Periodised hypertrophy with real progression. The app learns your strength, matches your equipment, and tells you exactly what to lift next. Free to use. Works offline.
Free forever. Pro features unlocked for 30 days. No credit card.
This is what your next session actually looks like.
Your plan, your equipment, your week. The home screen shows what's next with exercise previews, time estimates, and a one-tap start. No setup, no thinking.
Weight and rep targets for every set based on your real 1RM. New exercise? Discovery mode finds your working weight in 2 sets. After that, the app handles it.
Your estimated 1RM compared against real lifter data. Percentile rings, spider charts, strength trends over time. The kind of feedback that keeps you coming back.
Effort, pump, joint comfort. The app uses your answers to adjust volume, swap exercises, and schedule deloads. Feedback that actually shapes next week.
Browse proven plans, import from your coach, or create from scratch. Every exercise has video demos, form cues, and personalised preferences. Heart what you love.
"The plan doesn't match my gym"
Set up your equipment once. Every suggestion gets filtered to what you actually have. Travelling? Switch profiles mid-workout and exercises swap automatically.
"I never know what weight to use"
Try an exercise for the first time and the app finds your working weight in 2 sets. After that, it tracks your 1RM and gives you a target for every set.
"Am I actually getting stronger?"
Estimated 1RM updates with every set. Strength trends and progress rankings show exactly where you stand, not just how often you showed up.
"I want flexibility, not a rigid schedule"
Skip a day. Add a bonus session. Swap an exercise just for today. No calendar, no guilt. Your plan moves when you do.
"How do I know my plan is any good?"
Every plan runs against research-backed volume targets. Focus muscles get growth-level volume, everything else gets maintenance. Nothing falls through the cracks.
"I don't have time for an hour"
You don't need one. Weekly volume is what matters, not session length. Split it however you want. The app tracks that you did the work, not when.
Free users get a real app. Pro unlocks the smart stuff.
Pick your days, muscle groups, exercises, and focus areas. Choose an RIR progression or let the app handle it. 5 starter templates included if you'd rather not start from scratch.
Sets, reps, weight, RIR. Swap exercises mid-workout. Quick workouts by muscle group. Skip sessions or add bonus ones. Works completely offline. No ads.
New exercise? Two calibration sets and the app knows your working weight. From there, your estimated 1RM updates with every set you log.
Full catalogue with muscle groups, form cues, and substitutes. Heart the ones you love and they get priority. Dislike the ones you don't and they're gone.
Pin instructions to any workout: superset pairings, tempo cues, rest periods. Coach plans come with built-in notes per session. Yours persist across weeks.
See where you land for each exercise, from beginner to elite. Based on your 1RM, bodyweight, and sex. Watch your rank climb over time.
Video demos and form cues on every exercise. Tap to watch before your set. Helpful when you're trying something new.
Take a break from Pro and your data, plans, and history all stay. The free tier is a real training app, not a locked demo. Come back whenever.
Not sure what to train? Smart Coach looks at your last 2 weeks, finds what you've been neglecting, and builds a session to fill the gaps.
Based on your 1RM and target RIR, you get an exact weight and rep count for every set. Adjusts for fatigue as you go. Change the weight and reps update in real time.
Full gym, home setup, hotel, travel. Create a profile for each and switch mid-workout. Exercises swap automatically to match what's available.
PPL, Arnold, PHAT, PHUL, Gamma Bomb, Strong Curves, and plenty more. 2 to 6 days a week. Built against research-backed volume targets.
Got a plan from your coach? A PDF, spreadsheet, or text message? Paste it in and the AI converts it. Your coach's programming stays intact, the app adds the smart stuff on top.
RIR ramps build intensity week over week. Focus muscles get pushed harder. A deload shows up when your body needs it. The kind of system coaches charge hundreds for.
Weekly reports covering strength trends, volume compliance, and honest feedback analysis. Copy into your preferred AI for instant coaching advice.
Rate each workout honestly. Too easy? Volume goes up. Joints aching? It dials back. Hated an exercise? Swapped out. Your feedback actually shapes next week.
Great session? Save it as a reusable template with one tap. Build up a library of your favourites and start any of them instantly.
Pair two exercises and the app alternates between them. Smart recommendations rank pairings by muscle compatibility and equipment. Good pairs highlighted, tough pairs flagged.
Every app here is good. We just think we do more, especially for free.
| uppr Free | uppr Pro | Hevy | RP Hypertrophy | Juggernaut AI | Strong | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workout logging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exercise catalogue | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ? | ? |
| Exercise preferences (love/dislike) | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Discovery mode (auto weight calibration) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ |
| Quick workouts by muscle group | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ✗ |
| Smart Coach (AI gap-filler workouts) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ |
| Flexible plans (skip, swap, bonus sessions) | ✓ | ✓ | ? | Partial | ? | ✗ |
| 1RM estimation + tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart weight + rep suggestions | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Periodised RIR progression | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Feedback adjusts your plan | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Equipment profiles | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Import any plan via AI | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Coach reports | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? | ✗ |
| Strength ranking (beginner to elite) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ |
| Coach plans sent to you | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Smart supersets with pairing recommendations | ✗ | ✓ | Basic | ? | ? | ✗ |
| Pre-built templates | 5 | 100+ | Community | ~40 | AI-generated | ✗ |
| Exercise video library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Community / social | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ? | ? |
Full workout logging. Exercise preferences. Discovery mode. Offline support. 5 proven templates. The entire exercise catalogue. No ads, no workout limits, no "upgrade to log your 4th set" nonsense. Use it forever.
Hevy and Strong are great loggers. uppr also tells you what to do next. It estimates your 1RM from every set, gives you weight and rep targets based on your actual strength, and adjusts your plan based on how you felt. Think logger vs. coach.
RP and Juggernaut pioneered science-based training apps. We added equipment awareness (they don't know what gym you're in), AI plan import, discovery mode, multiple gym profiles, and a free tier that's genuinely usable. The comparison table is honest.
Nope. RIR is the engine under the hood. You just log your sets, rate how it felt, and the app handles progression. If you do understand it, the target RIR is shown on every exercise.
First time doing an exercise? The app runs 2 quick calibration sets, one light, one heavier. From that it estimates your 1RM and calculates working weight. Takes about 4 minutes. After that, suggestions are based on your real strength.
Yes. The workout screen works with zero internet. Data syncs when you're back online. No dropped sets because you trained somewhere with no signal.
Any format. Use the built-in prompt builder with any AI to convert spreadsheets, PDFs, or text messages. Your coach's programming is preserved and the app layers equipment filtering and weekly progression on top.
Tap Quick Workout, pick your target muscles. Smart Coach checks what you've been neglecting and builds a session to fill the gaps. Uses exercises you've done before so there's no discovery overhead.
Yes. No ad trackers. No data sales. No third-party analytics. Export everything or delete your account any time.
Free forever. Pro unlocked for 30 days. No credit card.