COMPARE · START WITH THE ATHLETE
A workout logger. A program to follow. A coach in your corner. Start with what you need today—and what you want to keep building tomorrow.
WHAT ARE YOU CHOOSING?
A personal training record or a workspace for coaching a team. Start with your decision.
START WITH YOUR INDEPENDENCE
AthleticPeak starts with your own free athlete account. Coaching connects by permission. Your history and independent training continue when that relationship ends.
Compare the questions that matter beyond the next workout. A saved database, access to your history, and the freedom to log tomorrow’s session are different promises.
| Your question | AthleticPeak Pro | Hevy | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whose account is it? | Yours. Your athlete account exists independently of any coach’s account. | Your personal workout account. Hevy Coach connects coaching through the Hevy app.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗ | A personal workout logger you can use without a coach.Source: Strong free access and Pro ↗ |
| Who controls coaching access? | You give permission to connect with a coach. Your account does not become their roster property. | A coach invites you to connect. The reviewed page does not fully explain permissions after the relationship ends.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗ | A standalone logger; this is not a comparable coach-roster workflow.Source: Strong free access and Pro ↗ |
| If my coach leaves, can I keep training? | Yes. Keep your free athlete account and continue logging independent sessions, regardless of the coach’s subscription. | Hevy has a standalone free logger. The reviewed coach documentation does not specify exactly what happens to assigned plans or included Pro access after coach cancellation.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗ | A coach’s subscription is not required to use the personal logger.Source: Strong free access and Pro ↗ |
| Can I keep using my training history? | Your completed training history stays with your athlete account as coaches and programs change. | A Pro-to-free downgrade retains stored history; free statistics cover shorter time ranges. This is not a coach-cancellation policy.Source: Hevy after a Pro downgrade ↗ | Strong explicitly says workout data stays available with or without Pro.Source: Strong free access and Pro ↗ |
| Can I keep the coach’s program? | Your completed record stays yours. Continued access to future coach prescriptions is a separate question from independent training. | Coach-assigned plans are delivered in the Hevy app; post-cancellation access is not specified in the reviewed coach page.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗ | Your own routines are part of the logger; the free version supports three custom routines.Source: Strong US App Store listing ↗ |
| What does the athlete pay? | $0 for the athlete account and independent training. A coach’s paid workspace does not become your bill. | Free workout logging, with optional paid Pro features. Check current local Pro pricing.Source: Hevy free and Pro features ↗ | Free logging. Optional Pro: US$4.99/month or US$29.99/year in the US listing; regional prices vary.Source: Strong US App Store listing ↗ |
| Where does coaching fit? | Add coaching by permission around the athlete’s continuing record. Start with one coached athlete free; see current coaching plans. | Hevy Coach is a separate coach subscription and includes Hevy Pro for connected clients while coached.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗ | Primarily a personal workout logger, rather than a team coaching workspace.Source: Strong free access and Pro ↗ |
Yours. Your athlete account exists independently of any coach’s account.
Your personal workout account. Hevy Coach connects coaching through the Hevy app.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗
You give permission to connect with a coach. Your account does not become their roster property.
A coach invites you to connect. The reviewed page does not fully explain permissions after the relationship ends.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗
Yes. Keep your free athlete account and continue logging independent sessions, regardless of the coach’s subscription.
Hevy has a standalone free logger. The reviewed coach documentation does not specify exactly what happens to assigned plans or included Pro access after coach cancellation.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗
Your completed training history stays with your athlete account as coaches and programs change.
A Pro-to-free downgrade retains stored history; free statistics cover shorter time ranges. This is not a coach-cancellation policy.Source: Hevy after a Pro downgrade ↗
Your completed record stays yours. Continued access to future coach prescriptions is a separate question from independent training.
Coach-assigned plans are delivered in the Hevy app; post-cancellation access is not specified in the reviewed coach page.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗
$0 for the athlete account and independent training. A coach’s paid workspace does not become your bill.
Free workout logging, with optional paid Pro features. Check current local Pro pricing.Source: Hevy free and Pro features ↗
Add coaching by permission around the athlete’s continuing record. Start with one coached athlete free; see current coaching plans.
Hevy Coach is a separate coach subscription and includes Hevy Pro for connected clients while coached.Source: Hevy Coach and the client app ↗
THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE
Ownership matters. So do your device, the way you log, and the progress you want to see.
These are documented capabilities, not a hands-on usability ranking. The nicest logger is the one that fits your routine—try a session on your own device before committing.
| Your question | AthleticPeak Pro | Hevy | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where can I use it? | Responsive web app today. Native iOS and Android apps are coming soon—not available yet.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗ | Native iOS and Android apps, plus Apple Watch and Wear OS. Web access for routines, progress, and social features.Source: Hevy platforms ↗ | Native iPhone and Android apps, plus Apple Watch. Check device-specific features before choosing.Source: Strong features and platforms ↗ |
| What is logging like? | Full and Focus views; actual weight, reps, RPE, notes, and rest timers. Structured programs, coached sessions, and Open Training.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗ | Reusable routines or empty workouts; previous-set values, set types, rest timers, and optional social sharing.Source: Hevy features ↗ | A gym-log workflow with routines, sets, RPE, supersets, and custom timers. Designed around recording your own workouts.Source: Strong features and platforms ↗ |
| What exercise guidance is included? | Exercise video references alongside programs and custom workouts. We do not publish a verified library-size count here.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗ | 400+ exercises with demonstrations and instructions, plus custom exercises. Free accounts allow seven custom exercises; Pro allows unlimited.Source: Hevy exercise library ↗ | Exercise instructions with video or image guidance, plus custom exercises. No library-size claim in this comparison.Source: Strong exercise details ↗ |
| How can I review progress? | Movement history, personal records, training volume, and Program Reports connect completed sessions across your training.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗ | Exercise performance, muscle-group volume, body measurements, and consistency views. Some history ranges and features depend on Pro.Source: Hevy features ↗ | Exercise history and records; exercise charts require Pro. Also offers body measurements and estimated strength metrics.Source: Strong exercise details ↗ |
| Can I export my data? | Settings → Data & Privacy: download a ZIP of CSV files and a JSON manifest. Bodyweight is optional and off by default.Source: AthleticPeak data export help ↗ | Export workouts or measurements from Settings → Export & Import Data. Keep a copy outside Hevy.Source: Hevy data export ↗ | Export workout history as CSV from Settings on iOS or Android. Strong says these files cannot be re-imported into Strong.Source: Strong CSV export ↗ |
Responsive web app today. Native iOS and Android apps are coming soon—not available yet.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗
Native iOS and Android apps, plus Apple Watch and Wear OS. Web access for routines, progress, and social features.Source: Hevy platforms ↗
Full and Focus views; actual weight, reps, RPE, notes, and rest timers. Structured programs, coached sessions, and Open Training.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗
Reusable routines or empty workouts; previous-set values, set types, rest timers, and optional social sharing.Source: Hevy features ↗
Exercise video references alongside programs and custom workouts. We do not publish a verified library-size count here.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗
400+ exercises with demonstrations and instructions, plus custom exercises. Free accounts allow seven custom exercises; Pro allows unlimited.Source: Hevy exercise library ↗
Movement history, personal records, training volume, and Program Reports connect completed sessions across your training.Source: AthleticPeak features ↗
Exercise performance, muscle-group volume, body measurements, and consistency views. Some history ranges and features depend on Pro.Source: Hevy features ↗
Settings → Data & Privacy: download a ZIP of CSV files and a JSON manifest. Bodyweight is optional and off by default.Source: AthleticPeak data export help ↗
Export workouts or measurements from Settings → Export & Import Data. Keep a copy outside Hevy.Source: Hevy data export ↗
Sources reviewed October 5, 2026. Features vary by device and plan. Exporting a file does not guarantee that another app can import it.
WHICH ONE FITS YOU?
Our take, based on the capabilities above. There is a sensible reason to choose each of these apps.
You want a free athlete account that continues independently of your coach, with programs, independent sessions, and a record across training chapters.
Before you choose: Use AthleticPeak in your browser, or install it through Chrome for easy access in its own app window. Native iOS and Android apps are coming soon.
Explore AthleticPeak ↗You want native mobile and watch logging, reusable gym routines, progress tracking, and social motivation from other lifters.
Before you choose: Check the free-versus-Pro limits against the history views and custom exercises you need.
Explore Hevy ↗You want a focused personal gym log for your own routines, with native phone and Apple Watch options and CSV export.
Before you choose: Check Pro requirements for charts and additional routines, plus feature availability on your device.
Explore Strong ↗CHOOSING A TEAM PLATFORM
Compare the work you need to manage—and what your athletes can keep doing when your coaching chapter ends.
These products serve different roster sizes and sports. Prices below are published examples in US dollars, not equivalent quotes. Compare a plan for your actual team. Spreadsheet + group chat describes a workflow, not a single vendor.
Scroll across the table to compare all seven options.
| Your question | AthleticPeak Pro | TrainHeroic | TeamBuildr | Volt Athletics | BridgeAthletic | Final Surge | Spreadsheet + group chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What does the coach pay? | Free with 1 athlete; US$19/month for up to 10. Larger coaching plans are available.Source: AthleticPeak pricing ↗ | From US$9.99/month for 1 athlete. Larger roster tiers; assistant coaches cost extra.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗ | Strength Silver: US$90/month or US$900/year for up to 50 profiles.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗ | Published college plan: US$1,200/year for up to 30 athletes. Other audiences and roster sizes have different plans.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗ | Athletic-organization plans start at 70 athletes; contact Bridge for a quote. Trainer plans are a different offer.Source: BridgeAthletic athletic organizations ↗ | US$19/month for 1–5 athletes; US$39/month for up to 100. School discounts are available.Source: Final Surge athlete and coach pricing ↗ | Can use free tools; paid storage, business accounts or messaging may add cost. Your setup determines the bill. |
| How do I deliver training? | Assign programs and workouts to athletes, then review their completed work in the coaching workspace.Source: AthleticPeak coaching ↗ | Program for individuals and teams, with athlete session logging and a training marketplace.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗ | Strength programming, exercise libraries and a weight-room workflow for team rosters.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗ | Sport-specific training and a program builder, delivered through athlete apps.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗ | Custom programs, templates, athlete-phone delivery and team/department coordination.Source: BridgeAthletic athletic organizations ↗ | Team and group calendars, workout libraries, copied training blocks and connected-device workouts.Source: Final Surge team workflow ↗ | Write your own templates and send links or instructions in chat. Flexible, but assigning revisions is a manual workflow. |
| How do I review progress and communicate? | Completed sessions, training history, program reports and coach–athlete messaging stay connected to the athlete.Source: AthleticPeak coaching ↗ | Coach tools for reviewing athlete training and communicating with individuals or teams.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗ | Reports, max/PR tracking, wellness questionnaires and leaderboards. Features vary by tier.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗ | Readiness surveys, RPE/feedback reporting and Volt Chat.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗ | Athlete/team reporting, readiness-based adjustments and messages with progress or video feedback.Source: BridgeAthletic athletic organizations ↗ | Workout feedback, team messages, attendance and pain/injury reports support running and team coaching.Source: Final Surge team workflow ↗ | Build charts and review entries yourself; comments and chat can work well for a small group, but context spans separate tools. |
| What if I stop paying or leave the team? | The athlete keeps their free account, completed history and independent training. Coaching access is by permission; your workspace subscription is separate.Source: AthleticPeak athlete independence ↗ | Coach access ends after the billing period. The guide does not establish ongoing independent logging for every roster athlete; Marketplace closure has a separate wind-down process.Source: TrainHeroic coach cancellation ↗ | The reviewed pricing page does not specify roster athletes’ independent access after coach cancellation. Confirm history access and future logging directly.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗ | The reviewed college page does not specify team athletes’ access after the team subscription ends. Confirm it separately from individual subscriptions.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗ | The reviewed organization page does not specify athlete access after the organization ends its subscription. Confirm history, future training and export access.Source: BridgeAthletic athletic organizations ↗ | A free personal athlete account is available. The pricing page does not spell out every assigned-plan/history outcome after coach cancellation; verify those details.Source: Final Surge athlete and coach pricing ↗ | An athlete-owned copy can remain available independently. Access to coach-owned files and chats depends on sharing settings, ownership and the services used. |
| Can the athlete or coach take a copy? | Athletes can export their own record as CSV files with a JSON manifest in Settings → Data & Privacy.Source: AthleticPeak export help ↗ | Athletes can request their personal data as a ZIP of CSV files through the athlete web portal.Source: TrainHeroic athlete export ↗ | Coaches can export CSV through the Raw Data Report. Confirm the athlete’s own export access and required tier.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗ | Raw CSV export is listed for the college platform. Confirm permissions and which records are included.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗ | Documents exports for exercise history, analytics, attendance and form data. Confirm role and plan permissions.Source: BridgeAthletic export documentation ↗ | Its terms allow members to export log data while their account remains open. Check the current export workflow and included fields.Source: Final Surge log export policy ↗ | Spreadsheet files are easy to copy or export when permissions allow. Chat history is separate, and it may not export into usable workout data. |
Free with 1 athlete; US$19/month for up to 10. Larger coaching plans are available.Source: AthleticPeak pricing ↗
From US$9.99/month for 1 athlete. Larger roster tiers; assistant coaches cost extra.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗
Assign programs and workouts to athletes, then review their completed work in the coaching workspace.Source: AthleticPeak coaching ↗
Program for individuals and teams, with athlete session logging and a training marketplace.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗
Completed sessions, training history, program reports and coach–athlete messaging stay connected to the athlete.Source: AthleticPeak coaching ↗
Coach tools for reviewing athlete training and communicating with individuals or teams.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗
The athlete keeps their free account, completed history and independent training. Coaching access is by permission; your workspace subscription is separate.Source: AthleticPeak athlete independence ↗
Coach access ends after the billing period. The guide does not establish ongoing independent logging for every roster athlete; Marketplace closure has a separate wind-down process.Source: TrainHeroic coach cancellation ↗
Athletes can export their own record as CSV files with a JSON manifest in Settings → Data & Privacy.Source: AthleticPeak export help ↗
Athletes can request their personal data as a ZIP of CSV files through the athlete web portal.Source: TrainHeroic athlete export ↗
WHERE EACH OPTION MAY FIT
Our interpretation of the documented capabilities above, not a usability ranking.
You want coaching around an athlete’s continuing free account, with independent training when the relationship ends.Source: AthleticPeak coaching ↗
You want team strength programming and a marketplace for delivering or selling training.Source: TrainHeroic coaching and pricing ↗
You run a weight room and want roster-based strength programming, testing and reporting.Source: TeamBuildr Strength features and pricing ↗
You want sport-specific strength training with a program builder and readiness feedback.Source: Volt college features and pricing ↗
You need program design and reporting across an athletic organization or performance department.Source: BridgeAthletic athletic organizations ↗
You coach running or endurance athletes and value calendars, device connections and team communication.Source: Final Surge team workflow ↗
You have a small group, a working template and time to maintain the workflow yourself. Agree who owns the record and keep athlete-accessible copies.
US$19/month for up to 10 athletes. Athlete accounts remain free.
BEFORE YOU SWITCH
Yes. Hevy documents exports for workouts and measurements. In the app, go to Profile → Settings → Export & Import Data → Export Data, then save the file somewhere you control.
That gives you a copy to keep or review. It does not establish that another app can import every field.
Hevy’s official export instructions ↗Yes. TrainHeroic documents an athlete data export through its web account portal. The download is a ZIP containing CSV files, including training history such as exercises, sets, reps, and weights.
Exporting a copy and continuing to use the app are separate questions. Check the account-access comparison above as well.
TrainHeroic’s official athlete export instructions ↗Do not assume automatic migration. Exporting from Hevy, Strong, or TrainHeroic does not by itself mean that AthleticPeak can import that file or preserve every exercise, date, unit, and note.
Keep your original export and confirm compatibility with us before relying on a transfer or deleting anything in your previous app. Your AthleticPeak account can begin a new training record without claiming that your old history has already moved.
Ask about your export before switching ↗THE ATHLETE COMES FIRST
Look beyond the next workout. Choose a place that supports the athlete you are becoming.
Log an independent session or follow a program. Your training record starts with you, whether or not a coach is involved.
EXPLORE YOUR NEXT STEP
Explore a program, check a performance benchmark, or see how AthleticPeak supports your training.
Consider program structure, progression, and how the work fits your experience and goals.
Explore AthleticPeak programsDecide which measures matter for your sport. Strength, running pace, and performance benchmarks answer different questions.
Explore performance benchmarksIf food tracking is your priority, evaluate a dedicated nutrition tool on its own merits. Choose your training record around the training you want to capture.
See AthleticPeak’s training featuresThese guides are written by AthleticPeak Pro. We explain our approach, acknowledge useful alternatives, and link to official documentation for competitor claims.
Data being retained, data being accessible, and features being included for free are different things. We keep those distinctions visible.
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