Most gym apps call a scroll of finished workouts social. Only one lets you actually train together, live, in real time. Here is an honest look at the best options, including where each one wins.
Full disclosure: this roundup is published by SUUPR. We have tried to be fair about where rivals genuinely win, and the descriptions are factual. Prices and features are current as of 2026.
SUUPR is the only app here where you and your friends train live, in real time. A tray shows who is working out right now, you tap in to watch their sets land and train your own session alongside them, so it feels like you are in the gym together even when you are apart. On top of that it plans your workouts from your recovery, carries over 1,200 exercises with form guides, and it is free.
Strava has the biggest social graph in fitness, with kudos, comments and segment competition. It is superb for runners and cyclists, but its strength training logging is thin, and the social side is a feed of completed activities rather than training together as it happens.
Hevy is a polished lifting logger with a social feed where you follow friends and see their finished workouts, plus routine sharing. It is a solid tracker, but social means scrolling past sessions, not training together, and smart planning sits behind Pro.
Apps that match you with nearby workout partners solve a different problem: finding someone to train with. They are useful for that, but they are not trackers, so you still need a separate app to plan, log and progress your actual workouts.
| Feature | SUUPR | Strava | Hevy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train live in real time | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| See who is training now and join | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Social feed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strong for lifting | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recovery based planning | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free | ✓ | partly | partly |
Features as of 2026. Rivals update often, check their sites for the latest.
For training together live, SUUPR is the only app that lets you see who is lifting right now and join their session in real time. Strava is best if your friends mainly run or cycle, and Hevy is good if you just want a feed of each other's finished workouts. SUUPR is also free.
Yes. SUUPR shows a live tray of who is training now, and you can tap in to watch their sets in real time and train your own session alongside them. Most other apps only show workouts after they are finished.
Yes. In SUUPR you can share routines and keep each other accountable even on different schedules, and when your times do overlap you can train live together. So it works both for same-time live sessions and for staying connected across different schedules.
