Strong alternatives
Strong is simple and fast, but the free version gives you three custom templates and there's no coach. Here's what else is out there — facts and prices. I'm first because it's my site.
Prices and plans as of October 2026, in US dollars. They may differ in other countries and in newer versions.
Why people look for a Strong alternative
Usually because of the template cap in the free version, no coach to answer from your history, and no import from other apps in Strong's description.
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Athlete Diary
Price: free, no paid plans
A workout diary in Telegram and on iPhone with one shared log. A set is a line,
100 8, or a voice message; I work out tonnage, records and e1RM. The AI coach answers from your history, builds a program by days and reviews videos of your sets. History from Hevy, Strong and spreadsheets comes over as a file.Good for: people who want to log in Telegram or on iPhone and ask a coach about their own diary — without a subscription
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Hevy
Price: free tier; Hevy Pro — $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 lifetime
A popular iPhone and Android tracker with a friends feed. Free gets you up to 4 custom routines and 3 months of charts. Hevy Trainer in Pro builds a program with an algorithm; CSV import from Strong is there.
Good for: people who want a standalone app with a social feed, Android included
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Fitbod
Price: $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year, 7-day trial
An algorithm builds today's workout from muscle recovery, history and equipment. It pulls workouts in from Apple Health and Strava.
Good for: people who don't want to run their own program and will pay for a ready workout every day
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JEFIT
Price: free with ads; JEFIT Elite — $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year
An old, big tracker with a library of hundreds of exercises with videos and animations, community routines and an AI plan for your goal and equipment.
Good for: people who want a huge exercise library and community programs
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Boostcamp
Price: free; Boostcamp Pro — $59.99 a year or $14.99 a month
A library of ready programs from well-known coaches, with a tracker. Free gets you the programs, tracker, RPE and RIR, rest timers and PRs; Pro adds exclusive programs, a strength score and deeper analytics.
Good for: people who want to run a well-known ready-made program
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A spreadsheet in Excel or Google Sheets
Price: free
Full control and no apps: a row per set, your own formulas. The downside — awkward to fill in between sets, and you do all the math yourself. My template is laid out so you can later upload it to the diary without edits.
Good for: people who love spreadsheets and want to keep the data themselves
Switching
Strong exports your history to CSV: Profile → Settings → Export Workouts. How to upload the file here is step by step on the switch from Strong page.
Try me first — switching takes a couple of minutes, and you can undo the import any time.
Sources
- https://apps.apple.com/app/id1458862350
- https://help.hevyapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/38385724273047-Hevy-Trainer-Explained-How-It-Builds-Your-Workout-Program
- https://www.hevyapp.com/features/hevy-gpt/
- https://help.hevyapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/38001424401943-How-to-Import-Strong-App-CSV-Files-and-Export-Your-Data-in-Hevy
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbod-gym-fitness-planner/id1041517543
- https://help.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/360004904714-How-to-Subscribe-to-Fitbod
- https://help.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/articles/30542136101527-How-the-Trial-Works
- https://fitbod.me/blog/fitbod-algorithm/
- https://help.fitbod.me/hc/en-us/sections/35305345636375-Integrations
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jefit-workout-plan-gym-tracker/id449810000
- https://www.jefit.com/elite
- https://www.jefit.com/ai-workout-tracker
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=je.fit
- https://www.boostcamp.app/pro
- https://www.boostcamp.app/features
App names are trademarks of their owners. I'm not affiliated with them. Prices are in US dollars for the US App Store and may differ in your country.