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TRY vs Hevy
Hevy is very good at what it does, and it is cheap. This page is not going to pretend otherwise. It is here for anyone who has outgrown a plain logger — whether that is because you want the log itself to record more, or because you are tired of opening a second app to put your food in.
The short version
Hevy is a logger, and a genuinely good one. You decide what to lift, Hevy records it cleanly and keeps your history tidy. At $2.99/month it is excellent value, and if a tidy record is all you want, you should keep using it.
TRY is a deeper log, with a training system around it. Start with the log itself: you choose which metrics each exercise records — RIR, RPE, distance, incline, resistance level, band colour, even a pain level — instead of the same weight-and-reps boxes on everything. You assign the equipment you actually used, and every lift carries a strength trend so you can see which ones are going somewhere.
Then the system on top: it sets the next session’s targets from the RIR you logged, filters exercises to the kit your gym actually has, turns any plan you paste in into a trackable program, and logs your food in the same app.
The price comparison people actually make
Hevy has no calorie or macro logging at all, so most people who track both run two subscriptions. Here is what that costs annually:
| Setup | Per year | Apps to open |
|---|---|---|
| Hevy Pro + MyFitnessPal Premium | $103.98 | 2 |
| TRY Pro (annual) | $95.99 | 1 |
| Hevy Pro on its own | $23.99 | 1 (lifting only) |
Hevy Pro is $2.99/mo, $23.99/yr, or $74.99 lifetime. MyFitnessPal Premium is $19.99/mo or $79.99/yr. If you only track lifts, Hevy is genuinely the cheaper option — and TRY's free tier also logs unlimited workouts if you want to compare the logging itself at zero cost.
What's actually different
| TRY Fitness | Hevy | |
|---|---|---|
| Workout logging & history | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes — unlimited logging | Yes — generous |
| Routines / templates | Yes | Yes |
| Social feed & friends | Yes | Yes |
| Rest timer & plate calculator | Yes | Yes |
| Pick which metrics each exercise records | Yes — 14 fields, set per exercise | Weight, reps and RPE |
| Distance, incline, pace, resistance, band colour | Yes | No |
| Bodyweight lifts with added load or assistance | Yes — as their own fields | No |
| RIR / RPE tracking | Yes — and it sets your next target | Yes — recorded, you act on it |
| Strength trend on every lift | Yes — called out for you | Progress charts you read yourself |
| Record the equipment you used | Yes — per gym | No |
| Technique video for each exercise | Yes — real YouTube tutorials, in-app | Yes — 3D animations |
| Calorie & macro logging | Yes — type or speak a whole meal | None |
| Automatic progressive-overload targets | Yes — from your logged RIR | No — you decide |
| Mesocycle RIR ramp & scheduled deloads | Yes — automatic | No |
| Filters exercises to your gym’s kit | Yes — per-gym inventory | No |
| Text-to-program generator | Yes — paste text, or upload a PDF/Excel | No |
| Share a program with someone | Yes — send a link, they import it | No |
| Lifetime purchase option | No | Yes — $74.99 |
| Price (annual) | $95.99/yr | $23.99/yr |
Where Hevy is the better buy
Genuinely, and without hedging:
- You just want a clean logger. Hevy does this as well as anything on the market, and it is a quarter of the price. If you already know what you're lifting on any given day, you're not leaving much on the table.
- You want a simple log and nothing more. Per-exercise fields, equipment, trends and automatic targets are the bulk of what you are paying TRY for. If a clean list of weight and reps is genuinely all you want — and for a lot of good lifters it is — the extra machinery is just surface area you will not use.
- You want to pay once. Hevy's $74.99 lifetime option has no equivalent at TRY.
- Your friends are on Hevy. A social feed is only worth as much as the people in it, and that's not something a feature table captures.
Where TRY is different
- The log records more than weight and reps. Every exercise gets its own set of fields. A sled push tracks distance and resistance; an incline walk tracks pace and incline; a banded pull-apart tracks the band colour; a pull-up tracks added load or assistance as its own number rather than as maths you do in your head. A nagging joint gets a pain level you can actually chart later. Fourteen fields, chosen per exercise.
- It records where and on what. Exercises carry the equipment you used, per gym — so “135 on the incline press” means the same thing next time, and the app knows which bench you were on.
- Every lift tells you its trend. Not just a chart to interpret — each exercise carries a strength trend, so the ones that have stalled are obvious without you auditing your own history.
- Its tutorials are real videos. Hevy’s 3D animations show you the movement path. TRY surfaces the best YouTube tutorial for the exercise in-app — an actual coach explaining setup, cues and the usual mistakes.
- It sets the next target for you. Hevy records RPE and leaves the decision with you. In TRY the RIR you log drives the next session’s weight and reps — a set taken to RIR 0 and one left at RIR 3 count as different amounts of work. Across a block it ramps the target RIR down and schedules deloads on its own, so the periodisation runs without you tracking where you are in it.
- Food logging in plain English. Say or type "two eggs, toast and a flat white" and the whole meal is logged. No item-by-item search.
- It knows where you're training. Tell TRY what each of your gyms has and it stops suggesting lifts you can't do that day — useful if you split between a commercial gym and a home or hotel setup.
- Bring your own program. Paste a plan from a coach, a spreadsheet or a forum post — or upload the PDF — and the text-to-program generator structures it into something trackable, set by set. You can share the result as a link, and whoever opens it imports the whole program in a tap.
Who should pick which
Stay with Hevy if you want a fast, clean, cheap logger, weight and reps cover everything you train, you program your own progression, and you do not track macros. It is a good app at a fair price.
Try TRY if your training has outgrown weight-and-reps — cardio, loaded carries, bands, bodyweight progressions, a joint you are managing — or you want the next target decided for you instead of guessed, or you are already paying for a lifting app and a food app separately.
Compare the logging yourself, free
TRY's free tier logs unlimited workouts with no card, so you can put it next to Hevy for a week before deciding anything.
Get TRY FitnessFree forever tier · Pro from $8.00/mo billed annually
Competitor pricing and features were checked on 19 August 2026 and are summarised in good faith; apps change and regional pricing varies, so check the app's own store listing before deciding. TRY Health LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hevy or MyFitnessPal, and all trademarks belong to their respective owners. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.