StrongLifts
What StrongLifts is
StrongLifts is a weightlifting app for planning workouts and building strength and muscle. It includes StrongLifts 5×5 programs for beginner and intermediate lifters, plus Madcow 5×5 for intermediate users. Its adaptive progression adds weight after successful sets, repeats a weight after failed sets, and deloads when progress stalls or training resumes after a break. You can add assistance exercises, replace movements, create custom exercises, or build your own programs. More than 100 pre-programmed exercises include videos and instructions. Workout tools provide warmup and plate calculators, a rest timer, and one-tap set logging. Charts record lifted weight, estimated one-rep max, training volume, and total reps, alongside workout history and personal records. iOS can send workout details and body weight to Apple Health, while Android syncs with Health Connect. StrongLifts runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It requires a subscription, starting at $11.99 a month, with a 7-day trial on the yearly plan.
Who it suits
It suits beginners and experienced lifters who want structured or customizable strength training. It also fits users who want progression rules, workout records, and health-platform syncing.
What it does well
- Beginner and intermediate 5×5 programs
- Adaptive weight progression and deloading
- More than 100 exercises with videos
- Workout calculators and one-tap logging
- Apple Health and Health Connect syncing
What to know first
- No free plan
- Subscription required to use
- Monthly and quarterly plans have no trial
- Coach tools are not included
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Monthly | monthly subscription · no free trial · auto-renews | $11.99 a month |
| StrongLifts Pro 5 Years | five-year access · one-time purchase listing | $199.99, paid once |
| Pro Quarterly | quarterly subscription · no free trial · auto-renews | $29.99 a month |
| Pro Weekly | weekly subscription · auto-renews | $4.99 a month |
| Pro Yearly | yearly subscription · 7-day free trial · auto-renews | $59.99 a year |
As stronglifts.com lists them, read 20 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
StrongLifts combines established 5×5 programs with automatic progression and broad workout customization. Its subscription requirement and lack of coach tools may matter when choosing a training app.
Facts from StrongLifts's own pages
- Android health integration
- Health Connect can exchange workouts, duration, calories and body weight with Google Fit. · support.stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The opened official product and support pages document no public API or SDK. · support.stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Apple Health integration
- Workouts, duration, calories and body weight can sync with Apple Health. · support.stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Apple Watch
- The Apple Watch app logs sets, runs rest notifications, shows workout data and supports warmup and plate calculations. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Assistance exercises
- Programs can recommend additional work for smaller muscles or lagging movements. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker says the app is for both beginners and experienced lifters. · stronglifts.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Automatic deload
- The app can reduce weights after repeated failures or after a training break. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Automatic progression
- Weights increase after successful workouts according to configurable increments and frequency. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2007. · linkedin.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Stronglifts as privately held with 2–10 employees and a fully remote team. · linkedin.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Cross-device sync
- The maker says workouts can sync between iOS and Android devices. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Custom exercises
- The exercise library contains more than 100 exercises and permits unlimited user-created exercises. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center provides step-by-step purchase, cancellation, Apple Health, Health Connect and workout-logging guides. · support.stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Exercise library
- The app includes more than 100 pre-programmed exercises with videos and instructions. · stronglifts.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Exercise replacement
- Users can replace exercises with suggested alternatives or create their own variations. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong · stronglifts.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Independent pricing observation
- TechRadar reported a UK annual price of £29.99 and a then-available lifetime option priced at $84.99. · techradar.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- On iOS, it can send workouts, workout duration, estimated calories burned, and body weight to Apple Health; on Android, it can sync workouts, duration, calories, and body weight with Health Connect. · support.stronglifts.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Intermediate programs
- The app includes StrongLifts 5x5 Intermediate and Madcow 5x5 templates. · stronglifts.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Latest listed update
- Google Play lists the app as updated on September 2, 2026. · play.google.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Legal developer
- Google Play identifies the developer as STRONGLIFTS LIMITED and lists an address in Kowloon, Hong Kong. · play.google.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Limit: missing workout controls
- Apple reviewers request supersets, left/right limb tracking and better timed-exercise completion alerts. · apps.apple.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Limit: nutrition
- The independent review notes that StrongLifts does not provide nutrition guidance. · fitnesstoolsreviewed.com, 20 Oct 2026
- Limit: subscription change
- Google Play reviewers complain that former Power Pack or lifetime purchasers now need an ongoing subscription to log workouts or retain features. · play.google.com, 20 Oct 2026
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