Disclosure: Brolic is ours, and it is listed first. It gets the same four fields as every other app, including its drawbacks.
Short answer
If you write your own routines, our pick is Brolic — free, unlimited routines, no AI. If you want a program handed to you for free, Boostcamp.
Fitbod builds every workout for you with AI, adapting to your recovery and equipment. After the free trial it is a subscription — you are paying for the coach.
Two kinds of lifter look for alternatives: people who want a free program, and people who never wanted a coach.
Switch to Brolic if
- You already know what to lift
- You want a free proven program
- You don’t want AI in your training
Stay with Fitbod if
- You like being told exactly what to do
- You train at home with odd equipment
- The adaptive plan keeps you consistent
At a glance
| App | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Brolic (ours) | Lifters who want unlimited routines, a lift logged in seconds, and a rank on every lift | Free — no ads, no subscription and no cap on routines |
| Fitbod | People who want AI-built workouts that adapt to them | Subscription after a free trial |
| Boostcamp | Lifters who want proven programs free | Free to start; Pro for extras |
| Hevy | Lifters who want a free log with friends and Watch | Free tier plus Hevy Pro |
| JEFIT | Lifters who want a plan plus a big library | Free tier plus subscriptions |
| Strong | Lifters who want the simplest log | Free with a 3-routine limit; Strong PRO |
The apps in detail
Brolic
Ours
- Best for
- Lifters who want unlimited routines, a lift logged in seconds, and a rank on every lift
- Highlights
- Log a lift in seconds — tap it, type weight and reps, tick the set
- A board for every lift: world, country, city or weight class, with the gap to the lifter above you
- Unlimited routines, with six built in, and a growth bar on every lift
- Community votes: more downvotes than upvotes takes a lift off the board
- Pricing
- Free — no ads, no subscription and no cap on routines
- Watch out
- There is no Apple Watch app, so you log on your phone between sets, and you need an account because the leaderboard has to know whose lift is whose. The leaderboard shows your first name, and it is young, so its boards are thinner than Hevy’s or Liftoff’s communities.
Fitbod
- Best for
- People who want AI-built workouts that adapt to them
- Highlights
- AI-generated workouts that learn from your edits
- Home training with no equipment
- Strava, Fitbit and Apple Watch integration
- Pricing
- Subscription after a free trial
- Watch out
- Not free past the trial.
Boostcamp
- Best for
- Lifters who want proven programs free
- Highlights
- 11,000+ programs, community classics included
- Free library
- AI coach option
- Pricing
- Free to start; Pro for extras
- Watch out
- Less suited to freestyle routines.
Hevy
- Best for
- Lifters who want a free log with friends and Watch
- Highlights
- Free and ad-free
- Form videos
- Apple Watch
- Pricing
- Free tier plus Hevy Pro
- Watch out
- You write your own plan.
JEFIT
- Best for
- Lifters who want a plan plus a big library
- Highlights
- Adaptive plans
- Huge library
- Watch sync
- Pricing
- Free tier plus subscriptions
- Watch out
- The AI plan is paid.
Strong
- Best for
- Lifters who want the simplest log
- Highlights
- Fast logging
- Watch app
- Unlimited history
- Pricing
- Free with a 3-routine limit; Strong PRO
- Watch out
- Three routines free.
You may not need a coach
If you run a known program — a push/pull/legs split, 5/3/1, a coach’s sheet — the app’s job is to remember last time and get out of the way.
Brolic logs a lift in seconds — tap it, type the weight and reps, tick the set — starts the rest timer itself, and ranks the result. No AI and no ads.
Common questions
Is Fitbod free?
Fitbod is a subscription after a free trial.
What is a free alternative to Fitbod?
Boostcamp for free programs; Brolic or Hevy to log your own.
Is there a gym app without AI?
Brolic has no AI — you log, it remembers and ranks.
App Store listings checked on 27 September 2026. Prices change — each entry describes how an app is paid for rather than a number that goes stale.
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