Fitbod alternative for people who already have a program
Fitbod builds each workout for you, and that is the product you pay for. If you already have a split you like and you want it logged, progressed and out of your way, you are paying $12.99–$15.99 a month for a service you are not using. SayLift keeps your program, lets you log it by speaking, and tells you the next weight for $4.17 a month (billed $49.99 a year).
Updated September 2026
What is Fitbod?
Fitbod builds each workout for you. You tell it your available equipment and goals, and it generates the session (which exercises, how many sets, what weight). It tracks which muscle groups you have worked recently and rotates movements between sessions.
It is a paid app in practice. There is a short free trial and then it is $12.99 to $15.99 a month, or $79.99 a year, with several live price points depending on when and where you subscribed.
Why look for a Fitbod alternative?
- You already have a program. From a coach, a book, or ten years of knowing what works for you. Fitbod's core feature is then something you actively work around.
- $12.99–$15.99 a month. The most expensive option in this category, and roughly four to five times Hevy Pro.
- Generation needs a connection. Sessions are built server-side, so a basement gym with no signal is a real problem.
- It decides, you follow. Overriding its choices session after session is friction, and at that point you are using an expensive logger.
- Logging is still tapping. Whoever picked the exercises, you still confirm every set by hand.
- Recovery estimates are inferred rather than measured. They come from what you logged rather than from how you actually feel.
SayLift vs Fitbod
| SayLift | Fitbod | |
|---|---|---|
| Whose program you follow | Your own, kept as it is | Sessions it generates |
| Decides how heavy | Yes | Yes, included |
| Log by speaking | Yes | No |
| Coach and history offline | Yes | Limited; sessions generated server-side |
| Exercise instructions offline | 873 with photos, bundled | Streamed |
| Import an existing plan | Paste any text | Not the model |
| Free trial | 3 days, every feature on | Short trial |
| Price | $7.99/mo or $4.17/mo billed yearly ($49.99/yr) | $12.99–$15.99/mo or $79.99/yr |
Two different jobs, priced very differently
Fitbod answers "what should I do today?" SayLift answers "how heavy, and can you write it down for me?" Which one you need depends on whether you have a program.
If you do have a program, what you need is fast logging and someone to do the progression arithmetic. SayLift does both: you speak the session once and the coach returns a working weight and rep target per exercise, derived from your own logged history. That coaching is computed on the device, so it works with no signal.
The money is the blunt part. Fitbod is $79.99 a year minimum. SayLift is $4.17 a month (billed $49.99 a year) after a 3-day free trial with everything unlocked, which is about 60% of the price for the half of the product you were actually using.
Who SayLift is for
SayLift suits you if you have a program you like and Fitbod's generation is the part you keep overriding. You speak each session instead of tapping it, and the coach sets every next weight from what you actually lifted. The 873 exercise guides live on the phone and open with no signal. It all costs $30 a year less than Fitbod.
Try it free for 3 days with every feature on. After that it is $4.17 a month (billed $49.99 a year), $7.99 a month or $3.99 a week in the US.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Fitbod?
Not one that generates workouts. Hevy and Strong both have free tiers, but they log what you did rather than write your session. SayLift is the cheaper paid alternative at $4.17 a month (billed $49.99 a year) after a 3-day free trial, and it gives you the AI coach that sets your next working weight, the progress dashboard and 873 offline exercise guides. It is built for lifters who already have a program.
How much does Fitbod cost?
Fitbod is $12.99 to $15.99 a month or $79.99 a year on the US App Store as of August 2026, with several live price points. There is a short free trial but no meaningful free tier, since generating workouts is the product. SayLift is $7.99 a month or $4.17 a month (billed $49.99 a year).
Does Fitbod work offline?
Not well. Fitbod generates sessions server-side and streams its exercise demonstrations, so a gym with no signal is a real limitation. SayLift stores your history, the coach's calculations and all 873 exercise guides on the phone.
Can SayLift help if I do not have a program yet?
Yes. Pick a training style, such as hypertrophy, push/pull/legs or full body, and SayLift gives you a built-in starter program. From there the coach sets each working weight from what you actually lift, and you can edit the routine whenever you like.
Does SayLift tell me what weight to use, like Fitbod does?
Yes, and it is included in the subscription. For each exercise SayLift reads your own logged history and returns one instruction with the working weight to use: add weight, hold and chase reps, back off, deload, restart lighter, or calibrate from a first session. The difference is that it applies this to your program rather than one it wrote.
Stop typing between sets
Say what you lifted. SayLift writes down every set, rep and weight, then tells you what to lift next time. Say what you ate and it counts the calories too. iPhone only, 3 days free then $4.17 a month, billed $49.99 a year.
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