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Liftsmith vs JEFIT

JEFIT is a long-running workout planner and gym log with a large routine library and a member community. Here's how the two compare, with a link to where we read each JEFIT fact.

Where Liftsmith differs

  • ✓ A free plan with every fixed program
  • ✓ Pro at $39.99 a year
  • ✓ Plates drawn for every barbell set
  • ✓ A 3D recovery map
  • ✓ A plain-words reason under every weight

When JEFIT may suit you better

If you want a big routine library and a community, with Apple Watch and Wear OS apps.

Side by side

Price
Liftsmith: Free plan. Pro is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with a 14-day free trial.
JEFIT: The listing gives Elite at $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year; its in-app purchase list also shows legacy and discounted prices. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 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.
JEFIT: A free tracker and planner; Elite adds an adaptive AI coach, an analytics dashboard, an elite routine library and pro training tools. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 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.
JEFIT: Adaptive Plans build a plan from your goal, level and equipment and suggest the next weight and reps. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 2026
Training blocks and deloads
Liftsmith: Training blocks with reps-in-reserve targets that step down each week, then a deload week; an early deload is offered when fatigue builds.
JEFIT: Its release notes describe periodization, with weight progressions paused in deload weeks. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 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.
JEFIT: A custom rest timer, shown on the lock screen. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 2026
Social
Liftsmith: Share a workout as an image or a link someone can open at their own weights. No feed yet.
JEFIT: A community of members, and workouts shared as cards. jefit.com, checked Nov 11, 2026
Platforms
Liftsmith: Android and iPhone apps (store listings coming soon), Wear OS and Apple Watch apps for the live workout, and the full app in any browser today.
JEFIT: iPhone and Apple Watch. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 11, 2026Android, with Wear OS. play.google.com, checked Nov 11, 2026Sign-in on the web. jefit.com, checked Nov 11, 2026

Prices are US prices from the store listings on the date shown and can differ by country. Topics JEFIT's own pages don't cover are left out.

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