Roarer vs Hevy
Roarer is a free, quiet, program first workout tracker: one plan, the next session ready, a clean log and nothing to scroll. Hevy is a logger wrapped in a social network, where routines sit next to a home feed, likes and comments, and the free tier caps routines, custom exercises and chart history.
| Roarer | Hevy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: no subscription, no ads | Free tier; Pro (paid subscription) |
| Free tier limits | None | Four routines, seven custom exercises, three months of graphs |
| Multi week programs | The main flow: one plan, followed session by session | Routines and folders; generated programs on Pro |
| Ready made programs | Editable templates with filters, free | Routine library; Hevy Trainer on Pro |
| Interface | Minimal by design: a log, not a network | Logging plus feeds, profiles and social actions |
| Social feed | None, by design | Core feature: following, likes, comments |
| Set logging | Last set prefilled, lock screen rest timer, supersets, timed sets | Rest timer, supersets, warm up calculator on Pro |
| Charts and history | Full history in every chart, editable sessions, photos | Three months on free, all time on Pro |
| Sharing | Program link with save a copy; workout card, text or CSV | Posts to the feed, plus routine links |
| Watch apps | Not yet | Apple Watch and Wear OS |
Who is each app for?
Roarer is for lifters who want training to stay private and the interface to stay still. Hevy is for people who want an audience for their sessions, a watch app and an algorithm that builds a plan, and who do not mind that the logbook shares the app with a feed.
What does each app cost?
Roarer is free with no paywall limits: as many programs and custom exercises as you like, and your whole history in the charts. Hevy's free tier allows four routines, seven custom exercises and three months of graph history. Hevy Pro removes those limits and adds Hevy Trainer (paid subscription).
Your program, not an algorithm's
Roarer puts the multi week plan you own in the centre: build it or copy a ready made template, edit it freely, and let the app track where you are in it. Hevy is organised around routines and folders, with Hevy Trainer generating a program and raising your weights on Pro. With four free routines, a push pull legs split with heavy and light days does not fit.
Logging between sets
Both apps log quickly and both handle supersets. Roarer prefills your last set, keeps the rest timer on the lock screen and supports timed sets, and that is the whole screen. In Hevy the same moment sits inside an app whose next tab is a feed of other people's workouts.
History without the profile
Roarer saves every session automatically with its sets and photos, keeps it editable, and shows a per exercise diary with charts for weight, reps or time, weekly totals and body measurements. In Hevy the same history lives inside a social profile next to follower counts, and on the free tier the graphs only reach three months back.
Why Roarer
Choose Roarer if you want a free, program first tracker with a clean interface, no feed, no likes and no paywall limits to count. Hevy is the answer if the community, the watch app or a generated program is the part of training you actually came for.
Features, plan limits and prices reflect publicly available information as of October 2026 (US store prices) and can change. Check each vendor's own site for the current state.