Liftsmith vs Strong
Strong is a long-running workout notebook for logging the routines you choose. Here's how the two compare, with a link to where we read each Strong fact.
Where Liftsmith differs
- ✓ Workouts planned for you, or any fixed program free
- ✓ No limit on routines on the free plan
- ✓ Plate maths free on every set
- ✓ Health Connect on Android
- ✓ Import your Strong CSV export and keep your history
When Strong may suit you better
If you already run your own program and want a simple, proven logger with an Apple Watch app.
Side by side
LiftsmithStrong
- Price
- Liftsmith: Free plan. Pro is $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with a 14-day free trial.
- Strong: Strong PRO is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year in the US. 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.
- Strong: Saves unlimited workouts, limited to 3 custom routines. 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.
- Strong: A logger for routines you add and choose between. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Plate maths
- Liftsmith: Every barbell weight is one your plates can make, with the plates drawn for each side, free.
- Strong: Plate calculator, listed as a PRO feature. help.strongapp.io, 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.
- Strong: Auto countdown rest timer, with Live Activity and Dynamic Island support. apps.apple.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.
- Strong: iPhone, Android and Apple Watch. strong.app, 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.
- Strong: Apple Health on iPhone. apps.apple.com, checked Nov 9, 2026Google Fit on Android. play.google.com, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Your data
- Liftsmith: CSV export and a full backup, and import from other apps' CSV exports. Works offline with no account.
- Strong: CSV export of all your data. strong.app, checked Nov 9, 2026
Prices are US prices from the store listings on the date shown and can differ by country. Topics Strong'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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