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Alternatives to Apple Fitness+
19 fitness & wellness tools sit alongside Apple Fitness+ in this directory. Below is what separates each from Apple Fitness+ on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- Apple Fitness+ starts at
- $9.99/month
Why people look past Apple Fitness+
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Apple Fitness+ entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Apple Fitness+ carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The live outdoor reality rower
- Starts $34.01 a month dearer, at $44/month.
Free workouts from world-class Nike trainers
- Can be used without paying; Apple Fitness+ cannot.
Your personal gym workout planner
- Can be used without paying; Apple Fitness+ cannot.
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $12.99/month.
Psychology-based weight loss
- Starts $7.01 a month dearer, at $17/month.
The nearly invisible home gym
- Starts $29.009999999999998 a month dearer, at $39/month.
Your personal trainer in your pocket
- Starts $189.01 a month dearer, at $199/month.
Every Apple Fitness+ alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Fitness+ (this page) | $9.99/month | - | - | |
| HydrowConnected rowing machine platform with live and on-demand classes similar to Apple Fitness Plus production quality | $44/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Nike Training ClubFree workout app from major brand with personalized training guidance and diverse workout library | Free | - | 1 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| JEFITStrength training app with AI-powered workout generation and progress tracking for personalized fitness | Free, then $12.99/month | - | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| NoomHolistic health and wellness platform combining fitness, nutrition tracking, and behavioral coaching | $17/month | - | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| MirrorInteractive home fitness platform with AI-powered trainer feedback and personalized workouts | $39/month | - | 3 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| FutureAI-powered fitness coaching and personalized workout program generation beyond video-based workouts | $199/month | - | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Hevy | Free, then $2.99/month | - | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Cronometer | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Gymshark Training | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| FitNotes | Free | - | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Everfit | On request | Subscription | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Eight Sleep | $19/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| My PT Hub | On request | Subscription | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Mariana Tek | $200/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Gymdesk | On request | Subscription | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Ergatta | $29/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| MacroFactor | $6.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Liteboxer | $29/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Apple Fitness+ |
| Centr | On request | Subscription | - | vs Apple Fitness+ |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Apple Fitness+ badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Nike Training Club , Free
- JEFIT , Free, then $12.99/month
- Hevy , Free, then $2.99/month
- Cronometer , Free, then $4.99/month
- Gymshark Training , Free
- FitNotes , Free
Cheaper than Apple Fitness+ (4)
Entry price under Apple Fitness+'s $9.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Hevy , Free, then $2.99/month
- Cronometer , Free, then $4.99/month
- Gymshark Training , Free
- MacroFactor , $6.99/month
What you would be giving up
Apple Fitness+ is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Apple Fitness+ is broadly right and the question is cost, the Apple Fitness+ pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Fitness & Wellness category lists everything the directory holds, and best fitness & wellness tools ranks them.
Apple Fitness+ runs on ios, ipados, tvos. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Apple Fitness+ alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Apple Fitness+?
- 19 other fitness & wellness tools are listed in this directory, led by Hydrow, Nike Training Club, JEFIT, Noom. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Apple Fitness+?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Nike Training Club, JEFIT, Hevy, Cronometer, Gymshark Training.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Apple Fitness+?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under Apple Fitness+'s $9.99/month: Hevy at Free, then $2.99/month, Cronometer at Free, then $4.99/month, Gymshark Training at Free, MacroFactor at $6.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Apple Fitness+?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Apple Fitness+?
- Apple Fitness+ is most often brought in for workout tracking, nutrition management, health monitoring, fitness coaching, wellness improvement. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Apple Fitness+?
- None of the fitness & wellness tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Apple Fitness+ alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Fitness & Wellness, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Apple Fitness+ against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Apple Fitness+ covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every fitness & wellness tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Fitness & Wellness category, 19 tools beside Apple Fitness+. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.