A strength training app that keeps your workout moving
Focal is an iPhone strength training app for logging gym workouts. You record weight, reps and RPE for each set, with last session's numbers beside it and a rest timer between sets. Logging, rest timers, form videos, custom exercises and partner workouts are free. Focal Pro adds suggested progression, exercise progress charts and personal records.
Exercise library
Search your library and add exercises to the session
Find movements quickly in Focal's exercise library and filter by muscle group or equipment when browsing. The exercise drops straight into your active workout with its history and rest presets ready.
Live logging
A workout log with last session beside every set
Focal logs weight, reps and RPE in a table built for the gym floor. Last session's numbers sit beside each set, rest timers run between sets, and a new personal best gets a quiet celebration as you earn it.
Partner workouts
Live partner workouts with a gym buddy
Tap the partner button mid-session to invite someone you both follow. When they join, switch between your sets and theirs, with head-to-head stats on shared lifts. Partner workouts are free.
More on training togetherCustom exercises
Create movements that are not in the library
When a lift is not in the catalogue, search for it and tap Create. Name it, pick equipment and muscles, add an optional photo, and save it straight into your active session, right after the sets you have already logged.
Form guides
Form videos between sets
Tap How to on any library exercise and Focal loads hand-picked form videos from YouTube. Switch between demonstrations without leaving your session, so you can check technique between sets.
Save and recap
Finish with a clear summary of what you achieved
When the session ends, Focal tallies XP, surfaces personal bests and highlights trends against your recent training. Add notes, adjust duration and save to your history in one place.
Progressive overload with Focal Pro
Progressive overload means adding a little weight or a rep over time. Focal Pro builds it into the session: suggested progression offers the next weight or rep target for each exercise based on your last session, and one tap fills it in.
Focal Pro also adds progress charts for each exercise (estimated one-rep max, volume or reps) and lists of personal records and rep records. Free accounts log every set by hand and keep their full workout history.
Switching from Hevy or Strong
Focal imports your workout history from Hevy or Strong. Export your workouts as a CSV file, from Settings, Export Data in Hevy or Settings, Export Workouts in Strong, and choose it in Focal. Focal matches your exercises to its catalogue and asks you to confirm before anything is saved.
Free workout logging, with Focal Pro for progression
Free
- Gym workouts with weight, reps and RPE
- Last session's numbers beside each set, and rest timers
- The exercise library, custom exercises and form videos
- Live partner workouts
- Personal best alerts and workout recaps with XP
- Your full workout history
- Import from Hevy or Strong
- Outdoor walks, runs and rides with GPS
Focal Pro
- Suggested progression
- Exercise progress charts, personal records and rep records
- AI workout and programme planners
- More than one active programme
Focal Pro costs £4.99 a month, £29.99 a year or £99.99 once for lifetime on the UK App Store (November 2026).
Questions about workout logging in Focal
Is workout logging in Focal free?
Yes. Logging gym workouts in Focal is free, including weight, reps and RPE, last session's numbers beside each set, rest timers, form videos, custom exercises and partner workouts. Focal Pro adds suggested progression, progress charts and records, and the AI workout and programme planners.
Does Focal suggest my next weight?
With Focal Pro, yes. Suggested progression offers the next weight or rep target for each exercise based on your last session, and one tap adds it. Free accounts see last session's numbers beside each set and choose the next target themselves.
Does Focal track personal records?
Focal marks a new personal best during the workout on every plan. The full list of personal records and rep records, and the progress charts behind them, are part of Focal Pro.
Can I import my workouts from Hevy or Strong?
Yes. Export a CSV from Hevy or Strong, choose it in Focal's import screen, and Focal matches your exercises to its catalogue. You confirm the matches before anything is saved.
Can I log a workout with a friend?
Yes. Start a workout in Focal, tap the partner button and invite someone you both follow. Once they join, you can switch between your sets and theirs and compare shared lifts. Partner workouts are free.
Log your next strength session in Focal
Sets, rest timers and form videos are free. Download on iPhone today. Android is coming soon.