Comparison

Hevy vs 5x5 Workout Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hevy

This app helps you track your weightlifting routines, log sets, and monitor progress with detailed stats and graphs. It offers a vast library of exercises with video guides and allows you to connect with friends for motivation. An optional premium version provides personalized coaching and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, duration, and RPE
  • Automatic rest timers
  • Strength progression graphs
  • Exercise library with videos
  • Social feed and friend tracking
  • Offline workout logging
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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The workout tracker featured by Apple and trusted by 15M+ lifters. Rated 4.9 on the App Store. 112M+ workouts logged in 2025 alone. Log every set, follow any program or split, and track your lifts and volume. Learn how to do any exercise with high-quality videos and step-by-step instructions. Free, with no ads. Train alongside millions of lifters, follow friends and family, compare your stats, and share your progress in their feed. No program? No problem. Whether you're new and overwhelmed or a gym veteran, browse Hevy's large, free library for a full split or individual workouts. And now, Hevy Trainer gives you the coaching you need, available with Hevy Pro. It builds a program tailored to your experience, goal, available equipment, and preferences. Trainer tracks your progress and consistency, and guides you through each workout with tips and progressive overload. (Even if you only have dumbbells and a workout mat.) WHY HEVY? • Log weights, reps, duration, and RPE in seconds without breaking the flow of your sets. • See last session's weights and reps for every exercise, right where you need them. No guessing, no scrolling back through history. • Log supersets, drop sets, warm-ups, and failure sets alongside your regular sets. • Stay on track with automatic rest timers between sets. • Monitor your strength progression and PRs with graphs for every exercise. • Add progress photos, body weight, and measurements to see how your training is paying off. • Follow friends and athletes from around the world, see their workouts in your feed, and compare your lifts. • Stay consistent with monthly, yearly, and multi-year calendars and streak tracking. • Work out offline. Your data syncs across all your devices. • Automatically sync your workouts to Strava for hybrid training. APPLE WATCH • Log sets, start rest timers, and finish your workout without touching your phone. • Monitor your heart rate during your workout. • Add Hevy complications to your watch face. • Workouts save automatically when your watch reconnects to your phone. Hevy uses HealthKit and CareKit to export your workouts to the Health app. You can turn this on in Settings. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING "Hevy blends workout tracking with social motivation, making it a top pick if you thrive on accountability and community support." Men's Journal "By far my favorite workout tracking app." The Morning Show Podcast "I've experimented with enough strength training apps that I know which ones are out there, and I definitely have a favorite: It's Hevy." Beth Skwarecki, senior health editor, Lifehacker Whether you work out at home or at the gym, want to build muscle or lose fat, train twice a week or every day, Hevy is the last workout tracker you'll ever need. Give it a try. HEVY PRO • Hevy Trainer: a program and ongoing guidance based on your experience, goal, available equipment, and preferences. • Unlimited routines and custom exercises. • Your complete training history. If you choose to purchase Hevy Pro, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off automatic renewal at any time in your Apple account settings. You have the right to withdraw from your initial subscription within 14 days of starting it. If you don't purchase Hevy Pro, you can keep using Hevy for free. Terms & Conditions: https://www.hevyapp.com/app-terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hevyapp.com/privacy-policy/

About

5x5 Workout Tracker

This app guides beginners through a proven weightlifting program focused on major barbell exercises. It tracks your progress, suggests weight increases, and provides explanation videos for each movement to build strength and confidence.

Highlights
  • Beginner weightlifting program
  • Progress tracking
  • Weight increase suggestions
  • Exercise explanation videos
  • Full-body workout structure
Features
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The 5x5 workout is the ultimate beginner's weight lifting program. The program helps you build a solid foundation of strength with 5 major barbell exercises. Get started with a proven program and build a full-body foundation and get used to using a barbell. This workout program is perfect for beginner weightlifters because it starts with low weights, introduces you to the major barbell movements, and helps build confidence and strength. The 5x5 app tracks your progress so you know when to add more weight and lift heavier. The app guides you through each exercise with explanation videos so you know exactly what to do. Stop messing around in the gym and start a full-body workout program to structure your workouts and guide you through getting stronger. See the terms of service here: https://www.appfactoryfitness.com/terms-of-service/5x5-terms-of-service

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
5x5 Workout Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hevy at 102K against 5x5 Workout Tracker's 222. Hevy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). 5x5 Workout Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hevy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 5x5 Workout Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hevy against 4.8 for 5x5 Workout Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hevy has 102K ratings behind it against 222, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Hevy's written reviews are positive against 92% of 5x5 Workout Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hevy ships an update weekly, 5x5 Workout Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hevy versus 5x5 Workout Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevy5x5 Workout Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (102K ratings) — better4.8 (222 ratings)
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews — better92.3% of reviews
Number of ratings102K — better222
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.App Factory, LLC

Customer experience

Hevy

All ratings102,103 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews14,858 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.9%

5x5 Workout Tracker

All ratings219 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%

User reviews

Hevy

From 102K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 📊 Comprehensive workout tracking
  • 💪 Helps with consistency and progress
  • 🔍 Extensive exercise library with visuals
  • 🤝 Social features to connect with friends

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited features in free version
  • 🔢 Difficulty editing existing custom exercises
  • 🕰️ Inconsistent rest timer functionality
  • 🔀 Challenges with rearranging workouts mid-session
  • 📊 Lack of advanced data analysis and reporting

5x5 Workout Tracker

From 222 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free and easy to use
  • 👍 Simple and no-frills design
  • 👍 Great for tracking workouts
  • 👍 Helps with progressive overload
  • 👍 Good for 5x5 program

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Rest timer inconsistency
  • 🐛 UI can be clunky
  • 🐛 Plate calculator crashes
  • 🐛 Workout B button inaccessible in analytics
  • 🐛 App can be glitchy

Bugs and requests

Hevy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect volume calculations when editing workout dates
  • Syncing issues between mobile app and Apple Watch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add notes to individual exercises
  • Option to track drop sets and other advanced set types
  • Improved barbell weight calculation and tracking
  • Weekly/monthly workout summary and muscle group analysis
  • Seamless integration with Apple Health and other fitness apps

5x5 Workout Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rest timer does not work consistently
  • App freezes and shuts down when clicking calculator button
  • Weight Used/Total Lifted buttons overlap Workout B button in analytics tab
  • App can be glitchy

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to buy upgrades instead of subscription
  • Include 55 lb plate options in calculator
  • Fix Rest Timer functionality
  • Automatically increase weights by 5 lb for next workout
  • Option to delete history
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  • Improve UI for fixing typos
  • Fix overlapping buttons in analytics tab

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hevy

Subscriptions3
  • Hevy Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hevy Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hevy Pro - Yearly$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hevy Pro - Lifetime$74.99
4 purchases

5x5 Workout Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5x5 Workout Tracker free?
5x5 Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hevy or 5x5 Workout Tracker?
Hevy is rated higher. Hevy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 102K ratings, while 5x5 Workout Tracker averages 4.8 from 222 ratings.
Do Hevy or 5x5 Workout Tracker have ads?
Neither Hevy nor 5x5 Workout Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or 5x5 Workout Tracker?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and 5x5 Workout Tracker monthly. Most recently, Hevy was updated on November 8, 2026 and 5x5 Workout Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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