Comparison

Hevy vs PectusPT

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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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

PectusPT

This app provides personalized workout and nutrition programs to help users transform their bodies and improve their pectus condition. It offers real-time coaching, progress tracking, and community support.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout programs
  • Nutrition and meal tracking
  • Exercise and workout videos
  • Real-time coach messaging
  • Community group access
  • Progress photo and measurement tracking
  • Wearable device integration
Features
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With the PectusPT Training App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you transform your body & improve your pectus condition! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition & results, all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals - Follow your pectus stretching routine - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Be part of the PectusPT client community group - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
PectusPT4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hevy and PectusPT both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Hevy's written reviews are positive against 50% of PectusPT's. Hevy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (102K vs 18). PectusPT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. PectusPT asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 PectusPT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hevy has 102K ratings behind it against 18, 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 50% of PectusPT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hevy ships an update weekly, PectusPT every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Hevy versus PectusPT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevyPectusPT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (102K ratings) — better4.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings102K — better18
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB210 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.PectusPT PTY LTD

Customer experience

Hevy

All ratings100,532 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews14,856 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.9%

PectusPT

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

PectusPT

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
None

PectusPT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PectusPT free?
PectusPT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hevy or PectusPT?
Hevy is rated higher. Hevy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 102K ratings, while PectusPT averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Hevy or PectusPT have ads?
Neither Hevy nor PectusPT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or PectusPT?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and PectusPT every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hevy was updated on November 4, 2026 and PectusPT on November 3, 2026.

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