Picks by job
Fitbod alternatives, by what you need
Fitbod builds each session for you. Some people leave for a missing feature; others for the price. One reason people give is a session that does not make sense, including very high rep targets. Start from the job you need done. MacroFactor Workouts is another generated-plan option, with rule-based progression and reps-in-reserve targets, at $11.99 a month or $71.99 a year after a 7-day trial.
Free logger
Hevy
Hevy's 2026 features guide gives free users workout tracking, up to 4 routines, up to 7 custom exercises, and up to 3 months of workout and statistics history. Older history stays on Hevy's servers and is hidden until Pro. It runs on phone, web, Apple Watch and Wear OS, with an optional social feed. Pro adds Hevy Trainer, which builds a program from your goal, equipment and schedule, the part of Fitbod you would otherwise lose, and adjusts weights from your logged sets.
Tradeoff: Free users can follow library plans or create routines; personalized Trainer programming requires Pro.
Set-by-set progression
Alpha Progression
Pro builds a plan for your gym's equipment, the closest match here to Fitbod's generated workouts. Once an exercise has logged history, Pro can recommend working-set targets from that history and from today. First-time exercises are excluded. A bad second set can lower the third set's target. When equipment is taken, it offers similar replacements for today or later workouts. Free logging needs no account and exports to CSV.
Tradeoff: Plans and per-set targets are Pro. Its guide says there is no dedicated Apple Watch or Wear OS workout app yet.
Named programs
Boostcamp
Unlike Fitbod, it runs a fixed program instead of building each session. The library, tracker and manual program builder are free; Auto Progression requires Pro. Its store listing describes mid-set exercise swaps that keep your numbers.
Tradeoff: Auto Progression and Personalized Programs are Pro, per Boostcamp's Pro page (updated October 2026). Boostcamp currently says it has no Apple Watch or Wear OS app.
A human coach
Caliber
A person instead of Fitbod's algorithm: Premium Coaching pairs you with a personal trainer for a custom training and nutrition plan, in-app chat, video form reviews and a weekly progress review. Its US App Store listing says the free version lets you create and track unlimited workouts.
Tradeoff: Coaching is priced after a consultation. For a published price, Trainwell lists 1-on-1 training at $149 a month, billed every three months.
First-party product note
Where Handler fits
Handler is our app, so it isn't in the picks above.
Handler is available on the App Store for iOS and on Google Play for Android. It builds a four-week strength plan from your goals, schedule, equipment and training history. What changes the session on the gym floor:
- Effort Check: Rate your second working set; Handler suggests a new target for the sets you have left.
- Busy equipment swaps: Mark it busy. At a saved location, Handler swaps exercises you haven't started for ones with the same movement pattern.
- Quick Gym: 7, 10 or 15-minute workouts for a gym, home, hotel or bodyweight.
- Coach styles and voice calls: Chill, Hype, Direct or Savage, with voice calls on Pro.
Alpha Progression already changes later targets within a session, and Fitbod, Hevy and Boostcamp already let you swap exercises by hand. What differs in Handler is the trigger: a plain-words rating after your second working set, and a Busy right now button that replaces unstarted exercises at a saved location.
Tradeoff: Handler Pro is required after onboarding, so there is no free logging tier. Apple Watch is in development. Offline logging hasn't been independently tested; coach chat and calls need a connection.
Prices
US prices, checked October 30, 2026
US list prices from each company's pricing page or US App Store listing. Prices vary by country, and store listings also show older or promotional tiers: Fitbod's shows $12.99 and $79.99 plans beside $15.99 and $95.99.
| App | Paid plan (USD) | Free option | Trial | Checked against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitbod | $15.99/month or $95.99/year | None | 7 days; renews unless canceled | Fitbod: How to subscribe Fitbod: How the trial works |
| Hevy | Pro $2.99/month, $23.99/year or $74.99 once | Yes, with limits | Not listed | Hevy pricing Hevy on the US App Store |
| Alpha Progression | Pro $12.99/month or $79.99/year | Yes | 14 days on yearly, new customers | Alpha Progression pricing Alpha Progression on the US App Store |
| Boostcamp | Pro $14.99/month or $59.99/year | Yes | 7 days on yearly | Boostcamp Pro page Boostcamp on the US App Store |
| Caliber | Plus $12/month or $72/year; coaching quoted | Yes | Not listed | Caliber on the US App Store Caliber coaching |
| Trainwell | $149/month, billed every 3 months | Not listed | 14 days | Trainwell FAQ |
| MacroFactor Workouts | $11.99/month or $71.99/year | Not listed | 7 days | MacroFactor Workouts |
| Handler (ours) | $79.99/year; monthly also available | None | 7 days on iOS, eligible new subscribers | Handler on the US App Store |
Side by side
What each app does, job by job
Each cell links its source. "Not documented" means the app's own pages did not describe it on October 30, 2026; it may still exist.
| Job | Fitbod | Hevy | Alpha Progression | Boostcamp | Caliber | Handler (ours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generates today's workout | Yes, from your goal, equipment, split, recovery and history. [source] | Trainer (Pro) builds a program. Free: library plans or your own routines. [source] [source] | Pro generates plans and one-off workouts for your equipment. [source] | Free program library; questionnaire-built plans are Pro. [source] | Plus: 120+ coach plans. Coaching: your trainer writes it. [source] | Four-week plan from your goals, schedule, equipment and history. [source] |
| Adjusts during the session | Not documented. RIR ratings adjust future sessions. [source] | Not documented. Trainer adjusts weights from logged sets. [source] | Yes (Pro), once an exercise has logged history: targets use what you did today. [source] [source] | Between sessions, via Auto Progression (Pro). [source] | Not documented. Weekly coach review. [source] | After set 2, Effort Check suggests a new target for the sets you have left. [source] |
| Swaps when equipment is busy | Manual Replace, sorted by Best Replacements for your equipment. [source] | Trainer (Pro) offers four suggested alternatives, for this session or permanently. [source] | Offers similar replacements when equipment is taken, for today or later workouts. [source] | Mid-set exercise swaps that keep your numbers. [source] | Swap exercises (Plus). [source] | Mark it busy. At a saved location, Handler swaps exercises you haven't started for ones with the same movement pattern. [source] |
| Explains why | Help articles; Ask a Trainer by email. [source] [source] | Trainer progress charts; per-set reasons not documented. [source] | A help article explains how targets are set. [source] | Official guide explains Auto Progression rules and shows example in-app reasons. [source] | Your trainer, by chat and video. [source] | Contextual coach chat. [source] |
| Coach style or voice | Not documented. | Not documented. | Not documented. | Not documented. | A human trainer. [source] | Chill, Hype, Direct or Savage; voice calls with captions. [source] |
| Logging-only free tier | No. New logging needs a subscription after the trial. [source] | Yes, with 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of visible history. [source] [source] | Yes, plus CSV export. [source] | Yes, with the program library. [source] | Yes. [source] | No. Pro required after onboarding. [source] |
| Apple Watch | Yes. The iPhone starts, swaps and saves. [source] | Yes, free and Pro. [source] | No dedicated watch app, per its guide. [source] | No. Its FAQ says there is no Apple Watch or Wear OS app. [source] | No watch app on the US listing. [source] | In development. [source] |
| US price | $15.99/mo or $95.99/yr [source] | Free; Pro from $2.99/mo [source] | Free; Pro $12.99/mo or $79.99/yr [source] | Free; Pro $14.99/mo or $59.99/yr [source] | Free; Plus $12/mo; coaching quoted [source] | $79.99/yr [source] |
- Facts come from each app's own help center, pricing page or US App Store listing, read October 30, 2026.
- Handler cells come from Handler's feature pages and store listing, not an independent test.
Switching
Switching from Fitbod
What you lose
- Sessions built fresh from your recovery, equipment and history.
- The recovery map and Max Effort Days.
- Watch logging, unless you move to Hevy.
What you can gain
- Free logging: Hevy, Alpha Progression, Boostcamp, Caliber.
- Targets that move set to set: Alpha Progression Pro.
- A named program to run for months: Boostcamp.
- A person reviewing your training: Caliber coaching or Trainwell.
Your workout history
Fitbod's help center has no article on a workout-log export (searched October 30, 2026). Fitbod users on Reddit (April 2025) describe Log, then the gear icon, then Export Workout Data, as a CSV. Hevy's help documents Strong CSV import and manual conversion for other files. It does not promise a Fitbod CSV will import. Try a sample before you cancel. Apple Health receives finished workouts and calories, not a set-by-set log.
Fitbod says you can still view past workouts after you cancel.
People leaving Fitbod in 2026 also name Gravl when they want generated sessions, and say they imported their history.
Before you cancel
- If odd sessions are the reason you're leaving, first try Fitbod's Exercise Variability set to More Consistent, and Focus Exercises.
- Write down your working weight and reps for each main lift, and try a sample import of your exported history in the new app.
- Cancel where you subscribed: the App Store, Google Play or fitbod.me. Apple asks you to cancel at least 24 hours before a trial ends.
- Start the new app at those weights and give it two weeks before judging its suggestions.
Who should not switch
Stay on Fitbod if
- You want every session built for you, changing with your recovery.
- You log sets on an Apple Watch and your watch is still logging. Of these picks, only Hevy also has a watch app. In 2026, r/fitbod reports the watch app stopping, sets not syncing, and older watches showing only a timer.
- You move between gyms; Fitbod filters each session by the equipment you have.
- You train with bad reception; Fitbod generates and logs offline.
- You depend on Fitbod's history and you have not verified a migration.
Switch if
- You only log your own plan: Hevy, free.
- You want each set's target to react to the last: Alpha Progression Pro.
- You want a named program: Boostcamp.
- You want a person checking your work: Caliber or Trainwell.
Bottom line
Pay for Fitbod if generated sessions and watch logging are what you use. To log your own plan, Hevy's free version is enough. For set-by-set targets, Alpha Progression; for a named program, Boostcamp; for a human, Caliber or Trainwell. Handler is for lifters who want the session itself to bend around effort, busy equipment and the time they have, and who accept a paid-only app with no watch app yet.
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Sources
- 01Fitbod: How to subscribehelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360004904714-How-to-Subscribe-to-Fitbod
- 02Fitbod: How the trial workshelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/30542136101527-How-the-Trial-Works
- 03Hevy pricinghevy.com/pricing
- 04Hevy on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/hevy-workout-tracker-gym-log/id1458862350
- 05Alpha Progression pricingalphaprogression.com/en/subscribe
- 06Alpha Progression on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/alpha-progression-gym-logger/id1462277793
- 07Boostcamp Pro pageboostcamp.app/pro
- 08Boostcamp on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/boostcamp-workout-programs/id1529354455
- 09Caliber on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/caliber-strength-training/id1482405410
- 10Caliber coachingcaliberstrong.com/coaching/
- 11Trainwell FAQtrainwell.net
- 12MacroFactor Workoutsmacrofactor.com/workouts/
- 13Handler on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/handler-gym-strength-coach/id6801004956
- 14Fitbod: How Fitbod creates your workouthelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360004429814-How-Fitbod-Creates-Your-Workout
- 15Hevy Trainerhevyapp.com/features/workout-plan-generator/
- 16Hevy features guidehelp.hevyapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/33106320824727-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Hevy-App-2026-Features-Guide
- 17Handler AI coach and plan (first-party)
- 18Fitbod: Reps in Reservehelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360033133174-Reps-in-Reserve-RiR-Formerly-Exertion-Rating-RPE
- 19Alpha Progression: progression recommendations (first-time exercises excluded)alphaprogression.com/en/glossary/progression-recommendations
- 20Alpha Progression: How recommendations workalphaprogression.com/en/blog/alpha-progression-progression-recommendations
- 21Handler Effort Check (first-party)
- 22Fitbod: Editing workoutshelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360006335593-Editing-Workouts-in-Fitbod
- 23Alpha Progression guidealphaprogression.com/en/blog/alpha-progression-guide
- 24Handler busy equipment swaps (first-party)
- 25Fitbod: Ask a Trainerhelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/1500012605521-Fitbod-s-Ask-a-Trainer-Program
- 26Boostcamp: Auto Progressionboostcamp.app/features/auto-progression
- 27Handler coach styles (first-party)
- 28Fitbod: Apple Watchhelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360006499194-Apple-Watch
- 29Boostcamp homepage FAQboostcamp.app
- 30Handler Apple Watch status (first-party)
- 31Fitbod: Using Fitbod offlinehelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360006572594-Can-I-use-Fitbod-without-an-internet-connection
- 32Fitbod: Apple Healthhelp.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360047357794-Apple-Health
- 33Fitbod on the US App Storeapps.apple.com/us/app/fitbod-gym-fitness-planner/id1041517543
- 34Hevy: Import and exporthelp.hevyapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/38001424401943-How-to-Import-Strong-App-CSV-Files-and-Export-Your-Data-in-Hevy
- 35r/fitbod: a user describes Log, gear icon, Export Workout Data (April 2025) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1jtcwtp/alltime_data_questions/
- 36r/fitbod: moving workouts from Fitbod to Hevy (April 2025) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1jwcs9p/import_workouts/
- 37r/fitbod: Apple Watch app stopped working (2026) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1x2e7yz/app_stopped_working_on_apple_watch/
- 38r/fitbod: watch sets not syncing (2026) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1rs37e6/the_app_has_a_lot_of_bugs_and_problems_lately/
- 39r/fitbod: older watch shows only a timer (2026) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1r6y5cn/apple_watch_6_not_supported/
- 40r/fitbod: leaving for Gravl with imported history (2026) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1syw4wx/fitbod_workers_i_invite_you_to_answer_this/
- 41r/fitbod: sessions that don't make sense (January 2026) (User report.)reddit.com/r/fitbod/comments/1qlozxf/switching_to_different_app/