Updated June 2026 · MyoAmigo
A Hevy alternative that coaches, not just logs.
If you're looking for a good Hevy alternative, the short answer is MyoAmigo. It keeps the part of Hevy you like—fast, one-tap set logging—and adds the part Hevy leaves out: stall detection with a concrete fix, honest session verdicts, a weekly plan you actually schedule, and the ability to connect your own AI assistant to your real training history. It's local-first and works fully offline, with no account required. The trade-off is fair to name up front: Hevy has a social feed, runs on Android and the web, and has a generous free tier today—MyoAmigo is iPhone and Apple Watch only and has no community feed.
This page is the quick, decision-oriented version. If you want the deep dive, read the full MyoAmigo vs Hevy comparison.
The short version
Hevy is a polished logger built around community. You log a workout, friends see it, you see theirs, and there's a social loop with follows and likes. It runs everywhere—iOS, Android, web—and the free tier covers most lifters. MyoAmigo is built around a different question: not "did I log it?" but "is this working, and what should I do next?" It answers that with opinionated analysis instead of charts, and it opens your data to the AI assistant you already use.
| Hevy | MyoAmigo | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS, Android, web | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Account required | Yes | No (optional cloud sync) |
| Offline logging | Offline with account sync | Full (works anywhere, no sign-in) |
| Social feed | Follow friends, discover, likes | None |
| Set logging | One tap, fast | One tap, pre-filled from last session |
| Stall detection | Charts only | Advisor with concrete prescription |
| Plan generator | No | Evidence-based, starting weights + reasoning |
| Weekly planning | Routines, no schedule | Routines on weekdays + missed-day catch-up |
| Session verdict | Workout stats | Honest tiers (breakthrough/strong/solid/light/empty) |
| AI assistant integration (MCP) | Not offered | Connect your own Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini |
| Watch companion | Watch app, limited phone remote | Full standalone sessions, heart rate per set |
| Gym awareness | Manual gym label | Geofence arrival + barcode check-in + per-gym equipment |
| Free tier | Generous; some analytics paywalled | Free forever to log, sync, and keep history |
Why pick MyoAmigo over Hevy
The reason to switch isn't logging speed—Hevy already logs fast, and MyoAmigo matches it (one tap, weights and reps pre-filled from your last session). The reason is the layer Hevy doesn't have.
- Stall detection with a fix. When a lift stops moving for about four weeks, MyoAmigo tells you why it's probably stalled and prescribes a specific action—push closer to failure, take a back-off set, or deload for a week. Hevy will draw you a flat line; it won't tell you what to do about it.
- Honest session verdicts. After you finish, MyoAmigo judges the session against your own norms and calls it: breakthrough, strong, solid, light, or empty—with the reason. No participation trophy, no "great job."
- A weekly plan you schedule. The weekly plan manager puts routines on weekdays. Miss a day and it offers that session later in the week, up to a catch-up cutoff you set. The week resets every Monday. You get a schedule, not just a list of routines.
- A plan generator that shows its work. Tell it your goal, days per week, and experience level, and the generator builds a weekly program with starting weights inferred from your history (or estimated from related lifts) and reasoning attached to every choice.
- MyoMap and volume bands. A weekly muscle heatmap shows what you trained, and muscle volume is checked against evidence-based working-set ranges, so a lagging back group is visible instead of buried.
MCP: connect your own AI to your real training data
This is the sharpest difference. Hevy's analytics are charts that stay inside the app, and even if any tracker ships an in-app "AI" someday, it's still that vendor's closed feature—their model, their interface, their limits.
MyoAmigo speaks the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open standard that assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini use to reach real tools. Connect your assistant via MCP (endpoint https://api.myoamigo.com/mcp; setup hub at /mcp) and it can read your training history, PRs, and muscle balance, then write routines, plans, and sets back into MyoAmigo. There are 34 account-scoped MCP tools behind it. You aren't locked to one vendor's AI—you bring the assistant you already pay for, and it works with your actual data. Your data never trains models and is never sold.
Local-first: no account, works in a basement gym
Hevy is account-based by design. You can log offline and it syncs later, but everything starts with an account and your history lives on their servers. The upside is automatic backup and web access. The trade-off is that you have to trust them with a personal record.
MyoAmigo never needs an account. Every set lands in your phone's on-device database immediately, fully offline—no sign-up, no internet. Your Apple Watch syncs directly with your iPhone, no cloud involved. Optional encrypted cloud sync is a separate switch you can turn on or revoke anytime, and you can export everything to CSV whenever you want. It works in airplane mode and in a basement gym with no signal.
When Hevy wins
Hevy is the better choice in three clear cases, and it's worth being honest about them:
- You're on Android (or want the web app). MyoAmigo is iPhone and Apple Watch only. If you carry an Android phone, Hevy is your app, full stop.
- You want community. Hevy's social feed—following friends, seeing their workouts, likes and accountability—is a genuine feature MyoAmigo does not have. If training with friends keeps you going, that matters.
- You want a mature ecosystem today. Hevy has been shipping for years and has more integrations and installs. MyoAmigo is newer.
When MyoAmigo wins
- You want to train offline without ever making an account, with your data on your phone unless you opt into encrypted backup.
- You want to wire your real training history into your own AI assistant and have it adjust your plan—MyoAmigo's MCP integration has no competitor here.
- You want to know whether your session was actually good and what to do when a lift stalls, rather than reading neutral charts.
- You want gym arrival notifications, a membership barcode, per-gym equipment lists, and a real weekly schedule with catch-up logic.
- You want a watch app that runs a full standalone session—crown-dial reps, one-tap logging, rest timer, and heart rate (average and peak) stamped on every set.
The bottom line
Hevy is for lifters who want to log with a community and use any device. MyoAmigo is for lifters who want to decide better—what to lift today, whether progress is real, and what to fix when it isn't—offline, privately, and with their own AI in the loop. Pick the one that matches how you train. For the full breakdown, read MyoAmigo vs Hevy.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good Hevy alternative?
MyoAmigo. It matches Hevy's fast one-tap logging and adds coaching Hevy omits—stall detection with a prescription, honest session verdicts, a weekly plan with catch-up, a plan generator that explains itself, and MCP so your own AI assistant can read and write your training data. It's local-first with no account required.
Does MyoAmigo work on Android?
No. MyoAmigo is iPhone and Apple Watch only. If you use Android or want a web app, Hevy is the better choice.
Does MyoAmigo have a social feed like Hevy?
No. MyoAmigo has no social feed, follows, or likes by design—it focuses on individual coaching and analysis. If community and sharing workouts with friends are important to you, Hevy is the better fit.
Is MyoAmigo free?
MyoAmigo is free to log, sync, and keep full history forever, and is available on the App Store. Every install gets about 14 days of full Pro free (a reverse trial, no card). MyoAmigo Pro is $39.99/year (price-locked for life for early subscribers), $5.99/month, or a one-time $49.99 Founding-Member lifetime unlock. The core app is local-first and works fully offline without an account, and you can export your data to CSV anytime.
