Comparison

Hevy vs M2 COACHING

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

M2 COACHING

This app provides access to personalized coaching plans and resources to help users achieve their fitness goals. It requires a paid coaching plan for full access and offers direct communication with the coach.

Highlights
  • Personalized coaching plans
  • Fitness transformation resources
  • Direct coach communication
  • WhatsApp and Instagram support
  • Paid coaching plan access
Features
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If you’re seeing this, your transformation begins now! Text me on WhatsApp, or Instagram (@hussammattoo) if you have any questions or issues. * App access requires paid coaching plan Terms of use: https://kahunas.io/terms-conditions Privacy policy: https://kahunas.io/privacy

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
M2 COACHING3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hevy at freemium against M2 COACHING's subscription. Hevy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (103K vs 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 M2 COACHING sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 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 5.0 for M2 COACHING. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hevy has 103K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of M2 COACHING's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hevy ships an update weekly, M2 COACHING every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hevy versus M2 COACHING: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevyM2 COACHING
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (103K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.Hussam Mattoo

Customer experience

Hevy

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

M2 COACHING

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

M2 COACHING

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
1 purchases

M2 COACHING

Subscriptions1
  • Basic plan$99.991 Month

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M2 COACHING free?
M2 COACHING is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hevy or M2 COACHING?
M2 COACHING is rated higher. Hevy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 103K ratings, while M2 COACHING averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hevy or M2 COACHING have ads?
Neither Hevy nor M2 COACHING shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or M2 COACHING?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and M2 COACHING every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hevy was updated on November 8, 2026 and M2 COACHING on November 3, 2026.

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