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MaxRep vs Fitbod
Fitbod is an AI personal trainer app that generates strength workouts from your history and recovery. MaxRep is an iPhone app that puts your workouts, plans, food and training group in one place.
The short answer
Pick Fitbod if you want every workout chosen for you and are happy to pay a subscription for it. Pick MaxRep if you want free logging with AI plans as an upgrade, plus food tracking, follow-along classes and a group leaderboard.
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MaxRep vs Fitbod features
“Paid” means the feature needs a subscription. “Not the focus” means it is not what the app is built around, or we could not confirm it.
| Feature | MaxRep | Fitbod |
|---|---|---|
| Gym set logging | YesFree. Sets, reps and weight with your last numbers beside each set, plus a rest timer | PaidIncluded in the subscription |
| AI workout plans | PaidPro. AI plan creator and AI workouts; every account gets 1 free try | PaidCore feature: workouts adapt to recovery |
| Follow-along classes | PaidPro. A 3D coach leads 16 ready-made classes, or build your own from 460 moves | NoExercise videos, no classes |
| AI photo food logging | PaidPro. Snap a meal for a calorie and macro estimate you review; 3 free scans | NoNo food tracking |
| Barcode food scanning | YesFree, along with food search and saved meals | NoNo food tracking |
| Calorie and macro targets | YesFree. Calorie ring plus protein, carb and fat targets | NoNo food tracking |
| Groups and leaderboards | YesFree. Training circles with a 14-day leaderboard, posts, polls and RSVPs | NoNot a social app |
| PRs and progress | YesFree. PRs with estimated 1RM, a muscle map per workout, streaks and a calendar | PaidMuscle recovery map and strength charts |
| Platforms | LimitediPhone only. Imports workouts from Apple Health | YesiPhone, Android and Apple Watch |
Credit where due
Where Fitbod is stronger
- Mature adaptive programming that picks each workout
- A muscle recovery model
- Android and Apple Watch apps
Why people switch
Where MaxRep is different
Log free, pay for the AI
Workout logging, plans you pick or build and progress tracking stay free. Pro adds unlimited AI plans and workouts.
Food tracking included
Calories and macros sit next to your workouts, with free barcode logging and AI photo logging in Pro.
Follow-along classes
A 3D coach leads mat classes you can build to your length, level and kit (Pro).
Train with your people
Training circles add a shared leaderboard, posts, polls and session RSVPs.
Price
What it costs
MaxRep. Free to download. Logging, plans you build or pick, barcode and manual food logging, progress and training circles are free, and every account gets 3 AI food scans and 1 AI plan or workout. MaxRep Pro is $19.99 a month or $99.99 a year and unlocks unlimited AI and the 3D coach and classes.
Fitbod. Subscription after a short trial, about $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year. No full free plan.
Approximate US prices seen in October 2026. Prices vary by country and change often, so check the App Store or Google Play before you subscribe.
Questions worth asking
MaxRep vs Fitbod FAQ
Is MaxRep a free alternative to Fitbod?
MaxRep is free to download, and workout logging, plans you build or pick, barcode and manual food logging, progress tracking and training circles are free. Every account also gets 3 AI food scans and 1 AI plan or workout. MaxRep Pro ($19.99 a month or $99.99 a year) unlocks unlimited AI and the 3D coach and classes. For comparison, Fitbod: Subscription after a short trial, about $15.99 a month or $95.99 a year. No full free plan.
Can I move my history from Fitbod to MaxRep?
MaxRep does not import Fitbod export files today. It can import workouts saved in Apple Health, so if Fitbod writes your sessions to Apple Health, those sessions can come across; set-by-set detail may not.
Does MaxRep work on Android?
Not yet. MaxRep is an iPhone app. Fitbod runs on iPhone, Android and Apple Watch.
Can I use Fitbod and MaxRep together?
Yes. Some people follow Fitbod for programming and use MaxRep for food tracking and a training circle with friends.
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