Best Free Workout Tracking App in 2026: Hevy, Strong, Jefit and NoSpot Compared

The best free workout tracking app is the one whose free plan covers what you do every single week: logging sets, seeing what you lifted last time and following a program. As of October 2026, Hevy, Strong and Jefit all have permanent free tiers, each with its own limits on routines, history or advanced features. NoSpot, which is our app, works differently: athletes never pay, because the personal trainer is the one who pays. Below you will find what each free plan really includes, a comparison table and an honest take on who each app suits.

A quick disclaimer before we start: we built NoSpot, so we have an obvious bias. To keep this useful, every competitor limit and price in this article was checked on the official App Store listings and help pages in October 2026, and we point out where the other apps are stronger than ours.

What makes a free workout tracking app actually free?

Almost every gym app is free to download. The real question is what happens after your first two weeks, when you have a few programs saved and a month of history. Most apps use a freemium model: logging stays free, but something you will need sooner or later sits behind a subscription. That is fine, as long as you know what it is before you invest months of data in the app.

These are the things worth checking in any free plan:

• Logging sets, reps and weight without limits. This is the core of the app. If the number of workouts you can save is capped, it is a trial, not a free plan.
• How many routines you can save. This is where most free tiers draw the line. If you run a 3 day split plus a deload week, a cap of 3 or 4 routines can be tight.
• How far back your history and charts go. Progress is measured over months. A chart that only shows the last few weeks hides the trend you care about.
• What you lifted last time. Seeing last session's load under each set is what makes progressive overload practical in the gym.
• Rest timer and offline mode. Basements and big gyms often have weak signal. The app should keep working and sync later.
• Custom exercises. Every gym has that one machine that no library names correctly. Check whether you can add your own and how many.

Free workout tracking apps compared (October 2026)

Here is how the free plans line up. Prices are the US App Store prices for the paid upgrade as of October 2026; they can vary by country and change over time, so check the store before you buy anything.

The short version: if you train alone and do not mind a small one time payment, Hevy and Strong are excellent and their lifetime plans are good value. If you train with a coach, or you simply do not want to hit a routine cap, NoSpot gives you the full athlete experience for free.

Hevy: the most generous freemium logger

Hevy is one of the most popular workout trackers, and for good reason: the interface is clean and logging is fast. According to Hevy's own help center, the free plan is limited to 4 routines and 7 custom exercises, and graphs show the last 3 months of data. Hevy Pro removes those limits, keeps your full history in the charts and adds tools like a warm up calculator. As of October 2026, Pro costs $2.99 a month, $23.99 a year or $74.99 for lifetime access on the US App Store.

• Where it is stronger than NoSpot: a large user base, a mature product and a lifetime option that is cheap if you plan to use it for years.
• What to watch: the 3 month chart window on the free plan. If long term progress charts matter to you, budget for Pro.

Strong: simple, reliable, capped at 3 routines

Strong has been around for years and many lifters stay with it because it does one thing well: it gets out of the way while you log. Its App Store listing is clear about the deal: the free version saves unlimited workouts but is limited to 3 custom routines. Strong PRO removes the cap and unlocks the other PRO features. As of October 2026, it costs $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $99.99 for the lifetime plan on the US App Store.

• Where it is stronger than NoSpot: a long track record and a minimal interface that many experienced lifters prefer.
• What to watch: 3 routines is enough for a classic full body or upper/lower plan, but not for a push/pull/legs split plus variations.

Jefit: free logging, paid AI and analytics

Jefit is one of the oldest names in workout tracking. The free version covers workout logging and history. The paid tier, Jefit Elite, is where the newer features live: according to its App Store listing, Elite includes an adaptive AI coach, a premium analytics dashboard, the Elite routine library and pro training tools. As of October 2026, Elite is listed at $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year on the US App Store, which makes it the most expensive upgrade in this comparison.

• Where it is stronger than NoSpot: AI generated plans and a deeper analytics layer, if you want the app to plan for you.
• What to watch: if you only need a logger, you are paying for features you will not use. If you want the AI, compare the yearly price with the others first.

NoSpot: a free workout tracker paid for by coaches, not athletes

NoSpot is a workout app for personal trainers and their athletes, made in Italy and available on iOS, Android and the web, in English and Italian. The business model is the reason it can be free for you: the personal trainer pays, the athlete uses the app free forever, with or without a coach. There is no athlete subscription to upsell, so there is no feature waiting for you behind a paywall.

What you get as an athlete:

• Today's workout on the home screen. If your coach assigned a rotating program (days A, B, C), the app tells you which day is next.
• Live workout logging with sets, reps, load and RIR (reps in reserve, how many reps you had left).
• Last time's loads under every set, so you know exactly what to beat.
• Rest timer and offline mode. You log in the gym without signal and everything syncs later.
• History and progress charts, a goal with a target date, body weight and measurements.
• Freestyle workouts without a program, for the days you just want to train.
• A library of more than 800 exercises with images, plus custom exercises you can create yourself.

Now the honest part. NoSpot is newer and smaller than Hevy, Strong and Jefit. It is built around the relationship between a coach and their athletes, so it shines when your personal trainer writes your program in it. It is not a social network, it does not have an AI that writes programs for you, and if you train completely alone the polished solo experience of Hevy or Strong may suit you better. If you are still building your own plan, our guide on how to design a workout program covers split, sets and progression step by step.

Which free workout tracker should you choose?

There is no single winner, there is the right app for how you train. Use this as a quick decision guide:

• You train alone and run one or two routines: Strong or Hevy on the free plan will cover you for a long time.
• You train alone and want long term charts: Hevy Pro, or a lifetime plan of Hevy or Strong if you plan to stay for years.
• You want the app to plan your workouts for you: Jefit Elite is the option in this list built around AI planning.
• You train with a personal trainer: NoSpot, so your coach builds and adjusts the program and sees your progress, while you pay nothing.
• You never want to meet a paywall as an athlete: NoSpot, since there is no athlete plan to upgrade to.

How to test a free workout app in your first week

Store screenshots all look the same. The way to find out if an app fits is to use it in the gym. Here is a simple one week test:

1. 1Enter your real program, all of its days, before you go to the gym. If you hit a routine cap here, you know the free plan is not for you.
2. 2Log a full session and time how long it takes to record each set. It should take seconds, not a minute.
3. 3Put your phone in airplane mode for one set. If the app stops working, it will fail you in a basement gym.
4. 4Look for last session's numbers on your second workout. If you have to scroll through history to find them, progression gets harder.
5. 5Add one exercise the library does not have. Check whether custom exercises are allowed and how many.
6. 6Open the progress chart after a week and check how far back it can go on the free plan.

Logging only helps if you use the numbers. The simplest way to do that is double progression: pick a rep range, and when you hit the top of it on every set, add weight. Our guide to sets, reps, RIR and progression explains it with a full 3 day example.

Is a free workout app enough if you have a personal trainer?

A solo tracker records what you do. When you work with a coach, you also need the other direction: your coach writes the program, adjusts it for you and sees how you are actually doing between sessions. With general purpose trackers this usually ends up as screenshots and chat messages.

In NoSpot your coach connects you with an invite code, a QR code or a link. They assign you a program, can change it just for you, add notes to exercises (and voice notes, if they are on Pro), and see your progress per exercise, including an estimated one rep max calculated from load and reps. You can share body check-in photos with your coach, and if they use the Pro plan they can also send you a PDF progress report and let you book sessions from a calendar. You still pay nothing.

If you are a personal trainer reading this, the free plan lets you coach up to 4 athletes (after you complete your initial profile) with 2 program templates, and you can also work from a computer with NoSpot Coach, the web workspace for trainers. For a wider look at coaching tools, read our honest comparison of the best apps for personal trainers.

The bottom line

Hevy, Strong and Jefit are all solid apps with real free plans, and for many solo lifters the free tier of Hevy or Strong is all they will ever need. Their limits are about routines, custom exercises, chart history and premium analytics, and their paid plans are fairly priced. If you train with a personal trainer, or you want a free workout tracker where the athlete side is never upsold, NoSpot is worth a try. Whichever you pick, run the one week test above with your real program before you commit months of training data to it. And if your coach is still choosing a tool, send them our guide to choosing a personal trainer app.