Lamplit vs Hevy
The Hevy alternative for training that fits a longer life
Let's be upfront: if you know your program, Hevy is close to unbeatable — the strongest free tier in the category, the cheapest Pro, apps on every platform including a real web app. This page isn't for peak-Hevy users. It's for people for whom lifting is one part of a health practice — and who want their training to know how they slept.
Facts on this page last verified August 15, 2026. Competitor products change — if something here is out of date, we want to know.
Why people look for a Hevy alternative
Hevy Trainer takes zero recovery inputs: by Hevy's own documentation it's rule-based — not AI — and reads only your logged lifts. Your sleep, HRV and stress never touch the plan.
Nothing outside the gym: no sleep, nutrition, mood or journaling context, and no cross-domain insight connecting training to the rest of your life.
Free progress graphs cap at three months — long-horizon trends need Pro.
Bring-your-own-program culture: without an existing program or the Trainer subscription, a beginner gets little guidance, and there's no voice-guided session mode.
Lamplit vs Hevy at a glance
| Feature | Lamplit | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99–$14.99/mo | $23.99/yr · $74.99 lifetime |
| Free tier | Generous — all tracking, journal & community | Solid free core |
| Guided journaling prompts | Included | Not included |
| Mood tracking | Included | Not included |
| Health domains tracked | 9 domains + journal & mood | Workouts only |
| Wearable sync (Apple Health / Health Connect) | Pro plan | Limited |
| AI coach | Pro & Max plans | Not included |
| AI cites peer-reviewed research | Included | Not included |
| Cross-domain insights (sleep × mood × training) | Included | Not included |
| In-app community | Included | Included |
| Verified experts | Included | Not included |
| Guided training sessions & plans | Included | Limited |
| Web app | Included | Included |
| Apple Watch & Wear OS apps | Included | Included |
| EU data hosting | Included | Not published |
| No ads on any plan | Included | Included |
Where Lamplit takes a different approach
Recovery-aware for real
Lamplit's Max coaching weighs your sleep, HRV, cycle phase and recent effort when adjusting sessions; Pro scales sessions from your last two workouts by a fixed, transparent rule. Hevy's Trainer — by its own docs — adjusts from your lift history alone.
Guidance for people without a program
Curated multi-week plans (a free starter plan, Stronger and Conditioning on Max), a 53-movement library with form cues, and voice-guided sessions that talk you through each exercise — a mode nothing in the mainstream logging category offers.
Honest scope
Hevy wins on logging speed, exercise-database breadth, the social lifting feed, and price. A serious physique or strength athlete running a specific methodology should stay on Hevy or Strong — Lamplit's plans target consistency and healthspan, not meet prep.
Training inside a life
The same subscription covers nutrition with photo logging, sleep import, fasting, meditation, journaling and AI insights with citations — the context that decides whether you're still training in thirty years.
Who Hevy is genuinely best for
- You know your program and want the fastest, best-value logger
- The social lifting feed motivates you
- You want the cheapest Pro ($23.99/yr) or a lifetime option
- You log watch-first on either Apple Watch or Wear OS
Who Lamplit is best for
- You want plans and voice guidance without writing your own programming
- You want sessions adjusted by sleep, HRV and cycle phase
- You train for healthspan and want training beside food, sleep and mood
- You want AI insights with citations across all of it
Other Hevy alternatives worth considering
Strong
The minimalist logbook for lifters who bring their own program.
Fitbod
Algorithm-generated workouts, subscription-only at $95.99/yr.
Freeletics
AI bodyweight and HIIT coaching from Munich.
Nike Training Club
Completely free trainer-led video classes — no logging.
Switching from Hevy
Hevy exports your history as CSV, and its workouts sync to Apple Health — connect Apple Health or Health Connect and Lamplit imports your training. Then pick a curated plan or, on Max, have Genie build one. Plenty of lifters pair the two: log heavy sessions in Hevy, let Lamplit read them alongside sleep and recovery.
Frequently asked questions
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The best comparison is a week of real use
Lamplit's free plan includes journaling, mood tracking, all nine health domains, and the community — no credit card, no trial countdown.
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