A Strong app alternative with no routine limit
Updated 30 October 2026
Strong is one of the original gym loggers: simple and reliable. Its free version stops at 3 custom routines. Here is how URBDY compares.
| Strong | URBDY | |
|---|---|---|
| Workout logging | Yes | Yes: 876 exercises with how-to pictures |
| Custom routines | 3 on the free version, unlimited with PRO | Unlimited in every plan, plus 8 templates |
| Food and calorie tracking | – | 11,000+ UK foods, barcode and label scanning |
| Budget meal planner | – | 91 recipes, filtered by your kitchen kit |
| Training with friends | – | Clubs with a weekly league and gym buddy check-ins |
| Student price | – | £2.99 a month or £19.99 a year |
Other apps checked 30 October 2026. Their plans and prices change, so check their own pages for the latest.
Where Strong is strong
It is clean, fast and has been polished for over a decade. If you want a plain logbook and nothing else, it does that well.
Why people switch
Most people hit the 3-routine limit quickly, especially on a push, pull, legs split or anything with more days. Others want food in the same app. URBDY has no routine limit and logs meals next to your sets.
URBDY also helps when training gets in the way of life: deload weeks, lighter comeback weights after a break, and streaks counted in weeks rather than days, so a holiday does not reset you.
What URBDY is
URBDY is one iPhone app for the gym and for food. It launches in January 2027, UK first, and the test version is open now.
- Training: 876 exercises with how-to pictures, routines and 8 ready-made templates, set types and RPE, a rest timer, and records that turn gold when you beat them.
- Food: over 11,000 UK foods and supermarket products, barcode scanning, and reading a food label from a photo.
- Meals: 91 recipes filtered by the kitchen kit you actually have, down to your microwave's wattage, with a shopping list sorted by aisle.
- Friends: clubs with a league that resets every Monday and rewards turning up, never weight lost.
- One plan, everything in it: £2.99 a month or £19.99 a year for verified UK uni students, £6.99 a month or £49.99 a year for everyone else. No ads, and no premium tier on top. The whole of January 2027 is free.
Questions
Is there a free Strong app alternative?
URBDY is free for its launch month, January 2027. After that it is £2.99 a month for verified UK uni students or £6.99 a month for everyone else, with unlimited routines in every plan.
Can I import my Strong history?
Not yet. URBDY imports workout history from Hevy today.