Best Workout and Nutrition Tracking Apps for Lifters.

The best choice depends on the job you want done

If you already have a lifting program, start by comparing a workout logger and a food tracker. If you want progression suggestions and adaptive nutrition targets, look at a guided setup. If finding a structured program is the main problem, start there. Each setup in this shortlist serves a different priority.

All five currently available apps in this shortlist have iOS and Android versions. Cronometer also has a web app, and Hevy supports web access. “Paired” means using two apps alongside each other; it does not imply a direct integration. Details and primary sources follow the table.

Annual prices are billed yearly, not monthly. MacroFactor also lists US$11.99/month for either app individually. Prices, taxes, local currency, eligibility, and store offers can differ; check the current checkout before subscribing. A trial is not an ongoing free tier.

How we selected and compared these apps

We selected dedicated tools with documented lifting or food-logging workflows and a public way to check availability. This is a focused shortlist, not a survey of every fitness app. The fit judgments are our interpretation of the documented features. We did not score speed, food database accuracy, coaching quality, or training outcomes without testing them.

• Workout detail: sets, reps, load, effort, rest, and a usable record of previous sessions.
• Nutrition detail: food entry, calories, macros, and the ability to reuse regular meals.
• Planning: bring your own routine, select a program, or receive progression suggestions.
• Review: find the history needed to understand a week of training and eating.
• Practical limits: free-tier restrictions, subscription cost, platforms, and what actually syncs.

Hevy + Cronometer: a free starting point for your own plan

Hevy’s workout logger supports routines, set and rep logging, rest timers, and RPE entries. Cronometer handles the food side, including calorie and nutrient tracking, a free barcode scanner, and custom meals and recipes. This pairing is worth shortlisting if you already know the training and food targets you want to record.

Check the Hevy Free/Pro limits against your split: the free tier allows four routines and seven custom exercises, with three months of graph history. Pro expands those limits. Four training days do not necessarily mean four saved routines if you rotate A/B versions. We have not assumed a single universal Pro checkout price.

Cronometer Gold adds tools such as recipe importing and custom charts; its public page lists US$10.99 billed monthly. The basic food-logging choice in this pairing does not require Gold. You will still review the workout and food records in separate services.

MacroFactor Workouts + Nutrition: two guided apps in one bundle

MacroFactor Workouts includes program building, RIR tracking, rest timers, and progression suggestions based on logged performance. MacroFactor Nutrition includes food logging, weight trends, and nutrition targets that can adjust over time. Consider the pair if you want those features and are comfortable with a recurring subscription.

The new-user bundle is US$89.99 per year for both apps. Each is also sold individually. Existing subscribers may have different promotional eligibility, so compare the offer shown in your account rather than assuming the new-user price applies to every case.

The integration documentation says shared body metrics, including bodyweight, can sync between the apps. It also says nutrition data does not automatically adjust training, and training data does not automatically adjust nutrition targets. A shared account and measurements are useful, but “one bundle” should not be read as a single coordinated food-and-training coaching algorithm.

Moving an established training history needs extra attention: the Workouts FAQ distinguishes supported program spreadsheet imports from importing historical workouts from another app. The latter is not supported in the cited documentation. Check that before moving years of records.

Boostcamp + Cronometer: start with a structured lifting program

Boostcamp documents a free program library, workout logging, RPE/RIR fields, rest timers, and basic PR tracking on iOS and Android. Pair it with Cronometer’s food diary if selecting and following a program is your priority. Review the program’s schedule, exercise selection, and experience requirements before choosing it.

Boostcamp Pro adds exclusive programs and advanced analytics; its public page lists $59.99 billed annually or $14.99 billed monthly. Check the currency and offer in your store. This setup is still two logs to review. A program library and a food diary do not by themselves provide coordinated nutrition coaching.

Hevy + MacroFactor Nutrition: change the food tool first

If you already like your Hevy routines and workout history, keeping that log can make a nutrition-app change easier to evaluate. MacroFactor Nutrition provides the adaptive nutrition side without requiring Workouts. Its individual annual price is US$71.99; add any Hevy Pro cost separately if you need it. This is a suggested pairing, with no direct Hevy–MacroFactor integration assumed.

Where Brolic fits today

Here, Brolic means the product at brolic.app, developed by PSG Labs Inc. Use that website and developer identity when checking availability.

Brolic is coming soon to iOS. We are building a place for food, workouts, and progress, and the public site currently offers a waitlist. We are not listing Brolic as a currently available download or a tested winner in this comparison. Public app pricing has not been announced here.

You can use the free web tools and downloadable workout log now. Join the waitlist if you want to follow Brolic’s iPhone release; choose an available tracker above if you need to start logging today.

Try one ordinary training week before moving everything

Use a typical session and a few foods you actually eat to compare your shortlist. For example, enter a row exercise as 50 kg for 12, 11, and 10 reps, add an effort note, and find it again when planning the next session. Log a packaged food, a homemade recipe, and a repeated meal. This is a suggested evaluation, not a test we claim to have performed in each app.

• Can you see the previous sets while recording the next workout?
• Does your actual split fit the routine and custom-exercise limits?
• Can you correct a food entry and reuse the meal without starting over?
• Can you find a week of protein intake and a week of training history?
• Do the current export options include the records you want to keep?

For bodybuilding, pay attention to the exercise and muscle-volume views you will use. For powerlifting, check effort notes, lift history, and whether the app can represent your existing program. The right setup is the one that supports those tasks at a cost and level of guidance you want.