Comparison

Lift vs Fitbod

Fitbod builds each workout for you from your equipment, goals and how recovered each muscle is. Lift tracks a plan you chose and shows the result on a muscle map. They are different products at different prices. Here is the honest comparison, as of September 2026.

Prices as of September 2026Facts from each app's listing

Lift pricing Jump to the table

Lift muscle map screen: front and back body coloured by sets this week

Side by side

Lift and Fitbod, feature by feature.

About Fitbod: Fitbod is an AI-coached training app for iOS and Android. It generates every workout from your available equipment, goals and a per-muscle recovery model, and shows a recovery map of the body. Pricing is subscription only, with a seven-day trial and no free tier after it.

Feature	Lift	Fitbod
Price (monthly / annual / lifetime)	$4.99 / $29.99 / $84.99 on the web; also sold in the app through the App Store monthly / annual / lifetime	$15.99 / $95.99 / none
Free version	Unlimited logging, two plans, this week's muscle map, last 30 days of sessions, 4 weeks of charts, top 3 best lifts	None after the trial; all features need a subscription
Free trial	No trial; free version has no time limit	7 days on both plans
Workout generation	No; you choose a template or build a plan	Yes; every workout generated from equipment, goals and recovery
Muscle visualisation	Front and back body coloured by effective sets per week, plus last-trained view	Muscle recovery map used to plan the next workout
Rest timer	Live Activity on the lock screen and Dynamic Island	In-app rest timer
Apple Watch	Reads heart rate and calories from the watch workout via Apple Health; no watch app	Apple Watch app
Web	Full dashboard with sync and billing	No web app
Lower price on the web	Yes, web checkout costs less than buying in the app	App Store and Google Play only
Platforms	iPhone (iOS 17+) and web	iPhone, Android, Apple Watch

Prices are US prices as of September 2026: Lift's web prices, and each rival's own App Store listing or pricing page. Features change; if something here is out of date, write to hi@productshake.com and we will correct it.

Two different jobs

Fitbod answers “what should I do today?” by generating the workout. You tell it the equipment you have and how long you have, and it picks exercises, sets and weights, adjusting for which muscles it thinks are recovered. Lift answers “what did I do this week, and what is missing?” You pick the plan, log the sets, and the muscle map shows the result.

That difference explains the price gap. Fitbod is $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year, with no lifetime option and no free version once the seven-day trial ends. Lift is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year on the web, $84.99 for life, and the free version has no time limit.

Both draw a body

Fitbod's recovery map shows how fresh each muscle is so the next workout can target it. Lift's map shows effective sets per muscle for the week, and a last-trained view that plays a similar role: the coldest muscle is the one to train. The difference is who decides. Fitbod uses its map to pick your workout; Lift shows you its map and lets you pick.

Following a programme

If you run a set programme, a 5/3/1 cycle or a coach's plan, Fitbod's generated workouts can get in the way, though it does allow manual edits. Lift is built for that case: the plan is yours, Lift just makes logging it fast and shows whether the week matched it. Push Pull Legs or Upper/Lower templates are included.

Web and watch

Fitbod has an Apple Watch app and an Android app but no web version. Lift has a web dashboard and iPhone app but no Android or watch app; it reads heart rate from the watch workout you record with Apple's own Workout app.

Pick Lift if