Comparison Guide
Refactor Fitness vs Hevy
Hevy is a workout-first logger with a clean lifting interface, detailed analytics, and a social feed. Refactor is the only app in this comparison where your lifting and your meals feed one coach, so the advice you get reflects both, with less to juggle day to day.
Short answer: choose Hevy if you mainly want a fast, focused workout log with strong analytics and friends to train with. Choose Refactor Fitness if you want one app that uses both your training and your meals to help you reach your goal faster.
What each app is built around
Hevy is a workout tracker. Its listing describes logging lifts through a simple interface, building routines, following friends, and reviewing sessions with muscle-group graphs and progression charts. It also added Hevy Trainer, which generates workouts and guided programs. If your main task each day is getting your sets and reps down quickly and reviewing progress over time, Hevy does that job well and has a large community around it.
Refactor Fitness logs workouts too: sets, reps, weight, templates, programs, and PRs. The difference is that your food log lives in the same app. Spot, the AI coach, looks at both your training and your meals before it suggests anything, so a macro recommendation accounts for the volume you actually lifted this week and you know what to change next instead of guessing. You accept, edit, or dismiss each suggestion. Hevy does not track nutrition, so a lifter using it usually pairs it with a separate diet app. Refactor covers both with one subscription, and its free tier logs everything with no credit card.
For more on the trade-off between a pure workout log and a connected app, see a macro tracker versus a workout log.
Feature comparison
| Question | Refactor Fitness | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Workout logging | Built in Sets, reps, weight, templates, programs, PRs, post-workout analysis, and progress. |
Core fit The listing describes fast lift logging, routines, muscle-group graphs, progression charts, and exercise videos. |
| Nutrition tracking | Built in Calories, macros (protein, carbs, and fat), fiber, saved meals, barcode, search, photo scan, and plain-text logging. |
Not a nutrition tracker Hevy focuses on workouts. Most users pair it with a separate diet app. |
| AI that reads meals and lifting together | Core fit Spot can use meals, workouts, PRs, body measurements, goals, and progress in one recommendation. |
Workout-only AI Hevy Trainer generates workouts and guided programs. It works from training data, not from your nutrition. |
| Social feed and following friends | Not the main focus Refactor centers on connected logging and Spot recommendations rather than a public feed. |
Core fit The listing describes following friends, sharing workouts, and copying their routines. |
| Best fit | Self-led lifters who want one app, and advice that uses their food and training to guide the next adjustment. | Lifters who want a fast, focused workout log with a social feed. |
- Refactor Fitness source: official website and App Store listing.
- Hevy source: Hevy pricing page and Hevy App Store listing, reviewed July 2026.
Pricing
Pricing was reviewed in July 2026 and can change, so check each app before you subscribe.
| Plan | Refactor Fitness | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | Free tier with unlimited nutrition and workout logging. | Free to download. Hevy lists free-tier limits such as a cap on routines, a cap on custom exercises, and a limited window of workout history. |
| Monthly | Refactor Pro is $14.99 per month. | Hevy Pro is listed at $2.99 per month. |
| Annual and lifetime | Refactor Pro is $119.99 per year, which works out to about $10 per month. | Hevy Pro is listed at $23.99 per year, with a $74.99 lifetime option. |
Hevy prices and free-tier limits are from the pricing page and App Store listing reviewed in July 2026 and may vary by region or promotion. Refactor and Hevy price different things: Refactor Pro includes nutrition, workouts, and Spot AI, while Hevy Pro covers workout features. Spot AI recommendations are software-generated and are not medical advice or a guaranteed-results program.
More app for the money. Refactor Fitness starts free, with no credit card required, and keeps your workouts and nutrition in one app instead of separate tools. Refactor Pro adds Spot AI coaching that connects your meals, training, and progress, and includes a 14-day free trial. See full pricing.
Choose Refactor if...
- You want one app for food and training, so there is less to log and nothing slips between two tools.
- You want macro suggestions that reflect what you actually lifted this week, so you know what to adjust next.
- You want a clearer picture of whether your eating and your training are working together.
- You want AI coaching while keeping the final say on every change.
Choose Hevy if...
- You mainly want a fast, focused workout log and do not need nutrition in the same app.
- You value the social feed, following friends, and copying their routines.
- You want detailed lifting analytics and progression charts.
- You want a low monthly price or a one-time lifetime option for workout features.
Hevy is a solid workout log, and its price is hard to beat if lifting is the only thing you want to track. The question is whether you also track food. If your nutrition lives in a separate app, no coach can tell you how your eating and your training are affecting each other. Refactor is built to answer exactly that, so you can reach your goal with less guesswork. For a wider view, see AI fitness apps for lifters.
Running two apps versus one
A lot of lifters pair a workout logger with a separate diet app, and that setup works. Hevy plus a calorie counter covers both jobs, and if you already have a nutrition app you like, there is little reason to switch. The cost of two apps is that neither one sees the whole picture. Your diet app does not know you added squat volume this week, and your workout app does not know you cut calories. Refactor puts both in one place, so the advice you get covers your whole week and you only maintain one log. If you value Hevy's social feed and detailed lifting analytics above that, running two apps is a reasonable trade. If you would rather spend less time juggling tools and more time making progress, that is the case for Refactor.
Frequently asked questions
Does Refactor Fitness have workout templates and program tracking?
Yes. You can build templates, follow structured programs, or generate a program with Spot, and log sets, reps, weight, and PRs against it. Your training history lives alongside your nutrition, so you can see whether your eating is supporting your lifting.
Is Hevy Pro cheaper than Refactor Pro?
Yes, as of July 2026 Hevy Pro is listed at $2.99 per month, $23.99 per year, or $74.99 lifetime, and it covers workout features only. Refactor Pro is $14.99 per month or $119.99 per year and includes nutrition, workouts, and Spot AI coaching, so one subscription covers what would otherwise take Hevy plus a separate diet app. Check each listing for current pricing.
Does Hevy track nutrition?
No. Hevy is a workout tracker, so most users pair it with a separate diet app. Refactor Fitness tracks calories, macros, and fiber in the same app as your workouts, so the advice you get accounts for both and you run one app instead of two.
What does Spot do with my meals and workouts?
Spot reads your meals and workouts together and suggests what to adjust next, like a calorie change after a heavy training week, so you spend less time guessing about your progress. You accept, edit, or dismiss every suggestion.
Can I use Refactor Fitness for free?
Yes. Refactor Fitness is free for unlimited nutrition and workout logging, with no credit card required. Refactor Pro adds Spot AI coaching for $14.99 per month or $119.99 per year and includes a 14-day free trial.