Liftsmith vs Hevy
Hevy is a workout tracker and gym log with routines you build and a social feed. Here's how the two compare, with a link to where we read each Hevy fact.
Where Liftsmith differs
- ✓ Workouts planned for you from your equipment and recovery
- ✓ Plates drawn for every barbell set
- ✓ A 3D recovery map
- ✓ Blocks with reps-in-reserve targets and planned deloads
- ✓ Import your Hevy CSV export and keep your history
When Hevy may suit you better
If following friends and a social feed matter most to you, or you want a low-cost logger with watch apps.
Side by side
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- Price
- Liftsmith: Free plan. Pro is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with a 14-day free trial.
- Hevy: The US App Store lists Hevy Pro at $2.99 and $3.99 a month, $23.99 a year and $74.99 lifetime. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Free plan
- Liftsmith: The workout logger, plates, rest timer and lock-screen workout, plus every fixed program (5×5, 3×5 and more), free with no limit on workouts or routines.
- Hevy: Free with no ads; Pro adds unlimited routines and custom exercises and your complete training history. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Plans your workouts
- Liftsmith: Pro plans every workout: exercises from your gym's equipment, sets, reps and weights, moved forward each session, with a short reason for each.
- Hevy: You build your own routines; Pro's Hevy Trainer builds a program from your experience, goal and equipment. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Rest timer
- Liftsmith: Starts itself after each set, counts down on the lock screen (Android notification, iPhone Live Activity) with Log set and +30 s, free.
- Hevy: Automatic rest timers. hevyapp.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Social
- Liftsmith: Share a workout as an image or a link someone can open at their own weights. No feed yet.
- Hevy: Follow other lifters, like and comment on workouts, and save their routines. hevyapp.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Platforms
- Liftsmith: Android and iPhone apps (store listings coming soon) and the full app in any browser today. No watch apps yet.
- Hevy: iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026Android, with Wear OS. play.google.com, checked Nov 9, 2026A web version at hevy.com. hevyapp.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Health apps
- Liftsmith: Health Connect and Apple Health for weight, height, body fat and resting heart rate; live heart rate from any Bluetooth strap or watch.
- Hevy: Exports workouts to Apple Health, and syncs to Strava. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
Prices are US prices from the store listings on the date shown and can differ by country. Topics Hevy's own pages don't cover are left out.
See the difference on your next workout
Liftsmith plans your sets, reps and weights, draws the plates and starts the rest timer for you. Free to start, no ads, ever.
- ✓ Free to start, no account needed
- ✓ Plans every set, rep and weight for you
- ✓ Works offline, on Android, iPhone and the web
- ✓ No ads, ever
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