Comparison

Hevy vs Workout Notebook

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 plan weight lifting routines, log workouts, and track your progress with detailed graphs and exercise videos. Connect with friends, copy their routines, and analyze your performance to get stronger.

Highlights
  • Intuitive workout tracking interface
  • Weight lifting routine planner
  • Hundreds of exercises with videos
  • Social features to follow friends
  • Detailed progress graphs
  • Customizable rest timers
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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** Featured by Apple ** Join +10 million users! Hevy is the most intuitive workout tracker & planner in the world. No ads and free. Plan your weight lifting routines, log your workouts and track your exercise progress. Join a growing community and get started today - for free! WHAT USERS ARE SAYING • "Seriously the best workout tracker I've ever used. Simple. Free. Tons of graphs. Amazing quality videos" - Sam Ilelaboye • "Seeing what my friends and other athletes are working out at the gym has totally changed my experience. Now I can copy my friend's workouts and compare myself. It's super motivating" - Jaume • "Tracking my workouts with Hevy has taken my training to the next level, I'm getting stronger every week. Being able to plan my routines really helps me being efficient at the gym." - Carlos D. FEATURES • Track your lifts with an intuitive, simple to use interface. • Use the calendar to stay on top of your training schedule • Hundreds of exercises with free high-quality videos for you to focus on your form • Follow your friend's progress by following their lifts and copying their routines • Create your own custom exercises for your workouts • Set up your profile as a private profile or a public one • Mark sets as Warmup, Normal, Drop sets, Failure and Supersets • Customize automatic rest timers for each exercise • Analyze your workout sessions in detail with muscle group graphs • Calculation of One Rep Max for all strength exercises • Create an unlimited amount of routines • Analyze the progression of your lifts with beautiful full-screen graphs of volume, best weight & total reps • Copy your friends' workouts • Dark Mode • Hevy uses HealthKit and CareKit to export your Hevy workouts into the Health app, this feature can be turned on in the settings. APPLE WATCH • Live sync your Apple Watch workout with your phone • Use your Hevy routines on your Apple Watch • Easily track your weight lifting sets • Use Hevy Apple Watch Complications on your Watch Face • Keep track of your heart rate during your workout • Helpful timers for duration exercises • Mark sets as Warmup, Normal, Drop sets, or Failure • Watch workouts automatically save when reconnecting to iPhone iOS FEATURES • Use the latest iOS technology • Live activity on your lock screen • Dynamic island to never lose track of your workout • Widgets for quick access • Fully featured iPad app • iMessage stickers to lift Hevy DETAILS • https://www.hevyapp.com • https://www.instagram.com/hevyapp • https://www.facebook.com/hevyapp • https://www.twitter.com/hevyapp • hello@hevyapp.com HEVY PRO • Create unlimited routines • Get unlimited access to graph history • Create unlimited custom exercises • Track advanced measurements The Hevy Pro subscription automatically renews if you do not cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription’s expiration. You can manage your subscription and disable automatic renewal at any time by adjusting your Apple account settings. You have the right to withdraw from your initial subscription within 14 days of starting it. By purchasing, you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms & Conditions https://www.hevyapp.com/app-terms-conditions/ Download Hevy and take your training to the next level!

About

Workout Notebook

Record your workouts and track progress with personalized training menus and detailed body metrics. Visualize your fitness journey with customizable graphs and add notes for comprehensive health tracking.

Highlights
  • Personalized training menu design
  • Save and reuse menu templates
  • Workout calendar and history
  • Body record tracking (weight, fat %, calories)
  • Dual graph visualization of progress
  • Memos for detailed training and lifestyle notes
Features
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This app can record your training and turn its analyses into graphs, making it easier for you to get in the shape you want to be in. 

 【What this app can do】 

- Designing your training menu Get a personalized training menu from the app based on your preferences. In addition, you can adjust the menu however you like, whenever you want afterwards. - Saving templates from previous menu designs 
The app saves previous menus as templates, so you can always go back to them later and make new menus with them. 

- Calendar The app’s calendar shows you exactly when you have done training.

- Body records The app records your weight, body fat percentage, and calorie intake. You may also add to the app anything else you might want to keep track of. - Graphs The app turns your training records into graphs. The app allows you two view two graphs at once. With the graphs, you may, for instance, compare how your body has changed against the kinds of training you have done. 

- Memos You can write your own memos to record your training, the kind of food you eat, sleep patterns, physical conditions, etc.

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
Workout Notebook3 screens

Verdict

The call

Hevy and Workout Notebook both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Hevy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Workout Notebook's. Hevy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (94K vs 5). Workout Notebook's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Workout Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 Workout Notebook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hevy has 94K ratings behind it against 5, 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 0% of Workout Notebook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hevy ships an update weekly, Workout Notebook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hevy versus Workout Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevyWorkout Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (94K ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings94K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.Tetsuma Yaguchi

Customer experience

Hevy

All ratings93,597 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews13,640 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.0%

Workout Notebook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Workout Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Workout Notebook

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Services (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Premium Service (Half-year)$5.996 Months
  • Premium Service (1-year)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Notebook free?
Workout Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hevy or Workout Notebook?
Hevy is rated higher. Hevy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 94K ratings, while Workout Notebook averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Hevy or Workout Notebook have ads?
Workout Notebook shows ads; Hevy does not.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or Workout Notebook?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and Workout Notebook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hevy was updated on September 25, 2026 and Workout Notebook on September 7, 2026.

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