Hevy vs Alpha Progression.

Hevy vs Alpha Progression at a glance

TL;DR: Pick Hevy for the fastest logger, the biggest social feed and a cheap $74.99 lifetime; pick Alpha Progression for its science-based hypertrophy generator that tracks weekly volume per muscle against evidence-based targets and auto-adjusts your program.

Hevy and Alpha Progression both live on your phone, but they solve different problems. Hevy is the best-in-class fast workout logger with a 14M+ social feed and a rock-bottom price — it assumes you already know what to train. [3] Alpha Progression is a science-based hypertrophy engine: tell it your goal, frequency, equipment and experience and it builds the program, then keeps adjusting the volume for you. [4]

Neither is a wrong answer — they're strong at genuinely different things. The right pick comes down to whether you want the leanest logger with a community and a bargain price (Hevy) or an evidence-based coach that writes and adjusts your plan (Alpha Progression).

Hevy vs Alpha Progression: full comparison table

Hevy values are verified from hevy.com and the Hevy Help Centre; Alpha Progression values from alphaprogression.com and its app-store listings, as of July 2, 2026 (see References).

Details reflect publicly available information verified July 2026 and can change — always check hevy.com/pricing and alphaprogression.com for current numbers. Hevy and Alpha Progression are trademarks of their respective owners.

Pricing compared: Hevy vs Alpha Progression

Answer: Hevy is much cheaper — $2.99/month, $23.99/year or $74.99 lifetime — while Alpha Progression Premium runs about $12.99/month or $79.99/year with no lifetime option. Hevy also has a broader permanent free tier; Alpha Progression offers a limited free tier or trial before Premium unlocks the generator and full logging.

On price Hevy wins clearly: it's one of the cheapest serious trackers, and the $74.99 lifetime unlock pays for itself in a couple of years and then never charges again. [1] Alpha Progression costs several times more per month, because you're paying for a programming engine rather than just a logger. [4] On free access Hevy also leads — its free tier lets you log workouts and keep three months of stats, capped at 4 routines and 7 custom exercises, while Alpha Progression's free tier is a trial-style taste before Premium. [2]

Programming & hypertrophy

Answer: Alpha Progression wins decisively here. Its science-based generator builds a hypertrophy plan from your goal, frequency, equipment and experience, tracks weekly volume per muscle against evidence-based targets, and auto-adjusts sets with periodization and automatic deloads. Hevy leaves programming to you unless you use Hevy Trainer's adaptive auto-progression.

This is where the two apps genuinely diverge. Alpha Progression's standout is its progressive overload engine: it generates a hypertrophy program tailored to your inputs, then monitors weekly volume per muscle group against research-backed targets and adjusts your sets to stay in the effective range — with periodization and scheduled deloads built in, plus RPE/RIR logging on Premium. [4] Its 690+ exercise library ships video demos for each move. [5] Hevy is a phenomenal logger and adds Hevy Trainer (a Pro feature) for adaptive auto-progression of your working weight, [3] but it doesn't track per-muscle volume against evidence-based targets — if you want the app to think about your hypertrophy stimulus for you, Alpha Progression is the tool.

Community & platforms

Answer: Hevy wins community: its 14M+ athlete social feed is the biggest in mainstream lifting, and it ships an Apple Watch app. Alpha Progression is deliberately solo — no feed — and is iOS and Android only with no watch app.

Hevy treats lifting as social: following friends, liking workouts and saving routines from a 14M+ feed is a real motivator, and it logs fast on phone and Apple Watch. [3] Alpha Progression takes the opposite view — it's a focused, solo, evidence-based coach with no social layer, and it runs on iOS and Android only. [4] If community and wrist logging keep you consistent, Hevy fits; if you'd rather have a distraction-free app that quietly optimises your programming, Alpha Progression does.

Platforms

Both are phone-first for live logging. Hevy ships iOS, Android and an Apple Watch app, plus a web presence at hevy.com for building routines and reviewing analytics. [3] Alpha Progression covers iOS and Android only, with no Apple Watch or web logging. [6] Neither offers full live workout logging in a browser — the actual session happens on the phone. That's the one gap the web-first option below fills.

When to pick Hevy

Answer: Pick Hevy if you want the fastest logger, the biggest social community and the cheapest price with a $74.99 lifetime unlock — and you already know how you want to train.

• You want the fastest logger — Hevy's set logging is best-in-class. [3]
• Community motivates you — its 14M+ feed is the biggest in mainstream lifting.
• Price matters — $23.99/year or $74.99 lifetime is hard to beat.
• You bring your own plan and just want to log it beautifully.

When to pick Alpha Progression

Answer: Pick Alpha Progression if you want the app to build an evidence-based hypertrophy plan for you, track weekly volume per muscle against research targets and auto-adjust your sets, periodization and deloads.

• You want a program built for you — its science-based generator does the planning. [4]
• Hypertrophy is the goal — it tracks weekly volume per muscle vs evidence-based targets.
• You want auto-adjusting training — periodization and automatic deloads are built in.
• You value a rich library — 690+ exercises with video demos. [5]

The web-first alternative: Nishaana

Answer: Both Hevy and Alpha Progression are phone-first for live logging, and Alpha Progression is iOS and Android only. Nishaana runs the full workout tracker in any browser on desktop or phone with no app-store download, adds free 1RM, TDEE and macro calculators plus free auto-progression and a daily 0–100 score, and imports your Hevy or Strong history in about a minute.

If neither phone-first model fits — maybe you plan programming on a laptop, use a shared gym computer, or just don't want another app on your phone — Nishaana is worth a look. The whole tracker lives in the browser: warm-ups, working sets, rest timers and notes all happen in a tab, on desktop or phone, from one account. It ships free 1RM, TDEE and macro calculators, gives basic auto-progression free, and adds a daily 0–100 training score for consistency.

We're honest about the trade-offs: Alpha Progression's evidence-based hypertrophy generator and Hevy's social feed and lifetime price are real strengths Nishaana doesn't try to out-hype — Nishaana is newer with a smaller community, and Apple Watch and Wear OS support are still on the roadmap. But if browser access is the deciding factor, it's a fair third choice — and moving over is easy.

References

Hevy and Alpha Progression facts on this page were verified from the following primary sources in July 2026.

1. Hevy — Pricing (Pro $2.99/mo, $23.99/yr, $74.99 lifetime) hevy.com
2. Hevy Pro Subscription: free-tier limits (4 routines / 7 custom exercises / 3-month stats) Hevy Help Centre
3. Hevy — the #1 workout tracker: 14M+ athletes, platforms, feed hevyapp.com
4. Alpha Progression — science-based hypertrophy program generator alphaprogression.com
5. Alpha Progression (App Store listing, ratings, platforms) Apple App Store
6. Alpha Progression — Apps on Google Play (platforms, features) Google Play