Hevy
AI Fitness and WellnessFreemium
Fast, clean workout logger with a generous free tier, a social feed of 15 million lifters, and an optional adaptive Trainer on Pro.
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Strava
AI Fitness and WellnessFreemium
Social fitness platform for runners and cyclists that turns every GPS activity into segments, leaderboards, training analysis, and a shared feed.
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Pricing
Pricing Comparison
Hevy
Free$0
Unlimited workout logging with caps on routines, custom exercises, and graph history
Pro Monthly$2.99 to $3.99/mo
Unlimited routines and custom exercises, all-time history, Trainer, warmup calculator
Pro Annual$23.99/yr
Same Pro features at roughly $2 per month
Pro Lifetime$74.99 one-time
Permanent Pro access with no recurring fee
Strava
Free$0
GPS tracking, activity feed, basic stats, clubs, and challenges
Subscription$11.99/mo or $79.99/yr
Segment leaderboards, route builder, offline maps, and training analysis
Family$139.99/yr
Up to four accounts on one annual plan
Strava + Runna$149.99/yr
Bundles Strava premium with Runna structured running plans
Features
Feature Comparison
Hevy
Fast Set LoggingRoutine PlannerExercise LibraryDemonstration VideosAutomatic Rest TimersWarmup SetsDrop SetsProgress ChartsPersonal RecordsOne Rep MaxCustom ExercisesSocial FeedRoutine SharingApple Watch AppWearOS AppWeb VersionHevy TrainerPublic API
Strava
GPS Activity TrackingSegment LeaderboardsRoute BuilderGlobal HeatmapsOffline MapsFitness And FreshnessTraining LogBest EffortsActivity FeedKudos And CommentsClubsGroup ChallengesBeacon Safety SharingGoal SettingDevice SyncRelative EffortMatched ActivitiesAthlete Insights
Fit
Best For & Not For
Hevy
✅ Best For
✅Lifters who already know their program and want the fastest, least fiddly place to record it
✅People motivated by social accountability who want friends seeing and reacting to their logged sessions
✅Budget-conscious trainees, since the free tier covers unlimited logging with no trial deadline attached
✅Apple Watch and WearOS users who want to leave the phone in the locker and log entirely from the wrist
✅Developers and data enthusiasts who want programmatic access to their training history through the public API
❌ Not For
❌Anyone who wants sessions generated from recovery data, since Hevy Trainer works from logged performance rather than sleep or HRV
❌Runners and endurance athletes, as the app is built almost entirely around resistance training
❌Free tier users running a long-term split, who will hit the routine cap and the limited history window quickly
❌People wanting a conversational AI coach that explains programming decisions in plain language
❌Lifters who need nutrition or macro tracking bundled into the same subscription
Strava
✅ Best For
✅Runners and cyclists who train more consistently when their sessions are visible to a community of friends
✅Competitive athletes who care about segment leaderboards and want to chase local course records
✅Garmin, Wahoo, and Coros owners who want one social and analytical home for data from multiple devices
✅Cyclists exploring unfamiliar cities who want route recommendations built from where other riders actually go
✅Structured trainees who want long-term load and fatigue modelling rather than isolated session stats
❌ Not For
❌Strength trainees, since the platform is built around GPS-based endurance activity and logs lifting poorly
❌Athletes who already get full analysis from Garmin Connect or a similar ecosystem and would be paying twice
❌Privacy-sensitive users uncomfortable with location traces and route histories appearing in a public feed
❌Anyone expecting coaching, as Strava analyses what you did rather than prescribing what to do next
❌Casual walkers who only want step counts, for whom the paid analytics offer little return
Availability
Platform & Accessibility
Hevy
mobileweb-basedapi
Strava
mobileweb-basedapi
Use & Audience
Tasks & Who It's For
Integrations
Integrations
Hevy
Analytics
Apple HealthStrava
Other
Apple WatchWearOS
Webhooks & API
Hevy API
Strava
Analytics
Garmin ConnectApple Health
Other
ZwiftWahooRunna
Webhooks & API
Strava API
Use Cases
Real-world Use Cases
Hevy
1
Karan logs every set from his Apple Watch and leaves his phone in the locker, finishing sessions without once pulling it out to check what comes next.2
Elise follows three friends on the Hevy feed, and the quiet pressure of them seeing her missed weeks turns two gym days a week into four.3
Ravi hits the free tier's routine cap after building a full six day split, does the maths on the lifetime licence, and pays $74.99 once instead of subscribing forever.Strava
1
Arjun joins a local running club on Strava, and the weekly leaderboard shame alone gets him out the door four mornings a week for the first time in years.2
Fatima uses the route builder before a trip to Lisbon and arrives with three pre-planned running loops downloaded for offline use, avoiding dead-end streets entirely.3
Ben watches his Fitness and Freshness curve trend sharply negative three weeks before a half marathon, backs off volume, and arrives at the start line fresh instead of flat.Keep Exploring