The best JEFIT alternatives
JEFIT has the deepest exercise database in this category and the most expensive paid tier: Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year. People generally leave for one of two reasons, the price or the density of the interface, and this page ranks six alternatives against both.
Written by the team behind Mekimeki, which is second here. Hevy is first because for most people leaving JEFIT it is the better recommendation: a cleaner interface, a large library, and a far cheaper paid tier.
The short version
Ranked for someone who wants JEFIT's coverage without JEFIT's price or density. Prices appear only where the developer publishes a figure.
| # | App | Best for | Paid tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hevy | Most people leaving JEFIT | Subscription, price not stated |
| 2 | Mekimeki | Coverage plus programs with nothing behind a tier | No paid tier |
| 3 | StrengthLog | A stated, uncapped free tier | Subscription, price not stated |
| 4 | Boostcamp | People who paid JEFIT for the programs | Not stated in the listing |
| 5 | Strong | The opposite of JEFIT's interface | $4.99/mo · $29.99/yr |
| 6 | Alpha Progression | Progression suggestions instead of a database | Not stated in the listing |
How this list was judged
Two questions, weighted in this order. Does the app cover your exercises? That is the thing JEFIT is best at, and an alternative that cannot find your machine is not an alternative. Then: what does it cost to stop hitting a paywall?
The price comparison here is unusually stark and comes straight from the listings. JEFIT Elite is $12.99 a month. Strong PRO is $4.99. Two apps on this list have no monthly figure to compare because they publish none, and one has no paid tier at all.
Not scored: the plateau-busting and analytics language in JEFIT's own description. Every app in this category claims something similar and none of it can be verified from a listing, so none of it is scored here, JEFIT's included.
Every quoted line on this page is verbatim from that developer's own App Store description on the US storefront, checked 2026-09-09. Each listing is archived under that date.
Six alternatives to JEFIT
1. Hevy
Hevy is the straightforward recommendation: a large exercise library that will cover almost everything you were using JEFIT for, a much cleaner interface, and a free tier that is a complete log rather than a sampler. For the common case of "I want JEFIT's coverage without the price and the clutter", this is the answer.
Hevy, in its own words:
HEVY PRO • Create unlimited routines • Get unlimited access to graph history • Create unlimited custom exercises
Hevy App Store description, US storefront, checked 2026-09-09
Worth knowing: Hevy has its own paywall, with routines, graph history and custom exercises behind HEVY PRO, so you are moving to a cheaper fence rather than no fence.
2. Mekimeki Mekimeki
Our exercise library spans strength, cardio, stretching, powerlifting and more, and custom exercises are unlimited and free, which covers the gap-filling that a big catalogue is really for. Where this differs from Hevy is that the multi-week programs, the training calendar and the full chart history are also in the free version rather than in a Pro tier. If you were paying JEFIT Elite for the programming layer, that is the part worth comparing.
Worth knowing: Our built-in catalogue is smaller than JEFIT's decade-old database, and we are iPhone only for now, so a JEFIT user on Android has nowhere to land yet.
3. StrengthLog
If the JEFIT experience you want to leave behind is specifically the constant sense of a locked feature, StrengthLog states its free terms more plainly than anything else on this page: unlimited workouts, no limit on routines. It is a calmer app than JEFIT in every sense.
StrengthLog, in its own words:
Free Features: • Log an unlimited number of workouts. • No limits on how many workout routines you can create.
If you level up to a premium subscription, you'll gain access to more advanced statistics, our full library of training programs, and our most hardcore features.
StrengthLog App Store description, US storefront, checked 2026-09-09
Worth knowing: The programs library and advanced statistics are the premium tier, so the analysis side of what JEFIT Elite sold you is still paid here.
4. Boostcamp
A good share of JEFIT Elite subscriptions are really being paid for structured programming. Boostcamp does only that, and does it with named programs such as 5/3/1 and GZCLP laid out as written. If you never used JEFIT's database and only used its plans, this is a more honest match than another logger.
Boostcamp, in its own words:
Free to start.
Boostcamp App Store description, US storefront, checked 2026-09-09
Worth knowing: Its listing states the app is free to start without saying where that ends, so what the free tier covers long term is not published.
5. Strong
If the density is the real complaint rather than the price, Strong is the sharpest correction available. It is the fastest, plainest set-entry screen in the category and it does almost nothing else, which after JEFIT can feel like a relief.
Strong, in its own words:
The free version of Strong can save unlimited workouts, but is limited to 3 custom routines.
Upgrade to a Strong PRO subscription ($4.99/month or $29.99/year) for an unlimited number of routines and to unlock additional PRO features.
Strong App Store description, US storefront, checked 2026-09-09
Worth knowing: Three custom routines on the free tier, which is a much tighter limit than anything JEFIT applies to logging.
6. Alpha Progression
Alpha Progression is built to tell you what to lift next rather than to hold every exercise ever invented. For a JEFIT user whose actual goal was structured hypertrophy progression, that is a more direct route to it than a bigger catalogue.
Alpha Progression's listing does not state its free-tier limits, so this page does not claim them.
Worth knowing: No free-tier or price sentence in its listing, so there is nothing here we can quote or verify about the cost of using it properly.
What $12.99 a month is actually buying
It is worth being specific, because the number is large enough to change the decision. JEFIT Elite is $12.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the developer's own listing. Over a year that is roughly the price of Strong PRO twice over, and it is more than most people spend on every other app on their phone combined.
What the listing says it unlocks is the app's most powerful, science-backed training tools. That is the developer's phrasing and this page will not interpret it further, because the specific feature list is not something we can quote from a primary source. What we can say is that none of the other five apps here charges more than $4.99 a month, and two of them charge nothing.
The cancellation question matters too. Before you leave, be honest about what you are paying JEFIT for. If it is the huge exercise database, make sure the new app covers your gym. If it is the plans, ask whether you actually use them or just like knowing they are there.
The verdict
For most people leaving JEFIT, Hevy: comparable coverage, a much better interface, a far cheaper tier. If what you were really paying for was programming and you want it without a subscription, Mekimeki for building it or Boostcamp for following a published one. If you want the plainest possible logger, Strong.
JEFIT's database genuinely is the largest here, and if you train on unusual equipment that is a real reason to stay. The question is whether a catalogue advantage is worth $69.99 a year to you, and for most lifters using ordinary gym equipment it is not.
Questions people ask
How much does JEFIT Elite cost?
The developer's listing states $12.99 per month or $69.99 per year. That is the most expensive paid tier of any app on this page; the next highest that publishes a figure is Strong PRO at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year.
Is there a free app with an exercise database as big as JEFIT?
Not quite, and this page will not claim otherwise. JEFIT's catalogue is the largest here. Hevy is the closest on coverage, and several apps including Mekimeki allow unlimited custom exercises free, which closes the gap for the specific machines you actually use.
What should I check before canceling JEFIT?
Check whether the app you are moving to covers the exercises and machines you actually use. That is the part JEFIT is strongest at. If your training is mostly standard barbell, dumbbell and machine work, the switch is usually easier than long-time JEFIT users expect.
Why is JEFIT ranked below newer apps here?
It is not ranked on quality, it is ranked as an alternative for someone already leaving. The two reasons people give for leaving are price and interface density, and every app on this list is cheaper or simpler or both. On a general list of workout apps JEFIT would place higher.
Head-to-head comparisons
Each app above also has a one-to-one comparison with Mekimeki, with the same quotes and the same verification date:
The programming layer, without the Elite tier
Multi-week programs with deload weeks, unlimited custom exercises and full history, in the free version of Mekimeki.
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