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Best Powerlifting Apps in 2026

Updated October 11, 2026

Most workout apps log sets. A powerlifting app has to do more: program by percentage of your 1RM, structure a training block, peak you for a meet, and pick attempts on the platform. Below is a straight look at the leading apps, what each is genuinely best at, and how to choose.

What a powerlifting app actually needs

• Percentage of 1RM programming. Squat, bench, and deadlift work prescribed off a training max.
• Real periodization. Cycles and blocks that move from volume to intensity to a peak.
• Automatic progression. A training max that advances from the reps you actually hit, repricing the plan.
• Meet preparation. Warmup and attempt selection for the platform, plus a taper into meet day.
• Competition scoring. Wilks, DOTS, and IPF GL to compare across bodyweights and track your coefficient.
• Intensity-aware analytics. Blocks planned in percentages of 1RM should read back in the same language: where your sets landed across the intensity zones.

The best powerlifting apps at a glance

The apps, reviewed

Best for percentage programming, meet prep & coachingÆgir Iron

Ægir Iron (also written Aegir Iron) is built for strength sport, so powerlifting is a first-class use case. Main lifts run on RPE or a percentage of your training max, and percentage work resolves live from your maxes, so a heavier max reprices the whole plan with no rebuild. A guided wizard writes a full Cycle / Block / Week / Day plan with a competition peak, low-bar or high-bar squat style, and weak-lift emphasis. Log your AMRAP top sets and it proposes a training-max bump each cycle, then reprices in one tap. Meet planning covers warmups and attempts, competition scoring includes Wilks, DOTS, IPF GL, and Sinclair, and it reaches past powerlifting into weightlifting, strongman, and calisthenics. Individual lifters use all of it free; only coaches with a roster pay, and their athletes train free. It also includes an optional Ægir Assistant Coach, an in-app AI add-on (from $4.99 per month, off by default) that can log sessions, build programs, and update your maxes from plain-language requests, with every change confirmed before it saves, though the whole platform works fully without it. The real limitation: the base app expects you to make the calls rather than hand everything to an autopilot, and it is younger than the loggers below, so its community is smaller.

Best free proven programsBoostcamp

Boostcamp is the easiest way to run a famous program (5/3/1, GZCLP, nSuns, PPL, 5x5) without a spreadsheet. The core library is free on iOS and Android, it has a custom builder and a good community, and Boostcamp Pro adds exclusive coach-written programs, advanced analytics and unlimited custom programs. If you just want to pick a battle-tested plan and follow it for free, it is arguably the best value in the space. It is less suited to building your own periodized block from your maxes or to meet-day tooling. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs Boostcamp →

Best AI coachingJuggernautAI

Designed by Chad Wesley Smith, JuggernautAI writes an individualized powerlifting or powerbuilding program and adjusts each session from a readiness check on sleep, mood, energy and soreness. It can also peak you for a meet with a dedicated block that calculates recommended meet-day attempts. If you want a smart program handed to you with minimal decisions, it does that very well. It is a paid subscription, with a free trial when you subscribe on its website, and stays focused on powerlifting and powerbuilding rather than multi-sport or human coaching. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs JuggernautAI →

Best workout loggerHevy

Hevy is one of the cleanest, fastest workout loggers available, with a generous free tier, great PR tracking, routines, and a social feed. For simply recording training it is excellent and widely loved. It is a logger first, though: percentage-of-1RM meet programming, attempt selection and competition scoring are not its focus. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs Hevy →

Best simple trackerStrong

Strong is a long-standing favorite for fast, no-friction set logging with a clean interface and a plate calculator. If you want the simplest possible logbook, it is a great pick. Like Hevy, it is a tracker rather than a programming or meet-prep tool. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs Strong →

Best for tinkerersLiftosaur

Liftosaur exposes a scripting language that can encode almost any progression logic, so it can reproduce a complex spreadsheet program exactly. It runs on web, iOS, and Android, works offline, and is free with a cheap paid tier. It is the best pick if building the programming is part of the fun; the trade-off is a learning curve and no dedicated meet-day tooling. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs Liftosaur →

Best science-based loggerStrengthLog

StrengthLog pairs a polished logger with a large library of free programs and a big, well-instructed exercise database. Its free tier is generous and it is a great general strength app. It is aimed at general strength and hypertrophy rather than competition programming and scoring. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs StrengthLog →

Best for advanced RPE programmingRTS (Reactive Training Systems)

Mike Tuchscherer's RTS popularized RPE-based training in powerlifting, and its RTS Training Lab, a paid web membership with a coaching dashboard, data tracking tools and a program library, is built around autoregulated, RPE-driven programming for experienced competitors. RTS also sells online courses, 1-on-1 coaching and the RTS Manual. If you already train by RPE and fatigue percents, it speaks your language, with a steeper on-ramp than a general logger. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs RTS →

Best coach marketplaceTrainHeroic

TrainHeroic is a marketplace and team-delivery platform where coaches publish programming to their teams or sell it on a marketplace, with leaderboards and team feeds. Coaches pay by athlete count and coached athletes join free, while marketplace programs are sold to athletes directly. It is strong for buying into an established team's programming or selling programming at scale, and less focused on meet-day tooling such as attempt selection and competition scoring. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs TrainHeroic →

Best auto-generated general trainingFitbod

Fitbod auto-generates day-to-day workouts around your recovery and available equipment, which is handy for general strength and gym variety. It is a paid app oriented toward general fitness rather than barbell competition, so meet prep and federation scoring are not its focus. Full comparison: Ægir Iron vs Fitbod →

Also worth knowing

• Alpha Progression is excellent for progressive-overload hypertrophy planning and analytics, more bodybuilding-leaning than powerlifting.
• KeyLifts focuses on running 5/3/1 and similar strength templates cleanly.
• MyStrengthBook is a powerlifting-focused logger with solid analytics and a competition slant.
• FitNotes is a beloved free, offline, no-frills tracker on Android.
• HeavySet, Liftin', RepCount are fast, well-made iOS loggers for lifters who want minimal friction.
• Strength Level is best as a reference for how your lifts compare to standards; try our own strength standards and 1RM calculator.
• OpenPowerlifting is a free database of meet results, rankings, and records. It has no training log, but competitive lifters rely on it.

How to choose

Match the app to the job. If you want to run a proven program for free, start with Boostcamp. If you want an AI to write and adjust it, JuggernautAI. If you only want to log, Hevy or Strong are superb. If you love building your own logic, Liftosaur. And if you compete or plan to, and want percentage programming, a meet peak, attempt selection, and Wilks/DOTS/IPF GL scoring in one place that stays free for individual lifters, that is the gap Ægir Iron is built to fill.

Ready-to-run powerlifting programs

Want a plan today? Ægir Iron ships free powerlifting programs you can load in a couple of taps: Powerlifting Foundations for beginners, the Classic 5x5, Intermediate Powerlifting, and Powerlifting Peaking for meet prep. Each uses the percentage and progression engine described above.

Common questions

What is the best powerlifting app? It depends on the job. Boostcamp for running proven programs free, JuggernautAI for AI coaching, Hevy or Strong for logging, and Ægir Iron for percentage programming with meet prep and competition scoring that stays free for individuals. Most serious lifters choose between a general logger and a strength-sport specialist.

Is there a free powerlifting app? Yes. Boostcamp offers proven programs free, FitNotes is a free offline Android logger, and Ægir Iron is free for individual lifters with no paywall on programming, percentage loading, meet planning, or analytics. Hevy and StrengthLog have strong free tiers too.

What is the best app for meet prep? Meet prep needs attempt selection, warmup planning, a peak block, and competition scoring. Most general loggers have none of this. Ægir Iron and RTS are among the most competition-focused, and JuggernautAI offers a meet peaking block that calculates recommended meet-day attempts. Ægir Iron adds Sinclair and strongman meet tools as well.

How is a powerlifting app different from a general workout app? General loggers like Hevy and Strong are excellent for recording sets. A powerlifting app adds percentage-of-1RM programming off a training max, block periodization into a meet peak, automatic progression, attempt selection, and competition scoring.

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