Best Workout Planner Apps Compared: Which Suits You?

A workout planner app tells you what to do in the gym or at home: which exercises, how many sets and reps, how much weight, and on which days. The main apps take different approaches. Fitbod builds each workout for you as you go. Hevy and Strong are workout logs where you build and save your own routines. JEFIT pairs a large exercise database with ready-made plans. Nike Training Club gives you guided workouts led by trainers. The Workout Planner builds a fixed weekly plan from a few questions, with the weights for every week set out in advance.

There is no single best workout planner app. The right one is the one that fits how you like to train and that you will keep opening. This guide compares the main workout planner apps and says who each one suits.

This comparison is based on what each product is designed for. Plans, prices and features change, so check each app's own site before you decide.

The short version

App	Best for	Platforms	Works offline	Free to use
Fitbod	Workouts built for you, session by session	iPhone, Android	Check their site	Subscription; check their site
Hevy	Logging workouts and saving your own routines, with friends	iPhone, Android	Check their site	Has a free version
Strong	A simple, fast gym log for your own routines	iPhone, Android	Check their site	Has a free version
JEFIT	A big exercise database and ready-made plans	iPhone, Android	Check their site	Has a free version
Nike Training Club	Guided video workouts at home or in the gym	iPhone, Android	Check their site	Yes
Workout Planner	A clear weekly strength plan you can read, edit and print	Any browser; installs on iPhone and Android	Yes	Yes

Who each one suits

Fitbod

Fitbod builds each workout for you. It looks at the equipment you have, what you trained recently and how your muscles have recovered, then picks the exercises, sets, reps and weights for today. As you log sessions, it adjusts the next ones.

Choose Fitbod if you don't want to think about planning at all. You open the app, it tells you what to do, and you do it. It suits people who like variety and trust the app to decide. It is sold as a subscription, so check its site for the current plans.

Hevy

Hevy is a workout log first. You build routines from its exercise list, log each set as you train, and see your history and progress over time. It also has a social side: you can follow friends and see their workouts.

Choose Hevy if you already know what program you want to run and want a quick way to log it. It suits lifters who like seeing what their friends are doing. It has a free version and a paid plan.

Strong

Strong is a gym log with a simple design. You make routines, log sets and reps, and track your lifts and personal records.

Choose Strong if you want a fast log with very little on screen and you plan your own training. It suits experienced lifters who follow a program they found elsewhere. It has a free version and a paid plan.

JEFIT

JEFIT has a large exercise database, with instructions for a wide range of movements. It also offers ready-made workout plans and a log for your sessions.

Choose JEFIT if you want to browse a large library of exercises and pick a plan someone else has written. It suits people who like to explore new exercises. It has a free version and a paid plan.

Nike Training Club

Nike Training Club is a library of guided workouts. Trainers lead you through each session on video, and there are programs that run over several weeks. Many workouts need no equipment, and there are also yoga and mobility sessions.

Choose Nike Training Club if you want someone to follow on screen, especially at home. It suits people who prefer classes to lifting plans. It is free to use.

Workout Planner

The Workout Planner is the EveryApp workout planner. You answer five questions: your goal, how many days a week you can train, how long a session can be, what equipment you have and how long you have been lifting. It then builds a weekly plan from one of seven original templates and a library of 74 exercises. The templates cover full body, upper/lower, push/pull/legs, dumbbell-only and bodyweight at home. Every plan has sets, reps, rest times and a deload week in place.

Choose the Workout Planner if you want a plan you can read from start to finish, and you want to know why the weights go up. It suits beginners who need a clear starting point, people training at home with little equipment, and lifters who used to run a program from a spreadsheet. It is free to use.

What the Workout Planner does well

• Progression you can see. The rule for adding weight or reps is written in plain words. You can see next week's targets before you get there.
• Fits your equipment. Plans are filled with exercises you can do with what you have. You can swap any exercise for one that works the same muscles.
• Edit every detail. Change sets, reps or rep ranges, load, rest, notes and supersets, for every week or for one week only.
• A deload week built in. Each block ends with an easier week. You can move it or turn it off.
• Your units. Weights show in kilograms or pounds, rounded to the plates you have.
• A calendar for your week. Choose your start week and training days. Each week shows what is planned, what is done and what was skipped. You can move or skip a day.
• One tap to the gym log. Tap Start in the Workout Tracker to log today's session with the exercises and targets filled in.
• Print or share. Print the plan, send one day as plain text, or sign in and make a read-only link a friend can copy into their own Workout Planner. The link never shows your check-ins, best lifts or notes.
• Works offline. Once installed, the whole planner works with no connection, so you can check your targets in a gym with no signal.
• Installs from the browser. On iPhone, open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome and tap Install. On a computer, it runs in the browser. You don't need an app store.
• Your data, your choice. Your plans stay on your device unless you choose to sync them to your EveryApp account. In Settings you can stop syncing, download your data, or delete it from your account and every device.

What the Workout Planner doesn't do

Be clear about the limits. The Workout Planner doesn't change your workout each day based on how recovered you are, which is what Fitbod does. It gives you a fixed plan that moves up as you check in. It has no videos or animations. Each exercise comes with written steps and cues, so if you need to watch a movement, Nike Training Club or a coach is a better fit. It is built for strength training, not classes, running plans or yoga. It has no social feed for following friends, which Hevy has.

Planning is also separate from logging. You log your sets in the Workout Tracker, which opens with the day's targets filled in. If you want plan and log in one app, Hevy, Strong or JEFIT may suit you better.

Planning, every template, the editor, progression, the exercise library, printing and sharing are all free. Training-day reminders need the installed app and an EveryApp account, and the free plan gives one reminder time for every training day, plus a plan-next-week reminder. Pro lets you set a different reminder time on each training day.

How to choose

Start with how you like to train. A feature list comes second. Ask yourself these questions.

Do you want to plan, or be told what to do? If you never want to think about it, an app that builds each session for you, such as Fitbod, fits that. If you want a plan you can see weeks ahead, pick a planner that sets it out in advance.

Do you already follow a program? If you have a program from a book, a coach or a forum, you mostly need a log. Hevy and Strong are built for that. If you don't have one yet, a planner that builds one from your answers saves you the research.

Do you lift, or follow classes? Lifting plans and video classes are different products. If you want a trainer on screen, Nike Training Club fits. If you want sets, reps and weights, pick a lifting app.

What equipment do you have? A full gym opens every option. With only dumbbells or no equipment at all, check that the app has plans built for that. The Workout Planner has dumbbell-only and bodyweight templates.

Do you need to see the progression? Some apps adjust weights quietly in the background. If you want to know the rule and see next week's numbers, pick an app that shows them.

Where will you use it? Many basement gyms have poor signal. If that's yours, an app that works offline matters. Check the app's own site, or try it in airplane mode before you rely on it.

What will you pay? Several apps have a free version with limits and a paid plan for the rest. Try the free version for a few weeks first. The habit matters more than the app.