A Free Alternative to Hevy: Progress vs Hevy
Looking for a Hevy alternative? Progress is a free workout tracker for iPhone and Android with no routine limits, automatic progressive overload for weight, reps and sets, a free AI program builder and a plate calculator. Here's how it compares, including where Hevy is the better pick.
Disclosure: we make Progress. Every fact about Hevy comes from its own website or App Store listing (checked October 26, 2026, US prices); sources are at the bottom.
Progress vs Hevy at a glance
| Progress | Hevy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No ads, no subscription | Free; Hevy Pro is $2.99/month, $23.99/year or $74.99 lifetime |
| Free version | Everything, with no limit on programs, workouts or exercises. AI: 3 programs or workouts and 3 diet plans a day | Up to 4 routines and 7 custom exercises; charts cover the last 3 months |
| Automatic progressive overload | Yes, free: weight, reps and/or sets go up automatically after every session where you complete all sets. You choose what goes up and by how much, per exercise | Pro only: Hevy Trainer raises your working weights once you hit the top of the rep range on every set |
| Programs built for you | Free AI program builder that considers your goals, equipment, experience, age, injuries and anything else you tell it | Pro only: Hevy Trainer builds programs with an algorithm (Hevy doesn't describe it as AI) |
| Plate calculator | Yes, free, on every set | Yes, free |
| Set types | Straight sets, pyramid sets, supersets, timed exercises | Warm-up, drop and failure sets, supersets |
| Smartwatch | Apple Watch and Wear OS | Apple Watch and Wear OS |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android | iPhone, Android and web |
| Social feed | No | Yes: follow other lifters, like and comment on workouts |
Why people look for a Hevy alternative
- The free version caps you at 4 routines and 7 custom exercises.
- Automatic weight increases and generated programs (Hevy Trainer) are Pro features.
What Progress does differently
- Completely free. No subscription, no ads and no limit on programs, workouts or exercises.
- Progressive overload on autopilot. For each exercise, choose whether the weight, reps or sets go up, and by how much. Complete every set and it goes up next time; miss one and it stays. It works with pyramid sets and supersets too.
- An AI program builder that listens. Tell it your goals, equipment, experience, age, gender, injuries, or anything else, and it builds a full program you can edit or ask it to change.
- A plate calculator on every set, for barbells, plate-loaded machines and anything else you load with plates.
- A clean, simple interface that stays out of your way mid-workout, with Apple Watch and Wear OS apps.
Where Hevy is better
- A social feed: follow friends and other lifters, and like and comment on workouts.
- A web app as well as phone and watch apps, and a large community with shared routines.
- Progress is newer, so it has far fewer reviews so far.
- No social feed and no web app.
Which should you use?
- Choose Hevy if: Training alongside friends in the app matters to you, or you want to plan workouts on a computer.
- Choose Progress if: you want everything free, want the app to raise your weights, reps and sets for you, or want an AI-built program around your goals, equipment and injuries.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to Hevy?
If you want an app that's free with no routine limits, Progress is a strong pick: it adds automatic progressive overload (weight, reps and sets) and a free AI program builder, on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch and Wear OS. We make Progress, so check the comparison above and choose what fits how you train.
Is Hevy free?
Free; Hevy Pro is $2.99/month, $23.99/year or $74.99 lifetime. Up to 4 routines and 7 custom exercises; charts cover the last 3 months. (Checked October 26, 2026; prices can vary by country and change over time.)
Is Progress really free?
Yes. Progress is free to download and use, with no ads and no subscription. The AI features have daily limits: 3 AI programs or workouts and 3 AI diet plans a day.
Can I use my Hevy programs in Progress?
Yes: recreate your routines in Progress, or describe them to the AI program builder. Set a weight, rep or set increase on each exercise and Progress will progress it for you from then on.
Sources
Checked October 26, 2026. Prices are US App Store prices and can differ by country.
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