Yes. Strong's free version saves unlimited workouts and is limited to three custom routines. Strong PRO removes the routine limit and adds measurements, all charts and the calculators.

Does Strong create a workout plan for me?

Strong includes starter templates and lets you build your own routines; it does not list an automatic program builder. Month6 generates a plan from your goal, experience and schedule, and rotates through it as you train.

Can Strong track my calories?

Not natively. Strong's help center describes importing nutrition from other apps through Apple Health or Google Fit, or entering total calories by hand. Month6 sets the targets and logs the food itself.

Can I export my Strong data?

Yes, Strong exports all of your data as CSV. Month6 doesn't import a Strong export today, so your history there would start fresh.

Strong is built to be a minimal log and stays that way. Month6 has more around the log: targets, a daily loop, a weekly check-in and the projection. Simpler is the right choice if the log is all you want.

Compare

Month6 vs Strong: which workout app fits you?

Short answer

Strong is a minimal workout notebook: you build your own routines and log them, free for unlimited workouts with up to three custom routines. Month6 also logs workouts, and builds the plan, nutrition targets and a six-month body projection around a goal.

Facts about Strong as of 20 October 2026, from its own site, help center and store listings, linked in the table. Strong is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with it.

The short version

Strong is one of the longest-running workout loggers on the App Store, and it is deliberately simple: a clean notebook for the sets you do, the routines you write, and the charts that follow. Month6 logs the same sets but starts somewhere else: you pick a goal, it builds the training plan and the daily calorie and protein targets, and it shows a projected figure of your body at Month 6 that the log then works toward.

This page compares the two as they stood on the date at the top. Facts about Strong come from Strong's own site, its help center and its App Store listing, linked in the table. Prices are US App Store figures and can differ in your region. The aim is to help you pick the one that fits how you train, not to rank them.

Side by side, as of 20 October 2026

Free version: Month6Yes: the full workout log, every chart, the generated plan, your projection and the weekly check-in with photo analysisStrongYes, free forever: unlimited workouts, limited to three custom routines source
Paid plan: Month6Pro is $8.99 a month or $59.99 a yearStrongStrong PRO is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a lifetime option listed at $99.99 (US App Store) source
Platforms: Month6iPhone and AndroidStrongiPhone, Android and Apple Watch source
Workout logging: Month6Yes, any exercise, with warm-ups, reps in reserve and notesStrongYes, the core of the app source
Builds your training plan: Month6Yes, from your goal, experience and the days you can trainStrongNot listed: Strong ships starter templates and you build your own routines source
Suggests the next load: Month6Yes: adds load when every set reaches the top of the rep rangeStrongNot listed for working sets; a warm-up calculator suggests warm-up weights source
Food logging: Month6Yes, from a built-in food and recipe library and your own foodsStrongNo native food log; nutrition from other apps can be imported through Apple Health or Google Fit source
Calorie and macro targets: Month6Yes: calories, protein, carbs and fat from your goalStrongNo native targets; goals imported from other apps can be shown on profile widgets source
Progress photos: Month6Yes, in the weekly check-inStrongYes, attached to workouts source
Projects your body six months out: Month6Yes: a figure of your body at Month 6 from fixed, cited formulas, labelled as an estimateStrongNot listed source
AI coach you can talk to: Month6Yes, with Pro: it reads your whole log and can rewrite your splitStrongNot listed source
Export your data: Month6Yes, in Settings → PrivacyStrongYes, all data as CSV to Notes or email source

Month6 and Strong compared, as of 20 October 2026
	Month6	Strong
Free version	Yes: the full workout log, every chart, the generated plan, your projection and the weekly check-in with photo analysis	Yes, free forever: unlimited workouts, limited to three custom routines source
Paid plan	Pro is $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year	Strong PRO is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a lifetime option listed at $99.99 (US App Store) source
Platforms	iPhone and Android	iPhone, Android and Apple Watch source
Workout logging	Yes, any exercise, with warm-ups, reps in reserve and notes	Yes, the core of the app source
Builds your training plan	Yes, from your goal, experience and the days you can train	Not listed: Strong ships starter templates and you build your own routines source
Suggests the next load	Yes: adds load when every set reaches the top of the rep range	Not listed for working sets; a warm-up calculator suggests warm-up weights source
Food logging	Yes, from a built-in food and recipe library and your own foods	No native food log; nutrition from other apps can be imported through Apple Health or Google Fit source
Calorie and macro targets	Yes: calories, protein, carbs and fat from your goal	No native targets; goals imported from other apps can be shown on profile widgets source
Progress photos	Yes, in the weekly check-in	Yes, attached to workouts source
Projects your body six months out	Yes: a figure of your body at Month 6 from fixed, cited formulas, labelled as an estimate	Not listed source
AI coach you can talk to	Yes, with Pro: it reads your whole log and can rewrite your split	Not listed source
Export your data	Yes, in Settings → Privacy	Yes, all data as CSV to Notes or email source

“Not listed” means the feature appears nowhere on the official pages we read, not that Strong said it doesn't exist. Prices are in US dollars and can differ by store and region.

Where they differ

You write the plan, or the app does

Strong gives you starter templates and a fast way to write your own routines, then gets out of the way. It does not list a program builder or working-set load suggestions. Month6 generates the plan from your goal, experience and the days you can train, and adds load when every set reaches the top of the rep range. If you like owning every line of your program, Strong's approach suits that; if you want it decided for you, Month6's does.

The free version

Strong's free version logs unlimited workouts and caps custom routines at three; PRO unlocks unlimited templates, body-part measurements, all charts and calculators. Month6's free tier includes the whole log, every chart, the generated plan and the projection, and Pro adds the AI coach.

Nutrition

Strong has no food log of its own; its help center explains how to pull nutrition in from another app through Apple Health or Google Fit, and how to enter total calories by hand. Month6 sets calorie and macro targets from your goal and logs food in the same app as your training.

Watch and lifetime

Strong runs on Apple Watch and lists a one-time lifetime purchase. Month6 has neither a watch app nor a lifetime plan: it is iPhone and Android, with a monthly or yearly subscription for the coach.

Choose Strong if

You already have a program and want the simplest possible notebook to log it.
You log from an Apple Watch.
You prefer a one-time lifetime purchase over a subscription.

Choose Month6 if

You want the app to build the plan and move the load for you.
You want training, calorie and protein targets and food logging in one place.
You want a projected figure of your body at Month 6 to train toward.

Questions

See your six-month body. Then go earn it.

The log, the plan, every chart and your six-month projection are free. Pro adds a coach that reads all of it.