Workout apps make fitness fun. But with, like, a billion apps to choose from, finding the right one can be harder than an actual workout. Don’t worry — we made it easy for you.
Here are the top 30 workout apps for all budgets and fitness levels.
How to choose the workout app for you
Ready to go app picking? Here are some things to keep in mind:
- Take advantage of trial periods. Shop around for free until you find your fave.
- See what lets you switch it up. Opt for an app that offers a variety of workouts. A 2014 study suggests that changing your workouts could help you build strength more efficiently.
- Look for apps with multiple levels. Start slow and build up to more advanced levels over time.
- Consider your budget. You don’t need to spend the big bucks to get a high quality fitness app.
The 30 best workout apps
Without further ado, here’s our list of 30 of the best workout apps to help every body rock their body.
1. Best all-around home workout app: Fitbit Coach
Price: Free; Premium: $9.99/month or $79.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Follow workout vids at home or while on the go with Fitbit Coach. You can opt for a free account — which gives you a few workouts in each category — but the premium option is where it’s at, with exclusive content and personalized health insights.
Download Fitbit Coach for Android or iOS.
2. Best bodyweight app: Bodyweight Training: Your Gym
Price: $1.99 for Android; $2.99 for iPhone (with in-app purchases)
Platforms: Android, iOS
Based on the the popular book You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, this app takes things to the next level. It has more than 200 bodyweight exercises with step-by-step instructions. You also get to pick from among novice, intermediate, and advanced skill levels.
Download Bodyweight Training: Your Gym for Android or iOS.
3. Best fat-burning workout app: FiiT
Price: $27/month or $160/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
FiiT will keep your sweat sesh fresh. The three categories (strength, cardio, and rebalance) come in 10-, 25-, or 40-minute classes. You also can pick from entry level, beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels for each.
Download FiiT for Android or iOS.
4. Best ab workout app: Six Pack in 30 Days
Price: $9.99/month or $39.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
This app is more about developing healthy habits than getting ACTUAL six-pack abs in less than a month. It’s great for beginners, but even fitness fanatics will appreciate the challenge.
Download Six Pack in 30 Days for Android or iOS.
5. Best booty workout app: Daily Butt Workout
Price: $3.99 one-time purchase
Platforms: Android, iOS
For a baby-got-back butt, try this affordable app. We love that the routines come with easy-to-follow videos. Plus, you only have to do 5 to 10 minutes of routines once a day.
Download Daily Butt Workout for Android or iOS.
6. Best “social” workout app: Map My Fitness
Price: $5.99/month or $29.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
This app connects you to fellow fitness folks and lets you create challenges for yourself and your friends. You can check your progress in the app or online. Have a pair of Under Armour smart shoes? Map My Fitness allows you to sync with your sneakers for even more detailed data.
Download Map My Fitness for Android or iOS.
7. Best 7-minute workout app: Seven
Price: Free; Premium: $9.99/month or $79.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Don’t have an hour a day to dedicate to SoulCycle? We hear ya. Thankfully, Seven’s 7-minute workout routines give you the max benefit in the shortest time possible. You can customize your workouts to get the most out of your minutes.
Download Seven for Android or iOS.
8. Best lifestyle app: MyFitnessPal
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
MyFitnessPal is the GOAT of healthy lifestyle apps. Since 2005, it has helped millions of people monitor their nutrition. You get a HUGE food database, recipe importer, restaurant logger, barcode scanner, and calorie counter. You can also log your workouts and figure out how many calories you burn each day.
Download MyFitnessPal for Android or iOS.
9. Best 1-month challenge app: 30 Day Fitness
Price: Basic: $4.99; Premium: $9.99
Platforms: Android, iOS
You’ll do one fitness challenge a day for 30 days with this workout calendar app. You can target your butt, arms, abs, legs, or full body. The workouts are only 7 to 20 minutes long, so it’s not a big commitment.
Download 30 Day Fitness for Android or iOS.
10. Best HIIT workout app: HIIT & Cardio Workout By Fitify
Price: $9.99/month or $59.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
This uber-popular program has been installed more than 1 million times — and we can see why! The app makes high intensity interval training (HIIT) straightforward and exciting.
Download HIIT & Cardio Workout By Fitify for Android or iOS.
11. Best interactive personal trainer: JEFIT
Price: Free; Elite: $6.99/month or $39.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
JEFIT is a smart and fast way to track your training. The workout planner helps you create fitness routines based on your unique goals. You’ll also get an entire exercise database with detailed instructions.
Download JEFIT for Android or iOS.
12. Best calisthenics workout app: Madbarz Premium
Price: $9.99/month, $24.99/quarter, or $59.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
This app is old-school fitness meets high tech. You can pick which muscle groups you want to focus on based on your fitness level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced). You’ll also get high quality video tutorials, a nutrition guide, and motivating weekly challenges.
Download Madbarz for Android or iOS.
13. Best dumbbell app: Le Sweat TV
Price: $12.99/month or $99.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Get ready for professional-grade training in the comfort of your home. All workouts were designed by world-class trainer Charlee Atkins. All you have to do is follow the videos and feel the burn.
Download Le Sweat TV for Android or iOS.
14. Best beginner workout app: Nike Training Club
Price: $14.99/month or $119.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
The world is your workout with this family-friendly app. Choose from 200 different routines ranging from cardio to yoga. You also get a selection of advanced workouts when you’re ready to push it to the limit.
Download Nike Training Club for Android or iOS.
15. Best CrossFit app: SugarWOD
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
This app is what WOD dreams are made of for CrossFit fans. You not only get to connect with your gym, but SugarWOD helps you stay connected to the CrossFit community around the globe.
Download SugarWOD for Android or iOS.
16. Best resistance band workout app: Let’s Bands App
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
Strengthen everything from your bum to your tum with this superfun app. It’s geared for resistance workouts (obvi), so be sure to buy some resistance bands before you get going.
Download Let’s Bands App for Android or iOS.
17. Best kettlebell workout app: Kettlebell Workouts by Fitify
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
Kettlebell workouts are fab for increasing balance and strength. Combine that with cardio and you have a match made in fitness heaven. Bonus: You can decrease or increase the intensity with the weight of your kettlebell.
Download Kettlebell Workouts by Fitify for Android or iOS.
18. Best marathon training app: MapMyRun MVP
Price: $5.99/month or $29.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Are you ready to go the distance? This app is the way to go. It tracks your cadence, pace, and stride length. You can even sync it with Under Armour smart shoes!
Download MapMyRun for Android or iOS.
19. Best 5×5 workout app: StrongLifts 5×5
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
This app will keep you honest. The intuitive tech records all your weights, sets, and reps. It also auto-repeats the weight if you miss a rep or hit a plateau.
Download StrongLifts 5×5 for Android or iOS.
20. Best workout schedule app: My Workout Plan
Price: Free with in-app upgrade available
Platforms: Android, iOS
This workout plan helps you create a healthy routine. You can manage your daily workouts and record your progress every step of the way. It also includes a bodyweight manager.
Download My Workout Plan for Android or iOS.
21. Best pregnancy workout app: Baby2Body
Price: $17.99/month or $39.99/quarter
Platforms: iOS
This is the best option if you’ve got a bun in the oven or if you’ve recently had a bébé. In addition to fitness, Baby2Body emphasizes calm and overall wellness. Perk: You get professional-grade nutrition tips and tons of yummy recipes.
Download Baby2Body for iOS.
22. Best yoga app: Daily Yoga
Price: Free; Pro: $9.99/month or $49.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Daily Yoga offers 70 yoga programs and more than 500 flows. It also has a 2-week program for beginners so you can learn the basics. And there’s more! You can connect to your fellow yogis with the community platform feature.
Download Daily Yoga for Android or iOS.
23. Best Pilates app: Pilates Anytime
Price: $17.99/month
Platforms: Android, iOS
Pilates Anytime lives up to its name. All you need is a mat and you’re ready to go! You can choose from more than 3,400 Pilates classes (wowza!). The customizable filters will help you pick the best style and level for you.
Download Pilates Anytime for Android or iOS.
24. Best barre app: Down Dog
Price: $7.99/month or $49.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Down Dog is the best barre in town. This ballet-inspired workout will bring new life to your thighs, glutes, and core.
Pro tip: If you don’t have an actual ballet barre, any stable surface should do the trick.
Download Down Dog for Android or iOS.
25. Best spinning app: Peloton
Price: $12.99/month
Platforms: Android, iOS
Peloton became an instant cult classic for a reason. It offers hundreds of interactive workouts for all levels. You get 9 class types: cardio, meditation, indoor running, outdoor running, walking, cycling, stretching, yoga, and strength training.
FYI, This app works best if you have a smart TV, so you can follow along on a big screen.
Download Peloton for Android or iOS.
26. Best swimming app: MySwimPro
Price: $9.99/month or $119.99/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
MySwimPro offers guided workouts, technique vids, and analytic tools so you can track your long-term progress. You can also mark your daily aquatic achievements and connect to a global community of fellow swim fans.
Download MySwimPro for Android or iOS.
27. Best running app: Runkeeper
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
Running can be a total drag, especially when you’re new to the #FitFam. But this app from ASICS makes things easier for runners of all levels. You’ll set goals, hit targets, and map your progress at the pace that’s best for you.
Download Runkeeper for Android or iOS.
28. Best smartwatch workout app: Strava
Price: Free; Subscription: $60/year
Platforms: Android, iOS
Strava is the bomb. Few apps offer the same bang for your buck as this user-friendly app. It tracks your speed, elevation, distance, calories burned, power, heart rate, and cadence. It then puts all this data together in easy-to-follow graphics.
Download Strava for Android or iOS.
29. Best gym app: FitOn
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
FitOn combines fitness, nutrition, and wellness in a free and simple app. It also boasts celebrity workouts from the likes of Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough, and JVN themself (aka fan fave Jonathan Van Ness). Slay.
Download FitOn for Android or iOS.
30. Best “for fun” app: Zombies, Run!
Price: Free with in-app purchases
Platforms: Android, iOS
Become Daryl Dixon IRL with this superfun app. You get to run away from “real” zombies and unlock 200 TV-style story missions. It works on the track, in the city, or (if you’re very brave) in the woods. You can even use it on the treadmill!
Download Zombies, Run! for Android or iOS.
How we chose the best workout apps
We did a ton of research to find the best fitness apps for all. We focused on apps that:
- have fab customer reviews
- offer easy cancellation plans
- are great for your body and your budget
- are user-friendly and reliable (aka not buggy)
- have a wide variety of workouts so you won’t get bored
Note: We also tried to pick apps that are available for both Android and iOS, but some aren’t available on both platforms.
It’ll all work out
With this list of the 30 best fitness apps, you’ll be owning your health game in no time. Just remember that finding the fitness app of your dream body’s dreams might take some trial and error. So don’t be afraid to shop around!
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