Quick verdict
| Scenario | Option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| I want a log, community and statistics | Hevy | The base product combines tracking and social features |
| I want the app to build and adapt the session | Fitbod | It generates from history, preferences and equipment |
| I have a routine and want a better next-set decision | BUSTAFIT | It joins the last reference, load, reps, RIR and guidance on iPhone |
Hevy: social logging with optional Pro planning
Hevy documents routines, tracking, statistics and social features. That model works when sharing activity, discovering workouts and maintaining a diary contribute to adherence.
Hevy Trainer changes the comparison: it generates a program from preferences and performance and recommends when and by how much to progress. It must be assessed separately as a Pro feature. Hevy also documents workout and measurement export.
Fitbod: the session starts with an adaptive engine
Fitbod uses goals, experience, history, preferences, equipment and duration to generate a session. It also allows editing, exercise substitutions, building from scratch and saved workouts.
RIR feeds future recommendations. This fits when delegating composition reduces friction; it may fit less well when you want a stable block with limited variation and direct control of every decision.
Direct comparison using the same criteria
| Criterion | Hevy | Fitbod |
|---|---|---|
| Base model | Routine tracker, statistics and social | Adaptive planning and sessions |
| Generation | Hevy Trainer Pro generates a program | Generates workouts from context |
| Effort | History and performance within its flow | RIR for future recommendations |
| Manual control | Editable routines and logs | Edits, substitutions and custom sessions |
| Progression | Trainer Pro says when and by how much | Adapts exercises, sets, reps and load |
| Platforms | iOS, Android and web | iOS and Android |
| Exit | Workout and measurement export | Historical editing; CSV not established here |
Where BUSTAFIT fits without forcing the matchup
BUSTAFIT is not positioned as a social network or a full adaptive-session generator. Its narrower job is useful: an established routine on iPhone, with the previous exposure turned into an understandable load or repetition decision.
The third path
You do not need daily exercise changes or a public feed. You need to know that last time you completed 10 reps at 2 RIR and decide whether to hold, add a rep or reassess effort. That is where BUSTAFIT deserves the first test.
This favourable fit does not remove the boundary: when community, Android, web or full generation are requirements, Hevy or Fitbod have the documented advantage.
A two-week decision test
- Define the main job
Socialise, delegate the session or execute an established routine with context.
- Repeat three exercises
Keep conditions comparable across three exposures.
- Introduce one exception
Change equipment or log lower performance.
- Review the explanation
Choose the app whose proposal you can understand, correct and preserve.
Do not use feature count as a tiebreaker. Use clarity on the job you actually repeat.