Comparison

Hevy vs Simple Workout Log

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

Simple Workout Log

This app helps you track your gym workouts, plan routines, and log sets quickly. It provides detailed statistics and history to monitor your strength progress and stay motivated. Designed for weightlifting, bodybuilding, and general strength training.

Highlights
  • Fast workout logging
  • Customizable workout plans
  • Exercise customization
  • Workout history and statistics
  • Imperial and Metric support
  • Auto-fill weights and reps
Features
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Weights is a clean workout log for lifters who want to record sets, reps, and strength without fighting the app. Start a routine, enter your numbers, and get back to training. Weights keeps your workouts organized so you can focus on the next set, not on tapping through clutter. WHY WEIGHTS Weights is built for real gym sessions. Use it as your workout tracker, gym log, lifting notebook, routine planner, and progress history in one focused app. Plan your training before you arrive, start a saved routine in seconds, log warm-up and working sets quickly, use recent performance to guide your next set, and review your history when you want to see what changed. FAST WORKOUT LOGGING - Log exercises, sets, weights, reps, and notes - Start predefined routines or build your own - Add custom exercises for your exact training style - Choose muscle groups with clear visual artwork - Track warm-up sets and working sets separately - Auto-fill weights and reps from your last session - Get Next Set guidance from recent workouts - Save equipment settings like seat height and depth - Switch between kg and lb units BUILT FOR PROGRESS Progress should be easy to understand. Weights helps you see training volume, workout history, best lifts, muscle focus, achievements, and strength changes over time. Use Next Set guidance to decide when to repeat, add a rep, or consider more weight. Review past sessions before a lift. Track personal records without digging through old notes. Follow activity and strength charts, open your history calendar, and unlock achievements as your training adds up. YOUR DATA STAYS USEFUL Export a clean ZIP package with a readable PDF progress report and CSV files for workout summaries, completed sets, and chart data. Use it for backup, deeper analysis, or reviewing your training outside the app. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Weights is optimized for iPhone and includes a real iPad layout, not a stretched phone screen. Log workouts on the device that fits your training setup. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Your workout log should be fast, readable, and reliable. Weights keeps the interface clean so the important things stay obvious: the exercise, the set, the weight, the reps, and your progress. WEIGHTS PREMIUM Unlock the full Weights experience with Premium: - Full workout history access - Advanced workout statistics - Unlimited tracking features - Deeper progress review - Support ongoing development and future improvements Weights Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. App Website: https://weights-app.com Terms of Service: https://weights-app.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://weights-app.com/privacy-policy Developer Website: https://edgars-dev.com For support or feedback, contact: info@weights-app.com

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
Simple Workout Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hevy at 101K against Simple Workout Log's 3. Hevy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#28 vs unranked). 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 Simple Workout Log sells 17 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 5.0 for Simple Workout Log. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hevy has 101K ratings behind it against 3, 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 Simple Workout Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hevy ships an update weekly, Simple Workout Log every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hevy versus Simple Workout Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevySimple Workout Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (101K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#28 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB64 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.EDGARS JAUDZEMS

Customer experience

Hevy

All ratings100,532 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews14,672 reviews
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.9%

Simple Workout Log

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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

Simple Workout Log

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
17 purchases

Simple Workout Log

Subscriptions16
  • Monthly2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly2 variants$3.991 Month
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  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly + Family$3.991 Month
  • Monthly + Family7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly + Family$4.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Annual2 variants$17.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$17.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual$24.991 Year
  • Annual + Family7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual + Family1 Month trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual + Family7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime + Family$39.99

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Workout Log free?
Simple Workout Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hevy or Simple Workout Log?
Simple Workout Log is rated higher. Hevy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 101K ratings, while Simple Workout Log averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Hevy or Simple Workout Log have ads?
Neither Hevy nor Simple Workout Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or Simple Workout Log?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and Simple Workout Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hevy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Simple Workout Log on October 23, 2026.

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