Forge vs Hevy
Hevy is one of the most popular workout loggers around, a detailed and social tracker for people who know what they want to lift. Forge plans your session each day and puts a streak on the home screen. They overlap, but they suit different people.
I make Forge, so weigh that. Hevy facts come from Hevy’s own help centre, website and App Store listing, checked in September 2026.
Side by side
| Forge | Hevy | |
|---|---|---|
| Main idea | A daily streak and a plan for today | Logging your own routines in detail |
| Free tier | Daily plan, logging, streak, crews of up to 4 | Up to 4 routines, 7 custom exercises, 3 months of history |
| Paid tier | Forge Black (subscription) | Hevy Pro, subscription or lifetime |
| Build your own workouts | Forge Black | Yes; routines beyond 4 need Pro |
| Exercise guidance | Form videos on iPhone and Watch | 400+ exercises with animations and instructions |
| Apple Watch | Yes, with Forge Black | Yes; live sync with the phone |
| Runs | GPS route, pace and splits in the same app | — |
| Social | Small crews that share a streak | Follow other users and interact with their workouts |
| Platforms | iPhone and Apple Watch | iPhone, Android, web, Apple Watch, Wear OS |
Where Hevy is better
- Detailed logging. Set types such as warm-up, drop sets, failure and supersets, RPE, plus a plate calculator. If you run your own programme and care about the details, Hevy records more of them.
- Charts. Personal records, estimated one-rep max, volume, and muscle-group and consistency charts.
- A free tier that suits loggers. Free users can log workouts with up to four routines. Forge’s free tier doesn’t let you build your own workouts at all.
- Community. A large social feed where you can follow people and copy their routines.
- Android, web and Wear OS. If you’re not all-in on Apple, Hevy works and Forge doesn’t.
- Coaching. Hevy Coach is a separate product for personal trainers managing clients.
Where Forge is better
- It plans the day. Forge builds today’s session for your goal and your week, so you open it and train. Hevy assumes you know what to do; its personalised programme, Hevy Trainer, is a Pro feature.
- The streak. The home screen is one streak. If your problem is turning up rather than recording volume, that’s where the help is. Why streaks work.
- Runs and lifts together. Forge records runs with a GPS route, pace and splits, and both count toward the same streak.
- Readiness. Forge uses your sleep and heart data from Apple Health to suggest when to go heavy and when to back off.
- Private accountability. Crews are a handful of people keeping one streak going together, instead of a public feed.
Which to pick
Pick Hevy if you follow your own programme, want the most detailed log and charts, like a social feed, or use Android. Pick Forge if you want the app to plan the day, you’re on iPhone, and turning up is what you most need help with.
Forge for iPhone
A plan for your goal and your week, sets logged in seconds, and one streak to keep going. Free to download.
Common questions
Is Hevy free?
Hevy has a free tier. According to its help centre, it allows up to 4 routines, 7 custom exercises and 3 months of workout history. Hevy Pro removes those limits and is sold as a subscription or a lifetime purchase.
Does Hevy work on Android?
Yes. Hevy lists iPhone, Android, web, Apple Watch and Wear OS. Forge is iPhone and Apple Watch only.
Can I build my own workouts in Forge for free?
No. The free tier gives you a plan to follow. Building your own workouts is part of Forge Black, the optional paid tier.
Which is better for a complete beginner?
If you want to be told what to do each day and mostly need help turning up, Forge is made for that. If you already follow a programme and want to record it in detail, Hevy is the stronger logger.
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