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    The best apps to work out with friends

    amiqo is the best free app for working out with friends, because it turns a workout you are already doing into a plan your friends can tap into, then keeps a private record of which classes were worth it. Strava is the best pick for logging and kudos, Apple Fitness Plus for shared at-home sessions, ClassPass for booking studio classes together, and Strong or Hevy if the shared part is the lifting program rather than the showing up.

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    5 out of 5 from 32 App Store ratings. Free on iPhone and Android.

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    The ranking

    Six apps, ranked honestly

    #1

    amiqo

    Our pick

    Post the workout, friends tap in, rate the class after.

    Best for
    Getting the friends you already have to show up to the same class, run or lift.
    Price
    Free
    Platforms
    iOS, Android

    amiqo is built for the friends you already have. You post the class, run or lift you are headed to, your friends tap in with one yes, and you see the headcount before you leave the house. Afterwards you leave a one-tap verdict on the class, so your circle builds a private shortlist of what is worth a Tuesday morning. No feed, no ads, no strangers.

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    #2

    Strava

    The social log for runners and cyclists.

    Best for
    Sharing what you already finished and getting kudos for it.
    Price
    Freemium
    Platforms
    iOS, Android, web

    Unbeatable for tracking a run and for the social pull of a feed that notices you went. It is a record of the workout you already did, though, not a way to get three friends to the 7am class on Thursday.

    #3

    ClassPass

    Studio class booking on a credit system.

    Best for
    Groups who want to try different studios together.
    Price
    Paid, credit tiers
    Platforms
    iOS, Android, web

    The best way to actually book the class. Coordination is still manual: everyone books their own spot and you hope the times line up. Pair it with a way to agree on the slot first.

    Full amiqo vs ClassPass comparison →

    #4

    Apple Fitness Plus

    Guided workouts with SharePlay sessions.

    Best for
    Friends who want to do the same at-home session, together or apart.
    Price
    Paid, free trial
    Platforms
    iOS, Apple TV

    Excellent production and the SharePlay group sessions are genuinely fun. Apple only, and it does nothing about the friend who needs a nudge to press play.

    #5

    Hevy

    Lifting tracker with shared routines and a friends feed.

    Best for
    Gym partners running the same program.
    Price
    Freemium
    Platforms
    iOS, Android, web

    The cleanest way to share a lifting program and see your partner's sets. Built around the program, not around whether anyone turns up on Tuesday.

    #6

    Strong

    Simple, fast workout logger.

    Best for
    Solo lifters who occasionally compare notes.
    Price
    Freemium
    Platforms
    iOS, Android

    Lovely logger, almost no social layer. Pick it for the training log and handle the meeting-up part somewhere else.

    How we picked

    What matters in an app for working out with friends

    • Turns an intention into a plan. A workout happens when it has a day, a time and a place. Anything that leaves the plan in the group chat loses.
    • One tap to say yes. Every extra step between the invite and the confirmation costs you a friend at the door.
    • Works for the friends you already have. Matching with strangers is a different product. Most people want to move with the four people they already like.
    • Tells you what was worth it. A friend's verdict on a studio beats a page of five-star reviews from people you have never met.

    FAQ

    Common questions

    Post this week's workout.

    Pick the session you are already doing, post it, and let your friends tap in. Free on iPhone and Android. No feed, no ads.

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    5 out of 5 from 32 App Store ratings. Free on iPhone and Android.

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