Workout planner app
How to choose a workout planner app.
A planner should build your week from your real situation, not hand you a generic template. Here is a checklist you can apply to any app, including ours.
Short answer
A good workout planning app asks about your goal, equipment, schedule and injuries, then builds a week with exercises, sets and reps that fit them, and adapts when life changes. Lvl Up does this for free in your browser with a Push, Pull and Legs split.
At a glance
- Plan style
- Push, Pull and Legs, built from fixed rules in the app
- Built from
- Goal, equipment, injuries, training days, session length and a six-check assessment
- Equipment
- Nothing to a full gym; the plan only uses what you choose
- Cost
- Free in your browser. No paid plans in this release
- Where
- Web app today. iPhone and Android apps are not published yet
What a workout planner app should actually do
Many apps are logbooks with a template library. A planner goes further: it decides what you do on which day and why, then keeps that plan honest when you miss a day, run short on time or report an injury.
Before you commit to any app, check that it can answer five questions about your plan: what is today’s workout, why these exercises, what happens if I have 20 minutes, what happens if my knee hurts, and what happens if I have no gym.
How Lvl Up builds your plan
You answer questions about your goal, equipment, training days, session length and any shoulder, wrist, knee or lower-back limitation. You then run a short assessment of six checks, or type your own numbers. The app builds a Push, Pull and Legs week from those answers using fixed rules, not a chatbot, so the same answers give the same plan.
Each day shows its exercises with a real demonstration, a target, and what you did last time. On days when time or energy is short, Plan B offers a shorter or recovery-aware version, and the app shows what changed before you start.
Why Push, Pull and Legs
Push, Pull and Legs groups movements by what they do: pushing exercises such as presses, pulling exercises such as rows and pull-ups, and leg work. It is a common structure because it is easy to follow, spreads muscle groups across the week and scales from three to six days. It is one sensible structure, not the only one, and Lvl Up does not claim it is best for everyone.
A checklist for comparing planner apps
Use these seven criteria for any app. The last column says how Lvl Up handles each one today, including where it falls short.
| What to check | Why it matters | Lvl Up today |
|---|---|---|
| Uses your equipment | A plan you cannot do is not a plan. | Yes. Setup asks what you have, from nothing to a full gym, and the plan only uses it. |
| Respects injuries | Some movements load joints you need to protect. | Yes for shoulder, wrist, knee and lower back. Exercises that load a reported joint are left out. It is a planning aid, not medical advice. |
| Shows how to do each exercise | Good form needs a visual. | Yes. 840 exercise demonstrations guide the sets. |
| Adapts to a short day | Real weeks are messy. | Yes. Plan B offers a shorter or recovery-aware version. |
| Explains itself | You should know why the plan looks like this. | Partly. The plan comes from your answers and fixed rules, and Tala can answer everyday training questions. |
| Honest about cost and data | No surprises. | Free in this release. Photos stay on your device. Read the Privacy Policy. |
| Works where you train | Your phone or your laptop. | In a browser on any phone or computer today. Store apps are not published yet. |
Questions people ask
What is the best way to pick a workout planning app?
Compare how much of your real situation the app uses to build the plan: goal, equipment, schedule and injuries. Then check it can adapt to a short day. This page has a seven-point checklist you can apply to any app.
Is Lvl Up a workout planner or a workout tracker?
Both. It builds your Push, Pull and Legs plan, then tracks every set, shows what you did last time and keeps your streak and XP.
Can a workout planner replace a personal trainer?
No. Lvl Up gives general training guidance and is not medical advice or a substitute for a qualified professional, especially if you have an injury or health condition.
Is there a free workout planner app?
Lvl Up is free to use in your browser, with no paid plans in this release.
Written by The Lycoris Labs Inc and last updated October 22, 2026. Lvl Up gives general training guidance and is not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting a new exercise program, and stop if anything hurts.