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Hevy vs Fitbod

Hevy and Fitbod attract the same buyer with very different pitches. Hevy: huge community-shared program library. Fitbod: AI generates workouts for you. Which one suits you depends on whether you want to follow proven programs or trust a machine.

CriterionHevyFitbodWinner
Community programsMassiveBuilt-in onlyHevy
AI workout generationLimitedCore featureFitbod
Exercise libraryStrongAnimations + videosFitbod
Free tierGenerous3 workouts/wk onlyHevy
Logging speedExcellentDecentHevy
Price (paid)$5/mo$12.99/moHevy
Verdict

Which one should you pick?

Hevy wins price + free tier + community. Fitbod wins AI + exercise library. Ascend is closer to Fitbod's coaching model (Claude Sonnet, not templates) with Hevy's free-tier generosity, and adds nutrition + cardio + mountain progression.

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Ascend Club

The app is free. Club adds the coach, leagues and analytics.

Core tracking stays free forever, the climb, streaks, logging and your league tiers. Club is for when you want the full coach, worldwide competition and the depth, at about the price of one coffee a month.

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 FreeClub
Tracking, the climb and streaks
Per-set logging, PR detection, wearables
Muscle-league tiers
The AI coachnudgesFull conversation
Worldwide leagues and challenges,
PR projections and deep analytics,
Unlimited crews,
Themes, export and higher AI limits,