’s worth paying for is personal. If you just want to log lifts, you don’t need any of it.
Can you export your data?
Strong has the simplest spreadsheet export, and Hevy is the only one of the three that imports from Strong.
- Strong: export to a spreadsheet-friendly CSV from the app’s settings. Exported files can’t be imported back into Strong.
- Hevy: has an Export & Import Data section in settings and a built-in Strong CSV import.
- Get Gains: request a full copy of your data in the app (Settings, then Privacy) and you’ll get an emailed link to a JSON file, or delete everything permanently. Get Gains can’t import from Strong or Hevy, so you’d start a fresh log.
Pick Hevy if…
Pick Hevy if you want the most generous free workout log and you’d enjoy training with friends.
- You want 4 free routines and 7 custom exercises.
- You use an iPhone, Android phone, Apple Watch, Wear OS watch or a browser.
- You want the cheapest paid plan, or a one-off lifetime purchase.
- You’re moving from Strong and want to bring your history with you.
Pick Strong if…
Pick Strong if you want a focused, private logbook with a long track record on iPhone and Apple Watch.
- You only care about lifting and like a clean, simple log.
- You use an Apple Watch and Siri Shortcuts.
- You value maturity: Strong’s UK App Store listing shows 4.9 out of 5 from about 24,000 ratings.
Pick Get Gains if…
Pick Get Gains if you’re on Android and want training, food and supplements in one free app.
- You’d otherwise run a gym app and a calorie counter side by side.
- You take supplements such as creatine and want reminders.
- You’re interested in AI meal logging or an AI coach, and are happy to pay for them.
- You don’t need an iPhone app yet.
Still deciding? See our Strong alternatives round-up or the wider best workout tracker apps in the UK comparison, which adds Fitbod, JEFIT and Boostcamp.
How we wrote this: drafted with AI assistance, then fact-checked against the sources below and edited by Alex Lawrence. Prices and features were checked on each company’s own website and app store listing on 30 October 2026 and can change. We make Get Gains, so weigh our view accordingly. Read our editorial policy.
Sources
- Hevy: home page, platforms and social features (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy: features overview (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy: Hevy vs Strong comparison, free limits and prices (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy: Hevy Trainer workout plan generator (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy: Hevy App Plugin for ChatGPT (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy: import your Strong data (checked 30 October 2026)
- Hevy - Gym Tracker Workout Log, UK App Store listing (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong: home page, features and platforms (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong Help Center: What is Strong PRO? (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong Help Center: What is a Template and how do I use them? (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong Help Center: Can I export my workout data? (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong Help Center: Track Nutrition with Strong (checked 30 October 2026)
- Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log, UK App Store listing (checked 30 October 2026)
- Get Gains: plans and pricing