Should I pick Swole.fit or Hevy?

Pick Hevy if you want native phone and watch apps today, train with friends who already log on Hevy, or only need a lift log and track food and cardio somewhere else. Pick Swole.fit if you want mesocycles that adjust volume to how your muscles respond, want lifting, cardio, food and weigh-ins on one timeline, or want unlimited routines and custom exercises without paying.

Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet. Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.

Swole.fit vs Hevy

Hevy is a fast, social lift log. Swole.fit plans the training for you and puts food, cardio and body metrics on the same timeline. Here's the honest side by side.

The short answer

Pick Swole.fit if you

want mesocycles that adjust volume to how your muscles respond
want lifting, cardio, food and weigh-ins on one timeline
want unlimited routines and custom exercises without paying

Pick Hevy if you

want native phone and watch apps today
train with friends who already log on Hevy
only need a lift log and track food and cardio somewhere else

Feature by feature

Price

Swole.fitFree, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet.

HevyFree app. Hevy Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once (US App Store).

Free plan

Swole.fitUnlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.

HevyUp to 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of workout and stats history. Pro lifts the limits.

Programming

Swole.fitMesocycles that set volume per muscle from your pump, soreness and recovery ratings, linear progression, or your own plan.

HevyRoutines you build, plus Hevy Trainer (Pro), which generates programs with an algorithm. Hevy doesn't describe mesocycles or deloads.

Food logging

Swole.fitFood search, barcode scanning, calorie and macro targets, and weekly meal plans with a shopping list.

HevyNot among the features Hevy lists.

Cardio

Swole.fitIts own cardio log with pace and a calorie estimate, planned into your cycle and shown on the same timeline.

HevyCardio exercises inside the workout log, with pace, distance and time. Workouts sync to Strava.

AI coach

Swole.fitAn AI coach that reads your logs and only talks about what you logged. Free comes with a monthly allowance.

HevyNo AI coach. Hevy says its Trainer programs "do not rely on AI".

Social

Swole.fitTrain in Public (share your timeline, follows, comments) and private crews of up to 100 lifters.

HevyA feed of people you follow, likes, comments, private profiles and leaderboards, on the free plan too.

Platforms

Swole.fitA web app for any browser that installs to your phone's home screen. No native iOS or Android app yet.

HevyiPhone, iPad, Android, web browser, Apple Watch and Wear OS.

Import and export

Swole.fitImports Hevy and Strong CSVs and your Apple Health export. Exports your logs as a spreadsheet.

HevyCSV export of workouts and measurements. Imports Strong CSVs.

Languages

Swole.fitEnglish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.

Hevy16 languages, including English. No Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish.

Swole.fit and Hevy compared, feature by feature
	Swole.fit	Hevy
Price	Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet.	Free app. Hevy Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once (US App Store).
Free plan	Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.	Up to 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of workout and stats history. Pro lifts the limits.
Programming	Mesocycles that set volume per muscle from your pump, soreness and recovery ratings, linear progression, or your own plan.	Routines you build, plus Hevy Trainer (Pro), which generates programs with an algorithm. Hevy doesn't describe mesocycles or deloads.
Food logging	Food search, barcode scanning, calorie and macro targets, and weekly meal plans with a shopping list.	Not among the features Hevy lists.
Cardio	Its own cardio log with pace and a calorie estimate, planned into your cycle and shown on the same timeline.	Cardio exercises inside the workout log, with pace, distance and time. Workouts sync to Strava.
AI coach	An AI coach that reads your logs and only talks about what you logged. Free comes with a monthly allowance.	No AI coach. Hevy says its Trainer programs "do not rely on AI".
Social	Train in Public (share your timeline, follows, comments) and private crews of up to 100 lifters.	A feed of people you follow, likes, comments, private profiles and leaderboards, on the free plan too.
Platforms	A web app for any browser that installs to your phone's home screen. No native iOS or Android app yet.	iPhone, iPad, Android, web browser, Apple Watch and Wear OS.
Import and export	Imports Hevy and Strong CSVs and your Apple Health export. Exports your logs as a spreadsheet.	CSV export of workouts and measurements. Imports Strong CSVs.
Languages	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish.	16 languages, including English. No Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish.

Where Hevy is ahead

No app wins everything. Here's what Hevy does better today.

Native apps on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS. We're web only for now.
A big community. Hevy says over 10 million people use it, so your gym friends may already be there.
More languages: 16 on the App Store, against our five.

Bring your Hevy history

Export your workouts in Hevy (Settings, Export & Import Data), then upload the CSV in Swole.fit under Settings, Import. We match every exercise to ours, so PRs and stats count your old sessions from day one.

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Questions lifters ask

Should I pick Swole.fit or Hevy?: Pick Hevy if you want native phone and watch apps today, train with friends who already log on Hevy, or only need a lift log and track food and cardio somewhere else. Pick Swole.fit if you want mesocycles that adjust volume to how your muscles respond, want lifting, cardio, food and weigh-ins on one timeline, or want unlimited routines and custom exercises without paying.
Is Hevy free?: Free app. Hevy Pro is $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 once (US App Store).
Is Swole.fit free?: Free, no ads. Beast Mode extras are planned at $12.99 a month, but billing isn't live yet. Unlimited workouts, plans and custom exercises, your whole timeline and an export of all of it. Stats cover the last 7 days.
Can I move my Hevy history to Swole.fit?: Export your workouts in Hevy (Settings, Export & Import Data), then upload the CSV in Swole.fit under Settings, Import. We match every exercise to ours, so PRs and stats count your old sessions from day one.

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Checked on Oct 17, 2026 against Hevy's own website, help centre and US App Store listing. Prices are US prices and change, so check theirs before you buy.

Hevy is a trademark of its owner. Swole.fit isn't affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them, and names Hevy only to compare.

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