Best Strong alternatives (2026)

Quickstart

FitNotes and Kinoku are the apps on this page whose free plans state no template cap, and Kinoku is the only one of the two with a Strong CSV importer and a run log. We order the list by free routine cap, apps that state no cap first, and the table caption repeats that measure. A label rests on a sentence the app publishes or on a dated emulator test, never on taste, and there is no score.

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Why lifters look for a Strong alternative

Strong helped define phone gym logging, and its own help pages state three things that send lifters looking elsewhere.

1. The three template cap: “You can create up to 3 Workout Templates with the free version of Strong. For Unlimited Templates, upgrade to Strong PRO.” On Strong 6.2.4, the fourth New template tap opened a dialog whose Learn More screen read “Current free limit: 3 templates”.
2. An account before the first set: “All users will be prompted to sign up for an account before using Strong.” The first screen in our test offered Register, Log in and three social sign-ins, with no skip path.
3. Charts behind PRO: The Strong PRO help page lists “Access to all Charts” as a paid feature.

Whether one of the six apps below fits better depends on your phone and on how many templates your split needs.

Which Strong alternatives have no template limit?

We sort these apps by what their own pages state about a free template or routine cap.

• No cap stated, and no paid plan or no cap by design: FitNotes calls itself “Free to use and no ads - ever”, and none of its pages names a routine limit. Kinoku’s free plan puts no cap on routines, workouts or custom exercises.
• A stated cap: Hevy 3.1.12 showed “Free accounts have a limit of 4 routines” on the fifth New Routine tap.
• No routine cap stated either way: Boostcamp says “No paywall on programs.” JEFIT (a lifting app on iOS, Android and the web) states no routine cap on its pages, and our test found a cap of three custom exercises. Liftin’ offers “an extended 3-months free trial” and states no routine figure.

Side by side

Each cell below comes from a sentence the app publishes or from our emulator test, and “Not stated” marks a feature no page we could open mentions.

Each app, in its own words

FitNotes

Best for: Lifters on Android who want a quiet log with no account, ads or paid plan.

FitNotes is an Android gym notebook by an independent developer, James Gay, that skips social feeds.

• What it does well: Its homepage describes a “clean, simple, powerful workout tracking app” that is Android only. It starts fast and logs a barbell set in a few taps.
• What its pages say about limits: “Free to use and no ads - ever” on the homepage, and, in the privacy policy, no account is “required to register” before use.
• Where it is the better pick: Lifters who want the simplest notebook, with no animations, no social tools and no paid tier.
• Where FitNotes differs: Nothing on its pages describes run tracking, a watch app or an iPhone app.

Kinoku

Best for: Lifters who want unlimited free routines, no account and a Strong CSV importer.

Kinoku is a free Android app for lifters and runners that keeps the whole record on the phone.

• What it does well: The free plan puts no cap on routines, logs or custom exercises, and its stats and muscle map are free. Nothing needs an account. Android backs the app up to Google Drive, and a full ZIP backup is one tap away. It ships with plate math, rest timers and a free Wear OS app.
• What its pages say about limits: Free features stay free. Pro adds deeper analytics and readiness tuning, and never limits basic logging.
• Where it is the better pick: Lifters who want an offline app with no account, free charts and a built-in importer for Strong’s CSV export.
• What Kinoku does not do: Kinoku is Android only for now. It has no iPhone app or Apple Watch app yet, no desktop site, no sync between two phones and no social feed.

Hevy

Best for: Lifters who want Strong’s kind of logging plus a friends feed and desktop view.

Hevy is a social workout tracker whose set table looks a lot like Strong’s.

• What it does well: Its homepage says “Hevy is a free workout tracker for iOS and Android.” and “Build routines and track progress with friends.” You can “track your workouts completely from your Apple Watch or WearOS device”, and the desktop gives “a big screen view of your routines”.
• What its pages say about limits: On the fifth New Routine tap, Hevy 3.1.12 showed “Free accounts have a limit of 4 routines.” On the eighth custom exercise it showed a matching sheet with a limit of 7.
• Where it is the better pick: Lifters who like Strong’s layout but want four free routines, a desktop view and workout sharing.
• Where Hevy differs: The first screen asked for sign-up or log-in with no skip path in our test, and the app is built around a feed.

Boostcamp

Best for: Lifters who want to run a coach-written program rather than build templates.

Boostcamp turns coach spreadsheets into phone routines.

• What it does well: Boostcamp’s homepage opens with “14,000+ programs, including coach-designed programs” from named coaches, Eric Helms and Cody Lefever among them.
• What its pages say about limits: The homepage says “No paywall on programs.” Boostcamp’s Pro page keeps “Strength Score views, the Muscle Tracker, and 20+ exclusive coach programs” for paying users, and it says “The Score view is free.” The pages do not state a routine cap for the free plan either way.
• Where it is the better pick: Lifters who want a coach plan instead of writing every set themselves.
• Where Boostcamp differs: Its homepage says to “create an account” to get started, and the Muscle Tracker heatmap sits in Pro.

JEFIT

Best for: Lifters who want exercise videos and pre-made plans on phone and browser.

JEFIT pairs routines with exercise video and a community, on iOS, Android and the web.

• What it does well: Its support page manages subscriptions for iOS, Android and the web, so one account works on a phone and in a browser. The Elite page lists “Video exercise demonstrations”.
• What its pages say about limits: The Elite page lists “Advanced analytics and tracking” and an “Ad-free experience” as paid. In our test, the Create Custom Exercise form opened with “Custom exercises: 0/3” next to an Upgrade button.
• Where it is the better pick: Lifters who want exercise video and pre-made community routines they can also open in a browser.
• Where JEFIT differs: Ads go away with Elite, the sign-up screen offered no skip path in our test, and free custom exercises stop at three.

Liftin’

Best for: iPhone and Apple Watch lifters who want weights raised and lowered for them.

Liftin’ is an iPhone tracker built around an Apple Watch app.

• What it does well: Its homepage says “Liftin’ is a simple yet powerful app to help you track workouts and reach your weightlifting goals.” It can “Automatically increase weights on success” and “Automatically decrease weights on failure”.
• What its pages say about limits: The homepage offers “an extended 3-months free trial” for sign-ups from the website, and it states no routine cap.
• Where it is the better pick: iPhone and Apple Watch lifters who want the app to move their weights, “completely standalone” on the wrist if they like.
• Where Liftin’ differs: Its pages describe an iPhone app and an Apple Watch app and name no Android app, and what you get after the trial is not stated on a page we could open.

Moving your Strong history

Losing years of training data is the main worry when leaving an app. Strong’s help centre says “You can export your workout data to a spreadsheet friendly CSV format.”

1. Open Strong and go to Settings, then Data management, then Export data.
2. In our test this opened the Android share sheet with one CSV file, named strong followed by digits.
3. Save the file to your phone or Google Drive.

Kinoku reads that file through Settings, then Backup & Import, then Import from other apps, so nothing gets typed twice. The importer keeps dates, weights, reps and set types and writes them to the local database on your phone. From there, Android backup and a full ZIP backup keep the record safe.

Hevy, FitNotes and Boostcamp state no Strong import on the pages we opened, so this page does not claim one.

When is Strong PRO still the better pick?

You do not always need to leave Strong. Staying makes sense in three cases, each from Strong’s own pages.

• You log on an iPhone and an Apple Watch: The help centre says “We offer apps for iPhone (including Apple Watch) and Android.”
• You want two devices in step: “Strong Cloud keeps your workouts automatically synced between devices”.
• Three templates cover your split: A lifter on a three-day plan may never see the PRO dialog.

If your split needs more templates, or you want the record without an account, the apps above give you that.

How this list was checked

Each claim on this page traces to a public page or to a dated test on our emulator.

• Public citations: Every competitor claim links to a help page, a pricing page or a homepage opened on September 20, 2026.
• Phone observations: The Strong template cap, the Hevy routine and custom exercise caps and the JEFIT custom exercise cap come from tests on an Android 16 emulator, each dated in its source note.
• No paid rankings: No app paid to be here. The list is ordered by free routine cap, and ties stay alphabetical.

Frequently asked questions

Which Strong alternatives run on Android?

FitNotes calls itself an app only available on Android, and Kinoku runs on Android for now, with an iPhone app on the way. Hevy’s homepage says iOS and Android, JEFIT’s support page manages subscriptions for iOS, Android and the web, and Boostcamp’s homepage says iOS and Android. Liftin’ describes an iPhone app and an Apple Watch app, and names no Android app on the page we opened.

Can I move my Strong workout history to another app?

Yes. Strong’s help centre says you can export your workout data to a spreadsheet friendly CSV format. Kinoku reads that file with a built-in importer, so your dates, weights, reps and set types land in the local database on your phone. Hevy, FitNotes and Boostcamp state no Strong import on the pages we opened, so this page does not claim one.

Which free Strong alternatives have no template limit?

FitNotes and Kinoku. FitNotes has no paid plan, in its own words free to use with no ads, and names no cap anywhere. Kinoku’s free plan puts no cap on routines, workouts or custom exercises. Hevy caps free routines at four, one more than Strong’s three. Boostcamp says there is no paywall on programs, and its pages do not state a routine cap either way.

Which Strong alternatives work without an account?

FitNotes and Kinoku. Registering an account is not required to use FitNotes, in its privacy policy’s words, and Kinoku never asks for one. Hevy’s first screen offered sign-up or log-in with no skip path in our test, Boostcamp’s homepage tells you to create an account, and JEFIT’s sign-up screen offered no guest path either.

Do any of these apps give you charts for free?

Kinoku’s stats and muscle map are free. Strong’s help centre lists access to all charts under Strong PRO, and JEFIT lists advanced analytics and tracking under Elite. Boostcamp’s Pro page says the basic Strength Score view is free, and it lists the Level, Max and Balance views and the Muscle Tracker heatmap as paid. Hevy’s and FitNotes’ pages do not state which charts are free, so this page does not say.

Is Strong PRO worth paying for instead of switching?

It can be, in two cases Strong’s own pages describe. Strong Cloud keeps your workouts synced between devices, which matters if you log on a phone and an Apple Watch. And if three templates cover your split, the free cap never bites. If you want more templates, or no account, FitNotes and Kinoku give you both for free.

Which alternative feels most like Strong?

Hevy. Both use a set table with weight, reps and a completion tick, and both run on iPhone and Android. The differences their pages state are the free cap, four routines against three templates, and the social layer, which Hevy’s homepage builds in and Strong’s help pages do not describe.

Does Strong have a Wear OS app?

Its help centre names apps for iPhone, Apple Watch and Android, and the page does not mention Wear OS, so this page does not say either way. Hevy’s homepage names Apple Watch and Wear OS. Kinoku has a free Wear OS app. Liftin’ describes an Apple Watch app that runs standalone.

How many custom exercises do these apps allow for free?

Kinoku and FitNotes put no cap on custom exercises. In our tests, Hevy 3.1.12 stopped at seven with an upgrade sheet, and JEFIT 17.4.4 opened its custom exercise form with a bar reading 0/3. Strong’s, Boostcamp’s and Liftin’s pages do not state a figure.

Does Boostcamp cap routines on its free plan?

Its pages do not say. The homepage says there is no paywall on programs, and the Pro page keeps personalized programs, auto progression, the deeper Strength Score views, the Muscle Tracker heatmap and the 20+ exclusive coach programs for paying users. We do not write that Boostcamp’s free plan is uncapped, because no sentence we can quote says so.

What does Kinoku not do that Strong does?

Kinoku has no iPhone app and no Apple Watch app yet, and it runs no cloud that syncs two devices the way Strong Cloud does. Its record lives on one Android phone, with Android backup and a full ZIP backup to move it. If you train on an iPhone, Strong stays the better pick.

Related pages

• Kinoku vs Strong: Template rules, export formats and chart access, in detail.
• Kinoku vs Hevy: Offline tracking next to a social feed.
• Kinoku vs FitNotes: Two private, account-free Android trackers side by side.
• Best Hevy alternatives: Apps that replace Hevy’s four-routine cap.
• Hevy vs Strong: The two loggers compared, with Kinoku as the no-account option.
• Best free workout tracker apps for Android: A wider survey of free logging apps on Google Play.

Which one fits you

• Choose FitNotes if you train on Android and want a log that is free to use with no ads and asks for no account, in its own words.
• Choose Kinoku if you want unlimited free routines and custom exercises, no account, free charts, and a built-in importer for Strong's CSV export.
• Choose Hevy if you like Strong's set table, want a friends feed and a desktop view, and four free routines cover your split.
• Choose Boostcamp if you would rather follow one of 14,000+ free programs than write templates, and an account is fine.
• Choose JEFIT if you want exercise videos, pre-made plans and a browser app, and three free custom exercises will do.
• Choose Liftin' if you train on iPhone or Apple Watch and want the app to move your weights based on your results.