PRE SZN vs Hevy
Hevy is a well-built workout tracker with a large, active community. You log sets, save routines, follow friends and see your charts. It is free to start, it runs on iPhone, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS and the web, and Pro is cheap.
PRE SZN is built for a different job. It does not stop at recording the set. It scores it.
14 days free, no card. Then A$12.99 / £7.99 a month.
The real difference
In PRE SZN every hard set, any working set at one to three reps in reserve, is scored the moment you log it against your own trailing four-week average for that exercise. The line is the mean estimated 1RM of your hard sets over the last four weeks. Beat it and you take the point. Fall short and the session shows it. A record always pays.
That turns every session into a match against your own average: a live scoreline while you train, the line to beat on every row, and a full-time report at the end. The app also runs the program for you, with loads prescribed from your own numbers, and reads your HRV, resting heart rate and sleep against your own normal so you know what you are walking in with.
Hevy records what you did and shows you trends. PRE SZN tells you, set by set, whether today beat your average.
Where Hevy is strong
- —A genuinely free tier: unlimited workout logging, with Pro adding unlimited routines, custom exercises and full history.
- —More platforms: Android, Wear OS and a web app as well as iPhone and Apple Watch.
- —A social feed with follows, likes and comments, and leaderboards.
- —Hevy Trainer (Pro), an adaptive programming system that adjusts your working weights.
- —CSV export of your data, import from Strong, and integrations with Strava, Apple Health and Health Connect.
- —Hevy Coach, a separate platform for personal trainers to programme for clients.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PRE SZN | Hevy |
|---|---|---|
| Workout logging | Yes | Yes |
| Each hard set scored against your own average | Yes. Every hard set (RIR 1–3) scored live against your own four-week average | Not listed |
| Structured programs | Yes. Strength, running and speed, hybrid race and rugby programs, plus build your own | Routines and a routine library; Hevy Trainer adaptive programming on Pro |
| Post-session report | Yes. Score, set points, hard sets, records and your average after every session | Exercise charts and history |
| RPE / RIR per set | Effort (RIR) read on every set; RIR 1–3 defines a hard set | RPE 6–10 per set |
| Records | Records and season bests | Personal records with live notifications |
| Apple Watch | Yes. Log sets from the wrist, live heart rate, end the session on the watch | Yes, log workouts from the watch |
| Velocity from the watch | Yes. Wrist trace finds reps, tempo, rest and an estimated max from the watch's motion sensors | Not listed |
| HRV, resting HR and sleep | Yes. HRV, resting heart rate and sleep read overnight against your own normal | Not listed |
| Training with friends | Rivals, a weekly league and live matches with friends, in the same gym or from anywhere | Follow feed, likes, comments and leaderboards |
| AI | AI coach chat that reads your training; connect your own AI by API key (Pro) | No native AI; ChatGPT and Claude integrations |
| Platforms | iPhone and Apple Watch; program designer on landscape iPad | iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, Wear OS, web |
| Price | A$12.99 or £7.99 a month | Free tier; Pro US$2.99 a month, US$23.99 a year or US$74.99 lifetime (US App Store) |
Pricing
Hevy's US App Store listing shows Hevy Pro at US$2.99 a month, US$23.99 a year and US$74.99 lifetime, and Hevy's own site gives the same three prices. The free version is ad-free and includes unlimited workout logging, up to 4 saved routines, up to 7 custom exercises and 3 months of performance data. PRE SZN is A$12.99 a month in Australia and £7.99 a month in the UK. Prices vary by region and change; check the App Store in your country.
Choose Hevy if
- —You want a free logger and nothing more.
- —You train on Android, or want to log from a web browser.
- —Your training community is already on Hevy.
Choose PRE SZN if
- —You want each set judged against your own recent average, not just stored.
- —You want the program run for you, with loads set from your numbers.
- —You want to compete with friends in live matches and a weekly league.
- —You train with an Apple Watch and want it doing real work: logging, heart rate, velocity and overnight recovery.
See how it scores
Start with a program, read how RIR decides a hard set, or put a set through the RPE calculator. Want your own AI on your training data? Connect your AI.
Download on the App Store14 days free, no card. Then A$12.99 / £7.99 a month.
Questions
Is PRE SZN a good Hevy alternative?
If you want more than a log, yes. Both record your sets. PRE SZN also scores every hard set against your own four-week average, runs structured programs, and adds live matches with friends. If you only want a free logger, Hevy does that well.
Can I import my Hevy history into PRE SZN?
Not today. Your line in PRE SZN starts from the hard sets you log in it. The first hard set on an exercise debuts: it takes the point and sets your line, and the four-week average builds from there.
Is PRE SZN on Android?
No. PRE SZN is iPhone and Apple Watch, with a program designer on landscape iPad. Hevy is on Android, Wear OS and the web.
Is Hevy free?
Hevy has a free tier with unlimited workout logging and limits on saved routines, custom exercises and history. Pro removes the limits. Prices are on Hevy's App Store listing.
Sources, checked November 2026
- Hevy App Store listing (US)
- Hevy home page
- Hevy features
- Hevy: RPE per set
- Hevy Trainer
- Hevy Coach
- Hevy free tier, prices and AI (Hevy's comparison page)
- Hevy CSV and integrations (Hevy's comparison page)
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