iOS 17+ · Apple Watch companion
The workout tracker that actually coaches you.
Log your sets in seconds. Elevate auto-detects every PR, tracks your heart rate set by set, and reads your last 90 days of training to tell you what to change next — on your iPhone and your wrist.
Bench is up 12 lb in 6 weeks — your push volume is outpacing pull. Add a row variation next block.
Three taps to a smarter training log
- 01
Build or import a program
Start from a template, build your own split, or import a routine from plain text or an export. Your whole training plan lives in one place.
- 02
Log sets in seconds
Tap to log weight, reps, RIR, rep quality and rest time. Wearing your Apple Watch? Heart rate is captured for every working set automatically.
- 03
See PRs & your Coach's Take
Personal records pop the moment you hit them. Open Progress for plain-English insights — plateaus, imbalances, frequency drops — and a periodic AI summary of where you're headed.
Everything a serious lifter actually uses — nothing they don't
Elevate is a focused strength-training tracker. It's quick to log into, and it does the bookkeeping (PRs, heart rate, trends) so you can think about training instead of spreadsheets.
Automatic PR detection
Heaviest set, best estimated 1RM, most reps at a weight — Elevate flags it instantly and gives you a shareable PR card.
Heart rate per set
With the Apple Watch companion, every working set records average, peak and min heart rate so you can see how hard it really was.
Exercise library & variants
A full exercise database with variant selection — incline vs flat, dumbbell vs barbell — and per-exercise notes you can pin.
Programs you can import & export
Bring a routine in from another app or a text file, tweak it, and export it back out to share or back up. (Import/export is part of Pro.)
Deterministic progress insights
Every Progress-tab visit runs plateau, push/pull and left/right imbalance, frequency-drop, streak and HR-fatigue detectors. Free for everyone.
AI Coach's Take
On a meta-analysis cadence — not every session — an AI reads your last 90 days and writes a short, honest summary of what to adjust. (Pro.)
Body weight & macros
Log weigh-ins and daily macros alongside your training so the picture stays complete without a second app.
Friends & cheers
Add training partners, see when they're lifting, and send a cheer mid-set. Lightweight social — no feed to doomscroll.
A real watchOS app — not a notification mirror
Elevate ships a native Apple Watch companion. It's built for the gym: glanceable, fast, and wired straight into your session so heart rate is captured per set without you thinking about it.
Live heart-rate zones
A zone ring on your wrist shows exactly where you are while you work — and the data lands back on your phone, attached to the set you just did.
Log sets from your wrist
Start a set, finish a set, move to the next exercise — all from the Watch. The phone keeps the source of truth; the Watch keeps your hands free.
Two-way sync, in real time
Change the exercise on your phone and the Watch follows. Lose connection mid-gym? The Watch keeps a local copy and reconciles when you're back.
Insight that earns its place — free detectors, plus an AI second opinion
Most lifting trackers give you charts and leave the interpretation to you. Elevate ships the interpretation.
Deterministic insights
FreeEvery time you open the Progress tab, fast on-device detectors scan your recent training and surface what changed. No API calls, no waiting — and a plain-English movement-pattern overview (push / pull / squat / hinge) so you can see your balance at a glance.
- Plateau on a lift
- Push / pull imbalance
- Left / right imbalance
- Training-frequency drop
- Streak milestones
- Heart-rate fatigue
Coach's Take
ProOn a meta-analysis cadence — never per session — an AI coach reads your last ~90 days of training and writes a short, honest take: what's progressing, what's stalling, and one or two concrete changes for your next block. It reads like a text from a coach who actually looked at your numbers.
“Squat's been flat for 4 weeks while everything else climbed — you've trained legs once a week this month. Bump to twice and the bar should move again.”
Elevate vs Hevy vs Strong vs Strava
They're all good apps. Here's where Elevate is different — a strength tracker with a real Apple Watch app, heart rate on every set, and a coaching layer that reads your trends for you. Comparison reflects publicly listed features as of 2026; check each app for the latest.
| Feature | Elevate | Hevy | Strong | Strava |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set-by-set strength logging | ||||
| Automatic PR detection + PR cards | Limited | |||
| Native Apple Watch app | Limited | |||
| Heart rate captured per set | Workout-level | |||
| Rep-quality & RIR logging | RPE only | RPE only | ||
| Import / export programs | Pro | Pro | ||
| On-device progress insight detectors | ||||
| AI training meta-analysis ('Coach's Take') | ||||
| Body-weight & macro logging | Body weight | Body weight | ||
| Free tier | ||||
| Paid plan | $5.99/mo · $34.99/yr | ~$6.99/mo | ~$4.99/mo | ~$11.99/mo |
Deeper breakdowns: Elevate vs Hevy · Elevate vs Strong · Elevate vs Strava
Free to use. Pro when you want the coaching layer.
Elevate Pro is $5.99/month or $34.99/year, and new subscribers get a 3-month free trial. Subscriptions are billed through Apple and can be cancelled anytime.
Free
Everything you need to track and progress.
$0 / forever
- Core workout tracking
- Up to 3 programs
- 30-day workout history
- Automatic PR detection
- Exercise variants & rep-quality rating
- Set timing
- Deterministic progress insights
- Body-weight & macro logging
- Friends & cheers
- Music integration
Elevate Pro
3-month free trialUnlimited everything, plus the AI coach.
$5.99 / moor $34.99 / yr
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited programs
- Full workout history
- Program import & export
- Advanced heart-rate analytics
- Advanced progress charts
- AI Coach's Take meta-analysis
Questions, answered
Elevate is a workout tracking app for iPhone with an Apple Watch companion. You build or import a training program, log your sets in seconds, and Elevate automatically detects personal records, tracks your heart rate for every set, and surfaces AI-powered insights about your progress — plateaus, muscle imbalances, training frequency, and more.
Track smarter. Lift more.
Free to start, no ads, native on iPhone and Apple Watch. Your next PR is one tap from being logged — and one block from being explained.