Fitbod vs Hevy: what you get for the subscription
If you already have a program and want to log it without paying, start with Hevy. If you want an app to plan your training, compare Fitbod with Hevy Pro's Trainer. Both offer workout recommendations. The question is whether Fitbod's recommendations are worth the higher price for your training.
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Which is better, Fitbod or Hevy?
It depends on whether you want to pay for a plan. To log a program you already have for free, start with Hevy. Fitbod needs a subscription to keep logging after its seven-day trial. To have the app plan your training, compare Fitbod with Hevy Pro's Trainer. As of October 2026, Hevy Pro is $23.99 a year in the US App Store and Fitbod is $95.99 a year on its website. Fitbod is worth a trial if you switch between a full gym and a smaller setup, since its recommendations respond to your equipment and estimated recovery.
I build GainsLog, another workout app. This comparison uses the companies' documentation and store listings checked on 10 October 2026. It isn't a hands-on test of either app's logging speed or training results.
What you're paying for
| Decision | Fitbod | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Keep logging without a subscription | Paid subscription required after the trial | Free version available |
| Have the app make a plan | Workout recommendations built around your settings and history | Trainer included with Pro |
| Follow your own workouts | Create and save workouts | Four saved routines free; unlimited with Pro |
| Published US-dollar monthly price | $15.99 on Fitbod's website | $2.99 and $3.99 products in the US App Store |
| Published US-dollar yearly price | $95.99 on Fitbod's website | $23.99 in the US App Store |
Sources: Fitbod membership, Fitbod subscriptions, Hevy Pro limits, and Hevy's US listing. These are different purchase channels. Check the offer shown to your account before paying.
The listed annual prices differ by $72. That makes Hevy Pro a reasonable first option to investigate if all you're missing is a generated program. A higher price doesn't establish that Fitbod will produce better results.
Fitbod's current trial page describes seven days, with a subscription selected at signup and automatic renewal unless canceled. After it expires, you can view old workouts, but recording new ones requires payment.
Hevy Trainer changes the comparison
Hevy's Trainer documentation says it generates a program and recommends load increases from your performance. It's a Pro feature.
You can also edit a Trainer workout: add, remove, replace, or reorder exercises. Hevy's feature guide describes that control alongside its planning settings.
For example, if you want three scheduled gym sessions with a plan to follow, include Trainer in your shortlist. You don't have to choose Fitbod simply because you don't want to write the sessions yourself.
What to investigate in Fitbod
Fitbod describes workout recommendations that respond to training history, equipment, workout settings, and estimated muscle recovery. A logged workout or a changed setup can refresh the recommendation. Its recovery percentages are modeled estimates, rather than measurements of your muscles. How Fitbod works
If you alternate between a full gym and a smaller setup, test that situation during the trial. Enter the equipment you have in each place and inspect the proposed sessions. Check whether the recommendations reduce the changes you'd otherwise make yourself.
You can keep familiar exercises, too. Fitbod's Saved Workouts can repeat a session or regenerate its targets. One detail to check: the weight-only update option standardizes differing rep counts across sets. If your plan uses 12, 10, and 8 reps, don't assume that option will preserve it.
Save a workout you understand, load it again, and see whether the changes suit your program.
Count workouts before paying for more routine slots
A routine is a saved workout you can repeat. Four training days don't necessarily require four different routines. An upper/lower plan that repeats the same two sessions needs two; four distinct sessions need four.
Hevy's four free slots cover both examples. Its free version also limits custom exercises to seven and graph history to three months. Paying for Pro removes those limits and adds Trainer. The routine cap alone may not be a reason to subscribe. Hevy Pro comparison
If Strong is also on your list, the Hevy vs Strong comparison covers its different limits.
Try a workout before choosing a subscription
Fitbod offers a seven-day trial. Hevy's free version lets you try manual logging, but Trainer requires Pro access. Check the offer shown to your account before paying to evaluate its recommendations.
Use the same training situation to evaluate each app:
- Enter your actual equipment and available session time.
- Find or create a workout you could follow this week.
- Replace one exercise as if its machine were occupied.
After trying a workout, look at what the app asks you to do next. Can you see the previous performance, understand the new target, and adjust it when needed?
That decision is central to how I'm building GainsLog. Each working set's comparable past results inform its next weight and rep target. Sometimes that means progressing; sometimes it means repeating a performance. I've explained those decisions in the weight-progression guide.
If Hevy's free log already covers what you need, start there. If you're considering Fitbod, use its trial to check whether the recommendations make your next session easier to follow.