Best Free & Open Source Alternatives to Hevy

What is Ryot?

Ryot (Roll Your Own Tracker) is a self-hosted platform for tracking every facet of your media consumption and fitness journey from a single interface. Built in Rust and TypeScript, it centralizes logging for movies, TV shows, anime, manga, books, audiobooks, podcasts, music, and video games alongside workout logs, body measurements, and exercise progress.

Key features

• Unified tracking across 9+ media types and fitness in one app
• One-click imports from Trakt, Goodreads, MyAnimeList, Audiobookshelf, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, and more
• Automatic scrobbling via integrations with Jellyfin, Plex, Kodi, and Emby
• Workout logger with a comprehensive exercise database and detailed progress graphs
• Body measurements tracking with historical charts
• GraphQL API for custom integrations
• OpenID Connect authentication and notifications via Discord, Ntfy, or Apprise
• PWA support for mobile use
• Single Docker container backed by PostgreSQL

How it compares

Unlike Trakt (limited to movies and TV) or Goodreads (books only), Ryot covers your entire media diet in one place while also handling fitness tracking that would otherwise need Strava, Hevy, or FitNotes. Your data lives in your own PostgreSQL database, and automatic scrobbling from media servers (Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Kodi) means nothing is sent to third parties. A paid Ryot Pro tier adds profile sharing, personalized recommendations, and enhanced collections, but the core platform is fully usable without spending a cent.

wger (pronounced "vega") is a free, open-source workout and fitness manager that you can self-host or use via official mobile apps. Built with Python and Django, it provides a complete solution for tracking workouts, nutrition, body measurements, and progress photos without relying on proprietary subscription services.

The platform includes a built-in exercise wiki with a community-contributed database, custom workout routines with automatic weight progression rules, and nutrition management powered by Open Food Facts. It supports multiple users with basic gym management features and offers a REST API for third-party integrations.

wger is available as a web application that deploys easily with Docker, and through cross-platform mobile apps on Android, iOS, F-Droid, and Flathub. The project is actively translated by the community via Weblate and released under the AGPL-3.0 license.

LiftTrace is a privacy-first, self-hosted weightlifting and workout tracker designed for serious lifters who want full control over their training data. It runs entirely in a single Docker container on your own hardware — no external accounts, no subscriptions, and no telemetry.

The app covers the full training lifecycle: a diary for logging workouts with per-exercise set tracking (weight, reps, RPE), warm-up set handling, progressive overload auto-fill, superset and circuit management, a rest timer, and gym tools like a plate calculator. It also includes a program and template builder with starter presets (Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, Full Body), a rich exercise library powered by wger and Free Exercise DB with custom exercise support, and detailed statistics covering volume, frequency, PRs, body weight trends, and muscle-group breakdowns.

LiftTrace ships with Trace, an optional AI coaching assistant that has live context of your program, recent workouts, PRs, and body stats. It supports multiple LLM providers (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and more) and includes a hold-to-voice-log feature.

Other notable features include built-in radio and music streaming from self-hosted media servers (Subsonic/Navidrome, Jellyfin, Plex, Emby), multi-user support with role-based access, OIDC SSO integration, and import tools for migrating data from proprietary apps like Hevy, Strong, FitNotes, and Jefit. A native Android app (Capacitor-based) is available for sideloading, and the PWA works on any modern browser with offline support.

Stronk is a free, installable web application for tracking weightlifting progress over time. It provides a straightforward interface for logging workouts, recording sets and repetitions, and monitoring how performance changes across training sessions. The app is designed to be installed as a progressive web app and stores all workout data locally on the user's device.

The project is intentionally minimal — focused on the core task of logging lifts and reviewing historical progress without the subscription fees, upsells, or feature bloat common in commercial fitness apps. Remote backup support is under development for users who want to protect their data across devices.

Stronk is suited to lifters and fitness enthusiasts who want a simple, free, and privacy-respecting tool for tracking their training without sharing data with a third-party service.