Comparison

Hevy vs WorkoutStack

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

Head to head
About

Hevy

Log workouts, track progress, and discover new routines with this comprehensive fitness tracker. Features include exercise guides, social sharing, and automatic rest timers. Offers personalized coaching with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, and volume
  • Exercise library with videos
  • Social features and progress sharing
  • Automatic rest timers
  • Strength progression graphs
  • 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

WorkoutStack

Features
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WorkoutStack is a Fast, Bold & Focused gym logger 2,900+ EXERCISE LIBRARY Every exercise comes with animated HD videos, step-by-step instructions, equipment details, and primary and secondary muscle data. Search instantly or filter by muscle group and equipment to find the perfect exercise in seconds. COLOUR-CODED WORKOUTS No more squinting at endless grey lists mid-set. Every exercise in your workout gets its own vivid colour, so you always know where you are at a glance. BUILD YOUR OWN STAT DASHBOARD Design your stat dashboard & add the widgets that are important to you. Analyse specific exercises or data across all your workouts. MUSCLE DISTRIBUTION WorkoutStack calculates which muscles your training actually hits, helping you balance your program and avoid blind spots. WORKS OFFLINE No internet is required to workout. All data is stored 100% privately on your device and iCloud. UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES WorkoutStack Premium is available with a monthly or annual subscription. If you choose to purchase WorkoutStack Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24hrs before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of service: https://WorkoutStack.app/terms Privacy policy: https://WorkoutStack.app/privacy

Screenshots

Hevy4 screens
WorkoutStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Hevy at #26 against WorkoutStack's unranked. Hevy also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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 WorkoutStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Hevy versus WorkoutStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHevyWorkoutStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (104K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings104K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHevy Studios S.L.Neurondigital Ltd

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

WorkoutStack

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

WorkoutStack

Subscriptions2
  • WorkoutStack Tracker Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • WorkoutStack Tracker Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • WorkoutStack Tracker Lifetime Plan$59.99

Questions

Is Hevy free?
Hevy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WorkoutStack free?
WorkoutStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hevy or WorkoutStack have ads?
Neither Hevy nor WorkoutStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hevy or WorkoutStack?
Hevy ships an update weekly, and WorkoutStack weekly. Most recently, Hevy was updated on November 14, 2026 and WorkoutStack on November 10, 2026.

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