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Best workout apps, by the job

Each guide starts from one job: logging a program you already run, getting a workout written, training at home, staying free, or lifting with a watch. Pick the guide that matches the problem you have, not the app with the longest feature list.

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  1. 01Best workout tracker appsLoggers, program libraries, generators and planners, organized by the job each app does for a lifter.
  2. 02Best AI workout apps for liftingPicked by the job: generating today's workout, moving next week's targets, running a coach-written program, or a human coach.
  3. 03The best home workout apps for strength trainingApps that plan around the kit in your garage or spare room.
  4. 04The best free workout appsWhat each app gives you for free, and where the paywall starts.
  5. 05The best workout apps for beginnersApps that hand a new lifter a plan to follow and an easy way to log it.
  6. 06The best Apple Watch workout apps for liftingWhich apps log sets from your wrist, and what still needs your phone.
  7. 07The best offline workout tracker appsApps for a gym with no signal, and what to check before you rely on one.
  8. 08The best progressive overload appsApps that pick your next weight or rep target from what you logged.

Want two apps side by side instead? See the comparisons or the individual app reviews.