The 5 best apps to build your gym routine
Putting a routine together by hand is where most people give up. These apps build it for you from your level, your goal and the days you can train, and adjust it as you progress.
Symmetry teamUpdated 2 min read
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The list at a glance
| App | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
 1. Symmetry | a routine built around you, for free | Free · Pro: €12.99/month or €39.99/year |
 2. Alpha Progression | evidence-based hypertrophy | Free to log · Pro: €12.99/month or €79.99/year |
 3. Fitbod | letting AI decide every session | No free version · from €10.99/month or €69.99/year |
 4. JEFIT | bodybuilding plans and a huge library | Free · Elite: €13.99/month or €74.99/year |
 5. Hevy | following a ready-made program and logging it fast | Free · Pro: €3.49/month, €26.49/year or €89.99 lifetime |
1. Symmetry
Best for: a routine built around you, for free · Free · Pro: €12.99/month or €39.99/year
Tell it your experience, your goal, your training days and your equipment, and Symmetry builds the full routine: exercises, sets, reps and weights. There are also ready-made programs for the gym, small gyms, home and calisthenics.
Pros
- Builds your plan and, with Pro, works out the weight and reps for every set
- 9 strength ranks per exercise, per muscle and overall
- Free with no ads; imports your history from Hevy, Strong and Liftoff
Keep in mind
- No Apple Watch or Wear OS app
- The advanced AI features are paid
2. Alpha Progression
Best for: evidence-based hypertrophy · Free to log · Pro: €12.99/month or €79.99/year
Generates a hypertrophy plan and recommends weight and reps set by set, with RIR. It has almost 800 exercises with real videos.
Pros
- Load recommendation on every set
- Almost 800 exercises with video
- Exports your data to CSV
Keep in mind
- The plan and the recommendations are paid
- No Apple Watch app
3. Fitbod
Best for: letting AI decide every session · No free version · from €10.99/month or €69.99/year
Generates every workout based on the equipment you have and how recovered each muscle is, and adjusts the load on its own. It has 1,000+ exercises with video.
Pros
- Sessions that adapt to your recovery
- 1,000+ exercises with video
- Apple Watch and Wear OS app
Keep in mind
- No free version: only a 7-day trial
- The most expensive yearly plan on the list
4. JEFIT
Best for: bodybuilding plans and a huge library · Free · Elite: €13.99/month or €74.99/year
One of the veteran apps: 1,400+ exercises with video, ready-made plans and an adaptive plan with progressive overload.
Pros
- 1,400+ exercises with video
- Lots of ready-made bodybuilding plans
- Apple Watch and Wear OS app
Keep in mind
- A busier interface than newer apps
- The best features are on the Elite plan
5. Hevy
Best for: following a ready-made program and logging it fast · Free · Pro: €3.49/month, €26.49/year or €89.99 lifetime
The most popular workout log: you record every set in seconds, see your PRs and follow your friends. It works on your phone, your watch and the web.
Pros
- Very fast, clean logging
- Apple Watch and Wear OS app
- The cheapest paid plan on the list
Keep in mind
- The free version limits routines (4) and charts (3 months)
- The automatic plan, Hevy Trainer, is paid
How we made this list
- Symmetry is our app and we put it first. We're telling you upfront so you can judge for yourself.
- We ranked the rest by how well they build and adjust your routine, and by what you can do without paying.
- Prices from the Spanish App Store (in EUR) and ratings from the App Store and Google Play, checked on October 20, 2026. Offers and other countries can change them.
- We only include apps available in English.
