Comparison

Boostcamp vs Hardy

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

Head to head
About

Boostcamp

This app provides a comprehensive workout tracker and gym logger with over 11,000 programs and an AI coach. Log every set, track progress with detailed analytics, and access a vast library of coach-designed plans. It offers features like a rest timer, plate calculator, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Workout logging with RPE, RIR, e1RM
  • AI-generated custom workout plans
  • 11,000+ coach-designed programs
  • Detailed analytics and progress tracking
  • Rest timer and plate calculator
  • Offline workout logging
  • Syncs bodyweight with Apple Health
Features
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Trusted by over 1,300,000 lifters. 300M+ workouts logged. 4.8 stars. Boostcamp is a free workout tracker and gym logger with 11,000+ programs and an AI coach that builds a custom plan from your goal, schedule, and equipment. Log every set. Run nSuns, GZCLP, 5/3/1, Reddit PPL, PHUL, PHAT, or 130+ coach programs. No spreadsheet. Garage Gym Reviews named Boostcamp the Best Workout App Overall in 2026. "I primarily train for strength and hypertrophy, and Boostcamp is the best app I’ve ever used. I love all the data it provides, and there are so many great programs to choose from within the workout library." – Matt Dustin, CSCS, PN1-NC, Garage Gym Reviews Featured in Fortune’s 2026 trainer-approved Boostcamp review. "Boostcamp has all the features of Strong and Hevy, but what puts Boostcamp decidedly #1 is that it features a library of programs from some of the most recognizable figures in fitness." – Alex Bromley, Professional Strongman "Boostcamp puts all of Reddit's best free workouts in one slick app...give Boostcamp a try." – Lifehacker WHAT YOU GET • Workout Tracker – Log sets, reps, and weight with RPE, RIR, and e1RM. Auto-progression sets your next weights. Rest timer, plate calculator, supersets, drop sets, warmup templates, form videos, and mid-set exercise swaps that keep your numbers. PRs flag in-session. Weekly Sunday reports and year-end Wrapped. Offline. Live Activities put your set and rest timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Syncs bodyweight with Apple Health. • AI Coach – Short questionnaire, then a customized multi-week program you log in the same tracker. Or pick a named coach program and start today. Fork any program, or build your own with no cap. • 11,000+ Programs – 130+ coach-designed plans with progressions, periodization, and deloads, plus a huge community library. Filter by goal, level, and days per week. The library is free. No ads. • Analytics – Volume, muscle-group engagement, PRs, and training history. Pro adds Strength Score (0–100 across the big lifts) and a per-muscle volume heatmap. POPULAR PROGRAMS nSuns 5/3/1, GZCLP, 5/3/1 BBB, 5/3/1 for Beginners, Building the Monolith, Candito 6 Week, TSA, Bullmastiff, Greyskull LP, PHUL, PHAT, Reddit PPL, KONG, MASS IMPACT, Jacked and Tan 2.0, Strong Curves, Alberto Nuñez Upper Lower, Eric Helms Intermediate Bodybuilding, Greg Nuckols Beginner, Reddit Bodyweight Fitness RR, and thousands more. COACHES Dr. Eric Helms, Alex Bromley, Cody Lefever (GZCL), Geoffrey Verity Schofield, Alberto Nuñez, Bryce Lewis, Greg Nuckols, Jonnie Candito, Bald Omni-Man, Natural Hypertrophy, Basement Bodybuilding, Brandon Campbell (PHUL), Dr. Swole, Matt Vena, Menno Henselmans, Justina Ercole, Tiffany Ma, Rebecca Rouse, and 50+ more. Competitive athletes and researchers, not random influencers. WHO IT'S FOR Beginners who want a plan and a gym logger. Intermediate lifters done with spreadsheets. Anyone who wants an AI coach plus a real tracker. Men and women. Full gym, garage gym, or dumbbells at home. 2–6 days per week. ABOUT Boostcamp started by putting Reddit’s best programs into a workout tracker that works. 1.3M+ lifters now log training, follow 11,000+ programs, and build custom plans with an AI coach. Free to start. No ads. Questions? support@boostcamp.app

About

Hardy

This app automates weight calculations and progressions for gym workouts, offering over 1,800 pre-made routines or custom program building. It helps users know exactly what to lift next and tracks progress without manual calculations.

Highlights
  • Automated weight calculations
  • Progressive overload management
  • 1,800+ pre-made workout routines
  • Custom routine builder
  • Set-by-set workout tracking
  • Workout routine sharing
  • Progress and PR tracking
Features
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Your workout plan. No spreadsheets. • Hardy is a gym workout tracker and planner that takes care of your weight calculations, progressions, and workout tracking, so you can focus on lifting. • Choose from 1,800+ public workout routines and press Start. Or build your own program with advanced progression rules, percentage-based weights, RPE, and more. • Unlike basic workout trackers that simply log what you've lifted, Hardy understands your routine and helps you know exactly what to lift next. PICK FROM 1,800+ WORKOUT ROUTINES • Discover popular strength training programs, including 5/3/1, nSuns, Push Pull Legs (PPL), Upper/Lower splits, 5×5, and many more. • Choose a routine, enter your personal strength levels, and start training. Hardy guides you through each workout, exercise by exercise and set by set. • Or create your own routine from scratch. ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO LIFT • No more manually calculating percentages or checking spreadsheets between sets. • Hardy automatically calculates your exercise weights based on your routine and personal strength levels. Supports: - 1 Rep Max (1RM) percentages - Training Max (TM) percentages - RPE and RIR-based training - Working weights - And more. YOUR PROGRAM PROGRESSES WITH YOU • Hardy doesn't just record your workouts. It helps manage your progression. • As you get stronger, your weights can increase automatically according to your routine's rules and your performance. Supports: - Linear progressions - Double progressions - RPE/RIR-based autoregulation - Overloads - Deloads - And more. BUILD YOUR OWN ADVANCED WORKOUT PROGRAMS • Create custom workout routines with the same powerful features used by structured strength training programs. • Set up percentage-based exercises, progression rules, training blocks, and personalized weight calculations. • Whether you're following an established strength program or building something entirely your own, Hardy handles the calculations. TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS AND SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Tracking is not just for passively logging your workout history. Tracking on Hardy helps the routines actively calculate your next weights and progressions based on your routine rules. • You can track your workouts with an easy-to-use, set-by-set tracker. • And you can also keep track of your training history, exercise performance, personal records, and progress over time. • Supports: Apple Watch SHARE YOUR WORKOUT ROUTINES • Share workout routines with friends, your clients as a private trainer, or the whole community using a simple link. • Others can then use the same program with their personal weights calculated automatically based on their 1 Rep Maxes. LESS CALCULATING. MORE LIFTING. • From your first gym routine to advanced strength programming, Hardy brings workout planning, tracking, and progression together in one app. • Your routines. Your progress. No spreadsheets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Boostcamp4 screens
Hardy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hardy at none against Boostcamp's shown. Hardy also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Boostcamp's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 83) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Boostcamp sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Hardy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Boostcamp against 4.8 for Hardy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boostcamp has 11K ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Boostcamp's written reviews are positive against 78% of Hardy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boostcamp ships an update fortnightly, Hardy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Boostcamp versus Hardy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoostcampHardy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better4.8 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better83
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB87 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBPM Health Co.Hardy App

Customer experience

Boostcamp

All ratings10,863 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews440 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral10.7%
Negative29.1%

Hardy

All ratings83 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.5%

User reviews

Boostcamp

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Detailed workout programs
  • 💪 Helps build consistency
  • 🎯 Tracks progress effectively
  • 🧠 Knowledgeable coaches

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Key features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Aggressive subscription prompts
  • ⚠️ Requires stable internet connection
  • 🕰️ Rest timer not always reliable

Hardy

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 👍 Great for tracking workouts
  • 👍 Highly customizable routines
  • 👍 Free to use with no subscription
  • 👍 Good database of pre-made workouts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Calendar bugs and disappearing data
  • 🐛 Rest timer stops background music
  • 🐛 Easy to accidentally delete routines
  • 🐛 Lacks superset functionality
  • 🐛 Lacks ability to substitute lifts easily

Bugs and requests

Boostcamp

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workouts not saving properly
  • Inability to reorder exercises
  • Crashing and loading issues
  • Inconsistent exercise tracking

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for workouts
  • Apple Watch integration
  • More customization options
  • Improved exercise video demonstrations
  • Ability to create and share custom programs

Hardy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar bugs and disappearing data
  • Rest timer stops background music
  • Accidentally deleting routines loses history
  • Calendar sometimes bugs and disappears
  • Mistake in Ivysaur's routine weight calculation

Requested features

19 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Notes per exercise per workout
  • Muscle heat map with training selection
  • Trainer assignment of workouts
  • Timers for session duration and rest periods
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  • Apple Watch support
  • Ability to recover deleted routines
  • Track weight for accessory exercises
  • Rate and review user-made workouts
  • Preview next exercise in workout
  • Directly go to next exercise
  • More granularity in weight increments
  • Notifications/sounds for rest period end
  • Larger/easier to click 'continue' button
  • Support for equipment like sleds and med balls
  • Ability to implement measurements like meter and time
  • Warm-up sets and drop sets functionality
  • Hide popular routines from home page
  • Add new exercise during a workout and track history

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Boostcamp

Subscriptions9
  • Boostcamp Pro14 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Boostcamp Pro7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Boostcamp Pro14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Boostcamp Pro$14.991 Month
  • Limited-Time Offer14 Days trial$48.991 Year
  • Boostcamp Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Boostcamp Pro14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Boostcamp Pro14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Boostcamp Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Hardy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$89.99

Questions

Is Boostcamp free?
Boostcamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hardy free?
Hardy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boostcamp or Hardy?
Boostcamp is rated higher. Boostcamp averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Hardy averages 4.8 from 83 ratings.
Do Boostcamp or Hardy have ads?
Boostcamp shows ads; Hardy does not.
Which is updated more often, Boostcamp or Hardy?
Boostcamp ships an update fortnightly, and Hardy every 4 days. Most recently, Boostcamp was updated on November 8, 2026 and Hardy on November 7, 2026.

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