Hevy App Review (2026): Is Hevy Pro Worth It?

Hevy is a workout log for iPhone, Android and Apple Watch that's free, with no ads, and used by more than 15 million lifters. The free plan logs unlimited workouts but caps you at 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of graph history. Hevy Pro removes those limits and adds Hevy Trainer for $23.99 a year or $74.99 lifetime. Our verdict: Hevy is an excellent log, but if your goal is getting stronger, the feature that matters most is a paid mode inside a social app, and you can get it built in for less.

Full disclosure: we make GymGod, a workout tracker that competes with Hevy, so we've stuck to facts we could check. Everything below about Hevy comes from its US App Store listing and Hevy's own website (its Pro, Trainer, student and comparison pages), all checked on November 2, 2026. If you're choosing between Hevy and Strong, we cover that head to head in Hevy vs Strong.

Hevy at a Glance

US App Store listing and Hevy's website, checked November 2, 2026.

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Hevy App Review (2026): What It Does Well

• Quick logging with pre-filled values: your values from last time fill in as you log, and App Store reviewers single out how easily it handles drop sets, failure sets and supersets.
• A big free exercise library: Hevy's site says about 450 exercises with demo animations, how-to instructions and muscle targets.
• Free programs: a library of 26 full splits for every level, plus travel and bodyweight routines. Hevy says this library stays free.
• Graphs and stats: strength progress and PR graphs for every exercise, body weight, measurements, progress photos, calendars and streaks.
• The social feed: follow friends, compare stats and see their workouts. A recent update added Gym Profiles with a feed and leaderboards for your gym. If you'd rather not, the feed can be turned off.
• Apple Watch (plus Wear OS on Android): start a saved routine from the watch, live-sync with your phone, and add complications to your watch face. Workouts save when the watch reconnects to your phone.
• Works offline, syncs across your devices, and can send workouts to Strava.
• Everywhere: iPhone, Android and a web app, and you can export your data as CSV.

Where Hevy Falls Short

• The free plan has real caps: 4 routines is enough for an upper/lower split, not much more, and graphs only reach back 3 months.
• It doesn't pick your next weight for free. Free Hevy shows what you did last time, but deciding when to add weight is up to you. The feature that does it, Hevy Trainer, is Pro-only.
• It's a social app first. The feed, likes and leaderboards are part of the experience. Some lifters love that; others just want the log.
• An account is required: you sign up with email, Google or Apple, and your workouts live in your Hevy account.

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Is Hevy Free?

Yes. Hevy is free to download and free to use for as long as you like, with no ads. The App Store listing puts it plainly: "If you don't purchase Hevy Pro, you can keep using Hevy for free." Free users get unlimited workouts, the exercise library, the free program library, graphs, the social feed and the Apple Watch app.

The free plan's limits, as Hevy lists them on its own site:

• 4 routines (saved workout templates)
• 7 custom exercises
• 3 months of graph history

That's a generous free plan, and plenty of casual lifters never outgrow it. The routine cap is the one most people hit first: a push/pull/legs split already uses 3 of your 4, and running a second program alongside it isn't possible. The 3-month graph limit matters more over time, because the point of a log is to see a year of progress, not a season.

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Hevy Free vs Pro: What You Get

Hevy Pro mostly lifts the free limits, then adds one big feature on top. From the App Store listing and Hevy's site:

US App Store listing and Hevy's website, checked November 2, 2026.

Hevy Trainer, Explained

Hevy announced Trainer in February 2026, and it's the most important thing Hevy Pro now includes. You answer a few questions about your experience, goal, equipment, how often you train and how long your sessions are, plus an optional muscle group to focus on, and Trainer builds a program around you.

Then it progresses you. Trainer makes automatic weight adjustments based on your performance, and Hevy's Trainer page states the rule: "You must hit the upper end of the rep range with a specific weight on all prescribed sets for Trainer to increase it." That's double progression, a proven way to add weight. It suggests a starting weight once you've logged an exercise at least once, and it reminds you to push harder if your progress stalls. A Program Variety setting lets you choose focused 6-week blocks, the same training continuously, or some exercise changes every week.

Trainer is genuinely good. Its rule is sound, and if you pick the 6-week blocks or keep the same training, your lifts stay consistent long enough for progressive overload to work. The catch is where it lives: Hevy's own page says "Trainer is a Pro feature." On the free plan, the app that logs your sets doesn't tell you what to lift next.

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Hevy Pro Price and Lifetime

Hevy Pro prices on the US App Store, November 2026:

The App Store shows two monthly prices, and Hevy's own website quotes $2.99, so check what the app offers you before you pay. Hevy also runs a student discount bought through its website, which doesn't apply to Lifetime.

Hevy lifetime is the better deal if you'll use the app for more than about three years: $74.99 once against $23.99 every year. Several App Store reviewers who bought it praise the value. Just know that a lifetime plan locks you into one app, so it's worth being sure it's the right one.

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Is Hevy Pro Worth It?

It depends on what you want the app to do.

Stay on the free plan if you run one simple split, you're happy deciding when to add weight yourself, and you mainly want a clean record and a social feed. Free Hevy is one of the best free logs there is.

Pro is worth it if you've hit the 4-routine cap, you want to look back further than 3 months, or you want Trainer to plan and progress your training. At $23.99 a year it's fairly priced for all of that.

But look at what you're actually buying. For most people paying for Pro, the reason is getting stronger: more history to see progress, and Trainer to push the weights up. That's a coaching app's job, and in Hevy it's a paid mode added to an app built around logging and sharing. If progress is the point, it's worth comparing Pro with an app where progression is the whole design.

If you're weighing Hevy against Strong instead, see our Hevy vs Strong comparison. And if you're looking at paid coaching apps, our MacroFactor Workouts vs Hevy breakdown and our MacroFactor Workouts review show what $71.99 a year buys by comparison.

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The Best Hevy Alternative: GymGod

Why GymGod Beats Hevy for Getting Stronger

• Auto-progression built in: targets rise from what you actually lifted, with recalibration prompts when you need them. In Hevy, that takes Pro and Trainer.
• A routine that stays consistent: the AI coach builds one in a few taps and keeps it steady, so you beat your last session instead of starting over. Or run one of 9 popular strength programs with progression and rest times built in, or build your own.
• Your last workout on screen: last weights, reps and goals appear the moment you start an exercise. No scrolling, no guessing.
• PRs caught automatically, with full PR history, badges and total volume stats, plus a recap after every workout showing where you improved.
• A full Apple Watch app: log sets from your wrist with your phone in your pocket, with Dynamic Island and Lock Screen updates on your iPhone.
• Bring your Hevy history: import from Hevy, Strong or Fitbod, and export a Strong-format CSV anytime.
• No account: no email, no password. Your data syncs through your own iCloud, and the AI coach runs privately on your iPhone (iOS 26 or later).

What It Costs, Honestly

GymGod is $3.99 a month, $24.99 a year or $59.99 lifetime, $15 less than Hevy's $74.99 lifetime. On the yearly plan, Hevy Pro is $1 cheaper ($23.99). And Hevy's free plan is more generous than ours: you can use Hevy free forever, while GymGod gives you your first 3 workouts free, then a 1-week free trial on the yearly plan. Hevy also runs on Android; GymGod is iPhone and Apple Watch only.

So if you'd only ever use the free version, Hevy is the cheaper app. But if you're paying for Hevy Pro to get progression, GymGod gives you that as the core of the app for about the same yearly price, and for less if you buy once. See GymGod pricing and the full feature list.

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Hevy vs GymGod

Feature	Hevy	GymGod
Auto-progression	Pro only (Hevy Trainer)	Built in, every plan
Last session while logging	Pre-filled values	Last weights, reps and goals on screen
Who plans workouts	You, the free program library, or Trainer (Pro)	AI coach, 9 proven programs, or you
Apple Watch app	Yes	Yes
Account	Required	None, syncs through your iCloud
Platforms	iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, web	iPhone and Apple Watch
Free version	Free forever: 4 routines, 7 custom exercises, 3 months of graphs	First 3 workouts free, then a 1-week trial on yearly
Price	$2.99 or $3.99/month, $23.99/year, $74.99 lifetime	$3.99/month, $24.99/year, $59.99 lifetime

Hevy: US App Store listing and Hevy's website, checked November 2, 2026. GymGod: pricing and features.

Final Verdict

Hevy is one of the best workout logs ever made: free with no ads, fast, everywhere, and backed by a huge community. If you want a free record of your training and a feed of your friends' workouts, it's hard to beat, and you should use it.

But a log only records what you did. Getting stronger means doing a little more than last time, on the same lifts, week after week, and in Hevy the part that handles that is a Pro mode bolted onto a social app. If your goal is getting stronger, GymGod is the better pick: a consistent routine from its AI coach, your last workout on screen, auto-progression and automatic PRs on every plan, on iPhone and Apple Watch, for $59.99 once instead of $74.99. Import your Hevy history, take your first 3 workouts free, and see which app moves your numbers.

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