“Amazing all in one tracker. Does everything I need in one app. Super great user interface and very fast with lots of unique features.”
Hollieeilloh
Track workouts, calories and recovery in one app.
Focal is a strength training and calorie tracking app for iPhone. Log gym workouts, meals, recovery and progress in one place, and stop switching between apps.
App Store reviews from Focal users
“Not seen anything like it, great app.”
Shabaaaani12348
“Ultimate health and fitness app. I'm deleting the rest of them and keeping this bad boy only.”
Whosjonas
“It's so easy to add my own workouts, keep everything organised, and track my training. Simple, flexible, and exactly what I was looking for.”
Elinga.S
“As someone who is new to the gym and tracking nutrition, this app is the most comprehensive out of all the ones I've tried so far, as well as being the easiest to use.”
CodeReview
“I've tried a lot of fitness apps over the years, and this is the first one that's genuinely replaced them all. It got me off MyFitnessPal and Hevy because everything I need is in one place.”
JT$Money£
“Excellent app for both training and nutrition. It's made tracking my workouts and meals so much easier, and everything is laid out in a simple, easy-to-use way.”
ESP100035
“I've tried so many fitness and calorie-tracking apps over the years, but Focal is by far the one I use every single day. Everything I need is in one place.”
31DoraL
“I have always struggled with fitness apps and have tried many but nothing compares to Focal. Tracking progress, calories and macros has never been so easy.”
Sanela99
“I've been using Focal for a while now, and it's genuinely one of the best fitness apps I've tried. The interface is clean, modern, and really easy to navigate.”
Nokilala
Excerpts from UK App Store reviews, selected by us. Read all reviews on the App Store
Workout tracker
A strength training log that remembers your last set.
- Focal shows last session's weight and reps beside each set, so you always know what to beat.
- Rest timers and form videos sit inside the session. Focal Pro adds progressive overload suggestions, with a nudge when it is time to increase the load.
Calorie and macro tracker
Count calories and macros, meal by meal.
- Focal's food diary shows calories, protein, carbs and fat for every item and every meal.
- Snap a meal, scan a barcode or just say what you ate, and Focal's AI calorie counter fills in the numbers for you to check. Eating out? With Focal Pro, photograph the menu and see each dish against what you have left today.
Not sure what to aim for? Try the free maintenance calorie calculator or macro calculator.
More on macro tracking
Weight tracker
A weight tracker that shows the trend, not the noise.
- Focal smooths daily weigh-ins into a trend, with how much you have changed and how far you are from your goal.
- The daily check-in doubles as a weight tracker, with progress photos logged alongside.
Setting a goal? Try the free calorie deficit calculator.
Steps
Your steps by the hour, plus a step challenge.
- Focal shows your steps hour by hour from Apple Health, with how far you are from your goal and how today compares with your last 7 days.
- A daily leaderboard ranks your steps against friends, and step battles, Focal's step challenge, put XP at stake.
Recovery
Know which muscles are ready to train.
- Focal's muscle map covers your last 7 days, built from the sets you log, and shows what has recovered and what needs more rest.
- Each muscle shows when you last trained it, your sets and volume, and a tick once it is ready again.
Readiness
Know when to push and when to go lighter.
- Focal's daily readiness score weighs the inputs it has, from sleep, heart rate variability (HRV) and resting heart rate to movement and mood, against your own baseline, and says whether you have room to push or should go lighter.
- Its chart places how fresh your body is against how steady your routine has been, so you can see why the score moved.
Readiness insights are informational only. They are not diagnosis or medical advice. HRV and sleep stages need an Apple Watch or another device that records them in Apple Health.
Sleep
Sleep, broken down by stage.
- Focal syncs sleep from Apple Health and splits it into deep, light, REM and awake, with your average across the last 7 nights.
- A short night shows up in your readiness score before you train.
Five specialists, or one app
Focal compared with Hevy, Strong, MyFitnessPal, Cal AI and Happy Scale
Hevy and Strong log lifts. MyFitnessPal logs meals. Cal AI photographs food. Happy Scale smooths your weight. Focal does the lot, so you are not hopping between trackers.
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| Feature |  Focal |  Hevy |  Strong |  MyFitnessPal |  Cal AI |  Happy Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training | ||||||
| Gym workout logging | Focal has Gym workout logging | Hevy has Gym workout logging | Strong has Gym workout logging | BasicMyFitnessPal has limited Gym workout logging: Basic | Cal AI does not have Gym workout logging | Happy Scale does not have Gym workout logging |
| Rest timer and last-session history | Focal has Rest timer and last-session history | Hevy has Rest timer and last-session history | Strong has Rest timer and last-session history | MyFitnessPal does not have Rest timer and last-session history | Cal AI does not have Rest timer and last-session history | Happy Scale does not have Rest timer and last-session history |
| Form videos | Focal has Form videos | Hevy has Form videos | Strong has Form videos | MyFitnessPal does not have Form videos | Cal AI does not have Form videos | Happy Scale does not have Form videos |
| Live partner workouts | Focal has Live partner workouts | Hevy does not have Live partner workouts | Strong does not have Live partner workouts | MyFitnessPal does not have Live partner workouts | Cal AI does not have Live partner workouts | Happy Scale does not have Live partner workouts |
| Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | Focal has Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | Hevy does not have Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | Strong does not have Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | MyFitnessPal does not have Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | Cal AI does not have Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides | Happy Scale does not have Outdoor GPS walks, runs and rides |
| Workout and programme planner | Focal has Workout and programme planner | Hevy has Workout and programme planner | RoutinesStrong has limited Workout and programme planner: Routines | MyFitnessPal does not have Workout and programme planner | Cal AI does not have Workout and programme planner | Happy Scale does not have Workout and programme planner |
| Nutrition | ||||||
| Food diary and macro targets | Focal has Food diary and macro targets | Hevy does not have Food diary and macro targets | ImportedStrong has limited Food diary and macro targets: Imported | MyFitnessPal has Food diary and macro targets | Cal AI has Food diary and macro targets | Happy Scale does not have Food diary and macro targets |
| AI meal photo | Focal has AI meal photo | Hevy does not have AI meal photo | Strong does not have AI meal photo | MyFitnessPal has AI meal photo | Cal AI has AI meal photo | Happy Scale does not have AI meal photo |
| Barcode and label scan | Focal has Barcode and label scan | Hevy does not have Barcode and label scan | Strong does not have Barcode and label scan | MyFitnessPal has Barcode and label scan | Cal AI has Barcode and label scan | Happy Scale does not have Barcode and label scan |
| Voice or describe meal | Focal has Voice or describe meal | Hevy does not have Voice or describe meal | Strong does not have Voice or describe meal | MyFitnessPal has Voice or describe meal | Cal AI has Voice or describe meal | Happy Scale does not have Voice or describe meal |
| Restaurant menu scan | Focal has Restaurant menu scan | Hevy does not have Restaurant menu scan | Strong does not have Restaurant menu scan | MyFitnessPal does not have Restaurant menu scan | Cal AI does not have Restaurant menu scan | Happy Scale does not have Restaurant menu scan |
| Adaptive calorie coaching | Focal has Adaptive calorie coaching | Hevy does not have Adaptive calorie coaching | Strong does not have Adaptive calorie coaching | MyFitnessPal does not have Adaptive calorie coaching | Cal AI does not have Adaptive calorie coaching | Happy Scale does not have Adaptive calorie coaching |
| Progress and recovery | ||||||
| Smoothed weight trend | Focal has Smoothed weight trend | LogHevy has limited Smoothed weight trend: Log | LogStrong has limited Smoothed weight trend: Log | LogMyFitnessPal has limited Smoothed weight trend: Log | LogCal AI has limited Smoothed weight trend: Log | Happy Scale has Smoothed weight trend |
| Progress photo timeline | Focal has Progress photo timeline | Hevy has Progress photo timeline | PhotosStrong has limited Progress photo timeline: Photos | MyFitnessPal does not have Progress photo timeline | Cal AI does not have Progress photo timeline | Happy Scale does not have Progress photo timeline |
| Daily readiness score | Focal has Daily readiness score | Hevy does not have Daily readiness score | Strong does not have Daily readiness score | MyFitnessPal does not have Daily readiness score | Cal AI does not have Daily readiness score | Happy Scale does not have Daily readiness score |
| Cycle-aware training | Focal has Cycle-aware training | Hevy does not have Cycle-aware training | Strong does not have Cycle-aware training | MyFitnessPal does not have Cycle-aware training | Cal AI does not have Cycle-aware training | Happy Scale does not have Cycle-aware training |
| Together | ||||||
| Workout social feed | Focal has Workout social feed | Hevy has Workout social feed | Strong does not have Workout social feed | CommunityMyFitnessPal has limited Workout social feed: Community | Cal AI does not have Workout social feed | Happy Scale does not have Workout social feed |
| Step battles and steps leaderboard | Focal has Step battles and steps leaderboard | Hevy does not have Step battles and steps leaderboard | Strong does not have Step battles and steps leaderboard | MyFitnessPal does not have Step battles and steps leaderboard | Cal AI does not have Step battles and steps leaderboard | Happy Scale does not have Step battles and steps leaderboard |
| Price | ||||||
| Monthly | £4.99Focal costs £4.99 per month | From £2.99Hevy costs from £2.99 per month | From £4.49Strong costs from £4.49 per month | From £7.99MyFitnessPal costs from £7.99 per month | VariesCal AI's monthly price varies | £1.99Happy Scale costs £1.99 per month |
| Yearly | £29.99Focal costs £29.99 per year | £23.49Hevy costs £23.49 per year | From £21.99Strong costs from £21.99 per year | From £39.99MyFitnessPal costs from £39.99 per year | VariesCal AI's yearly price varies | £11.49Happy Scale costs £11.49 per year |
| Lifetime | £99.99Focal costs £99.99 once for lifetime | £74.99Hevy costs £74.99 once for lifetime | From £79.99Strong costs from £79.99 once for lifetime | MyFitnessPal lists no lifetime price | Cal AI lists no lifetime price | £39.99Happy Scale costs £39.99 once for lifetime |
| Prices checked |
Features and UK App Store prices. Prices were checked per app, on the dates in the table. Some capabilities sit on a paid plan. Hevy, Strong, MyFitnessPal and Cal AI list more than one price, so those are shown as a range or as varies. All six can sync with Apple Health in some form.
Compare one app at a time: Focal vs MyFitnessPal, Focal vs Hevy, Focal vs Cal AI, Focal vs Happy Scale.
Questions about Focal
What is Focal?
Focal is a strength training and calorie tracking app for iPhone that logs gym workouts, meals, weight, steps, recovery and sleep in one place. Focal records each set with your previous numbers beside it, logs food by photo, barcode, voice or search against calorie and macro targets, shows your weight as a smoothed trend, and reads Apple Health for steps, sleep and a daily readiness score. It has a free tier, and Android is coming soon.
Can Focal replace Hevy and MyFitnessPal?
Yes. Focal does both jobs in one iPhone app. Focal logs gym sets with rest timers and your last session beside each set, and logs meals by photo, barcode, voice or search against calorie and macro targets. Hevy has no food diary, and MyFitnessPal's workout logging is basic. Focal Pro costs £29.99 a year.
Can I bring my workouts from Hevy or Strong?
Yes. Export your history from Hevy or Strong and import it into Focal, so your past sessions come with you.
Is Focal free, and how much is Pro?
Focal has a free tier that includes workout logging, check-ins, the weight trend, adaptive calorie coaching, photo compare and the social features, plus 10 AI food scans a month. Focal Pro is £4.99 a month, £29.99 a year or £99.99 once for lifetime, with no renewal on lifetime. It adds AI food scans with no usage limits, menu scan, suggested progression, exercise progress charts and records, and the AI programme planner. Focal may limit an account only for abuse. The yearly plan can include a 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, shown in the App Store before you subscribe.
How does Focal estimate calories from a photo?
Take a photo of your meal and Focal identifies the food, estimates portions and returns calories and macros in seconds. You review the breakdown and adjust the serving before it goes in your diary, so the estimate is a starting point you control.
How does the readiness score work?
Focal's daily readiness score weighs the inputs it has, from sleep, heart rate variability and resting heart rate in Apple Health to your movement and mood, against your own baseline. It says whether you have room to push or should go lighter, and the Heart card on Home shows your HRV and resting heart rate trend. It is informational only, not medical advice.
Does Focal work with Apple Health?
Yes. Connect once and Focal reads steps, active energy, sleep, resting heart rate and HRV for steps, sleep stages, readiness and step battles. It can write workouts, body weight and water when you choose. You can review or revoke access in Apple Health at any time.
Can I train with a friend in Focal?
Yes. Focal has live partner workouts: invite a gym buddy mid-session, switch between your sets and theirs, and compare stats on shared lifts. Step battles are a step challenge against friends with XP at stake.
Is Focal on iPhone and Android?
Focal is on iPhone now. Android is coming soon.
Does Focal sell my health data?
No. Focal uses health data only for the features you turn on, does not use Apple Health data for advertising and does not sell it. Meta never receives your workouts, nutrition logs, photos or health data.
Log your next session in Focal
Workouts, meals, recovery and progress in one app. Download on iPhone today. Android is coming soon.